Alchemist Potions

[BloodLotus]

Why are they useless?

Can we think about "Explosive Potions" that we can throw at an enemy to have a usefulness in Parties?

Changing Dye, Enamel and Lacquer from 12 per synth to 4 would increase their value and give the farmers of bugs and mosses a reason to farm them.

[Lahru_Hukurou]

I am hoping and waiting for them to add useful potions. I hope we get a lot of the things we had on FFXI. Prism powder, deoderizer, and all the other stuff that we are missing.

[Rimmer]

Alchemist is definately in need of items like Prism Powder, Deodorizer. I'd like to see us given the ability to craft fireworks and stuff just for some fun teehe

[Wynn]

I was originally excited for Alchemist when I saw Nielle throwing potions. I was hopeful for an Alchemist like in tactics. I was sad when I discovered the truth. Potions, ethers, and the like are currently useless.

[Weffrey]

I have to agree I wish Alchemist had more of an impact on something where people could only go to them for something. I know dyes are one item like that, but I prefer items that would be more helpful like the suggestion of Prism Powder and Deordorizer. Potions with an added effect would be neat since auto hp and mp regeneration kills the usefullness of healing potions and ethers.

[JaxPalion]

All I can say is....Ditto..

[SeraviEdalborez]

Alchemist is more of a "Building block" craft in my eyes. Weavers/Leathers will love you for making dyes on occasion, and everyone has a need for glue or other alchemical byproducts as recipe components. It also provides you with a source of shards/crystals.

For damaging potions to be viable, they would first have to raise the stack size (and synth yield?) to... anything higher than 12. Either 99 or 999. I'm under the impression you can use the ailment poisons (paralyzing, blinding, etc) on enemies, but not sure as to their usefulness compared to the spells.

[DavidLocksley]

I really only use my alchemist in order to turn crystals into shards. Other then this there is not much need for it.

[TheVedis]

I really only use my alchemist in order to turn crystals into shards. Other then this there is not much need for it.

without your alchemists, you wouldnt have any dye for your cloth or leather
you wouldnt have laquer and some stuff for other gear too like bows
or glue

[Wyngale]

Yes, potions are in serious need of work. HP/MP potions should restore a % of your total HP/MP instead of a fixed number, because restoring 100 HP is totally pointless. Prepatch an Ether was decent in an emergency, but now the 30 MP you get from an Ether can be regenerated in a single tick in passive mode.

I use Disabling Potions (Paralyze + Poison) on Mongrels and the Mosshorn NM, but the range for tossing potions is too short for Buffalo/Uraeus/Goblins due to AOE. IMO all poison potions should go in the "Throw" slot as throwing weapons and they should have similar range.