Rune Fencer, Adjustments Sorely Needed.

[Muras]

I just recently got RUN to 99 so I haven't had the chance to play around with it much, but I was thinking an ability along the following lines might be useful.

Convert Runes
Lv75 (Merit maybe?)
Recast: 3 min
Duration: 1.5 min (If applicable)
Converts current runes into certain attributes. For example:
Ignis: Attack+
Gelus: Magic Attack Bonus+
Flabra: Evasion+
Tellus: Defense+
Sulpor: Accuracy+
Unda: Magic Defense+
Lux: Recover HP
Tenebrae: Recover MP

The potency of the buff or HP/MP recovery would depend on the amount of runes of that particular type. Something like Ignis x2/Unda would give a hybrid buff of attack and a little bit of M.DEF. Lux x2 and Tenebrae would heal and give a little MP. Depending on the potency this ability could be quite useful, especially for MP recovery which I find RUN lacking in a little.

[Horadrim]

2: items that should be added to the Game or adjusted.

Job Abilities:

Runic Projection
Effusion
Level 10
Recast 60 Seconds
Target Monster
Range 16
Effect:
Consumes one rune: Deals Elemental damage to target matching rune consumed. Generates High levels of enmity.

Elemental Influx
Ward
Level 50
Recast 2:30
Duration 1:00 or one absorption
Target self
Absorbs the MP Utilized from incoming Magic matching your current dominant rune. expires after one activation.
Absorption mechanics: 1- 33% 2- 66% 3- 100%

Ethereal Bond
Job ability
Level 90
Recast 10 minutes
Duration 2 Minutes
Convert all incoming Physical damage to non-elemental magic damage.
incoming "Spell" damage is not subject to resistance while this effect is active.

Riposte
Job Ability
Level 40
Recast 5 Minutes
Duration 4 Minutes
Increases Attack speed and parry rate for every attack parried. ]effect resets upon taking severe damage. (Maintaining Foil becomes important to keeping your tanking boons active. Add effect to Foil: "Chance to prevent Riposte reset upon taking special damage."

Runic Attunement
Job trait
Level 90
Runes grant a chance to absorb incoming elemental damage (5% chance per rune)

Sure Grip
Job trait
Level 30
Increases Store TP & Attack power when utilizing a two handed Weapon.
(+5 STP +5 Attack per level, level gained every 19 levels +20 to each total)



Runes
i feel the additional effect from runes utilizing a 2handed weapon are too weak. please increase them by 50%

I like a lot of these, they are in line with what I think the job needs too.

My changes in bold italics.

En Passant
Lv. 40
Recast: 5 minutes
Duration: Instant
Expend Runes to step through a distracted enemy, delivering a chance attack that generates large amounts of enmity.
Actual Effect: Equalizes enmity between you and the mob's current target.
Rune Modifications = O: Averages enmity equally between the two, 1: +10% Gain/-5% Lost, 2:15/-10, 3:20/-10

Basically, if the enemy gets pulled towards a mage or heavy DD after spike damage or heai, you can spike your enemity to match theirs. The more runs active, the more bonus enmity you gain and the more the lose.

Full Body Action
Lv. 90
Recast: 10 Minutes
Duration: 1 minute or first Effusion used.
Grants Magic Attack Bonus based on number of runes active (10/20/30) and enhances next Effusion based on current TP.


Half-Sword Posture
lv. 99
Trait: Grants a small (5%~10%) chance to counter incoming attacks while using a 2handed weapon based on Parry skill. Counter attacks may (15% chance) cause severe slow (30%, decays in 5 seconds) effect that decays over time.


I feel RUN AF/Relic/Empy should have "Converts physical damage into non-elemental magic damage" as well. That Magic damage should be subject to MDT-, MDB, but not Resistances.

Side note, for anyone interested RUN uses "Great Swords" because it is a "Longsword" Fencer and FFXI (as well as most video games and anime) misrepresent sword classifications:

http://www.thearma.org/essays/Longsw...n_Fencing.html

The Longsword classification includes everything up to around 160cm in length, and the largest non-ceremonial standing combat swords were mostly less than that. The terms Bastard Sword and Great Sword were actually originally used to designate swords LESS than the maximum length of the Longsword classification but of specific origin and design. "Bastard" swords (which we almost always see as huge, hulking Cloud-like swords) were called that because no one knew where they came from originally -- i.e. literally bastards in the design sense.

[Volarione]

Side note, for anyone interested RUN uses "Great Swords" because it is a "Longsword" Fencer and FFXI (as well as most video games and anime) misrepresent sword classifications:

http://www.thearma.org/essays/Longsw...n_Fencing.html

The Longsword classification includes everything up to around 160cm in length, and the largest non-ceremonial standing combat swords were mostly less than that. The terms Bastard Sword and Great Sword were actually originally used to designate swords LESS than the maximum length of the Longsword classification but of specific origin and design. "Bastard" swords (which we almost always see as huge, hulking Cloud-like swords) were called that because no one knew where they came from originally -- i.e. literally bastards in the design sense.

nice to see someone else practices european martial arts :P

[nyheen]

I just recently got RUN to 99 so I haven't had the chance to play around with it much, but I was thinking an ability along the following lines might be useful.

Convert Runes
Lv75 (Merit maybe?)
Recast: 3 min
Duration: 1.5 min (If applicable)
Converts current runes into certain attributes. For example:
Ignis: Attack+
Gelus: Magic Attack Bonus+
Flabra: Evasion+
Tellus: Defense+
Sulpor: Accuracy+
Unda: Magic Defense+
Lux: Recover HP
Tenebrae: Recover MP

The potency of the buff or HP/MP recovery would depend on the amount of runes of that particular type. Something like Ignis x2/Unda would give a hybrid buff of attack and a little bit of M.DEF. Lux x2 and Tenebrae would heal and give a little MP. Depending on the potency this ability could be quite useful, especially for MP recovery which I find RUN lacking in a little.

THIS is not a bad idea at all. this should be on the new rune abilities list

[Horadrim]

THIS is not a bad idea at all. this should be on the new rune abilities list

The duration would need to be longer than a minute and a half to make this useful. Plenty of fights last longer than that. 3(D)/5(R) is a more appropriate length, and it would have to drain the runes, apply the appropriate buff, and not be effected by the new runes you put up to work -- otherwise it disproportions the usefulness some, by a lot.

[Delvish]

I just recently got RUN to 99 so I haven't had the chance to play around with it much, but I was thinking an ability along the following lines might be useful.

Convert Runes
Lv75 (Merit maybe?)
Recast: 3 min
Duration: 1.5 min (If applicable)
Converts current runes into certain attributes. For example:
Ignis: Attack+
Gelus: Magic Attack Bonus+
Flabra: Evasion+
Tellus: Defense+
Sulpor: Accuracy+
Unda: Magic Defense+
Lux: Recover HP
Tenebrae: Recover MP

The potency of the buff or HP/MP recovery would depend on the amount of runes of that particular type. Something like Ignis x2/Unda would give a hybrid buff of attack and a little bit of M.DEF. Lux x2 and Tenebrae would heal and give a little MP. Depending on the potency this ability could be quite useful, especially for MP recovery which I find RUN lacking in a little.

Stealing because I like and I'm a SCH. The effects of Stormsurge merit trait for SCHs is to give stat bonuses based upon the elemental weather used. Instead of a JA that consumes runes, I think I'd prefer a stormsurge like trait that applies bonuses like the ones Muras mentioned as a trait, not an ability.

The only concern I would have with this is the trade off this would have for picking runes based on monster weaknesses, on element of spell, or on the bonus applied. Take exp on Leeches for example. You pick Lux since leeches are weak to light, pick Sulpor because of their water-based abilities, or pick Ignis for attack and/or STR+.

Run need more ORIGINAL spells, I tired of the same old rehashes. SE can you give us new spells? Btw a magic tank should have the spell "reflect" its been in the data files for years. Plus foil duration needs to be addressed, its way to short.

They did make a job primarily comprised of all new spells. People got motion sickness.