Protect/Shell Duration Increase

[Ryndael]

I agree that Protect and shell should have a longer timer but I also think that spells like Stoneskin, shock spikes, protect, shell, etc should have their effectiveness and lenght improved with the caster's PIE (piety). So the higher the PIE of the caster, the longer the buff last and is more effective (stoneskin absorbs more dmg, protect gives more defense, etc).

Stoneskin's buff is already based off of Mind, it blocks the same amount of damage as you heal with Cure II (Stoneskin II). Why would they change it to Piety? Piety only has to do with accuracy and dot damage.

[Perrin_Aybarra]

Stoneskin's buff is already based off of Mind, it blocks the same amount of damage as you heal with Cure II (Stoneskin II). Why would they change it to Piety? Piety only has to do with accuracy and dot damage.

Are you sure they are based off MND? I thought mind only affected your MP pool and not the healing potency (unlike FFXI) and that only INT affected your magic potency (cures and nukes alike).

Also I said PIE off my head like that, my suggestion could work with MND or INT or PIE w/e they decide to do with the stats when they are done with the overhaul. Stoneskin might already be affected by a stat since it has the cure potency but my exemple was more for protect and shell as the thread suggested and I threw stoneskin and shock spike and etc in there since they should all be affected the same way.