Quote Originally Posted by Kalaam View Post
A good question to ask about the feel of a job is: "if I completely disable all UI elements, including damage number, does it feel satisfying to play from pure mechanics and visuals"
Of course, damage numbers are part of the feedback, that's one thing satisfying with Inner Release. You see big numbers and exclamation marks (the actual value of those numbers is irrelevant). The game shows and tell you "you just hit very hard" and it feels good.
I think the opposite is equally important, though. If you can turn off most visuals (outside of simplified UI) and the job still feels satisfying, now that's a real success, and probably one that XIV would struggle with far more than the "visuals only" test.