MP/Food bug.

I'm a Conjurer, so I start out with 1650ish MP. When I eat stone soup (divine), that number is increased to 1775. So the food buff seems to work at face value, but I noticed some problems.

For one, the extended MP pool doesn't get taken into effect for any of the battle mechanics. Passive regeneration of MP is still based off of the original MP value instead of the buffed value. Abilities like Tranquility and Exaltation (which restore half of your MP) also go by the original MP value instead of the buffed value. I don't believe it's intended to work that way.

The other thing I noticed is a bug for sure. Every time someone takes an action on my character (buffs, etc.), my MP is automatically reduced back to the original value. So I'll just be sitting there with 1775MP, then someone casts Protect (or does anything that affects me), and suddenly I find myself with 1650 MP. I'll still have the correct Max MP value, but my MP shouldn't be getting reduced just because someone else casts a spell on me.

So yeah, there's something wrong with the way food affects MP.

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Character Name: Ryndael Liberi
Race: Dunesfolk Lalafell
World: Besaid
Class/Skill Rank: Conjurer/50
Physical Level: 50
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Party or Solo: Party
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That's been happening to HP and MP values since retail release back in September last year. I'm not sure why it's taking so long to fix.

Yeah, before, I didn't care so much, but MP is precious nowadays! Figured it was the same for HP but I hadn't tested that yet. Was wondering if anyone else had noticed.

Greetings, Ryndael!
Thank you for posting your concerns about food's effect on MP. I have made sure to submit your information to the development team, and they will try their best to thoroughly investigate this matter, based on your report. Unfortunately, I cannot guarantee that a direct response will be posted on the thread, but I do recommend consulting http://lodestone.finalfantasyxiv.com/ or http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/f...40-Patch-Notes for any details about the development team's investigation. Thanks again for your report!