Seriously bothers the heck out of me...

[Jinrya-Geki]

Ohz you got me there. Nanotechnology! But is even the Garlean empire that advanced, or the Void? The world may never know.

Even though, it doesn't fly that you can cast Siphon Mp on a mob being alive or dead. Why can't it work on the undead. It should be switched so that it can.

Drain not working makes sense, since there is no blood or life force to drain from. That doesn't need to be changed.

If we got into magic more, after an item has been with a person who uses magic for a while, the item absorbs some of the magic itself. Which leads to items with certain stats that people like/want/need.

[XooZQ]

I think it even more strange that you can drain MP from the undead with Stygian Spikes...

[Jinrya-Geki]

I think it even more strange that you can drain MP from the undead with Stygian Spikes...

Didn't know that. Definitely should work with Siphon then.

[yukikaze_yanagi]

aswer this : siphon and drain suck fluids from body. How can you suck something from a skeleton, or something don't have any corporal fluids ? :3
(stygian work in strange way thou)

[Medura]

Easy to explain:

death magic KILL'S while life magic does not. Making something dead a part of yourself should rather pooison you, be happy your still walking

[DoctorMog]

I thought they were UNdead.

Dead (killed) and Undead (living death) monsters are separate categories in FF titles no?

[Seif]

Most FF games follow certain kind of weakness/strength formulas out of which XI probably developed that formula to the highest level with multiple categories to enemy types and elements.

When the battle system is fixed i really hope they implement Eorzea's own overall logic that applies to every enemy and skill in the game.

Are you trying to bring logic into a fantasy game?

Honestly do you even think about what you write?

All games need rules to work.

[Nuru]

Good point sir, but they are "un"dead. meaning that siphon spells wont effect as much as if they were dead again. :P

[Jinrya-Geki]

Good point sir, but they are "un"dead. meaning that siphon spells wont effect as much as if they were dead again. :P

They are undead, but magic keeps them alive. So Siphon Mp should hurt them like you hit them or something, while gaining the mp/tp. Needing the magic to sustain their being in the world, if you take it away, then the undead should not be able to do anything.

[Okiura]

i do aggre with the OP form a logic point of view and what was said makes sence to me, but i like the way it works because it's a unique trait you have to adapt to when fighting undead mobs.