To Developers: Accession

[FrankReynolds]

I'd rather just Accession Temper, leave a strat open for dispelled buffs/situational uses, and let the WHM use Boost-MND. People don't actually let Red Mages watch a party full of melees on their own without a real healer there, do they?

Just checking. So anybody want to predict what crap they are going to add?

[cidbahamut]

Just checking. So anybody want to predict what crap they are going to add?

Bind II to go along with Gravity II, obviously.

[Economizer]

I could never understand the other things, but I still think that Temper and Enspells at least made some sense why they were not able to be cast on others or made AoE, since they are exclusively for boosting the melee capability of the Red Mage.

You can say that Red Mage is a bad melee all you want and maybe you'd even be right, but they are what SE tried to give to Red Mage for its melee side, and not for enhancing others.

On the rest, I'll say it again. Gain-STAT? WHM can, so whynot RDM? Refresh II? BRD can, why not RDM? Haste? WHM and RDM should be able to with a unique spell, and Haste itself should be Accessionable.

[Greatguardian]

Native Dual Wield 2.

Many, many lulz would be had.

[Greatguardian]

Haste and Refresh are really not that worthwhile with Accession. Convenient? Situationally. I'd only really bother Accessioning buffs that are otherwise self-target only (eg, Temper). For everything else, it's not really a big deal. It's, like, 2-3 spells every 6 minutes.

I mean, you're not the only mage in the party, right? Split Haste duties with the WHM like everyone else.

[FrankReynolds]

I'm thinking they will give us Dia / Bio IV - which will be exactly the same as 5/5 III, but with slightly higher DOT.
That will clear up those merits for us.

Then they will add a whole bunch of new NMs that are actually susceptible to Paralyze / Slow / Gravity (gravity won't matter because they will be bosses in events that require a full group).

People will laugh at us.

Then 2 years from now when they update the merit categories, they will change all the spell merit categories to: "Increases <enter spell name here> potency." Which will give para / slow %1 more potency per merit (most mobs will still resist it), and add 2 damage per tick to Bio/Dia.

Then red mage will be perfect (if you look at it in a carnival mirror).

[Mageoholic]

LOL @ AoEing Enspell2's. That is all.

[saevel]

LOL @ AoEing Enspell2's. That is all.

They would actually be good for 2H melee's. This is of course if SE fix's their scaling issues. Heck the scaling of ALL enspells sucks past 75.

[ManaKing]

Native Dual Wield 2.

Many, many lulz would be had.

Hey I need at least Dual Wield 5 to catch up with the rest of the world. Jk. (Possibly not?)

I honestly have no idea what they are giving us because the only new traits we have gotten are shield mastery and magic burst bonus (thx for no SC). The only job abilities are Saboteur (We all know the problems) and Spontaneity (10 minute recast for 1 spell!). As far as actually new magic we have the Gain Spells, Addle, Break (*grumble*), and Temper.

If you see a pattern...then maybe let us know, because it all looks like random stuff that doesn't have a theme. The only theme I see is that it is the sort of thing you would expect SE to give RDM. Random Stuff with no actual purpose.

They would actually be good for 2H melee's. This is of course if SE fix's their scaling issues. Heck the scaling of ALL enspells sucks past 75.

Most people I know prefer DNC Merited Haste Samba for the additional TP and possibly superior DPS. Enspells are really only good, not great, when you are against something with incredibly high defense and low magic defense. When your THF hits Jailor of Fortitude or PLD mobs for 1~10 damage, it's nice if they can hit for 27 damage on hits with Enspell 1s.

But hey, if they want to make it so Enspells and Sambas can stack, then I would be happy to worry about if my party has Enspells up. Otherwise I'm undermining my DNC.

[Crimson_Slasher]

As a note, delay cap can be reached without haste samba if you have a 2hour brd. Situational yes, but then enspells trump haste samba completely.