THE STATE OF JOB DESIGN IN 2024 FF14

[OgruMogru]

BLM actually lost this expansion, quite hard actually - the new core ability is a tumour that hampers rotation flexibility and has the audacity to be only slightly better than our current rotation ender, whilst last expansion's capstone is now being made worse too

Not to mention a now extremely immobile ice phase that is now mandatory to do spells in to recoup mana. How does this help low skilled players? Likewise the removal of UI paradox. Gimped mana recovery for who? Who does this help? It sucks for nonstandard and low level play. While I'm ranting, if manafont is gonna give me so much in 1 ability then I want the HP cost to come back >:C

[Doublejho]

Not to mention a now extremely immobile ice phase that is now mandatory to do spells in to recoup mana. How does this help low skilled players? Likewise the removal of UI paradox. Gimped mana recovery for who? Who does this help? It sucks for nonstandard and low level play. While I'm ranting, if manafont is gonna give me so much in 1 ability then I want the HP cost to come back >:C

i mean, the implications of the changes are a lot, it'll be worse for advanced players, more unforgiving for casual players, horrific for the people levelling it anew, and a significant part of the job's free-spirited rotation is now railroaded, but we could rant about it all day, my point specifically was that BLM's better off without its new core ability

[OgruMogru]

i mean, the implications of the changes are a lot, it'll be worse for advanced players, more unforgiving for casual players, horrific for the people levelling it anew, and a significant part of the job's free-spirited rotation is now railroaded, but we could rant about it all day, my point specifically was that BLM's better off without its new core ability

agreed and it's a real shame because I was hoping to feel optimistic for at least a little bit more than like...5 minutes

[LilimoLimomo]

Use your 2-min, then click on the same button again for 600 POTENCY!

I think there's certainly valid criticism to be had here, but I think it's worth pointing out that this is basically what many classes were already doing before Dawntrail, just with 2 buttons instead of 1 button. Because yeah, if you've got damaging cooldowns, you're going to use them during your buffed phase; this just cuts out the middle-man.

[AnimalsALot]

But there will be no thinking going into 2m bursts now, and what's the point of the job gauge if you're going to only have the "correct" gcd per form light up?

Be grateful that SQUARE ENIX CO. is prepping us for the eventual destination of humanity where we just turn off our brains and let the machines do the thinking for us.

[KageTokage]

BLM actually lost this expansion, quite hard actually - the new core ability is a tumour that hampers rotation flexibility and has the audacity to be only slightly better than our current rotation ender, whilst last expansion's capstone is now being made worse too

I didn't notice it has a cast time for some awkward reason.

If it was instant, then yeah, it might've been a decent addition but it does just seem kind of clunky in its current state.

[vetch]

I'm looking at PLD and the change to make Goring Blade usable only under Fight of Flight, and I'm thinking, "Why? Just, why?"

On the one hand, yes, that's what I do 99% of the time anyway.

On the other hand, why must the game shoehorn me into playing that way? At a glance (I admit to not having looked at every change closely), many changes across the jobs seem aimed at ensuring that players play a job in one particular way, and only that particular way.

To which I say: It's one thing if the players want to optimize the fun out of something. It's quite another for the game to do it for them.

Maybe it's what you do 99% of time in raids, but it's pure ass for dungeon gameplay.

I couldn't hope to count the number of times I've done a big pull and popped FoF for the AoE spam, then used Boring Blade to kill the last mob even though FoF already ended because screw it, it'll be up again by the time we get to the the boss. Now I just... don't get to use my big hit button unless I want to drop a higher-total-potency AoE GCD for it? Are you kidding me?

Yet another job action gets raid-poisoned.

[Sensui]

Maybe it's what you do 99% of time in raids, but it's pure ass for dungeon gameplay.

I couldn't hope to count the number of times I've done a big pull and popped FoF for the AoE spam, then used Boring Blade to kill the last mob even though FoF already ended because screw it, it'll be up again by the time we get to the the boss. Now I just... don't get to use my big hit button unless I want to drop a higher-total-potency AoE GCD for it? Are you kidding me?

Yet another job action gets raid-poisoned.

Because all your other abilities are gonna be unusable on that last trash mob i guess.. Holy shit you guys nit pick every possible insignificant scenario and claim it's the end of the world.

[AnnRam]

That surely will help dealing with people anxiety (which 95% of the player base suffer) good job Square always taking care of their loyal costumers!

[vetch]

Because all your other abilities are gonna be unusable on that last trash mob i guess.. Holy shit you guys nit pick every possible insignificant scenario and claim it's the end of the world.

Have you heard of level syncing?

Sometimes (and I'm being coy here, it's more than half of the time) roulettes will drop you into content where, yes, you literally cannot use your high-level abilities.

Do you reckon people should only have buttons to press in Expert Roulette?