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!

[Keftenk]

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

[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?

[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.

[KumaAkuma]

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

[Coglin]

Yeah, I hate this idea. Last thing I want out of this game is to lose options. EQII ruined it for me when they did this with resist and stats. I too prefere to have 1-2 elements I specialize in. It will realy annoy the heck ot of me if they take that away.

[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)

[Estellios]

There's gear that boosts elemental affinity by a lot as it is, earrings and circlets off the top of my head, that can help influence specific shards.

@Coglin just focus your specific elements in the Materia you set. I'm personally going for Fire/Wind/Thunder potency since those were the ones I'm focusing on currently, with some healing magic potency and enmity down (if those 2 are available) thrown in as well.

[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.