Can scholar get a spell or trait called Scan?

[Altijacek]

I feel like this would go a long way since this is the traditional scholar ability...don't believe me? FfIII, scholars first appeared with the ability peep/scan their main purpose was allowing you to know enemy weaknesses.

I feel like if they cast the spell scan, maybe it can Debuff the enemy so that allies can know its weakness and hit more often for critical hits or some such thing. It can cost an aetherflow stack. It can also be used to lower enemy damage or some such thing.

Alternatively, a trait called scan which simply increases crit chance or whatever could work.

I know some here will argue that scan belongs to blue Mage. You aren't wrong! In fact this skill might work better with them if they ever enter the world of FFXIV. It just belonged to scholar first

[OranKells]

But what would it scan?

Elemental weakness?
Psychical/magical damage resistance?

Is there even anything in this game to be weak to?

[Lexia]

Scan wouldn't work in this game cause there nothing to be weak too, like in past FFs "this mob is weak to fire" doesn't exist in XIV.

[StouterTaru]

Scan wouldn't work in this game cause there nothing to be weak too, like in past FFs "this mob is weak to fire" doesn't exist in XIV.

All mobs are weak to fire, that's why blms cast it so much.

[kyuven]

If they added it, it would just be a blanket debuff akin to Trick Attack.
Weaknesses aren't really a thing in this game since Yoshi-P doesn't want a specific class to have an overt advantage or disadvantage in a given fight, unless you're talking mechanics (t11 for black mages...ugh)

[Skeith-Adeline]

If they added it, it would just be a blanket debuff akin to Trick Attack.
Weaknesses aren't really a thing in this game since Yoshi-P doesn't want a specific class to have an overt advantage or disadvantage in a given fight, unless you're talking mechanics (t11 for black mages...ugh)

There is nothing wrong wtih BLMs in T11 at all.

But yea, what could Scan possibly do?

[kyuven]

There is nothing wrong wtih BLMs in T11 at all.

But yea, what could Scan possibly do?

I mean the whole having to move around thing and interrupt your casts. Doesn't affect much, but gets annoying.

[Ashkendor]

I mean the whole having to move around thing and interrupt your casts. Doesn't affect much, but gets annoying.

Just stand there and eat the stacks, but prepare for very angry healers. :3

[Natsuno]

Actually, I think it would make a good machinist skill, seeing as past FF titles have had a 'tech' feel to the ability.

Could make it a debuff similar to trick attack from NIN or decrease piercing resist like DRG have.

[Sapphic]

Actually, I think it would make a good machinist skill, seeing as past FF titles have had a 'tech' feel to the ability.

Could make it a debuff similar to trick attack from NIN or decrease piercing resist like DRG have.

Pro-tip for turn 11 as BLM, stay at the side move towards the front but out of cleave range, then you only have to sidestep twice to avoid nerve cloud(gas?). Covers your side? Side step out of it towards the front, sidestep back so out of frontal cone. easy ^_^

Phase 3? save a proc for just before he casts again and you have to move, if no proc, scathe.