Dragoon Updates!

[Ophannus]

This attitude toward front line jobs is antiquated and irresponsible. NIN PLD and BLU are all commonly accepted front line jobs wich rely heavily on magic use to play effectively. The DRG HIMSELF must play as /Mage in order to even have access to status ailment cure breaths and is thereby also heavily reliant on magic. Back line/front line is not an acceptable excuse for not adding silena breath. Please add silena breath.

Originally Posted by Camate View Post

Cure Breath
Cure Breath only cures status ailments that affect the character’s ability to battle in the front-line, which is why we did not include silence or mute.

Referring to the Dragoon itself, not others. I think what Camate is trying to say is that by adding Remove Silence, it takes away roles from WHM/DNC/SCH and other jobs that have the ability to remove ailments. Dragoon's /Mage isn't meant to be a main healer but a support healer with the bare minimum status removals that are relevant only for front line melee combatants. A silenced NIN,BLU,PLD can still WS and swing their weapons and aren't in immediate danger of dropping dead so i suppose it's not that necessary.

[Silkavenger]

Referring to the Dragoon itself, not others. I think what Camate is trying to say is that by adding Remove Silence, it takes away roles from WHM/DNC/SCH and other jobs that have the ability to remove ailments.

By this logic, explain why we get any cure breaths at all? I understand what you're saying in terms of balance. This is the though process behind not giving us AoE cure breaths. But if removing poison or virus from a single target, (limited only to when a DRG/Mage uses a WS), does not negatively affect the role of healing jobs currently, I suggest that silena breath would also not affect them. Wouldn't you agree?

A silenced NIN,BLU,PLD can still WS and swing their weapons and aren't in immediate danger of dropping dead so i suppose it's not that necessary.

Are you kind of kidding here? Heh. Aside from the fact that the same can be said of ailments like virus (not slow) and paralyze, those three jobs specifically use magic as a means to not drop dead. I've never seen a pt leave any of these 3 classes silenced and expect them to participate fully in the battle. To me, ability in the front line means not only offensive ability but defensive as well.

EDIT: oops on slow! Brain malfunction, heh.