Is it time to remove dots from the game?

[lolicon09]

Didnt know Shadowlands was already released.

About removing stuff in FFXIV, they should remove positionals and MP too

[Ilenya]

Didnt know Shadowlands was already released.

About removing stuff in FFXIV, they should remove positionals and MP too

Please no, let's not make things even more braindead.

[Floortank]

Dot application is why most of the jobs have a rotation and any sort of rhythm to their gameplay. Dots are good.

[Jirah]

So..how would BRD and SMN work?

[ItMe]

So..how would BRD and SMN work?

I mean, they could always lean more into the summons lol. SMNs identity is kinda messy and it's in part because of the random focus on DOTs that don't really connect with it's class identity.

[RezPls]

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You have a 1 minute cd on a buff, you have a 1 minute cd on a dot, you have a 30s cd on a burst "window" and these all can fit in within the duration of said buff + 2 extra resource spenders...

I'd be generally concerned for your cognitive function if you weren't able to piece it together after ~20 levels of playing it.

[Arngrim_Greyashe]

Please no, let's not make things even more braindead.

Why not? In fact, let's just remove actually playing the game. Auto Quest, the new feature! Coming soon!

[Blackheart]

Why not? In fact, let's just remove actually playing the game. Auto Quest, the new feature! Coming soon!

A game that practically plays itself....hmmmm.....

[Vahlnir]

You have a 1 minute cd on a buff, you have a 1 minute cd on a dot, you have a 30s cd on a burst "window" and these all can fit in within the duration of said buff + 2 extra resource spenders...

I'd be generally concerned for your cognitive function if you weren't able to piece it together after ~20 levels of playing it.

I know how they work, but I appreciate your attempt at giving me a summary. I have no issues piecing them together. I just feel that at least one of them probably isn't needed. That's all. Obviously it's extra dps now so it's needed for that, but the job would function just the same minus one DoT. Probably minus both of them, really. Like I said before, they don't really add to the job's identity. They are just...there for the sake of being there. I don't have a problem with them being there but I still feel that they aren't necessary.

[Tizzy_Tormentor]

God no, I'm actually annoyed the removed the sheer amount of DoTs they already have, I like the satisfaction of multiple DoTs ticking on a target, but then they removed a bunch of them for no real reason and most jobs feel worse because of it, hell look at Scholar, you used to be able to spread 3 separate DoTs onto multiple adjacent targets, now we can't and it sucks. DPS used to have more DoTs than they do now, like Touch of Death, Mutilate, Phlebotomize, Aero III, Lead Shot, Scourge, all fine buttons, removed.

I'm actually sad this game doesn't have any dedicated DoT jobs anymore, SMN used to have to manage a whole bunch of them, now the max everyone has is 2, but most just get 1, if they get any at all.

If you remove DoTs, might as well remove positionals, while you are at it, remove combos, because fuck it, the jobs are too easy as they are, might as well make them worse.