Quote Originally Posted by Peregrine View Post
If you find yourself using the no mp attack out of last resort as a Mage in this game, you need to improve your mp usage. I know ranka up there. I know me. I know we don't have these issues and we aren't doing anything you can't. We ARE using all our abilities. We are just making better use of mp.

MP regen is pointless for proficient mages, which should be the goal of all mages.

You don't need this. This is insulting.
Do you know what one of the most common complaints about FFXIV was in reviews and among the (former) player base? Not intuitive, very hard to get into, nonsensical design decisions. My MP usage is not the problem, the fact that the game would exclude people who don't follow your regimen of MP usage from being able to play through the game at an acceptable rate. Now in battle, of course MP usage is a key factor for any mage, but for balance mages and melee should be able to pick up and fight new enemies after the fight as quickly as possible, otherwise it's just wasted time.

The game is far too slow paced as it is, and I don't necessarily mean things like having to input commands every 3 seconds, but the downtime is brutal and ultimately unnecessarily.