Upper tiers of an action (such as Fire II and Fire III) will be abolished.....

[Babydoll]

I agree with OP. I've played all of the FF from 1 to XIV. New spells was always something I looked forward to, new summons etc. It was always exciting to level up and then get to see the new animation. That was something the FF series was known for. Well not just the spells but having really visually appealing graphics. Don't get me started on how boring the WS in this game looks also ;~;

Then again those games were made by the old school team, Hironobu Sakaguchi and such who quit when enix merged and went to Mistwalker.

Them wanting to reuse the same animation over and over is kind of lame. Although I think (could be wrong) in the future they are fixing the graphic animations and such. I hope. >.>; They probably have plans to add way more stuff with the Jobs. I'm not too worried. :>

[RemVye]

Them wanting to reuse the same animation over and over is kind of lame. Although I think (could be wrong) in the future they are fixing the graphic animations and such. I hope. >.>; They probably have plans to add way more stuff with the Jobs. I'm not too worried. :>

They didn't say they were reusing the same animation... they said they are eliminating tiers. Wait and see is the best answer for everything.

[Jennestia]

They didn't say they were reusing the same animation... they said they are eliminating tiers. Wait and see is the best answer for everything.

They did actually say that.

* The inner workings of actions will be prioritized in 1.20, and graphical resources will be reused where possible

This obviously can change, but graphical resources being reused does mean recycling graphics which seems to be, as with everything else, "just for now."

[RemVye]

They did actually say that.



This obviously can change, but graphical resources being reused does mean recycling graphics which seems to be, as with everything else, "just for now."

Yeah I read that too..... too bad it wasn't stated directly after the tiered spell elimination potion or it might hold some water. It was a general thing directed at all classes and actions, not specifically magic spells.


Simple answer... wait and see. It could go either way and either way I don't care.

To address these issues, patch 1.20 will see the adjustment and redistribution of actions for all classes. New actions will be added, and individual combos (name tentative) introduced. Further down the track, patch 1.21 will usher in the job system, which will serve as a new focal point for character development.
* The inner workings of actions will be prioritized in 1.20, and graphical resources will be reused where possible. Cosmetic changes are expected to commence from patch 1.21 and continue in stages ahead of Version 2.0.

New actions will be added might be reusing animations... we don't know. Wait And See..