New 1 hours

[Bntyhuntrx]

Additionally while we are talking about new abilities, is there any plan to give us more point options in merited weaponskills. We really should be able to unlock and put 5 merits into all of the merited weaponskills. not just 3.

[Bntyhuntrx]

A little off topic, is there any chance that twilight scythe will be reverted back to the way it was originally. Based on the lower dmg compared to level 100+ weapons, giving the twilight scythe the full time ability to deal non-elemental magic damage would not over power the weapon.

But based on the current 10 seconds that is available with the enchantment, the weapon is all but useless.

I think the twilight scythe would be very beneficial in current content very similar to the usefulness of the ws effect of Murasamemaru against certain damage resistant nms.

[Bluestar2kx]

Additionally while we are talking about new abilities, is there any plan to give us more point options in merited weaponskills. We really should be able to unlock and put 5 merits into all of the merited weaponskills. not just 3.

Specialization hun.
What people used to do until aby. Would be nice if we had to do that again.
Gave a bit of element to the game again.

[FrankReynolds]

Specialization hun.
What people used to do until aby. Would be nice if we had to do that again.
Gave a bit of element to the game again.

WTF are you talking about? Everyone had the same merits before abyssea. Go look at the census. Were you that special snowflake who merited chr on war or something?

[Bluestar2kx]

WTF are you talking about? Everyone had the same merits before abyssea. Go look at the census. Were you that special snowflake who merited chr on war or something?

Actually I was referring to specialization as in, people had 2 maybe 3 primary jobs, and fully geared/merited them.
These days however, everyone has 22 mainjobs and no specialization, except in restricted merit categories.

[Aezelas]

While I like both the BST and SMN new one hours, I still think the SMN one should be lengthened to 1 minute duration to match BST. Especially since most sic/ready moves activate quicker than bloodpacts. Bloodpacts are stronger than Sic/Ready, but the SMN is still limited by MP and BST gets a 300 TP bonus which balances it a bit.

I don't really know what to think about the smn one.
Players have been asking for bp recasts to be inately reduced, as a fix to the job.
I don't want to judge until i see ingame what it actually brings to smn, but i still have doubts.

[Camiie]

Actually I was referring to specialization as in, people had 2 maybe 3 primary jobs, and fully geared/merited them.
These days however, everyone has 22 mainjobs and no specialization, except in restricted merit categories.

And then you invariably get stuck with 2-3 primary jobs that aren't good for any event because the job balance is non-existent. The only way to avoid that is if your 3 jobs are WHM BRD and COR.

[FrankReynolds]

Actually I was referring to specialization as in, people had 2 maybe 3 primary jobs, and fully geared/merited them.
These days however, everyone has 22 mainjobs and no specialization, except in restricted merit categories.

That was an option based on a person's preferences. If you had time, you could do everything. You even got a funny hat to prove it. There is a difference between choosing and being forced to choose. Have you seen those car commercials on TV? I'll take sweet and sour chicken over just sour chicken every day.

[Babekeke]

According to the update notes, BST new SP gives THE ENEMY 300% TP, lol!!

[FaeQueenCory]

And then you invariably get stuck with 2-3 primary jobs that aren't good for any event because the job balance is non-existent. The only way to avoid that is if your 3 jobs are WHM BRD and COR.

That was an option based on a person's preferences. If you had time, you could do everything. You even got a funny hat to prove it. There is a difference between choosing and being forced to choose. Have you seen those car commercials on TV? I'll take sweet and sour chicken over just sour chicken every day.

Bold for emphasis...
I don't have 22/22 @99... most ppl I know don't either.
Very few have I met who have the full 99s... and usually they have been playing for 10years.

I don't like BRD... in fact... I HATE playing it.
I got it to 50 just so I could brd proc in abyssea as BLM/brd.
I will never level it beyond 50 because it's one of the most horrible jobs I have ever had the displeasure of leveling.

But there are those people who love it.

People level the jobs they enjoy playing...
They gear the jobs they enjoy playing.
Because they don't want to play the jobs they hate.

Sure there are a few people who level and gear everything...
But that is not the norm.
It is not the standard.

Not everyone is a 999-completionist. (that's completionists who go beyond the 100%... Those are the completionists who in FFX have 9s for every variable on every character in the game. I know someone. All those 9s... They hurt my soul.)
Let the completionists have their fun, but don't demand that everyone else become something they are not.

ON-TOPIC EDIT:
So... I'm still updating...
Do these new 2hrs just poof on you at 96?
Are they Merits like the WSs?
>_>
Why did the new 2hrs require no work or effort... but the REM update quest demands delve wins...
Not that Merits are "work"... but it's at least some effort...