Quote Originally Posted by Fevelle View Post
They are going to balance items, not Phoenix Down though.

They could just use Phoenix Down as a "Reraise" on the open world - if you die while carrying one, you would get instantly revived. The 'Unique' trait of the item would make it impossible to exploit this, and while not being an extremely needed effect, a lot of people would use it, especially when leveling low-level characters and alts.
Until I involuntarily tested this idea against an Adamantoise I had no business attacking, I thought that this was the case. It would certainly make it easier to level when you're alone (especially when using a DPS class with no Chocobo Companion), and would make hunts a bit more interesting. And of course, make it so that they cannot be used in dungeons.


The only downside I could see to this would be that it would only make the "overworld isn't dangerous enough" problem even worse. With the ability to self-resurrect, even the few mobs/enemies that could really pose a problem to a single player would mean significantly less.