The Future Of Elemental Stats

[Rukkirii]

I’m back and I relayed your question regarding elemental affinity to the dev. team and they let me know that only attribute points will be coming back and not element points. As mentioned with the crystals and shards comment I posted earlier in this thread, and of course DoctorMog’s post , elemental stats will be acquired through equipment and Materia. And remember, Materia will modify other enhancements as well, not just elemental stats!

[Griss]

I’m back and I relayed your question regarding elemental affinity to the dev. team and they let me know that only attribute points will be coming back and not element points. As mentioned with the crystals and shards comment I posted earlier in this thread, and of course DoctorMog’s post , elemental stats will be acquired through equipment and Materia. And remember, Materia will modify other enhancements as well, not just elemental stats!

In that case i have the following question. will elemental points see any kind of growth when leveling up?

Or are we going be relying on racial starting stats and then raising our elemental points from then on with gear bonuses and materia?

[DoctorMog]

I’m back and I relayed your question regarding elemental affinity to the dev. team and they let me know that only attribute points will be coming back and not element points. As mentioned with the crystals and shards comment I posted earlier in this thread, and of course DoctorMog’s post , elemental stats will be acquired through equipment and Materia. And remember, Materia will modify other enhancements as well, not just elemental stats!

Made my day, rock on Rukkirii.

[Keftenk]

I'm assuming it enhancing other effects is the fire dmg part in that lodestone post.

[Coglin]

Just to be clear, what were are being told is that, we will no longer from this point foarward, have the ability to adjust out elemental stats outside with points and will be fully restricted to doing so with materia and gear only ?

[Lionix]

Oooo, I really hope the effect of Element+ Gear and Materia y really substantial. We need really strong reasons to pick it over INT, for example.

Really liked specializing in two or so elements, I wonder how this will work out now that I'll be packing even MORE gear for ever occasion.

[Kiote]

Oooo, I really hope the effect of Element+ Gear and Materia y really substantial. We need really strong reasons to pick it over INT, for example.

Really liked specializing in two or so elements, I wonder how this will work out now that I'll be packing even MORE gear for ever occasion.

Agreed, It would be nice if Elemental Affinity was a coveted stat, not just something you put up with.

[Caliburn]

Agreed, It would be nice if Elemental Affinity was a coveted stat, not just something you put up with.

Agreed. As a new player, being forced to allocate not only attribute points but also elemental stats is a worry to me. Like with Ragnarok Online, I'm scared that if I don't follow a specific build then I've essential ruined my character until I can fully reset said stats. At the beginning of the game, these are not choices I want to be making when I don't even understand the purpose of the stats I'm making decisions about.

Having these stats dependent on gear reduces the consequences for bad decisions and means that I can make these choices when I properly understand what they will entail.

[KumaAkuma]

So basically if you're a melee you have to gimp yourself with elemental stats in materia and gear to get shards.

[Felis]

So basically if you're a melee you have to gimp yourself with elemental stats in materia and gear to get shards.

Eh, no?
As melee, you find your shards from the monsters you killed (if you need wind shards, go and kill wind element monsters)