In regard to the Scholars

[Vittorino]

Nerf "Aura Blast" Lmao, bish please; best increase the time casted on that damn "Fluid Aura."

First they strip us of our only viable (class oriented cc "Disease/Heavy")
2.3 you give WHM our Focalization & they also have Sacred Prism which is more effective that a Sacred Soil which ponders the question why SCH aren't bestowed with equivalent sanctions.
We have a aldoqium which is pretty amazing, yet Blizzard II (Cross-Class) not even a Arcanist move. While the dirty regening WHM has Fluid Aura (30 sec CD mind you) into a bind, 15 sec Sleep, Stone "Heavy" & they also receive Blizzard II.

I've grown accustomed to getting sh*t on by SE, but if they wish to nerf Aura Blast CD, YOU BETTER NERF THAT FUQN FLUID AURA!

Best Regards,
Enraged Subscriber

[Vittorino]

Pfft

Definitely love this guy; bads will be bads 1% is becoming the .08%. Damn shame

[Gor]

First they strip us of our only viable (class oriented cc "Disease/Heavy")
2.3 you give WHM our Focalization & they also have Sacred Prism which is more effective that a Sacred Soil which ponders the question why SCH aren't bestowed with equivalent sanctions.
We have a aldoqium which is pretty amazing, yet Blizzard II (Cross-Class) not even a Arcanist move. While the dirty regening WHM has Fluid Aura (30 sec CD mind you) into a bind, 15 sec Sleep, Stone "Heavy" & they also receive Blizzard II.

I've grown accustomed to getting sh*t on by SE, but if they wish to nerf Aura Blast CD, YOU BETTER NERF THAT FUQN FLUID AURA!

agreed, it does disappoint me that compared to WHM, SCHs literally have no defense other than trying to keep Galvanized up but then again most of the time what i hear from other tanks is SCHs are harder to kill so i guess it is a trade off. we are essentially designed to be as someone said earlier ... a piñata.

[Rydia13]

They better not touch SMN again unless it's to give us back full use of our abilities(SCH too, since we share our defensless class lol). I'll settle for the return of the weight effect on Miasma though lol. I understand removing it from Miasma II but a lot of jobs have the ability to weigh their enemy so I never quite understood why you removed it from Miasma.

Also, how about mages spell interruption is a % based chance rather than 100% if you get hit by a BRD. Not counting their "penalty", they have nothing stopping them from doing continuous damage. Both mages and melee are hindered by this. The only reason us mages appear so strong is cuz nobody ever attacks us, so we're left alone to deal tons of damage. If you plop a melee on us, it'll shut us down. At least temporarily.

[abzoluut]

I'd like to add the simple fact that the vast majority doing PvP has no clue how to PvP. Most of them aren't even aware they can equip PvP skills.

Unfortunately this leads to critique SE or PvP and whatnot rather than to acknowledge their shortcomings.

By the way, isn't PvP all about adapting to the situation and come up with a strategy on the spot when the basic strategy (if they even have one) does not work?

[Mikey305]

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gave this a like cause you used the word "merk"

[Divinemight]

By the way, isn't PvP all about adapting to the situation and come up with a strategy on the spot when the basic strategy (if they even have one) does not work?

It is true that a lot of players are showing lack of kownledge at their own job when it comes to PvP. It is also true that PvP is about how to anticipate opponent's strategy. However, it is also the fact there will always be a major adjustment to balance after a PvP is installed because no developer in this world can forseeing everything when they design the game.

[Maxwell]

... Unfortunately this leads to critique SE or PvP and whatnot rather than to acknowledge their shortcomings.

By the way, isn't PvP all about adapting to the situation and come up with a strategy on the spot ...

Yep! Spot on.

Lots of fallacies are being thrown around in this thread:
1. Assumption that PvP was a core part of FFXIV design.
2. Assumption that PvP was designed around 1v1 combat/capabilities.
3. Assumption that SCH is anything other than a support class or should be played just like PvE.
4. Comparing FFXIV PvP with other games with different design.
5. Mistaking one's own position on the matter with the position of the entire community (grand hyperbole about the death of SCH or FFXIV PvP).

If a SCH could "handle" another DPS, why would anyone play anything other than SCH ? SCH should be with their party and nowhere else.

I doubt they'll touch Aura blast. Its one of the few skills that can break a healer turtle on a flag.

[Divinemight]

2.35 in two weeks, we will find out YoshiP's balance concept soon!

[Zirael_Foxfire]

Healers are good at healing and preventing deaths and it is a big problem.