Patch notes 1.19 ...

[Adol]

A toggle option for the micro space menu has been added.
Mapping this function to a button on your gamepad will allow you move the cursor to the micro space menu.

Thank god. Finally they listened to us gamepad users and gave us a way to access things like the item use menu (and now summoning a chocobo) without the use of third party program support (joy to key / xpadder).
I remember using their feedback & suggestions page almost immediately after launch to get something done about this. Well I'm glad they've finally done it.

[Betelgeuzah]

Correct it then, please. What should it say?

[dev1032] The following actions are now executable while in passive mode:
All magic spells
Actions which can be used on self or other party members

Most likely!

[whoopeeragon]

-gets out a few tissues- jizz-worthy news right there...

[viion]

[dev1032] The following actions are now executable while in passive mode:
All magic spells

So happy about this!!

[Betelgeuzah]

Asking for further thoughts regarding this matter:

HP and MP will automatically recover only while the player is stationary, regardless of whether or not he/she is engaged in battle. The amount of HP and MP recovered will increase based on the amount of time a player remains stationary.
The recovery amount will reset under the following conditions:

The player is attacked
The player moves or performs an action

What is the reasoning behind this change?

[Eekiki]

Asking for further thoughts regarding this matter:



What is the reasoning behind this change?

I'd like to know, too. Because this is probably my biggest (and nearly only) complaint about this patch.

[Arcell]

Asking for further thoughts regarding this matter:



What is the reasoning behind this change?

Probably so mages can't just run around in the Ifrit battle in passive and still regen MP. Just a guess.

[Eekiki]

Probably so mages can't just run around in the Ifrit battle in passive and still regen MP. Just a guess.

But doing that was a tactic, and an important one, for the Batraal and Ogre fights. We've already seen Ifrit can do 1800+ wide AoE damage with a single attack. That's gonna wreak havoc on MP pools.

Stock up on ethers, I guess. They're gonna get expensive.

[Arcell]

But doing that was a tactic, and an important one, for the Batraal and Ogre fights. We've already seen Ifrit can do 1800+ wide AoE damage with a single attack. That's gonna wreak havoc on MP pools.

Stock up on ethers, I guess. They're gonna get expensive.

Gonna have to find a "safe" place to stand, that's the new tactic.

Edit: I'm not saying it's good or bad, that's just how I see it.

[Eekiki]

Gonna have to find a "safe" place to stand, that's the new tactic.

Edit: I'm not saying it's good or bad, that's just how I see it.

Actually, because of this...

When players within an instanced raid are forced to log out due to a lost connection, they will now respawn near their party members upon logging back in.
(Only if one or more party members remain in the instanced area.)

...the tactic will be alt-tab and log back in to reset your enmity. I don't think SE thought this through.