Skill / Spell Speed Weight Balancing

[Orrias]

The exact effect to which skill/spell speed will have in 3.0 isn't set in stone, yet, however, it's been stated that it's going to scale (in some form), albeit with some restrictions -- so as not to make it wildly overpowered as time goes on.

An example of the changes to spell speed were given in the interview (i.e. it would increase damage of DoTs, in 3.0), however, this is subject to change.


[Source: http://www.famitsu.com/news/201503/14074044.html

[Dervy]

The exact effect to which skill/spell speed will have in 3.0 isn't set in stone, yet, however, it's been stated that it's going to scale (in some form), albeit with some restrictions -- so as not to make it wildly overpowered as time goes on.

An example of the changes to spell speed were given in the interview (i.e. it would increase damage of DoTs, in 3.0), however, this is subject to change.


[Source: http://www.famitsu.com/news/201503/14074044.html

SS won't literally increase the damage of DoTs, but I think SS will affect DoTs in the same way they affect our Action Abilities.

I'm actually REALLY excited about this, because of the endless theorycrafting possibilities... Optimal Skillspeeds to get 1/2 additional DoT ticks taking into consideration TP usage. Discovering SS thresholds so you're not clipping DoTs and maximising skill usage. So much to do Summoners are gunna be so sick in 3.0.

[Ricdeau]

SS won't literally increase the damage of DoTs, but I think SS will affect DoTs in the same way they affect our Action Abilities.

I'm actually REALLY excited about this, because of the endless theorycrafting possibilities... Optimal Skillspeeds to get 1/2 additional DoT ticks taking into consideration TP usage. Discovering SS thresholds so you're not clipping DoTs and maximising skill usage. So much to do Summoners are gunna be so sick in 3.0.

Assuming this is the route they go I guess it finally means we'll get individual DOT timers instead of the global tick. Hopefully it also means they will be in the combat log at long last. One can only hope! :P

[Shurrikhan]

The exact effect to which skill/spell speed will have in 3.0 isn't set in stone, yet, however, it's been stated that it's going to scale (in some form), albeit with some restrictions -- so as not to make it wildly overpowered as time goes on.

An example of the changes to spell speed were given in the interview (i.e. it would increase damage of DoTs, in 3.0), however, this is subject to change.


[Source: http://www.famitsu.com/news/201503/14074044.html

Thank you hugely for posting this. I hadn't yet heard of this interview. I'm glad to see it has at least been officially addressed, even if little of the solution seems finalized thus far.

吉田　『新生FFXIV』の開発現場では、『FFXI』でのヘイストがそうだったように、極端なパラメータ影響にならないよう、バトル全体のバランスを崩す恐れのあるスキルスピードやスペルスピードの効きを目立たなくさせていました。2.Xシリーズの運営を経てバランスも見えてきましたので、ボーナスパラメータの総括的な再調整を決めました。これによって、有効とされる能力値の種類が今後変わることも考えられます。

──スキルスピードやスペルスピードに、たとえばどのような調整が加えられる可能性があるのでしょうか？
吉田　あくまで例ですが、DoTに対して効果を及ぼすようになる、などです。たとえばスペルスピードが高ければ、そのぶんDoTダメージの威力が上がり、全体的なダメージ量が底上げされます。まだ調整中ですので明言は避けたいですが、これだけを見ても、スペルスピードの重要性がかなり高まるので、各ジョブでの重要パラメータには変化があると思ってください。