Next combat update

[Raldo]

Most jobs only use either TP or MP. Removing one of them and making everyone use the same generic resource pool will not affect most jobs. Also, I think the general assumption is that most skills that cost TP will now cost nothing, and AOE skills will consume MP.

For those jobs that do actually use TP and MP, things can be easily tweaked to only need one or the other.

Examples (PURELY MADE UP, NOT FROM LEAKS OR ANYTHING)...
PLD: All of PLD's skills could now cost 0 TP to use because TP is gone, and I suspect they'll switch the AOE skill to cost MP.
BRD: Foe Requiem is now on a 3-minute cooldown, and lasts for an explicit duration.
DRK: I'm not even going to guess, since I think they're getting some large changes.
RDM: Ultimately, RDM could already have its reliance on TP removed completely and nothing would change. I bet some people don't even realize that their melee actions actually use TP.

Please don't worry too much about it until we actually see the changes.

The biggest question I have is: What will they do with AST's Spire + Ewer?
Ewer stays the same, and Spire is now +Direct Hit maybe?

why fix what isn't broken?

This is purely conjecture, however, when they removed elemental resistances, they repurposed them for use in Eureka. Regardless of Eureka's merits (or lack thereof), perhaps they've found another use for the old TP resource that could be new and interesting. Alternatively, they may just want to reduce UI bloat.

[linay]

AOE skills will consume MP.

I hope not.

[Raldo]

I hope not.

Care to elaborate why? I don't see how this would make any difference, for most jobs.

Or do you just mean you'd rather they be completely zero-cost, so you can spam them with impunity?

[SargentToughie]

Care to elaborate why? I don't see how this would make any difference, for most jobs.

Or do you just mean you'd rather they be completely zero-cost, so you can spam them with impunity?

I mean, why not? Casters already get to AoE with impunity, and they can do so from several yalms back? Melee AoE is both harder to actually hit with since you gotta get right up in there and often use weird angles (Samurai needing to be in a cone in front of the enemies, DRG in a straight line...), AND you get punished for doing so by the fact that it just sucks through your TP like crazy.

[linay]

Care to elaborate why? I don't see how this would make any difference, for most jobs.

Or do you just mean you'd rather they be completely zero-cost, so you can spam them with impunity?

Yes, I want zero-cost AOE as far as resource is concerned. I don't see a reason for the change if it makes no difference in gameplay, preferably in the form of benefit.

[xJimmehx]

I don't see a reason for the change if it makes no difference in gameplay..

For one, Its less data to sync over a network. Less traffic = Less lag.

[linay]

For one, Its less data to sync over a network. Less traffic = Less lag.

Good point, still I'd hope for more.