Dropped Items and Materia

[NoctisUmbra]

Hmmm.. so apparently enmity +/-1 makes a difference of +/- 0.1% enmity generation. I suppose enmity materia isn't anything to write home about is it, compared to well-timed 20% increases granted for the duration of Sentinel as well as simply doing more damage.

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...Translation%29

Suddenly, Ifrit's Blade and Morbid Mogblade sound much more desirable than a Winglet stacked with Touch of Rage.

[Brannigan]

Except you can still put vit and dex on a winglet and even if Ifrit is the best (mogblade still sucks) THAT STILL DOESNT FUCKING MATTER BECAUSE IT STILL WASTES THE MATERIA SYSTEM

[NoctisUmbra]

Mogblade is far from useless. It has the 2nd highest Damage value, which also remains considerably higher than then Winglet.

DEX and VIT have comparably low, if not lower, effects on Block/Parry Rate and Defense respectively.

Materia system has use in customization, however I will agree that with every bit of info we discover the system is appearing to be more and more useless. The real solution, in my opinion, is for them to first make it so stats actually make a substantial difference.

[Brannigan]

No the real solution to the materia system becoming useless is to allow all items regardless of race, creed, gender, color, sexual orientation, or weight to be melded.

[NoctisUmbra]

When stats mean next to nothing, so does a system based entirely on adding more of them.

Read: I don't give 2 shits whether or not I can meld my Ifrit's Blade with VIT, DEX, Rage or whatever if they basically do nothing.

Step 1: Fix stats
Step 2: Observe balance
Step 3: Restore balance (This may include allowing melding of U/U)

[Stufoo]

Materia system has use in customization, however I will agree that with every bit of info we discover the system is appearing to be more and more useless. The real solution, in my opinion, is for them to first make it so stats actually make a substantial difference.

Yeah so those mages out there with +70 INT hats can finally start doing more damage. The materia system is fine guys, I LOVE my mogblade!

[indira]

nothing is wrong with [materia wepons > drop weapons], but [drop weapons > regular weapons] right now.
why you want to put crafters out of business? i never got the fetish with doing a couple more points of damage than the other guy.

[Brannigan]

nothing is wrong with [materia wepons > drop weapons], but [drop weapons > regular weapons] right now.
why you want to put crafters out of business? i never got the fetish with doing a couple more points of damage than the other guy.

I am fine with putting crafters out of business if the alternative is making real content (that isn't a dumb minigame or grinding wolves) useless


p.s. making drops meldable wouldnt put crafters out of business.

p.p.s. This is a Final Fantasy game stop trying to make a Steel Longsword with some colorful candy attached to it better than an Excalibur

[Brannigan]

Also hey stats do plenty. 2% here, 1% there. This is an MMORPG and it's not like you're going from basic gear to full endgame. You're going from 1 piece of basic gear to 1 slightly better piece of basic gear. Gaining 20 dex isn't going to double your damage if it comes from a stupid hat.

[Zantetsuken]

I am fine with putting crafters out of business if the alternative is making real content (that isn't a dumb minigame or grinding wolves) useless


p.s. making drops meldable wouldnt put crafters out of business.

LOL Brannigan, it seems like 95% of all your posts are pure crafter/crafting hate.

You really need to let this go -- or play a new game.