Red mage 7.0 Wishlist

[Milkbeard]

Hot take, this is how you optimize the fun out of a game.

Sieya, this is clearly a reminder for myself that it isn't always what I say that incites a response, it is how I say it. I'm not trying to sway anyones opinion that this was like a hot shot optimization. I could have stated it differently, and I apologize. Personal mitigation is currently not too great as whole concept.(yet! who knows, it one day could change!). Optimizing all fun out of the game isn't the point of the wishlist, so don't feel discouraged, please still recommend what you would think is fun if they added it to the class in 7.0.

This is objectively correct, but it's also objectively a non-sequitur if we're interesting in gameplay.

Personal mitigation might seem like it offers an ocean of depth, and optimization, and identity, but there isn't very strong evidence supporting that it really does.

The depth of gameplay involves assuming that the bare minimum mitigation wasn't going to be used by your party. So it isn't something reactive, like some sort of skill shot, it is literally a player not trusting that bare minimum mitigations are being used, before a mechanic goes off. Either that, or you're pressing it in situations where it isn't beneficial and is just redundant with group mit.

I just don't quite agree that it is something fun, or nuanced.

Who knows though, open world solo content might get harder, personal mitigation might be a saving grace in that content and everyone could be happy. Who knows, maybe it could be a button that "negates 1 vuln" instead.

Currently for me, it is kind of a nothing burger. The majority of the times you don't need it, doesn't yet justify the times you could need it. I would rather have just increased HP and resistances. I can't deny its not something people are passionate about though, and that it doesn't deserve a spot on the wishlist.

Shurrikhan, sorry if this doesn't entirely address your argument. You're eloquent almost to a fault my friend, so apologies if I didn't grasp it all. I am going to try an not be non-sequitur for both our sakes moving forward .