We may get changes to cleric stance and esuna

[Yasuhiro]

Why not link the direct source instead of to plebbit?
http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/pr/blog/

[Silverquick]

I suspect one change we will see with regards to healers and Cleric Stance...

I believe it will be changed into an ability similar to Enochian and Dreadwyrm Trance, it will likely have a short duration, and likely have a cooldown on it.

[RukiaFae]

Why not link the direct source instead of to plebbit?
http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/pr/blog/

Because I didn't know that one was up at the time I posted. The Japanese one was posted first.


Anyways I'm confused to reason of moving Esuna, if they do. It makes no sense considering every healer already has a cleanse spell. It will not decrease button bloat and you don't have to level up another class to get it. The only thing they need to do is move leeches up earlier. I can't wait to find out more

[Mycow8me]

Its funny cause alot of the stuff on raids isn't esunable unless its a doom mechanic or some DOTs. The problem is differentiating without all ready knowing. Nothing annoys me more than trying to esuna something only to find out it cannot be removed. Non removable status effects aren't a different color, notifying shape, or anything either, its just guess and check. Same situation for bard, gets annoying finding out what effects can be removed and what ones cannot be. Half the times I only ever use bards warden on warriors for their pacification.

Cleric stance is somewhat annoying, honestly if the cooldown was lower near 2-3 seconds I would probably be more pressed to use it often. At the same time though, all it does is contribute to some skill bloat. They need to just make DPS magic cost alot more MP so players have to be weary of using it too much instead of this dumb stance dancing. Just my two cents.

[Talraen]

Anyways I'm confused to reason of moving Esuna, if they do. It makes no sense considering every healer already has a cleanse spell. It will not decrease button bloat and you don't have to level up another class to get it. The only thing they need to do is move leeches up earlier. I can't wait to find out more

But that's why they'd change it. You can't move Leeches up earlier, because Scholar only starts getting abilities at 30. You'd either have to give a cleanse to Arcanist in general, or come up with some entirely new system so all healers get a cleanse at 18... and hey that's exactly what they're doing here!

[RukiaFae]

But that's why they'd change it. You can't move Leeches up earlier, because Scholar only starts getting abilities at 30. You'd either have to give a cleanse to Arcanist in general, or come up with some entirely new system so all healers get a cleanse at 15... and hey that's exactly what they're doing here!

That's sad but honestly do you really need it before 30. Brayflox is the only dungeon you some what need it and you have to be level 30 SCH to enter it as a healer. They could give it to you as a level 30 SCH. I'm with other people. I don't want to see jobs lose their unique skills to make them all the same. That's my only concern.

[Ashua]

All I know is if the gameplay is boring I know quite a few people who will most likely move on. Gameplay is already semi stale as it is outside of raid progression.

[Talraen]

That's sad but honestly do you really need it before 30. Brayflox is the only dungeon you some what need it and you have to be level 30 SCH to enter it as a healer. They could give it to you as a level 30 SCH. I'm with other people. I don't want to see jobs lose their unique skills to make them all the same. That's my only concern.

But Esuna, Leeches, and Exalted Detriment are all exactly the same, aside from Esuna's proc (and that can easily be made into a Conjurer trait). What's the point in having three of the same spell, with the same recast and same MP cost? And what's the point of having one healer class be a massive liability in one dungeon? Hell, for Final Fantasy traditionalists like myself, I'd much rather Esuna be the one and only all-status curing spell, because that's how the series has always been. Having a different name and animation for the same spell doesn't make a job "unique."

[Hyperia]

My money is that they cross classing Cleric and making Esuna cross class and you get it at the same level for all jobs. Blocking cleric in 4 to 24 player instances would get my hopes up way too much. Why don't I want to see Cleric used? Because most of the time, when I die on my Paladin, I see it on.

[Driavna]

Its funny cause alot of the stuff on raids isn't esunable unless its a doom mechanic or some DOTs. The problem is differentiating without all ready knowing. Nothing annoys me more than trying to esuna something only to find out it cannot be removed. Non removable status effects aren't a different color, notifying shape, or anything either, its just guess and check. Same situation for bard, gets annoying finding out what effects can be removed and what ones cannot be. Half the times I only ever use bards warden on warriors for their pacification.

This game do a bad job delivering that kind of info, hope SB improve this.