Art of War needs to change

[Yakugami]

Ofc, this would require giving back Miasma, too (and nerfing biolysis accordingly) since there's not much point to spreading a single instant cast DoT except on huge groups.

i mean, if it was just a secondary effect of spamming whatever this new "Art of War" that person was talking about, it wouldn't matter if there's "not much point"
it's still extra damage, regardless, packed onto the already monotonous task of spamming it in its current state

as long as Art of War is at 150 potency, and Broil 3 is at 280, you're still doing more with Art of War on 2 targets

and Biolysis dealing, what, 600? if they reduced that by half or something like they normally do to some AoE skills, on 2 targets, a main target Biolysis with subsequent Art of Wars would be the exact same as casting two Biolysis, because you would hit for 300+300, which is just the 600 from Biolysis, itself

current SMN Bane is also 60%, meaning if they took that, it'd just be better, period

then, obviously, that number grows as mob size increases

now, if they did something fancy, like made the Biolysis ping-pong off each target, to basically "refresh" their durations....or, just, you know, simply have it refresh the duration, then we'd have some mildly interesting AoE damage, not anymore "complex" at all, since it's just throwing out one DoT, but still, plus, that would also mean on ST rotations, we could still throw that in for the DoT refresh on top of being able to output the extra 150 instant potency

[Squigley]

I do find it surprising SCH doesn't take more advantage of the fairy as a means to deliver PBAoE effects. Not just having the fairy cast AoEs, actually channeling the SCH's own spells through them.

Not even as a trait at higher levels?

Probably a pipe dream.

It would be cool if AoW would be channeled through the fairy instead. Perhaps with a slight radius buff. SCH could then either place the fairy in the middle of the pack or aoe the old fashioned way.

[Sylvain]

My only issue with AoW is the visual which is, as many people pointed out, a bit bland.

I would also like every healer AoE skill to have an additional function, because currently Holy feels a bit too powerful compared to Gravity or AoW

[Brandedblade]

My only issue with AoW is the visual which is, as many people pointed out, a bit bland.

I would also like every healer AoE skill to have an additional function, because currently Holy feels a bit too powerful compared to Gravity or AoW

Its additional function is it being instant cast and thus can be used as a weaving tool ontop of an aoe tool.

[Clouse_Cleyra]

Are we really on the point of arguing for a spell name or the "lore of the skill"
Come on...

[Billythepancake]

Are we really on the point of arguing for a spell name or the "lore of the skill"
Come on...

To a lot of people the lore of their class and their abilities is a big part of the experience, it helps with immersion.

Personally idc what the ability is called, but i still dislike it. I cant stand tools that are entirely situational, it's why I don't really miss bane all that much, but why I truly miss miasma II. I want my tools, at least on the dps side, to be useful no matter the situation I'm in.

[Clouse_Cleyra]

But miasma 2 wasnt a dps gain unless aoe. Art of war is pretty much the same thing.
What I do miss is shadowflare, but well... Lets w8 for the raid

[Billythepancake]

But miasma 2 wasnt a dps gain unless aoe. Art of war is pretty much the same thing.
What I do miss is shadowflare, but well... Lets w8 for the raid

It was better to use to weave than ruin II is now, that's why it had a use in single target and aoe, art of war is literally only good in aoe and that's just, blah.