Sprint Idea

[StouterTaru]

What people need to understand is, Sprinting is rarely useful, if at all. I can't think of a single instance in which I sprint, I really can't. It's more novelty than anything. It's NOT a hindrance to ANY class because it isn't a NECESSITY.

I can't think of a single instance where I don't use sprint as BLM. I'm surprised more casters don't use it all the time. It's far from make or break, but I don't think any job has 2 cross class skills better than it.

[Odowla]

You know what classes can do damage and move?

Monk/Dragoon/Ninja/Bard

What classes can't?

Summoner/Black Mage

I wonder why it costs TP to sprint.

[Zaft]

You know what classes can do damage and move?

Monk/Dragoon/Ninja/Bard

What classes can't?

Summoner/Black Mage

I wonder why it costs TP to sprint.

^This. Casters being able to sprint in battle helps offset the fact that they cannot act while moving.

Once there is a TP based cast that has to stand still to use their abilities, then you have my permission to complain.

[ColdestHeaven]

^This. Casters being able to sprint in battle helps offset the fact that they cannot act while moving.

Once there is a TP based cast that has to stand still to use their abilities, then you have my permission to complain.

That's probably a far stretch, but I did hear that Machinist would need to stand in one place to charge some of their attacks in order to deal more damage. And they are supposed to be Bard's counterpart, being ranged and physical, so they'd be TP based. Buuuuuut yeah, I think that due to how TP work, it's fair that Sprint would work like this. 2/3 melees already have movement-enhancing traits/abilities to help for that, then there are gap closers or teleports and so on.

Edit: y u no work keyboard

[Alberel]

This is "FFXIV: ARR" TP is not generated through Auto-attacks, it refreshes roughly every 3s for 60tp (in combat).

Just for clarification. ^^

Fair enough. Though it still refreshes much faster than MP.

[Mitty_Tsuyoi]

Not sure if this has been said before but i feel sprint should be used as a cool down instead of taking TP. Mage jobs having nothing to lose using sprint in fights as a DPS it will ruin you if invig is down.

sure was alot better than how sprint in 1.0 was implemented, where you need a Bard to actually sprint ( and do speed run in Dark hold ). and i have nothing against having sprint in a boss fight, where going from boss to add that normally takes 1 second ( or none if using steel peek, repelling shot, dragon fire dive, teleport! ) becomes 0.67 seconds.

in WOD, after each room i actually sprint most of the time ( even as a tank ), by the time i get to the next room i have full TP again. In DF with casters and whm ( aoe damages ), as a tank, i also use sprint to get from one group of mobs to the next cause i really just need flash! and off Cds.

but just back to the reasoning why sprint uses TP, it adds depth to the dificulty of the game. meaning sacrifice TP over sprint to do mechanic or hope your doing the mechanic just right with out sprint. and for those who is sprint happy, go caster or ninja/monk/brd. Ninja has a permanent 20% speed boost, mnk has OFF gcd fist of wind stance ( litterally cost nothing to dance between stances ), and bard has swift song. it gives theme uniqueness, instead of saying they all the same.

[Skeith-Adeline]

I can't think of a single instance where I don't use sprint as BLM. I'm surprised more casters don't use it all the time. It's far from make or break, but I don't think any job has 2 cross class skills better than it.

In which I "need" to sprint, sorry lol

[StouterTaru]

In which I "need" to sprint, sorry lol

I realized what you were saying, there aren't any instances where I "need" to use Raging Strikes, or a healer "needs" to use swiftcast. Being able to do content without an ability doesn't mean it isn't damn useful.

[Skeith-Adeline]

I realized what you were saying, there aren't any instances where I "need" to use Raging Strikes, or a healer "needs" to use swiftcast. Being able to do content without an ability doesn't mean it isn't damn useful.

Bad comparison; really bad. Since my last post was eaten, I don't feel like matching the word limit again.

Then have all DRGs not use their cooldowns. It's not needed. Divine Seal? Who needs it. What's an Aetherflow stack?
Sprint does NOT equate to the usefulness of those abilities, including Swiftcast and Raging Strikes.

"I don't think any job has 2 cross class skills better than it."

Cleric Stance; Swiftcast? Invigorate; Blood for Blood; Internal Release?

[StouterTaru]

Bad comparison; really bad. Since my last post was eaten, I don't feel like matching the word limit again.

Then have all DRGs not use their cooldowns. It's not needed. Divine Seal? Who needs it. What's an Aetherflow stack?
Sprint does NOT equate to the usefulness of those abilities, including Swiftcast and Raging Strikes.

"I don't think any job has 2 cross class skills better than it."

Cleric Stance; Swiftcast? Invigorate; Blood for Blood; Internal Release?

In movement intensive fights it saves me at least one cast every time I use it, that's as useful as gimped down versions of cross class skills.