So the other day, I and other party members got poisoned in one of the new 4.4 bits of content. I want to say Arboretum (Hard). So I decided to use an Antidote to clear it and give the Healer one less thing to worry about, since I saw it had the curable line.
But even though the Antidote went off, I still had the status. Is this normal? Is there some kind of difference between statuses that can be removed with items and statuses that can't? I'm not entirely sure why this distinction even exists since it makes status effect items less useful than they already are.
Cleansable Status Effects
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09-20-2018, 06:52 AMBerteaux_BraumegainCleansable Status Effects
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09-20-2018, 07:16 AMGunksFoy
Statuses that can be removed have a white line over them in the Party Menu and your debuff bar. Additionally, I think antidotes only cure Poison, while you may have been inflicted with something that looked like Poison. Not 100% though. You're honestly better off using your role skill that cleanses (Erase).
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09-20-2018, 07:42 AMRiyahArp
erase can only be used on someone else, sadly.
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09-20-2018, 07:46 AMGunksFoy
True, but with having all role actions, a quick Esuna is easy enough. Admirable to want to help, but if it doesn't work - /shrug
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09-20-2018, 07:46 AMSkivvyJust a visual for you. This be the white bar in question:Quote:
Originally Posted by GunksFoy
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09-20-2018, 07:47 AMBerteaux_BraumegainYou make a good point. I assumed it was regular poisoning because of the icon, but they have shared icons between different status effects.Quote:
Originally Posted by GunksFoy
I should have clarified that the status I mentioned did have that white line. That's why I tried to remove it myself.Quote:
Originally Posted by Skivvy
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09-20-2018, 08:05 AMKurando
Also some enemies can reapply stuff like poison quicker than you can cleanse it, so it's often better to just heal through it and attempt to get rid of it if there is an opportunity to do so. Caster's Erase can be weaved in to their rotations, and Healers can Esuna when need be.
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09-20-2018, 09:06 AMTint
You can also use these potions on other people than yourself. Had you someone else targeted at the moment you were using the it?
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09-20-2018, 09:17 AMSkivvyOh, good deal :) Every now and then I'll run into someone in a roulette that doesn't know which debuffs can be removed. Just wanted to help clarify :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Berteaux_Braumegain
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09-20-2018, 09:56 AMBerteaux_BraumegainNo problem!Quote:
Originally Posted by Skivvy
In hindsight, I don't think it was that debilitating, so I probably could've ignored it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kurando
Nope! I don't think I was in item range of anyone else, either.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tint
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09-20-2018, 10:59 AMIsuzuSento
There's also times when Antidote just doesn't clear poison. For instance, the poison from Orcus can only be removed by Esuna (and probably Erase).
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09-20-2018, 12:28 PMNessaWyvernWow, I have been playing for years and never noticed it, I always just did trial and error.Quote:
Originally Posted by GunksFoy
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09-20-2018, 12:47 PMSannaR
Also let's not forget Misery is not disease and needs to be taken off via an emote like cheer or rally.
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09-20-2018, 02:35 PMIsuzuSentoI think it's new in 4.0.Quote:
Originally Posted by NessaWyvern