Thread: Shields & Parrying in 1.19

Originally Posted by Kiote

Yeah, the new MISS = Evade needs to go. It's practically impossible to use reactionary skills now because you can never tell when they are active.

My parry rate does seem to have dropped significantly too.

As a GLA that leveled PUG I take issue to this. It opens up my options significantly.

Originally Posted by Kiote

Yeah, the new MISS = Evade needs to go. It's practically impossible to use reactionary skills now because you can never tell when they are active.

My parry rate does seem to have dropped significantly too.

Not sure what other class gets a counter ability upon evading but for Pugilists our abilities our useable upon either miss OR evade now, so I'd like it to stay. Although I did like the evade animation.

Originally Posted by Kiote

Yeah, the new MISS = Evade needs to go. It's practically impossible to use reactionary skills now because you can never tell when they are active.

My parry rate does seem to have dropped significantly too.

Every miss counts as an evade now. You can use jarring strike and haymaker with every miss.

Originally Posted by Kiote

...It's practically impossible to use reactionary skills now because you can never tell when they are active...

there is a simple way to deal with this by implementing flashing frame around the skill icon, when it is ready to use.
something similar is used in other MMORPGs and it's really helpfull.

This may get escalated significantly faster in the Bugs forum.

Originally Posted by Bayohne

Sorry for taking so long to get a response to you all about this. This isn't actually a bug, as with the changes made in patch 1.19, you can only focus on blocking when you have a shield equipped and will be unable to parry.

Tanks with shields can parry in FFXI. I don't see any reason to break from this- especially when the block rate is so low now.

Originally Posted by Bayohne

Sorry for taking so long to get a response to you all about this. This isn't actually a bug, as with the changes made in patch 1.19, you can only focus on blocking when you have a shield equipped and will be unable to parry.

Hi Bayohne,

Thanks for the info.

I'd like to add my voice and say: I hope Yoshida-san reconsiders this stance and restores / allows Gladiator to Parry with a Shield equipped again. Gladiator needs more effective defensive options after 1.19, unless you're planning some brand-new Abilities / Additional things in 1.20.

Originally Posted by Bayohne

Sorry for taking so long to get a response to you all about this. This isn't actually a bug, as with the changes made in patch 1.19, you can only focus on blocking when you have a shield equipped and will be unable to parry.

So its not a bug, its design flaw....