3.0: Elemental Weakness/Resistance?

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Elemental resistances are the illusion of choice/variety if they follow the standard FF-type "monster is weak to fire, monster does ice damage" type situation. In the single player game it's a bit of a kind of puzzle because you're often limited in equipment and/or preparation.

In an MMO it's "Don't take a summoner as caster to Shiva because we need to hit her with fire" and "bring all your ice resist gear and equip a fire weapon". That just means it's really the same thing it's always been except now you have to put on a different hat.

If you wanted it to be interesting there have to be trade offs to using elements such that it actually involves planning and changes strategy. Dealing bonus damage means you take bonus damage or X adds will resist you such that you may or may not want everybody suited up in the counter-color. This is very hard to balance.