New merit additions needed

[Dale]

I really would like to see new merit additions soon. Experience comes in so fast now it's almost too easy obtain max level and merits - and I hate seeing so much experience go to waste. There hasn't been any new merit additions since way back when 75 was the old level cap.

So I think it's time to add some new stuff we can spend merits on. Make them cost 20 merits each if you want, I don't care - but at least give us something - that way the extra limit points we earn don't go to complete waste.

[Greatguardian]

They mentioned at the last Vanafest that they would, in fact, be adding a second Merit-esque category at 99. I would rather have one of those at the max level than try to mess around with established level 75 abilities.

[Dale]

They mentioned at the last Vanafest that they would, in fact, be adding a second Merit-esque category at 99. I would rather have one of those at the max level than try to mess around with established level 75 abilities.

Well I'm glad they at least have some merit additons planned, but they could always increase the attribute or skill caps in the meantime, or let you shave a few more seconds off of certain abilities. Letting players spend a ton of merit points for a couple more minor upgrades woudn't be harmful and would give us at least something to spend otherwise useless limit points going to waste.

[Tsukino_Kaji]

Catagory 3. [Yes PLease.]
Increasing limits. [No Thanks.]

WAR already has every weapon skill in the game, we don't need them surpassing everyone who has it as a main skill.

[Tsukino_Kaji]

Oh maybe my post confuse you guys

I mean atm i have 8/8 on dagger and 8/8 on GK, if i wan 8/8 on h2h i would need to demerit dagger or GK

Yes, and that is how it should be, it maintains balance over the jobs that have multiple weapon skills.

[Dale]

Catagory 3. [Yes PLease.]
Increasing limits. [No Thanks.]

WAR already has every weapon skill in the game, we don't need them surpassing everyone who has it as a main skill.

Warriors don't have every weapon skill in the game, and certainly can't come anywhere close to surpassing everyone else's main skill levels by using merits. This concern is a fiction.

[Tsukino_Kaji]

Warriors don't have every weapon skill in the game, and certainly can't come anywhere close to surpassing everyone else's main skill levels by using merits. This concern is a fiction.

Sounds liek a WAR to me. lol
You seem to forget that there's only 12 weapons and WAR has 10 of them, 7 of which are B rating or higher(1 D.). B caps @335 at level 90 and then +16 onto all of them? No thank you. The only things WAR is missing are the 3 "Job Specific" skills(Including defencive.), Katana, Great Katana and Guarding.

On another note, the one and only increase I would want to see is defencive skills from 4 to 8. They are the same catagory after all.

[Dale]

Sounds liek a WAR to me. lol
You seem to forget that there's only 12 weapons and WAR has 10 of them, 7 of which are B rating or higher(1 D.). B caps @335 at level 90 and then +16 onto all of them? No thank you. The only things WAR is missing are the 3 "Job Specific" skills(Including defencive.), Katana, Great Katana and Guarding.

On another note, the one and only increase I would want to see is defencive skills from 4 to 8. They are the same catagory after all.

No i'm not a warrior, your post is just inaccurate which you yourself just proved. First you say they have every weapon skill in the game, then you write a post pointing out the ones they don't have. So basically you prove your own post wrong then accuse me of being somehow bias toward warrior for pointing out the same thing you just did. Now that makes a lot of sense lol

Do you know how many merits a warrior would need to surprass every other job's main skills like you are suggesting? I would need a calculator to figure it out, but let's just say it would be a TON OF MERITS and you worrying about something like that is just silly.

Let me give you an example quick to show just how unrealistic your concerns are. Just one single weapon skill (nevermind all of them like you claimed) - let's exclude all the rest, let's say hand to hand, which a warrior has a D rank it, which means he caps at 90 with the skill of 280. An A+ rank weapon skill caps at 361. That is a difference of over 80 points. Do you know how many merit points he would need simply to bring one of his many weapon skills up to par with a say a monk's? That is a crap load of merits, and yet you fear an increase in merit limits would allow a warrior to surpass all other job's main weapon skills?

Sorry Tsukino but your fears just aren't backed up by the math and aren't realistic at all. Increasing the current merit limits would in no way make warriors over-powered, and certainly woudn't let them surprass all other job's main skills, unless they added like a thousand merits or something

[Tsukino_Kaji]

First you say they have every weapon skill in the game, then you write a post pointing out the ones they don't have.

Mister litteral, it's called an exageration to get the point across. This is Final Fantacy the Calculator, it's FFXI. lol

BTW 8/8 takes 21 merits which is about 30min-1hr of fighting in abyssea. There for a WAR would have a skill rank of 351 of more in 9 of the 12 weapons and an A(Which most people have for a main.) ranking is 354 in a day's worth of grinding. And this doesnt' seem off balancing at all to you?

Edit: And YES you can hold 21 merits at a time. 20/20+9999, spend one, then get 1xp.