What are your unrealistic expectations for the upcoming Combat Live Letter?

People sure getting upset over the opinions of others in the "unrealistic expectation" thread.

I asked for queueable combat macros, and i know i won't get that. Because Square-Enix hates me specifically. People here are asking for things that they know they're probably not gonna get, they don't need you to argue with them over why them wanting it is wrong.

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Originally Posted by ZiraZ

ok now I've heard everything, landing Shreds behind the target during a difficult mythic(or heroic before mythic was even a thing) fight like Siegecrafter Blackfuse was near impossible and I bet nobody even came close landing even 50% of them when it was current content even if they wasted the glyph slot, WoW had much much more difficult positionals since bosses were in constant respositioning and most of the positionals were spammable resource generators, and coincidentally once they were removed they also destroyed feral in pve for the next 3 expansions.
Meanwhile in XIV after learning a fight most skilled players can successfully land around 90% positionals even on the spinniest bosses, with RPR and NIN up in the 95%s+
I also don't buy it for a second anyone would suddenly like melee if positionals were removed, they are not that impactful, if you don't like melee right now it's because you simply don't like melee.

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Landing positionals being challenging isnt something have a problem with. Needing to strafe back and forth as part of my rotation whether the boss is moving or not is something i do. Because it adds nothing other than... more button pushes per button push i guess. As you say, its often easier to land them in FF unless the tank decides to play spin the boss.

I actually do like melee. I mained melee for like three tiers before i got burnt out on raiding in general. I dont like positionals in FF, again, because they are annoying and un fun the way they are implemented here.

Anyway since apparently liking a class in spite of one feature is impossible I'm done here. I know SE is married to positionals and Viper is going to have them, but it'd sure be nice if it didn't. Have a good one or whatever.

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Originally Posted by Lyth

It's bizarre to base the design of melee DPS around players who hate the design of melee DPS.

When you try to cater to too many people, you cater to nobody. That's a problem that we're seeing across multiple roles now.

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I find it hilarious to read this when people have had the exact opposite take when MCH introduced a non proc based gameplay to the rphys role. I could have said "it's bizarre to base the design of rphys dps around players who hate the design of rphys dps".

Now it's being praised by a lot of people for not being rng.

Morale of the story: what is the design of whatever role in your mind doesn't have to be the design of said role. It's just in your mind. But mind you, I don't have a horse in this race either, I just entertained the idea of getting a new melee with no positionals to enjoy (aka, Viper, because it would just be rude to pull a new mch onto melee dps mains and remove their positionals from the jobs we already have).

"I don't want to press buttons"

-- ff xiv base every expansion

Pictomancer to work like a mix of DNC and NIN.

I would like some form of Standard/Technical Step but with paints instead of dance moves.
You would have to apply paint in a different order to add to the canvas, with every canvas you get a point or mixed colour to add for the big ability.
But also by mixing certain paints, it would give certain Mudras or smaller sketches to use as attacks, buffs, debuffs, etc.

Basically, I would love it if they concentrated their arsenal more on paint mixing to draw different drawings!

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Originally Posted by Lyth

It's bizarre to base the design of melee DPS around players who hate the design of melee DPS.

When you try to cater to too many people, you cater to nobody. That's a problem that we're seeing across multiple roles now.

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I mean, changing existing jobs to cater to the gameplay preferences of people who don't like those jobs is a crime (yes i'm still bitter), but adding new jobs with gameplay aesthetics that are divergent from the others in its role should be fine? Like if Viper replaced positionals with some other mechanic to maintain, that would actually be pretty cool and give an option for people who want to play melee but dislike positionals, and those who do like positionals still would have 5 other classes to enjoy.

So yeah, i'm #TeamNoViperPositionals i guess.(just hopefully with another mechanic/buff to track instead)

SMN
- Every 2nd (Summon Phoenix) cycle grants you Opal, Amethyst, and Aquamarine, so you can summon Demi-Shiva/Ramuh/Leviathan.
- Every Demi-summon has a single-target buff/utility, SMN can use it on self or allies (similar to how Phoenix's Favor works).
- Demi-Shiva gameplay is a melee combo with positionals (no gap closer, position yourself in advance), Demi-Ramuh is a long channel spell, and Demi-Leviathan focuses on DoTs.
- Finishing 2 cycles grants a nuke charge - Summon Odin or Summon Alexander, can't decide which one I want more.

AST
- The old (pre-ShB) card system is back.
- Draw split into Diurnal Draw (Offensive) and Nocturnal Draw (Defensive), both have separate CD.
- Balance (increases damage), Arrow (reduces GCD), Spear (increases Crit Rate and Crit Dmg) - belong to Diurnal Draw.
- Bole (reduces incoming dmg), Ewer (provides long HP Regen/MP Refresh), Spire (grants target a buff that burst heals it if HP drops below 50%) - belong to Nocturnal Draw.
- Each time a card is Drawn and played, you get a buff - Nocturnal/Diurnal Road - that empowers the next card of opposing Draw. Balance - double duration, Arrow - 50% increased potency, Spear - becomes AoE. Bole - becomes AoE, Ewer - double duration, Spire - 50% increased potency.