Questions for the Community Rep Moogles

[brayen]

ill be negative nancy for a min before i spazzum with joy:

protect and shell casted on a full pt is gonna be a hell of a lot of mp and haste spam not as much mp but will be sweet pt support.

k now i spazzim with joy
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really like most/all of these changes, i know it wont make pup a zomg DDer but it is the direction i want to see the support frames going and seems like itll fix the caster jobs a good margin. espechially since na and cures are split /drools
Mp might actually become a concern now but its a bit early to say just yet.

One last thing to note is the use of cure 4 and 5, this seems great to help combat any mp problems, however don't we get cure 6 too? i mean it might be a slight oversight and probably not too important, in either case im giddy like a school girl for these changes.

EDIT:

I really hope the automaton doesn't spam these over nukes once implemented. I already have enough trouble with it spamming aspir with 900+ mp and drain if it takes any dmg whatsoever.

Peple seem to keep missing this awesomeness part of the post:
Recast times for spells will be set up independently for each category (such as enhancing/enfeebling magic)
*Cure, regen, status ailment recovery spells will each have their own recast times

which if read correctly means dread spieks follwoed immedietly by a nuke should be possible, absorbe should also be a dark spell not elemental

[Alhanelem]

Added a bonus to the amount of spike damage dealt based on the frame’s skill level

Can you please clarify this? I assume you mean based on the frame's *highest* skill level? or do you mean combined? Each frame other than valoredge has more than one skill.

Cure IV or Cure V will be chosen based on remaining HP

What about cure VI?

Regardless:

OMG I think I did something in my pants. HOLY SHIAT this is the best PUPdate ever.

[Jar]

Can you please clarify this? I assume you mean based on the frame's *highest* skill level? or do you mean combined? Each frame other than valoredge has more than one skill.

What about cure VI?

Regardless:

OMG I think I did something in my pants. HOLY SHIAT this is the best PUPdate ever.

think he means while VI is default it will switch to V and IV now when they are enough

[brayen]

think he means while VI is default it will switch to V and IV now when they are enough

oh that would make sense, i read it more like it will sue 5 and 6 only, where 4 was ment to be 6...but if what you say is the correct EVEN BETTER!

[Darkvalkyr]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3ALwKeSEYs

I have to post this again from that guy above. My feelings exactly.

[Mayoyama]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLnWf1sQkjY&ob=av3e

nuff said >.>

[Zhronne]

Does definitely make sense

[brayen]

that makes terrible sense. you could have a case for the new buffs pro/shell/haste/stoneskin/phalanx but i somehow doubt it.

I do wonder how the new individual cast/recasts affect ADD method. i can easily see it trying to cast a dark spell over a nuke in these cases, unless they really are adjusting the AI so well it will only use them absorb/drain/aspire as a second priority and/or with a dark maneuver up...im being optimistic as the majority of these changes seem really nice and right on the mark.

[Kugo]

Nice work Dev team, I tip my capello to you.

[Zhronne]

The way I see it, ADD was a "trick" we were *forced* to use to overcome the job's countless limits.
Once the job starts working as it should always have, ADD becomes something nobody should ever use and I'd be more than fine in SE furtherly discouraging its usage.