SCH adjustments & Additions

[MrButter]

First off I don't typically approve of all this clamoring for buffs to SCH. It's a very powerful job as is, Barring the enmity generation.

Scholar doesn't need to nuke on the same level as a Black mage, as that is black mage's niche. Similarly they don't need to heal on the same level as a white mage. Further enhancements to light and dark arts is really quite unnecessary.

The sublimation bit is just silly. If you're too lazy to macro in and out of an idle set, suffer the consequences. Even if I agreed with the point, the programming side of it would be unnecessarily elaborate on SE's end. If you have no gear to enhance it, sublimation already charges, based on your HP, in about 1m20s and restores ~250, which makes it's MP return roughly equal to Refresh II in half the time.

Magic might is... Silly, as is prevent death and dual-elemental nuking. We have perpetuation and it's pretty damn Skippy, and our enhancing magic skill is just about on par with RDM. We already nuke better than RDM and cure better, so it would be unfair to also buff better than them. I also do not understand the poo-poo face attitude about not closing level 3 skill chains with spells. I mean, you're closing a skill chain with a magic spell. That's already kind of 'lolwut?" You are essentially getting a 50% damage boost to your last nuke (60% with +2 hands) and setting up a magic burst opportunity for other mages in your party. SCH in general is a job that can do everything with a little added flair. We aren't supposed to be able to do everything just as well/better than other jobs. We don't need to be on BLM tier for nukes, we don't need to close level 3 skill chains with the melee jobs, and we don't need Cure 5. (An enmity reduction to Cure 4 would be sooooo nice though.)

Now then for the sake of not being a complete Debby-downer, I actually like this magic shield idea(sans the name), particularly if it stacks with carols. If you don't need magic staggers in Abyssea, most people don't keep bards handy anymore and an extra option for magical defense is always a + in my book. Also Modus Veritas is in great need of fixing. I don't need quick recasts, I just want it to go back to it's old potentially broken self. Sure if you get 18 scholars together you can break the game but a.) it's not going to happen, b.) Just make AV and PW immune to it, like soul eater.

And quick FYI it's 10 minutes recast not 20.

NOW THAT THAT IS OUT OF THE WAY!

In general I would absolutely love to see the spell Astra make it into the buff roster. And it doesn't even have to go to Scholar, I'd be perfectly happy to see it on White Mage. Or better still: both jobs, to scholar under Addendum: White. I'm simply posting this here because I main Scholar.

For those not in the know, Astra appears in the Final Fantasy Tactics Advance series, and Also in Final Fantasy 13 under the name 'Veil' (but Astra just sounds much cooler.) It blocks a status ailment from landing on the target and then disappears like a blink shadow. Now naturally when placed in XI it would need to grant maybe 2-3 Status blocks to be truly useful, and preferably it would not be dispelled by AoE like standard shadows are. Imagine the stress this could take off of healing jobs when fighting status-heavy mobs. In general it would be a very strong spell to add to a healer's arsenal. Accession compatibility would further increase it's usefulness, as would blocking the instant-death effect.

(edits for spelling grammar and a few other corrections.)

Second Edit:

It would be a nice touch to reduce the required level to learn the storm spells so that Thunderstorm, Voidstorm and Aurorastorm are accessible to sub job. With that in mind, I'm in favor of a storm II spell roster to keep SCH's weather abilities their own, in the same way that while all /RDM jobs get refresh, RDM still has Refresh II.

I will also have rebuttal for ideas posted beyond the first page after i have time to read through them. I am currently cleaning my closet.