Thread: Stone Skin II in 3.0

AoE stoneskin makes succor useless then

Originally Posted by Coatl

Stoneskin is there to mitigate nuke dmg. FFS stop re-applying it after every trash pull!

Speaking as both a WHM and a WAR, reapplying SS between pulls is incredibly handy, as the SS eats the initial burst of damage that healers are usually compelled to heal ... before we (the tank) even gets an overpower off.

Yeah yeah, good healers will wait, but sometimes that spike hits hard and fast, especially if you get a crit or two. SS helps a ton to mitigate that in the first few seconds of a pull.

Originally Posted by Coatl

Stoneskin is there to mitigate nuke dmg. FFS stop re-applying it after every trash pull!

Or just any damage in particular.

Originally Posted by Eul

AoE stoneskin makes succor useless then

Only if it has a short cast time. Give it a 4 sec cast time, a hefty MP cost and make it so it only shields 10% target hp and it would be fine.

Scholar will also be getting abilities in 3.0 so don't worry to much.

Devs already said at LV Fanfest that even they are annoyed with having to SS everyone at start of fights and are planning to make SS aoe if you aren't in combat. So requesting one that is aoe in combat would be too similar to changes they are already planning, plus it would step into area that scholars already fill.

Originally Posted by Eul

AoE stoneskin makes succor useless then

Which is part of the reason why I would only accept such a thing on the next healing class coming. We don't need one of the healers badly outclassing the other.

Why not just bring back sacred prism as how it worked in 1.0? Basically the next enhancing magic cast would be an aoe. I'm sure that there'd be some spells that it wouldn't apply to, but theres an aoe stoneskin if needed.

Stoneskin II already exists in the game, its on SCH.

Originally Posted by Coatl

Stoneskin is there to mitigate nuke dmg. FFS stop re-applying it after every trash pull!

Sorry for doing everything I can to keep you alive. I'll just dps the mobs and leave you to your fate instead. Hope your crossclass Cure is good enough!