Bring Skillchain System to FFXIV!

[Nahara]

Wouldn't be surprised that it were a SAM's unique mechanic, instead of combos, you get a bunch of weaponskills in which you can choose combinations and get different effects!

But that's essentially what melee ability combos are already. Your "weapon skills" are your many different abilities, which you chain together in a specific order in order to accomplish something greater than if you'd just used them whenever (like the Heavy Thrust, Disembowl, Chaos Thrust combo Dragoons get).

[Ryans]

But that's essentially what melee ability combos are already. Your "weapon skills" are your many different abilities, which you chain together in a specific order in order to accomplish something greater than if you'd just used them whenever (like the Heavy Thrust, Disembowl, Chaos Thrust combo Dragoons get).

But it's a predefined order for combos atm. Dragoon can't start with Heavy Thrust, combo into Disembowel and finish it with Doom Spike. Samurai could have a starter WS1 for all combos. Then you pick between WS2, 3, 4, 5, or 6. Those then open up into WS, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6 (minus the one you picked) and have a finisher combo addition. So it would go something like WS1>WS4>WS3 would put a slow effect on the monster. WS1>WS2>WS3 would put an attack buff up on yourself. WS1>WS6>WS3 would put a dot on the monster. Typing this, I realize it would make for a very long tooltip for skills, but it could be fun.