Live Letter XVI Discussion Thread

[Xairos]

Maybe people should take that as a hint that the ingredients are insanely overpriced by players.

In other words, stop paying those hyperinflated prices so that the sellers will be forced to bring it down.

I agree, but people (especially after a patch) become very impatient. They will pay whatever to get to do stuff first.

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As for Ninja, it looks amazing as it should, however I am concerned about how it will handle casting Mudras and moving. The first example that came to mind was the Titan fight. If we have to stand still in order to complete the next step in our "Ninjutsu" then this might be the less relied upon dps class. But, if the chain-window is long enough then it won't matter. Just a random thought while watching the Ninja footage.

[Fawkes]

No mention of atma...

[Sadana]

As for Ninja, it looks amazing as it should, however I am concerned about how it will handle casting Mudras and moving. The first example that came to mind was the Titan fight. If we have to stand still in order to complete the next step in our "Ninjutsu" then this might be the less relied upon dps class. But, if the chain-window is long enough then it won't matter. Just a random thought while watching the Ninja footage.

O.o Casters would like a word with you... they just need to stop laughing first.

[Felis]

No mention of atma...

working as intended

[Ceviilla]

They didn't realize stable brooms would be so expensive? Really? With broombush in the materials needed it's very time consuming. Especially if you only have one garden plot.

[Alexia89]

I agree, but people (especially after a patch) become very impatient. They will pay whatever to get to do stuff first.

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As for Ninja, it looks amazing as it should, however I am concerned about how it will handle casting Mudras and moving. The first example that came to mind was the Titan fight. If we have to stand still in order to complete the next step in our "Ninjutsu" then this might be the less relied upon dps class. But, if the chain-window is long enough then it won't matter. Just a random thought while watching the Ninja footage.

What exactly are you even basing "having to stand still" on? Coz the toon in the vid stood still?
Lol.
It appeared to be an instant ability. The only thought I had was as to whether or not it's on GCD or off, and as such- if it's ON the GCD, how hard will the magic attacks hit seeing as they have potentially a 3 GCD wind-up?

[Warlyx]

ya rewatching the ninja video....looks like instant cast however in order to cast the spells u need to use 2-3 and in centair order....2.5s GCD ....5s-7.5s for a spell? even if that means 2-3 instant cast spells its lots of time doing nothing but handsigns.

Even if isnt on GCD , will take like 2s+, we still dont know how it works :/

[MartaDemireux]

its lots of time doing nothing but handsigns. we still dont know how it works :/

The video clearly shows spells that take 1 mudra, 2 mudras and 3 mudras. The spell made with 3 mudras only took about 3 seconds in total. Primary spells (Fire, Stone, Ruin, Cure) all have about that cast time so I'm guessing that's what they were balanced against.

As a Ninjutsu spell can be cast with only 1 mudra and there are 4 (possibly 5) mudras shown I'm guessing 4 of the 5 (or maybe all 5) job abilities learned will be mudras. The first Ninja quest you do could let you cast beginner's Ninjutsu with just one mudra. The next quest could give you a mudra so now you have 4 potential combinations for intermediate spells. Each quest you do could teach a new mudra leading up to bigger and flashier spells cast when you combine certain ones together. Of course some combinations will fail to produce a spell as well. Yoshi did say that mudras will be both attack spells and support spells. For instance the one that creates a swirling quicksand may root enemies in place or be similar to Sacred Soil.

From the video we're shown 4 mudra. I'll just call these (in order of appearance) 1, 2, 3, 4.

1: Giant exploding shurikan thrown.
2+3: Bolt of lightning.
Unknown combination: Ice.
2+2: Fire.
Uknown combination: Earth swirl.
1+4+2: Tornado thing.
2+2+2: Water spout.

Edit: I'm having trouble deciphering the kanji used in the spells. They appear to be highly stylized kanji, some looking more like Mongolian or Tibetan than Japanese. Spell 2 for instance looks like a highly stylized version of 巾 meaning "Width" or sometimes "Breadth" and sort of makes sense in the spell lines. 3 巾's lead to a giant water spout. 1 巾 at the end of a string made a tornado. 2 巾's made a swirling fire. The lightning bolt kind of throws me off with its inclusion of 巾 but it may make sense if I could decipher the "3" mudra.

Edit2: 3 could be a stylized version of 老 meaning "old/aged." Being used in a lightning spell with Ramuh being an old man perhaps makes sense?

Edit3: 1 looks like it could possibly be a stylized version of 决 meaning "decisive."

Edit4: 4 is really hard to tell. So far it looks like it could be a stylized version of 赳 which I'm unsure of a Japanese meaning for. It's also a Han character meaning "grand/valiant" which does make a bit of sense for a tornado. Still looking into this one.

[Elven]

OH great I appreciate the community posting translations and podcasts etc.. I get to come here read and reflect.

[Bushido_Brown]

Q10: Please make it so equipment drops more than crafting materials in instanced dungeons.

A10: Since the demand for glamours is ever-increasing, I’ll be talking to the lead for this and be making adjustments.

PRAISE HYDAELYN.

This and DRG MDefense buff... Can I get a Witness!?

now the next question will be when these changes will possibly be implemented.