Soulshot's.

Hi, there :)

I don't know if many of you, are familiar with concept of Soulshot's in Lineage 2 :

"Soulshots are for Fighter classes, and increase the amount of damage you inflict with your weapon. Spiritshots are for the magic-wielding Mystics, and increase the power of your spells."

There are similar items in other mmo's as well like Aion = Power Shards, temporarily increase the effectiveness of your weapons.

There are more examples but I think you get the idea. I was wondering if system like that, could find a place in FFXIV.

It's not like I would love to see this being implemented, but I think it might be nice addition to battle (sound+visuals) also this could help economy in game, plus crafters would have more work :D (joke)

I wonder what other think, about idea like that ??

I don't think it would help the economy since barely anyone is playing right now. I think with the way the UI is set up now it would be a pain, but maybe the new UI would be more conducive to it. I'm bad with items like that because I would only ever use it on bosses.

Disclaimer: I've played both Lineage2 and Aion (the latter far more than former, however).

That being said, I found the shots/shards in both games to be mostly just an annoyance. As a cleric in Aion, I ignored them unless pvping. They're nothing more than a money sink; while FFXIV could use some of these, I think there are better ways to do it.

i'm with dreamer.

Soulshots HAHAHAHAHA !!

Seriously people, stop making topic about other games features... FFXIV is not a copycat...
if you want to help the Dev team, show some imagination.

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Originally Posted by Kato3y

Soulshots HAHAHAHAHA !!

Seriously people, stop making topic about other games features... FFXIV is not a copycat...
if you want to help the Dev team, show some imagination.

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It's common mmo's features, and even Yoshida said that not always innovating things work well in mmo. Ofc I would like also FFXIV to be innovaiting and unique at the same time, but I think some addition to weapon won't change that.

Speaking of imagination, I looked at your posts...

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Originally Posted by Sweetheart

It's common mmo's features, and even Yoshida said that not always innovating things work well in mmo. Ofc I would like also FFXIV to be innovaiting and unique at the same time, but I think some addition to weapon won't change that.

Speaking of imagination, I looked at your posts...

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don't mean you should copy every thing you see around. Also, there's already a way to augment your weapon: en- spells.
You see no one using it right now, but they exist

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Originally Posted by yukikaze_yanagi

don't mean you should copy every thing you see around. Also, there's already a way to augment your weapon: en- spells.
You see no one using it right now, but they exist

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Ofc not, I agree with u, however if something could work well and improve things,
then I don't see reason why not.

I see negative responses so far, and I'm cool with it, that's why I ask other for their
own opinion, that kind of addition was always controversial and not without consequences.

Also Agument it's really not the same thing, which we are talking about.

I do not want Soulshots, Soul stones, ninja tools, or any other "Pay to Play" tool to deal damage as the primary source of damage for anything but Archer, and Archer should get a bonus for that fact.

Archer need a serious nerf, not a bonus XD

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Originally Posted by yukikaze_yanagi

Archer need a serious nerf, not a bonus XD

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Their current "Damage" is actually what I would say is fair for the fact that they pay to throw damage out for every hit.

I never tried lineage 2 but from what I understand what you're suggesting is a usable item to increase your effectiveness.

Isn't that the role of food in XIV? You eat something, it increase your stats(increasing your effectiveness), you can buy it and it's a usable item.

oh god i hated soulshots and spiritshots, it was like buying arrows for your sword. And you felt obligated to use them because everyone else was.

I played Lineage 2 for a while and even then, I hated the concept of soul/spirit shots. Like Neph said, since everyone else did it, you were basically obligated to spam them. I can't see liking something like that in this game either, just my opinion tho.

I remember people really hating these things, it gives too much power to people with in game currency and is a really great idea to get the RMT's rolling. No thank you.

I agree we need some kind of money sink, but this isn't it.

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Originally Posted by Kato3y

Soulshots HAHAHAHAHA !!

Seriously people, stop making topic about other games features... FFXIV is not a copycat...
if you want to help the Dev team, show some imagination.

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Interesting from the person who replies with No . ,No imagination at all ever heard of new twists on old ideas works very well in marketing and such. Let SE try it. Also stop being ''DON'T BE EVERY OTHER GAME!!'' News flash half of the stuff in FFXIV has been done before.

I don't really want to see something like soul/spiritshards added to the game, just make food more worthwhile.