3.05 Job Balance Request Megathread

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Originally Posted by Dervy

This is more of a change that most people would never understand why, but I'd want BOTDs buff duration to happen 1s - 1.15s AFTER BOTD activation, rather than instantly like it currently is (I believe it's instant...) and make sure to keep WT/FC instantly affect BOTD.

This is such a huge QOL change for a Dragoon...

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This is actually a great thing. Would allow you to get a few seconds more out of it rather than lost about 2 secs of the buff due to animation. There's a lot of skills like this that need fixing.

Disclaimer: these are 'bigger' changes, they of course merit additional tuning elsewhere... these don't necessarily need implementation nor to be expedited if chosen, but they'd be nice to have in general.


GENERAL GAMEPLAY

DoT's not breaking combo's

Reason: this' too punishing with varied levels of skill/speed-speed, certain damage-buff abilities (e.g. Heavy Thrust) breaking combo's are sufficient on their own


Melee's Ranged Abilities not breaking combo's (e.g. Shield Lob)

Reason: skillful execution of these abilities should be incentivized, not punished (ex. weaving them in when avoiding aoe's)

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Originally Posted by PlumpyMcduff

MCH ANIMATIONS

• Gauss Round Animation Buff

...could use some extra flash to it... maybe make it like a plasma bolt or something?

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this right here is THE biggest thing i want. Gauss Round's animation is fail, and it really should be much better. Rend Mind on the other hand's animation/sound effect are so good i use it on cooldown regardless of whether or not the boss is doing magic damage xP. i feel like those two should just swap animations... it actually feels like they already did once in development, Gauss Round's icon shows a MCH crouching down like in the rend mind animation.

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Originally Posted by Stormsoul

this right here is THE biggest thing i want. Gauss Round's animation is fail, and it really should be much better. Rend Mind on the other hand's animation/sound effect are so good i use it on cooldown regardless of whether or not the boss is doing magic damage xP. i feel like those two should just swap animations... it actually feels like they already did once in development, Gauss Round's icon shows a MCH crouching down like in the rend mind animation.

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Agreed.

It's like a main CD ability too... still looks like cr**.

Pfft alot of MCH animations look terrible compared to every other class, even wildfire sucks.

Change Ricochet to have a similar formula as Flare or Holy...it's frustrating to use it on dungeon runs where it always deals 200 potency for a 1 minute cooldown. 100+200 on a single target? Good! 100 and 50 on all the mobs in a pack pull? What.

I feel like Suppressive Fire and Head Graze should have their names swapped, and the range equalized. The fact that our stun "Suppressive Fire" needs to be used in near melee seems mildly retarded by the name alone. "SUPPRESSIVE FIRE!!!" *Runs Next to the enemy* "AM I DOING IT RITE?" Need more be said?

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Originally Posted by Stormsoul

this right here is THE biggest thing i want. Gauss Round's animation is fail, and it really should be much better. Rend Mind on the other hand's animation/sound effect are so good i use it on cooldown regardless of whether or not the boss is doing magic damage xP. i feel like those two should just swap animations... it actually feels like they already did once in development, Gauss Round's icon shows a MCH crouching down like in the rend mind animation.

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I mentioned this once before in another thread. Gauss round really lacks the punch I thought it would. Head graze has much more heft to it.

I want SMN to do the most damage in the game.

Am i doing this right?

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Originally Posted by Sen_Terrechant

I want SMN to do the most damage in the game.

Am i doing this right?

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Wish granted

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Originally Posted by OmegaStrongtan

let me finish my fire/ice4 casts.
+2 seconds for Astral Fire.

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Leylines is up. F3 > F4x5 > B3 > B4... I don't think you'll see that kind of buff.