Quote Originally Posted by Astral145 View Post
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DPS checks are not real mechanics and 1 shot mechanics are not real mechanics.... What makes fights more interesting is learning what the bosses weaknesses are then planning an attack to destroy them. Elemental weakness shine on things like this and adds to the depth of what a mmo should be. BLM could have a lot more than what is now... seriously throwing fire bombs at ifrit is kinda dumb and made zero sense at all.
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Aside from the mountain of incorrect information about class you've never played, let's give some context here. Everyone know that if the player base finds an exploit, they will exploit said exploit (see A4S). Also if mechanics don't kill you, they will be ignored (see T2). This is why mechanics are the way they are now. Also fire doesn't "absorb" fire in real life, which is why the proverb (fight fire with fire) exists.