New Job: Chemist (Framework)

Chemist (Framework)

http://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/...20120718053437

Final Fantasy XIV Chemist

I present to you guys the Chemist. The Chemist is a job that has appeared in various games of the series, they are characterized as field medics. Their main weapons are usually guns and they are best known for their abilities involving various items. Usually, this involves having exclusive access to special item combinations, doubling the potency of recovery items, and most importantly their unique ability Mix allowing them to combine two or more items into one. They draw their items from an aetheric cylinder that replenishes all the items that they need to accomplish their duty. This aetheric cylinder not only produces items but also transforms into a handcannon known as the “Magun” that allows the Chemist to combine various soils to produce unique and powerful concoctions.

Illustration of the Handcannon /w Soils: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRd-Xg0e2oc

TLTR Snip

o Uses mana (MP) for concoctions.
o Uses Technical Points (TP) for weaponskills.
o Uses Aetheric Stash (MP/Job Resource) to hold items.
o Weaponry: Magun (Cylinder that transforms into a handcannon)
o Niche: Great support unit that bestows a multitude of beneficial effects to the party, and detrimental effects to the enemies. Their primary healing style involves instant casts. Their unique benefit to the party is all the unique mix and use effects they have access to such as Hot Spurs which increases the limit break buildup rate, and effects like mega vitality which increase the party total HP, their healing also is unique because everytime you heal you apply a mini divine seal up to a total of 3 reapplications.

Characteristics

o Weapon: Magun
Engineered handcannons made by the Garlean empire and provided to their field medics to support the frontline troops. The Magun when unsheathed has the appearance of a cylinder, but when wielded it transforms into a handcannon that is used to disperse medicine to frontline troops.

o Armor: Mind (MND) Based
Since the Chemist is a healer they use the healing sets. The Expansion that introduces the chemist would have a lot of new healing sets that are references to medical professionals.

o Healer Actions: Cross Skills

o Job Mechanics: Aetheric Stash

The Aetheric Stash tells you what Stash items you have similar to an astrologian cards, also if you have a guaranteed mix combination it lists what item "Mix" would execute.

Skills & Abilities

LV 1: Final Elixir (Type: Limit Break)
Description: Restores 100% of HP and MP of all nearby party members and revive any dead party members.

LV 1: Heavy Shell (Type: Weaponskill)
Description: Delivers an attack with a potency of 150.
TP: 50
Casting: 1.5s | Recast: 2.5s

LV 3: Poison Shell (Type: Weaponskill)
Description: Delivers an attack with a potency of 100. Combo Bonus (Heavy Shell): Damage Overtime with a potency of 60 for 21s.
TP: 40
Casting: 1.5s | Recast: 2.5s

LV 4: Aetheric Potion (Type: Ability)
Description: Loads a restorative soil charge into your Magun that can be used as a triad mixture.
MP: 3%
Casting: Instant | Recast: 0.5s

LV 4: Use (Type: Ability)
Description: Executes a specific use action coinciding with the combination of the aetheric soil triad made immediately beforehand.
Resource: Aetheric Soil Triad
Casting: Instant | Recast: 10s

LV 6: Quickdraw (Type: Weaponskill)
Description: Delivers an attack with a potency of 120.
Resource: N/A
Casting: instant | Recast: 15s

LV 10: Congregate (Type: Ability)
Description: Loads three soil charges of the next aetheric soil used overwrites any soil charges buildup.
Resource: N/A
Casting: Instant | Recast: 30s

LV 15: Aetheric Remedy (Type: Ability)
Description: Loads a cleansing soil charge into your Magun that can be used as a triad mixture.
MP: 3%
Casting: Instant | Recast: 0.5s

LV 15: Prime (Type: Ability)
Description: Specially prepares the next shell or use concoction doubling the potency.
Resource: N/A
Casting: Instant | Recast: 60s

LV 18: Buckshot (Type: Ability)
Description: Specially prepares the next shell spreading the damage to all nearby enemies, doubles the TP cost of the weaponskill.
Resource: N/A
Casting Instant | Recast: 45s

LV 18: Emergency Phoenix (Type: Ability)
Description: Resurrects target to a weakened state.
MP: 25%
Casting: Instant | Recast: 30s

LV 26: Intersperse (Type: Ability)
Description: Specially prepares the next use concoction spreading the effect to all nearby allies.
MP: 12%
Casting: Instant | Recast: 35s

LV 30: Open Fire (Type: Weaponskill)
Description: Delivers an attack with a potency of 80 to all enemies in a cone before you. Additional Effect: When used with Buckshot randomly lowers the enemies Attack, Defense, or Speed for 21s.
TP: 120
Casting: 1.5s | Recast: 2.5s

LV 30: Stash (Type: Ability)
Description: Add the current use concoction made to your stash where it is kept indefinitely. Execute again to use the concoction or mix to combine two or more filled stashes into a unique mixture item.
Resource: N/A
Casting: Instant | Recast: 30s

LV 35: Aetheric Ether (Type: Ability)
Description: Loads a refreshing soil charge into your Magun that can be used as a triad mixture.
MP: 3%
Casting: Instant | Recast: 0.5s

LV 38: Blast Shell (Type: Weaponskill)
Description: Delivers an attack with a potency of 100. Combo Bonus (Heavy Shell): potency increased to 200.
TP: 50
Casting: 1.5s | Recast: 2.5s

LV 40: Inoculate (Type: Ability)
Description: Removes one select detrimental effect from a target party member. If the target is not enfeebled a barrier is created nullifying the target’s next detrimental effect suffered.
MP: 5%
Casting: Instant | Recast: 45s

LV 40: Stash II (Type: Ability)
Description: Add the current use concoction made to your second stash where it is kept indefinitely. Execute again to use the concoction or mix to combine two or more filled stashes into a unique mixture item.
Resource: N/A
Casting: Instant | Recast: 30s

LV 50: Stash III (Type: Ability)
Description: Add the current use concoction made to your third stash where it is kept indefinitely. Execute again to use the concoction or mix to combine two or more filled stashes into a unique mixture item.
Resource: N/A
Casting: Instant | Recast: 30s

LV 50: Mix (Type: Ability)
Description: Executes a specific powerful mixture action coinciding with the combination of the stash items held beforehand, requires atleast two stash items to use.
Resource: Stash Items
Casting: Instant | Recast: 60s

LV 52: Dispensary (Type: Ability)
Description: Next use concoction executed does not consume the item used, and the use recast timer is reduced to 1s.
MP: 8%
Casting: Instant | Recast: 60s

LV 54: Leaden Salute (Type: Weaponskill)
Description: Delivers an attack with a potency of 100. Combo Bonus (Blast Shell): potency increased to 250.
TP: 60
Casting: 1.5s | Recast: 2.5s

LV 56: First Aid (Type: Ability)
Description: Gradually restores the target’s HP overtime (12s). Potency increases the lower the target’s HP. (1%~ 25%: 500 potency per tick / 26% ~ 50%: 400 potency per tick / 51% ~ 75%: 300 potency per tick / 76% ~ 100%: 200 potency per tick)
Resource: N/A
Casting: Instant | Recast: 90s

LV 58: Stockpile (Type: Ability)
Description: Fills all your stashes with random use item concoctions. Only fills the empty stashes.
Resource: N/A
Casting: Instant | Recast: 120s

LV 60: Emergency Megalixir (Type: Ability)
Description: Restores 50% of the target max HP and MP, and removes one enfeebling effect from the target.
Resource: N/A
Casting: Instant | Recast: 180s

LV 62: Feel No Pain (Type: Ability)
Description: Absorbs 50% of all incoming damage while under the effect of Feel No Pain (5s), after expiration of the enhancement you receive a detrimental effect called Residual Pain that delivers that 50% absorbed damage back to the target distributed over the next 10s.
Resource: N/A
Casting: Instant | Recast: 90s.

LV 66: Blind Shell (Type: Weaponskill)
Description: Delivers an attack with a potency of 100. Combo Bonus (Poison Shell): Blind.
TP: 60
Casting: 1.5s | Recast: 2.5s

LV 68: Triple Shot (Type: Ability)
Description: The next three weaponskills will require no cast time.
Resource: N/A
Casting: Instant | Recast: 60s

LV 70: Quick Pockets (Type: Ability)
Description: Executes a random powerful mixture action. Does not consume stash items.
Resource: N/A
Casting: Instant | Recast: 300s

“Use” Ability Items

Most of the Chemist healing kit lies in their Use and Mix abilities, and they have many skills to quickly access these aetheric items such as their three soils, Congregate, Stashes, and Dispensary, Use items have a guaranteed mixture that can be proc’d, and require a trio of soils to use the ability. Aetheric Potions, Aetheric Ethers, and Aetheric Remedy are used to create these items. By themselves these Aetheric abilities have no use, think of the Aetheric Abilities as the essence of a potion, remedy, and ether. To quickly accumulate soils a chemist would use Congregate allowing them easy access to Potion Shell, Ether Shell, and Remedy Shell, another tool they use is their stashes which allows them to hold on to Use items for future use, or for the mix ability. And finally we have the Dispensary which allows you to use whatever Use item you have accumulated soils for without consuming your soils or Cooldown. Below are all the Use Items.

• Potion Shell (Type: Use mixture)
Description: Restores target’s HP. Cure Potency: 400, Additional Effect: Increases healing received by 5% this effect can stacked up to 3 times for a maximum increase of 15%. Effect refreshed per application (60s) (Effect: Healing Residue)
Soil Mixture: Aetheric Potion, Aetheric Potion, Aetheric Potion

• Healing Spring (Type: Use mixture)
Description: Envelops a designated area in a veil of succor, healing any party member who enters.
Soil Mixture: Aetheric Potion, Aetheric Potion, Aetheric Remedy

• Light Curtain (Type: Use mixture)
Description: Increases the target physical defense by 10%.
Soil Mixture: Aetheric Potion, Aetheric Potion, Aetheric Ether

• Ether Shell (Type: Use mixture)
Description: Restores target’s MP. Restore Potency: 10%, Additional Effect: Increases mana received by 3% this effect can stacked up to 3 times for a maximum increase of 9%. Effect refreshed per application (60s) (Effect: Mana Residue)
Soil Mixture: Aetheric Ether, Aetheric Ether, Aetheric Ether

• Mana Spring (Type: Use mixture)
Description: Envelops a designated area in a refreshing veil, restoring the MP of any party member who enters.
Soil Mixture: Aetheric Ether, Aetheric Ether, Aetheric Remedy

• Lunar Curtain (Type: Use mixture)
Description: Increases the target magic defense by 10%.
Soil Mixture: Aetheric Ether, Aetheric Ether, Aetheric Potion

• Remedy Shell (Type: Use mixture)
Description: Removes an enfeebling effect from the target.
Soil Mixture: Aetheric Remedy, Aetheric Remedy, Aetheric Remedy

• Stamina Spring (Type: Use mixture)
Description: Envelops a designated area in a empowering veil, restoring the TP of any party member who enters.
Soil Mixture: Aetheric Remedy, Aetheric Remedy, (Aetheric Ether OR Aetheric Potion)

• Twin Stars (Type: Use mixture)
Description: Reduces MP and TP cost of one weaponskill or spell for the target to 0.
Soil Mixture: Aetheric Potion, Aetheric Ether, Aetheric Remedy

“Mix” Ability Items

Mix items have a guaranteed mixture that can be proc’d; however, that is not the only way to get these items, when stashed mix items that belong to that mixture are consumed your chances of getting the mixture increases unless the mixture you create has another guaranteed proc. The only mix item that doesn’t have a guaranteed proc is Hot Spurs and it can only be triggered by a non guaranteed proc or by Quick Pockets. Below are all the Mix items.

• Ultra Potion Shell (Type: Mix mixture)
Description: Restores the HP of all nearby party members. Cure Potency: 750.
Guaranteed Mixture: Potion Shell, Potion Shell, Potion Shell
High Chance Items: Potion Shell, Healing Spring, Light Curtain

• Mega Panacea (Type: Mix mixture)
Description: Cures all abnormal effects from all nearby party members.
Guaranteed Mixture: Remedy Shell, Remedy Shell, Remedy Shell
High Chance Items: Remedy Shell, Stamina Spring, Healing Spring

• Mighty Ether (Type: Mix mixture)
Description: Restores the MP of all nearby party members. Recovery Potency: 20%
Guaranteed Mixture: Ether Shell, Ether Shell, Ether Shell

• Freedom X (Type: Mix mixture)
Description: Reduces MP and TP cost of three weaponskills or spells for all nearby party members to 0. (60s or 3 weaponskills or spells)
Guaranteed Mixture: Twin Stars, Twin Stars, Twin Stars

• Mighty G (Type: Mix mixture)
Description: Bestrows a physical and magic defensive bonus, as well as a regen effect to all nearby party members. (60s)
Guaranteed Mixture: Healing Spring, Light Curtain, Lunar Curtain

• Hyper NullAll (Type: Mix mixture)
Description: a barrier is created nullifying all detrimental effects suffered by nearby party members. (60s or 1 detrimental effect)
Guaranteed Mixture: Remedy Shell, Stamina Spring, Twin Stars

• Mega Vitality (Type: Mix mixture)
Description: Increases all nearby party members total HP by 10%. (60s)
Guaranteed Mixture: Potion Shell, Healing Spring, Light Curtain

• Hyper Mana (Type: Mix mixture)
Description: Increases all nearby party members total MP by 10%. (60s)
Guaranteed Mixture: Ether Shell, Mana Spring, Lunar Curtain

• Miracle Drink (Type: Mix mixture)
Description: Increases all nearby party members Critical hit Rate. (60s)
Guaranteed Mixture: Potion Shell, Ether Shell, Remedy Shell

• Hot Spurs (Type: Mix mixture)
Description: Increases how fast the Limit Break Gauge fills up by a minor amount. (60s)
Guaranteed Mixture: None has a chance of 25% of appearing from a non-guaranteed Mixture or Quick Pockets.

I want chemist as a class so much. I approve

So with innoculate, I transfer my 20 seconds of sludge status ( damage over time) to the dragoon ( it becomes 10 seconds) and then watch them tank the floor?

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Titor

I want chemist as a class so much. I approve

---

Great! the more approval/desire the better chance we have of getting this job in the future.

I also wanted to share some details to clear up some of the design concepts I used on the job.

a. As you guys might have noticed already the Chemist is a cooldown healer they do not use TP/MP.
b. Some of you must be thinking wtf, why is chemist cure potions and healing abilities on such a long cooldown? well simply because those skills aren't supposed to be used as the primary skills they are backup/emergency skills. The chemist will heal with their use/mix/stockpile abilities but those still have a cooldown so maintaining your cooldowns will be your goal in endgame as a chemist.
c. When offhealer the chemist can DPS and heal with their cure potions/stockpiles since Krysta Bolts have a trait to reset the cooldown on the Cure Potions.

Any questions, suggestions feel free to ask.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Ragology

So with innoculate, I transfer my 20 seconds of sludge status ( damage over time) to the dragoon ( it becomes 10 seconds) and then watch them tank the floor?

---

Its a healer cooldown, it's incase of emergency if you have something like paralyze you can transfer it to the dragoon, and use your Panacea on them as soon as the cooldown resets. The healer life is much more important than a DPS this guarantees that you can survive a debuff like doom and not wipe the party. Of course this wouldn't exactly work on super special debuffs, but it would work on things like paralyze,blind,sleep.

Having the ability to heal without using a resource is a bit op.

I do like the general idea you have here though.

Chemist was going to be a job in 3.0 but the devs scrapped it since they couldn't make it work.

Curious according to what source was chemist going to be in 3.0?
I just never heard any such thing is all.
Anyhow i would not mind Chemist, but Dancer must come first :P

I second this. Misinformation is toxic.

I wouldn't spread misinformation on purpose. I only remember reading back near 3.0 where the devs mentioned it and then it was referenced again on TV tropes.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Brightshadow

Its a healer cooldown, it's incase of emergency if you have something like paralyze you can transfer it to the dragoon, and use your Panacea on them as soon as the cooldown resets. The healer life is much more important than a DPS this guarantees that you can survive a debuff like doom and not wipe the party. Of course this wouldn't exactly work on super special debuffs, but it would work on things like paralyze,blind,sleep.

---

I get the idea, but I don't see them ever including anything like this, they never seem to include anything that even has the possibility to be abused. Either by people trolling intentionally, or, more likely, people that don't know what their doing

Esuna is hardly OP, may as well just make it that

The only thing I remember them saying (but have no source) is that they were concerned that people would mix up Chemist and Alchemist if they did it.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Brightshadow

1. Krysta Bolt (LV1): Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 150.
-TP Cost: Low / Cast Time: Instant /Cooldown: 2.5s /Range: 25y

21. Krysta Bolt II (LV46): Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 170. Additional Effect: has 25% chance of procing Krysta Bolt III adding slow to it.
-TP Cost: Medium / Cast Time: Instant /Cooldown: 2.5s /Range: 25y

25. Krysta Bolt III (LV54): Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 230. Additional Effect: Lowers attack Speed. (Only when Proc.)
-TP Cost: High / Cast Time: Instant /Cooldown: 2.5s /Range: 25y

---

So question on these as this seems to be basically their main damage (as Stone is to WHM) but why would they use Bolt 2 over 3? Slow doesn't seem to be a good incentive to use 2 unless the drain is massive (like SMN using Ruin 3 out of Dreadwyrm), now when I see it as "High" i'd like to think that, so perhaps changing it from adding slow, let Krysta 2 have a chance to proc Krysta 3 for no TP cost and instant cast at a much lower chance of procing (maybe 10%?)

Just an idea cus as I view it now, I have a hard time seeing why they would bother using 2 when slow usually doesn't affect bosses and they build up immunity over time vs just going for the pure higher damage.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Titor

The only thing I remember them saying (but have no source) is that they were concerned that people would mix up Chemist and Alchemist if they did it.

---

Seems like that would be a silly reason if they did. "Need 1 Chemist for Alex savage" just the idea of an Alchemist showing up... /shrug.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by AlphaFox

Seems like that would be a silly reason if they did. "Need 1 Chemist for Alex savage" just the idea of an Alchemist showing up... /shrug.

---

I mean the reason that casters can't glamour plate looking items is because they also think people will get confused by seeing it.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Titor

I mean the reason that casters can't glamour plate looking items is because they also think people will get confused by seeing it.

---

Ah gotcha, still kinda silly to think on though. Still doesn't make too much since in the way of thinking though.

For the mixtures would it be similar to how a Ninja does their mudras or would it be too much stress on a healer mixing things when things look tough?

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Yasuhiro

For the mixtures would it be similar to how a Ninja does their mudras or would it be too much stress on a healer mixing things when things look tough?

---

I really hate mudras, they completley break the combat flow IMO and is one of the reasons I don't play ninja. I really hope chemist would not have a similar system. Or at least not one that has an awkward oGCD cooldown thing.

Your chemist idea sounds like tons of fun, but damn this is pretty much h kissing White Mage goodbye with all the godly utility lol

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Titor

I really hate mudras, they completley break the combat flow IMO and is one of the reasons I don't play ninja. I really hope chemist would not have a similar system. Or at least not one that has an awkward oGCD cooldown thing.

---

Cannot agree with this more. Not only is that system not intuitive at all, but if you have even the slightest bit of lag, you may as well not bother with it.

Better system would be to tack the mudra-like component onto particular skills. Something like one single-target heal would generate a charge of a single-target resource and one AoE heal would generate a charge of an AoE resource, with an overall cap on how many total stacks and have Mix blowing all those charges to create an effect based on how many of each type of charge you compiled.

Another thing too that cannot be stressed enough is that there are two really good reasons why healers traditionally use MP as a primary resource: balance and control. If a healer only used cooldowns as a resource, they would lack a great deal of healing flexibility and wouldn't be able to work under intense healing fights no matter how well those cooldowns are designed, and if they are that well designed, they would wind up being far too broken for this game.

Lastly, I honestly don't think it can be called "chemist". We already have alchemist, and adding another name that sounds close enough to it (and potentially close enough to the same thing in some languages) would only risk a great deal of confusion. It would have to be either renamed or repackaged as something else, which is why for the concept I did for chemist, I gave it a bazooka that fired potion and mortar shells and called it Grenadier: all the joys of chemist, but now with the added pleasure of shooting people in the face with heals.

Made Big Changes to the Chemist Framework Hope yall like it.

Any thoughts on them using a Magun?

and them being a mix of chemist and cannoneer?

All feedback and likes are appreciated :D

we actually already have chemist
They just thought it didn't fit the Ishgard theme so re-skinned it and called it astrologian ;o

just imagine all the card skills as picking up ingredients and mixing them together and whatnot
perhaps some kind of aether cannon instead of shooting out starlight
etc etc

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Nihility

we actually already have chemist
They just thought it didn't fit the Ishgard theme so re-skinned it and called it astrologian ;o

just imagine all the card skills as picking up ingredients and mixing them together and whatnot
perhaps some kind of aether cannon instead of shooting out starlight
etc etc

---

Not necessarily, Astrologian is a mix of a gambler and time mage, sure they have a system that is similar to mixing, but that doesn't mean it can't be added. Mix and Cards are completely different.

I would much prefer a dexterity/aiming set for a chemist with ranged role actions (still can use limited mp). I don't think a chemist should require something like swiftcast, since they aren't mages. The biggest problems would be protect and esuna, but we can bring back leeches and not having protect can simply be labeled a con for playing the class. In raid content, the other healer would have to carry it.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Brightshadow

Not necessarily, Astrologian is a mix of a gambler and time mage, sure they have a system that is similar to mixing, but that doesn't mean it can't be added. Mix and Cards are completely different.

---

I mean they literally said it was originally chemist and reskinned it to fit ishgard theme in an interview.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Nihility

I mean they literally said it was originally chemist and reskinned it to fit ishgard theme in an interview.

---

No, they said Astrologian is inspired by Time Mage. Astrologian have many Time Mage skills, but no Chemist skill.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Felis

No, they said Astrologian is inspired by Time Mage. Astrologian have many Time Mage skills, but no Chemist skill.

---

https://www.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/wiki/pax_2015_interview

RPGamer: What was the inspiration for the creation of the new Astrologian class?

Yoshida: With the Astrologian there were actually many different ideas that were pitched to even name the job. One of the more unique ones was “item wielder” (Editor’s note: Foxclonn began digging in his phone to try and find an English equivalent for their original job concept name). In the end we considered the lore and the fact we’re going into Ishguard. The area has a very prominent Astrologian presence and they see the movement of the stars to gauge where the dragons are as well seeing the future by reading the stars. Just like there is an observatory in the Coerthas areas Astrologians were a prominent element that already existed in the realm. Another unique element and ideas in terms of a healer there was actually an idea that was pitched: “Could we have a healer that wields firearms?” (Editor’s note: They found the word at this point to be Chemist and Yoshida makes a throwing motion to mimic healing by throwing potions) So going back to the concept of coming up with Astrologian and of course there was talk of “Can they hold a gun” but in the end we decided using the cards was a cool idea and considering the culture of the Ishguard area where they read the stars that blended in very well. It is a nostalgic concept as well. If you are a fan of Final Fantasy Tactics you may recognize the Astrologian as well. So that’s why we've decided on that healer roll with the cards. A lot of debate went on. A lot of considerations were made. Definitely it’s a very cool healer type role so we hope that you give it a try as well.

Chemist is different enough to work in this game, Even if they got inspiration from a Chemist or Gambler for Astrologian it doesn't mean the job couldn't work. In my opinion Chemist is unique enough to work in the game, and it would be a shame if it never comes to the game since they are the second traditional healer of the series and have appeared since tactics as a healer.

I also made them different from Astrologian to have different enough from Astrologians, they use more a mudra system and they have a stacking mini divine seal effect on their heals, plus unique mix items that are different from what the Astrologian brings.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Nihility

RPGamer: What was the inspiration for the creation of the new Astrologian class?

---

That almost makes it sound like they already had the resources for something along the lines of Chemist. Or at least the core concept in mind to make it later on.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Brightshadow

Chemist is different enough to work in this game, Even if they got inspiration from a Chemist or Gambler for Astrologian it doesn't mean the job couldn't work.

---

I think at this point, with what demand the job has, something Chemist-like is an eventuality. It still needs a system more reliable than the Mudra system though just because of what issues are already present with it just for the job that currently uses it.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Titor

I really hate mudras, they completley break the combat flow IMO and is one of the reasons I don't play ninja. I really hope chemist would not have a similar system. Or at least not one that has an awkward oGCD cooldown thing.

---

I think Mudras would feel so much better if other skills didn't interrupt them.

Ten - Spinning Edge - Chi - Jin - Gust Slash - Suiton - Trick Attack - Aeolian Edge.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Kazrah

That almost makes it sound like they already had the resources for something along the lines of Chemist. Or at least the core concept in mind to make it later on.

---

There were other interviews, some i think were video so i couldn't find them. You kind of get the sense that they just did a rename/re-art the stuff to fit an astrologian from chemist.
But there was an interview saying things along the lines of picking up random ingredients and having a set of skills to mix and cook them that turned into the cards
there were a couple that talked about trying to keep the class using a gun even after officially making it astro(including the one i posted)

I feel like chemist was very much developed and they just turned the potions into sparkles for lore

I noticed you based this class heavily from the anime series: FINAL FANTASY UNLIMITED..... I approve

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Nihility

There were other interviews, some i think were video so i couldn't find them. You kind of get the sense that they just did a rename/re-art the stuff to fit an astrologian from chemist.
But there was an interview saying things along the lines of picking up random ingredients and having a set of skills to mix and cook them that turned into the cards
there were a couple that talked about trying to keep the class using a gun even after officially making it astro(including the one i posted)

I feel like chemist was very much developed and they just turned the potions into sparkles for lore

---

That doesn't mean you can create a class only one way.