[DEV 1035] Puppetmaster changes

[Etrigan]

First off Love the changes, but there are a few things I think could be improved upon.

add Phalanx and Stoneskin to the Soulsoother C-1000 head (or at least stoneskin if going with the argument of Phalanx = rdm / pld spell)

the only other thing is that the Stormwaker Y-700 Head seems to spam through spells, I figured this would happen and it is happening in accordance with the new spell casting rules. I get a buff, then a cure, then debuffs the mob, then nukes, and then typically throws several debuffs at the mob until another timer is ready to be used.

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Semi Related
Possibly add an ability and item combo that makes the next spell AOE. This would work great for Buffs and Nukes alike. With the item it would go in the Ammo slot (where we keep our oils), consume one each time we use the ja or however you want to do it, and say doubles the MP cost. ( Would love to be able to give parties AOE Phalanx and Stoneskin )

That's all I had time to play around with this morning, I will be looking at the Sharpshot, Valoredge, and Harlequin frames this evening.

again Thank you for these changes.

*edit* forgot to mention Absorb-Attri shows in the log as (magic 243)

*edit 2* removed brain fart information for perfectionists

[Dfoley]

I dont mind the spammy nature honestly. DAD still works so the extra debuffs and buffs are very welcome.

[Daniel_Hatcher]

Phalanx isn't a SCH spell, sub-job does not make it belong to said job.

[Etrigan]

Phalanx isn't a SCH spell, sub-job does not make it belong to said job.

so sue me for having a brain fart :P

[Daniel_Hatcher]

so sue me for having a brain fart :P

Consider it done.

[bliz1643]

Just wanted to say Thanks to the team for making Pup Better <3 the changes...

[xiozen]

Tested and approved. This is the way puppetmaster should have been from the beginning... some observations from a few hours of testing:

ValorEdge (Head/Body) tanked extremely well. Barely took any damage, most of the hits were "0" using Analyzer, Armor I/II, BarrierModule and Equalizer
It appears the best combination to solo with is the Stormwaker, believe it or not... that frame/head combination gives the Master (Stoneskin,Phalanx, Protect, Shell, and Haste), as well as casts Tier IV spells (I believe it also casts Thunder V)
Haven't experience this yet but the Spiritweaver Head/Harly body casts Dreadspikes, but only on itself, not the Master.
Whitemage frame doesn't appear to cast stoneskin on the master--but as usual it can cast up to Cure VI and Addle.

Still have to experiment with the Sharpshot frame and even more w/ Spiritweaver.

So far... all WIN....

Possible issue: Harly head/Harly Body doesn't appear to cast spells "AT ALL"... could be wrong but this may need to be revisited.

[Shinron-PUP]

I think pretty much everything from this update is perfect for puppetmaster and should be implemented as soon as possible, but just three issues that I see that should be patched up is:

*Making it so that when equiping Harliquin Head to either Harliquin Frame or Stormwaker frame, it can cast.

*When Harliquin Head can cast, adding Dread Spikes to it also.

*Making it so that Dread Spikes is prioritized over Absorb-Int as the first spell casted by Black Mage pet and Harliquin Frame + Black Mage Head

Square Enix did a fantastic job turning the job around, and now we can actually say it's a formidable and versitile job on the battlefield.

[Kysaiana]

I can attest to Harlequin not casting anything with any combo of attachments or lack there of.

The AI is vastly improved compared to what it was. My only issue is that there is now no way to prioritize cure spells since they changed the nature of the attachment. I grabbed a bunch of dolls in sky and let them beat me down to red HP and my auto decided I needed haste instead of a cure with nothing but a light maneuver up.

Over all, though, I'm very pleased with the changes.

[xbobx]

"*Making it so that Dread Spikes is prioritized over Absorb-Int as the first spell casted by Black Mage pet and Harliquin Frame + Black Mage Head"

Please disregard this idea, Dread spikes is a defensive spell, absorb Int is offense, Offense for more dmg/less resistance first, dread spikes when it takes hate.