The Future Of Elemental Stats

[Lavinia]

So we all know that the coming revamp to battle will affect the attributes, but does that mean they will change how elemental attributes will work as well.

Something I liked was this idea Tanaka had about how some mages would be categorized as Fire Mages or Ice Mages for what they focus their elemental stats on. This is something I would like to see coming since it seems like a good idea of customization beside basic attributes.

So what will it be, will Elemental Stats will modify magic potency, magic accuracy, resistances or maybe they may even add an additional effect to attacks when it reach certain level?

[Azurymber]

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...396#post141396

nice timing. elemental attributes will be gone next patch. It says attribute points will be back in 1.20 but not element points.

[Wynn]

I wonder what will determine what shards harvesters find now. Perhaps they will only find the two associated with their abilities now?

Disappointing to be sure. The ability to control elemental affinity was a major portion of my gameplay from DoM to DoL to DoH.

[Archadius]

Bye bye elemental affinities.

[Xenor]

I wonder what will determine what shards harvesters find now. Perhaps they will only find the two associated with their abilities now?

Disappointing to be sure. The ability to control elemental affinity was a major portion of my gameplay from DoM to DoL to DoH.

Each region has a default shard that you get more of. Increasing elemental affinity in other elements currently over-rides this if the affinity is high enough. I believe La Noscea is wind, Thanalan fire, Shroud Earth and Coerthas ice.

[Lavinia]

Nice Timing indeed
But now it seems like you said they may take out the whole thing altogether, but it seems hard since gear still has the elemental stats on them so maybe in the end they plan to rework them on resistances only it seems.

[Estellios]

I figured it would just become similar to 11's system where you have a base elemental resistance stat depending on your level (although in 11 the base number was hidden), but in 14's case this would be affinity and boost that element's damage and lower damage from the element it's strong against.

[DoctorMog]

My guess is they are trying to remove them completely and add gear that affects resistance and damage.

[Lavinia]

Even so they havent said anything about it. Unless they are stating that attributes and elemental stats are the same, just wish we could hear something about what they gonna do with it like what they are saying about other stats

[Rukkirii]

To speak directly to the obtaining of crystals/shards, Foxclon was able to speak to Yoshida and the development team about alternate methods of acquiring crystals/shards after the removal of elemental point allotment in patch 1.19.

By equipping gear with elements, crystals/shards of that element will appear more frequently, so once elemental bonuses are removed, crystals/shards can be acquired through experimenting with gear. Players can also equip accessories with elements, and by using the materia craft system in patch 1.19 they will be able to attach elemental materia to weapons and armor.

So you can still obtain crystals/shards with the elements of your choice after patch 1.19. I will also forward your questions regarding elemental affinity after patch 1.19 and I will be back when I receive an answer!