MNK 4.0 Changes . . . I'm not a fan tbh

[StreamMonster]

It's fine we'll be getting GL4 in Stormblood I'm sure.

[Arcian]

It's fine we'll be getting GL4 in Stormblood I'm sure.

Susano clear vid from E3 has no GL4. 99% chance we're not getting it.

[StreamMonster]

I'm holding out for it as dumb as it sounds, maybe it's locked behind a monk quest at lvl 70 or something and maybe Yoshi didn't complete it so he didn't have it during the live letter.. Idk I'm saddened by the changes so it's probably just me getting my hopes up.

[Fhyrr]

Our hopes do not reside in Stormblood release anymore. E3 has shown it. We have to aim for 4.1 patch balance... if it will even happen there...

Yoshi tells us to calm down ... more like to have faith, because current maths show a very intense potency loss for our class. This is the first time in this game I feel unhappy for playing the class I want to play.

It's preposterous, but it is the luck we have at the moment, sad as it makes me. Even sadder to think I look forward more to a balance patch on 4.1 than the actual release (and mind you, I still look forward to the release... but with a bittersweet smile).

[Gallus]

It's fine we'll be getting GL4 in Stormblood I'm sure.

This would be bad, because they still need to make sure MNK does a certain amount of damage, it's not like you'd do more damage because you'd have GL4, they'd just tweak your numbers, and then you'd realise that the only positive thing about a not happening (fortunately) GL4 is that losing your stacks makes you cry twice as hard.

Don't get me wrong I'm far from happy with the 4.0 MNK they are likely giving us...but GL4 is not the answer.

[Deithwen]

The susano clear on monk doesn't reassure me at all ...

I know it's not the final build, but all the issues that concerned us are still here. This is kinda depressing ^^'

[DatPotato]

Yup, they didn't change a thing everything we pointed out is still here guess we'll see in actual game
(https://www.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/comme..._tooltips_etc/ for the impatient for those who asks the sources, courtesy of reddit, datamining the patch)

[Arcian]

Yeah, we're screwed.

[Arkenne]

Reddit thread

Err... in that Thread, dunno if it is correct but it says this:

7395 Riddle of Fire Ability 900 Increases damage dealt by 30% while increasing weaponskill recast time by 15%. Also grants <Color(-154)>Fists of Fire</Color>.<br><Color(52258)>Duration:</Color> 20s<br><Color(-154)>Riddle of Fire</Color> is canceled if <Color(-154)>Fists of Fire</Color> ends.

Riddle of Fire Increases damage dealt by 30% while increasing weaponskill recast time by 15%.

damage dealt 30% recast time +15%

If its true, isn't this good news :/?

[Xau]

...

to me sounds what the "increase recast time" is what the gcd becomes longer(in other words slower), but probably we will need to test it out before to jump to conclusions