So SE has officially stated their MMO profits have tanked.

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Originally Posted by MicahZerrshia

I used to melee on my whm in FFXI whenever I had no need to rest. Clubbing mobs left and right, performing weapon skills and dodging mechanics all while in melee range and healing/debuffing/buffing. It made playing a healer fun. As a healer in FFXIV I still stay mostly in melee range in a lot of instances because for me it makes things easier a lot of times. And just because you are in melee range doesn't mean you're taking a melee's spot. Having a melee rotation on whm would be fun, esp considering the rotation we have in 95% on content which is 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1

You talk about mastering the game, but if you need to be far away from the boss on a healer so you don't get hit by mechanics or kill other players, I wouldn't really consider you having mastered the game by any means. An observer able to hit a button here and there, sure I will give you that. But full on master, nope lol

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I never played FF11, but I did hear FF11 had a much complex system.

Also, yeah, you can sit in melee range, sometimes, but more often than not you should not. Please do try to sit near the boss with 12 other melees while you also have a puddle.

It would be fun to have a close-range healer, but at the same time, even if they do get a full rotation, they will NEVER replace a melee DPS because, at the end of the day, their main role will be to heal.

I've never really liked the iLVL system that much. I grasp the necessity of needing some method to measure gear at the various level capstone points, but we're probably going to pass 1000 during 9.0 and it felt silly to me that we cracked 100 so early. It's part of why gearing is so bland.

I'm thinking the easiest solution is applying some system in line with the internal power scaling systems used in the Field Operations for level 100 plus content. Just SOMETHING to mix it up in regularly gameplay.

Make FF18 a new, modern MMO. Preferably one that doesn't have the current boring battles that rely on memorization and optimization rather and make it more focused on skill and reaction time.

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Originally Posted by RedLolly

I've never really liked the iLVL system that much. I grasp the necessity of needing some method to measure gear at the various level capstone points, but we're probably going to pass 1000 during 9.0 and it felt silly to me that we cracked 100 so early. It's part of why gearing is so bland.

I'm thinking the easiest solution is applying some system in line with the internal power scaling systems used in the Field Operations for level 100 plus content. Just SOMETHING to mix it up in regularly gameplay.

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Aye I think 1050 like everything it's predictable (130 ilvl per expansion....)

big ass company considering, maybe, doing any improvements the customers have wanted for years only when the fire is burning their own tail, and by tail i mean the profits?

i'm shocked

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Originally Posted by RedLolly

I've never really liked the iLVL system that much. I grasp the necessity of needing some method to measure gear at the various level capstone points, but we're probably going to pass 1000 during 9.0 and it felt silly to me that we cracked 100 so early. It's part of why gearing is so bland.

I'm thinking the easiest solution is applying some system in line with the internal power scaling systems used in the Field Operations for level 100 plus content. Just SOMETHING to mix it up in regularly gameplay.

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We should hit item level 1000(1020 savage gear) in patch 9.2 if we keep the current pace with gear, and that's at level 120.

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Originally Posted by RyoXander

Make FF18 a new, modern MMO. Preferably one that doesn't have the current boring battles that rely on memorization and optimization rather and make it more focused on skill and reaction time.

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Personal dream would be taking inspiration from the FF7 remake/rebirth battle system. Each character feels fun and is very different from each other in playstyle. Just not sure if it could work properly in online games with their latency.

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Originally Posted by Kisshu

We should hit item level 1000(1020 savage gear) in patch 9.2 if we keep the current pace with gear, and that's at level 120.



Personal dream would be taking inspiration from the FF7 remake/rebirth battle system. Each character feels fun and is very different from each other in playstyle. Just not sure if it could work properly in online games with their latency.

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iLVL increase and level increase is highly unlikely though as they did say they was looking into a lvl squish.