Potions

The stat potions are hella awkward, to be honest. Tiny duration but significant effect and if you really want to maximize your output you'll be using two of them per attempt on a high-level fight - which gets very expensive, very fast. Right now though they're in a situation where the short duration does make them optional even in second coil - I actually fear it'd hurt a lot of newer/poorer raiders if they were buffed into a "must have" power level. (At least raid-ready food lasts multiple wipes!)

HP/MP potions could definitely use a pick-me-up though, that much I completely agree on.

What I'd like to see is separate CDs for HP/MP pots, separate CDs for debuff pots(poison, paralysis etc...), separate CDs for the stat buffs(dex, str, etc...).

And at the CDs for the stat pots I'd like to see increased duration of the effects or shorten the CDs. For a 15s CD I'd say 2.5min on nq and 2 min on hq.

they should be useful.

One great way I think Stat Potions / Status Poisons could be adequately utilized is if there was an item use macro of some kind.

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Originally Posted by HakuroDK

One great way I think Stat Potions / Status Poisons could be adequately utilized is if there was an item use macro of some kind.

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Actually, you can either throw them in your hotbar or write a macro for them. Not sure what you mean.

Edit: Sry, seems like the macro command for using items was removed.

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Originally Posted by RazeLandale

Only thing they're good for is getting another flare off on blm. Half the cooldown would be nice for them I suppose. For everyone else what's the point of halving the cooldown on something you never use anyway?

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In tough coil fights when I need to sing, an extra 500 MP sure comes in handy to keep MP flowing.


So no, that's not the only thing they are good for.

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Originally Posted by meischoice

-Do you think they should change the potion duration to at least 30 seconds for stat increasing potions?

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Currently stat potion are 15% damage buff for 15 sec with 4.5 min cooldown (HQ X-potion). Medium boost with medium duration, but long cooldown. It makes this boost rather weak and situational.
Adjusting boost to make it good - it means that this will force people to use them constantly, that is bad as already was mentioned, because it moves game to "buy to win" territory, which ff14 team tries to hamper as much as possible.
For the same reason ilvl90 crafted jewelry was omitted in 2.2 and nerfed heavily in 2.3.

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Originally Posted by HakuroDK

X-Potion: Level 45-50: "Restore 50%(60%) of HP" Requires Level 45

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And ban them completely from Coil, right?
50-60% of instahealing is 3 stack of aetherflow of half of benediction, it's a little too much of emergency lifesaving available for everyone.

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Originally Posted by HakuroDK

One great way I think Stat Potions / Status Poisons could be adequately utilized is if there was an item use macro of some kind.

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Please, please this! My crosshotbar space is too precious to devote a whole slot to a single potion type - let alone several slots to several potions! And navigating to a menu to use a potion takes almost as long as the potion's duration, definitely not something that can be done in a pinch situation.

I wouldn't mind about CD if: we could use them on anyone, in and out of combat. The CDs would still affect the users, same with Gold Needles for Petrification, Phoenix Downs for a man down, Salts to wake up from sleep, etc..

I never been in PvP, hope these works there ^^

I'm using Spine drops for when the healers don't Esuna/Leech me when I'm paralyzed for longer than 15 seconds, same with Antidote. But you have to time them as the ridiculous CD kicks in.

Else like JayCommon, MP for Bard songs.

I've been trying to use Echo Drops when the beast (Catoblepas?) in Halatali HM Blinds us: not working >.< (you can esuna/leech but not many healers do it ^^)

I wonder why making Alchemist a class if it's usage is limited.. until now with the augmentation stuff of course..

And yes, I vouch for Macros.

Thank you SE.

Stat potions don't need their duration increased, as most dps cool downs don't last longer than 20 seconds. What I think needs to be changed is two fundamental oversights.

1) Put restorative potions and stat potions on two different timers.
2) Reset your timer when you return OR the entire party resets (aka a wipe)

If they implemented both of these I'd be very happy. Stat potions on a 5min timer is fine, but restorative should be shorter (or restricted in dungeons, as others mentioned).