[dev1024] New SCH Spells

[SpankWustler]

I definitely think that changes to two hours for certain jobs could even be implemented by a job trait you get at a certain level if SE absolutely had to implement them this way. For example, THF could dodge ranged attacks and get increased magic evasion (more resist rates) while under the effects of Perfect Dodge at level 95. Or White Mage could have a 100% chance to remove Doom with Benediction at level 99. I think every job could use a boost to two hours by 99.

I'd like to think that the development team is looking at all of the the 2-hour abilities one-by-one and updating the less useful ones, since Eagle Eye Shot, Familiar, and some of the other 2-hour abilities that were disappointing even at 75 have been mentioned.

Of course, I'm probably wrong and the development team is currently hard at work building a box fort using the surplus of cardboard that came in along with the Final Fantasy XIV team's new office chairs. This kind of saddens me because Camate and Bayonne won't get to play in the epic fort due to being in a North American office.

Or this could be a piece of gear. A throw slot piece that gives day/weather: Fast Cast +10% and MAB+2 would be a solid piece, or if SE really loves us, when they finally give a quest to combine all the elemental obi into one, it will become a higher level item that also has fast cast for corresponding day/weather. Spells that are always affected by the weather should get an even greater bonus to the fast cast given by such an effect.

Additionally, perhaps a piece of gear that makes Rapture give an additional effect of Regen when used with cure spells?

I normally love adding stuff through equipment, like a protuberance kind of love, but Scholar already has a lot of equipment that's only useful during one job ability or spell. Eventually, I'm afraid a good Scholar will be stuck with nothing but 8 weather obis and 72 pieces of very situational equipment.

It does go with the theme of the job, though, and those pieces of equipment are always amazing in those situations. So I guess this kind of addition would have some good and some bad.

[Eric]

I think having the effect as part of stormsurge (when merits get updated) would be a great way to do it. That way we could also help our fellow BLMs and WHM/RDMs in nuking & healing, respectively (and it would also avoid more "omg unfair sch is OP omggg uguyzz" conversations).

[Economizer]

I normally love adding stuff through equipment, like a protuberance kind of love, but Scholar already has a lot of equipment that's only useful during one job ability or spell. Eventually, I'm afraid a good Scholar will be stuck with nothing but 8 weather obis and 72 pieces of very situational equipment.

That's why I was suggesting it should have MAB +2 (so you don't have to macro into another piece during cast) if it was a throw slot item, or being the bonus of combining all the elemental obis. Basically, Scholar should get more gear that is like the Twilight Cape and less gear that is eight different pieces for each element with extra gear if you want to prioritize something like accuracy instead of attack. Actually, not just Scholar, but every job that casts magic.

I can understand having to swap between eight or nine different staffs (not seventeen however), but that's about the extend of where elemental focuses should go. Obis and straps and subligars need to be one piece per slot. Lets hope the guys in the box fort give the guys who want to merge these items together the password to get in the fort so they can implement this...

[Eric]

I think my preference would be to include the fastcast effect on the "super obi"(which is also a really good idea) like you mentioned, as opposed to having it on a separate piece of gear. I think it would be a nice reward for getting all 8 obis and then synergizing it.

EDIT: And again, it would let us extend these benefits to our fellow mages. (At least, if you buff other mages like you already should be doing.)

[Raksha]

Eventually, I'm afraid a good Scholar will be stuck with nothing but 8 weather obis and 72 pieces of very situational equipment.

^implying this isnt already the case.

[Eric]

Going off of the idea of how circumstantial SCH gear can be, does anyone have sublimation idle gear with stacked HP+?

I actually had a set like that on my old character before I deleted it. It's EXTREMELY circumstantial gear since you can't cast anything that requires any major gear swaps while you're waiting for sublimation to finish, but I was able to get 400 MP sublimations out of it(as a Hume). It's mostly only useful for building up a complete charge right before a NM fight or just while you're walking to an area.

[Economizer]

I think my preference would be to include the fastcast effect on the "super obi"(which is also a really good idea) like you mentioned, as opposed to having it on a separate piece of gear. I think it would be a nice reward for getting all 8 obis and then synergizing it.

EDIT: And again, it would let us extend these benefits to our fellow mages. (At least, if you buff other mages like you already should be doing.)

The Stormsurge idea you mentioned earlier was a decent one. I think that SE should consider tripling (instead of just doubling) the current Stormsurge buff if they ever let Scholar get double weather spells, but I'm sure there is a lot of work involved with deciding stuff involving double weather - I'm sure I'd discussed it to death elsewhere though.

I'm not the first person to suggest a super obi, although I might be the first to suggest adding a incredibly potent fast cast buff to it. To be honest, I'll just be happy if SE makes a way to combine them, but we can always hope.

Going off of the idea of how circumstantial SCH gear can be, does anyone have sublimation idle gear with stacked HP+?

I have a partial max HP set for White Mage, for Devotion (it also helps for the rare prefight Sublimation setup). A HP set can also help with Convert somewhat, and if you have the White Mage only Empyrean Club... Going beyond HP rings is probably a waste of space/time though, especially when you can get really nice gear like the Twilight Cape that has a decent amount of HP on it. Space is another resource in this game, unfortunately, so sometimes you have to pick and choose pieces based on room.

[Raksha]

If i'm going to precharge my sublimation I usually just use whatever HP gear i have on me. I dont have the space to carry HP+ gear for sublimation/convert.

[Sira]

i do have a near full set of hp gear for sublimation (river gauntlets, jungle sash, aenotherus mantle, meridian ring and verthandi's gem being the most prominent, missing the fomor neck) i do really enjoy having over 500 mp sublimations every 2 minutes or so.

[Ank]

^implying this isnt already the case.

Was gonna say, already feels like that.

To be honest, I'll just be happy if SE makes a way to combine them, but we can always hope.

We can, but SE seems to have been adding more weather/elemental situational stuff so it seems unlikely. Pretty sure blm has been clamoring for a "rainbow staff" since time immemorial.