ARR or Heavensward Classic

[ty_taurus]

Alright, sure, but then the fixes there are homogenization. If you wanted to balance hw you'd have to remove the assorted weapon damage buffs, pass out ninjas entire utility suite to other jobs and give whm something competitive with chain strat and balance. And then also an assortment of potency fiddling across the board but that's small potato's.

And I think that's entirely feasible while still retaining the qualities that people want from job design. I mean I think the real answer is just to move modern FFXIV away from this simplification crusade that no one is asking for. Asking for FFXIV Classic is more of a cynical jab at the lack of faith anyone seems to have that we ever will. The people asking for it would rather job design just have new life breathed into it but have no faith that SE ever will, so they'd rather just ask for a Heavensward server just to be able to play FFXIV before it turned into this.

I can't tell you how many times I wish I could just dick around with HW or SB Scholar because of how much I miss it.

[Arkdra]

And I think that's entirely feasible while still retaining the qualities that people want from job design. I mean I think the real answer is just to move modern FFXIV away from this simplification crusade that no one is asking for. Asking for FFXIV Classic is more of a cynical jab at the lack of faith anyone seems to have that we ever will. The people asking for it would rather job design just have new life breathed into it but have no faith that SE ever will, so they'd rather just ask for a Heavensward server just to be able to play FFXIV before it turned into this.

I can't tell you how many times I wish I could just dick around with HW or SB Scholar because of how much I miss it.

Given the endless complaints about homogenization, I am unsure if hw but with a little homogenization, as a treat, would pan out broadly but at least the 2 of us have a consensus on this I suppose.

[ty_taurus]

Given the endless complaints about homogenization, I am unsure if hw but with a little homogenization, as a treat, would pan out broadly but at least the 2 of us have a consensus on this I suppose.

I think the flaw is in assuming homogenization is the only answer to resolving balance concerns from Heavensward or Stormblood job balance. Just because that is the answer SE chased does not mean it is the only answer to creating healthier balance between jobs.