New Food Stats - hrrrmmm :/

are these more or less confusing than the last system? The use of %'s is great but this whole 'cap' system seems to be making it even more complicated....What do you guys think?

Also, im assuming that rank requirements are no more? So a level 1 char can eat some Orobon Stew and get the same boost as a level 50?

The only food i use when playing is coffee.. tons of it :P

And what kind of stats bonus does that give you? Did you find it to be Divine??

Food makes perfect sense to me. It's the exact same system that was in XI

+stat% up to a maximum bonus of X

A low level has no reason to use a high level food since the percentage gain from their base stat will be so much smaller than that of a level 50. 8% of 100 atk (just using simple numbers) is only 8 attack, and the high tier foods cap at like 40 or 50 attack, whereas the lower ones are in like the 20s.

Yea, the point of Stat Percentages is so that Level 50 food doesn't make level 1 Characters super powerful.

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Originally Posted by Orophin

A low level has no reason to use a high level food since the percentage gain from their base stat will be so much smaller than that of a level 50. 8% of 100 atk (just using simple numbers) is only 8 attack, and the high tier foods cap at like 40 or 50 attack, whereas the lower ones are in like the 20s.

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ah this is making sense now. "lower level" food now = higher% but lower cap, and reversed for higher levels. brill! thnx for the clarity

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Originally Posted by Akubikumo

are these more or less confusing than the last system? The use of %'s is great but this whole 'cap' system seems to be making it even more complicated....What do you guys think?

Also, im assuming that rank requirements are no more? So a level 1 char can eat some Orobon Stew and get the same boost as a level 50?

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Same percentage boost. In terms of absolute points, he'll only get a small fraction of the level 50 would get. He'd actually get more eating a low-level food.

hmm! a better system.... could it be true?? I've been a jaded CUL for too long.

FFXI actually used a similar system, to an extent. For example, grilled hare had attack +30%, cap of 50, while a meat mithkabob had attack +22%, cap of 60. However, a lot of the more common foods used such as sushi and red curry had both a higher % AND a higher cap than most other food available, which meant that you had the low level food that's useful for just a short while, and the high level food, and everything in the middle was pretty much worthless.

This system seems to work a lot better in that regard.

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Originally Posted by Akubikumo

are these more or less confusing than the last system? The use of %'s is great but this whole 'cap' system seems to be making it even more complicated....What do you guys think?

Also, im assuming that rank requirements are no more? So a level 1 char can eat some Orobon Stew and get the same boost as a level 50?

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You have a choice as to what you're going to use. It's not complicated, just flexible.

Use a calculator and look at what the food offers. You'll see pretty quickly as to what food is best.

Without food my archer hits about 125 for lightshot. 300ish for a crit. With the so-so food, that base hit goes to about 150-170ish. With the optimal it's 200-300. 700 crit.

If you put in a little time, food will work for you. It works way way more than it used to. I have a satchel full of grub for every class.

yes, i do like the fact we get numbers and stats now.. the food system makes a lot more sense, and i have already sold more food in 24 hours than i have in a week at points. lol

And it stacks to 99 now, yay

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Originally Posted by Kiote

Yea, the point of Stat Percentages is so that Level 50 food doesn't make level 1 Characters super powerful.

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And/or so a Level 50 character can no longer just munch on low-level food for the same effect as high-level food.