Quote Originally Posted by RAIST View Post
Very good point...one often left out in the debate over increasing WS Merit caps.

In all honesty though, can't help felling that the whole mindset over the restrictions is due for a rethinking in general. These policies were made at a time when inventory constraints, time, etc. created an environment where most people only had a few jobs leveled and spec'ed out to max--and these limits were more in line with that take on jobs at that time. But, the game has taken a dramatic turn in recent years....and this is not the general consensus of the playerbase now. There are many that have anywhere from 4 to 6 jobs they routinely use in different capacities, and they are up against a brick wall with these restrictions.

Please, SE... take a long hard look at your own census data. Extract out just how many jobs people have capped out at 99 with completed armors and weapons, etc. Get a better feel for what the playerbase is actually doing with the 20 jobs currently available to them (and more on the way with Adoulin expansion, let's keep that in mind as well)....and bring these merit restrictions up to a more reasonable level.
Agreed, Honestly, I'm not asking to me able to max everything, nor am I asking to be able to max 5+ Combat Skills, I just have 4 specialty Skills; H2H, Scythe, Great Sword, and Marksmanship, only with three of those am I capable of using a merit WS, I'd just like to see those evened up.

Another thing is perhaps to match the Magic Skill category with a "Spells" category. My half-baked ideas for new spells was this.

WHM/RDM/SCH
Forsaken - A Light based Dia/Bio hybrid.
BLM/RDM/SCH
Ultima - Non-elemental magic damage (Unaffected by Manifestation)
BLM/DRK
Impact - Just make Impact unlockable via merits.
SMN
Cait Sith - Abilities are unlocked by putting more merits into Him/her.
NIN
Utsusemi: San - 1 Merit = 1 Shadow; 5/5 means a 5 Shadow Utsusemi.
BLU
Flare Star - Not used by any mob; Fire damage that ignores Magic Defense, but is subjected to resistence.

Just some ideas, obviously, like WSs, these would gain power as they are merited more.