Final Fantasy and Potions

Well, i mainly mean say healer dies, and every one has potions to save tank. Like an offline Final Fantasy i see nothign wrong with it as a temp save in a big fight, but yes it shoudl in no way be a way to replace healers all together. This is mainly to bring more of a Final Fantasy feel into MMO, something I feel FFXI didnt do well.

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Originally Posted by Soukyuu

I used an Aether. Once.Ragnarok Online would be one example. Instant-effect, zero cooldown heal for about 800.

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I remember a WoE (Ragnarok on 2004/5, pre rebirth and advance classes) i was defending the castle with my guild that a Knight enter on the defense and last like 8-10 min drinking potions, he tell us after it that he use like 500 potions. But well that 500 potions were like 1k each and 500k on that time was a lot of money to burn that quickly.

Good times. ; ;

Anyway, on XI all potions were intant-effect with no cooldown but the best ones give medicament status that dont let you use another potion that also give that status. So you can spam normal potions but mega-elixirs by example you can use 1 by every 30 min if you don't die.

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Originally Posted by Signy

I remember a WoE (Ragnarok on 2004/5, pre rebirth and advance classes) i was defending the castle with my guild that a Knight enter on the defense and last like 8-10 min drinking potions, he tell us after it that he use like 500 potions. But well that 500 potions were like 1k each and 500k on that time was a lot of money to burn that quickly.

Good times. ; ;

Anyway, on XI all potions were intant-effect with no cooldown but the best ones give medicament status that dont let you use another potion that also give that status. So you can spam normal potions but mega-elixirs by example you can use 1 by every 30 min if you don't die.

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I used to tank CoP Lv30-40 content spamming Hi-Potions+3's as PLD and WAR. (Depending on the fight and class) and It made fights waaaaay too easy.

I'd like a "Use time" of lets say 3~ seconds, and a wait of 10~15 seconds or so, this way you don't main heal, but use in problem situations.

Basically if it's a fight ur gonna lose, you'll only get one off, and if it's a fight you coulda barely won, then you will only need 1.

You would only get 2 in, if u didn't need it.

Super Long cool downs, and lack of stacking them is a bit over board imo. (Along with minimal effects, where you might as well just use an attack, as an attack was more effective than trying to heal.)

Keep the cooldowns, if not increase them, but make ethers grant decent amounts of MP, 50mp is barely enough for any spell at higher levels.

For FFXIV to turn into 'pot spammer online' like so many korean mmo's would be tragedy.

not many people lvled alchemy cause of its pointless. when they redo potions the alchemists stand to make a killing. i think ill lvl it to 40 or so just in case:)

Pheonix downs already exist in the game.. they are just called "Company Issued Tonic" and cost 200 (?) GC seals. I have used them several times and are great in a pinch. You can only carry one though. But do agree on potion revamp :)

i got a potion on a quest called kiss of the morning meadow or something that that. it says instantly restores mp upon use.

Those are actually the GC Ethers, you can only have one of them at a time and, they're pretty semi-decent but still not good enough :(

give phoenix down a 5min or 10min recharge, or can carry 2 or 3 max in your inventory. Potions, elixers and such I want more of those. Also I want them on my action bar.

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/threads/7689-Potions

I made this thread over a year ago I think? Basically went into more detail, but I agree. Potions are a FF staple, and theyre fun.