Enhanced Materia with spell effects, Phoenix Down and Potions while Fighting

[KingOfAbyss]

Q17: Do you plan on making adjustments in the future to items such as Phoenix Down, elemental materia, and potions, which are not used very frequently by players?

A17: Since there is a high possibility that balance is destroyed when using Phoenix Downs in high-end battle content, we’ll be keeping them as they are currently.

I am very touched that they choose one of my question!

I am.. very disappointed with the answer.

Since they are constantly 'balancing' everything, they should be able to do this.

Anyway, thanks for answering, I cracked a smile

[Ashelia_Ferron]

Hey, potions are used very frequently in raiding. STR/DEX/INT/MND pots anyway. The healing ones maybe not, although I have saved myself by popping an X potion during a fate

[Airget]

The game breaking balance with Phoenix Downs is compared to the MP cost to revive a target that has fallen. The negatives of falling in combat would be severely reduced to a point where PD's are must haves and not just an option which would cause issues for such an item to hold a huge necessity to raids and such.

[KingOfAbyss]

The game breaking balance with Phoenix Downs is compared to the MP cost to revive a target that has fallen. The negatives of falling in combat would be severely reduced to a point where PD's are must haves and not just an option which would cause issues for such an item to hold a huge necessity to raids and such.

True.

-> They can limit their usage like one per fight, or once per instance. It still would give PD something more tangible and a great feeling.

Just like parsers, if it would become a requirement for the party, then it's a no-no of course.

But right now everyone had at least 2 IIRC, so once per instance, everyone could save someone, the last seconds of a fight where everyone dies, and you revive someone so we would kill the boss, for me it's Epic fights ^^

Just something random, but then again, we know how people think >.<

Now it's useless, unless you want to get your achievement for reviving people outside your party.

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Alright then! Make my freaking RAISE on PLD worth a damn! So I could raise someone while fighting!

"Tank" you.

Or give us 'advanced jobs' so I can become a Crusader and then.. Raise people while fighting?

^ Should I create a new thread with that title? I mean the Raise part

[Drivont]

The game breaking balance with Phoenix Downs is compared to the MP cost to revive a target that has fallen. The negatives of falling in combat would be severely reduced to a point where PD's are must haves and not just an option which would cause issues for such an item to hold a huge necessity to raids and such.

Make it weaker than a raise, 4-5s cast time, and 3min cooldown, without the immunity buff when rezz'd. Balance!

that way its still viable in an "oh SH-!" moment, but not your go-to, unless the healer is already overtaxed. Just a thought. Please don't eat me alive forums!


:P

[Kallera]

Make it weaker than a raise, 4-5s cast time, and 3min cooldown, without the immunity buff when rezz'd. Balance!

that way its still viable in an "oh SH-!" moment, but not your go-to, unless the healer is already overtaxed. Just a thought. Please don't eat me alive forums!


:P

It does feel like, in a lot of fights, everyone is running for the doors once the two healers keel over...unless there is a smn...and they aren't running themselves.

Healing potions definitely need to be updated. The highest one available now doesn't even cover an auto attack.

[Kaiser-Ace]

I still say their use would be perfect for two situation, one keep them unique items and remove the battle restriction. Two remove Unique status and keep the "Not in Combat" restriction.

A third alternative would be to remove both restrictions, increese the cool down, and restrict the item to open world only (Similar to how the icirrus feathers can only be use in PvP)

It's just a shame that their use is so incredibly limited simply because they are unique AND unusable in battle, If nothing was ever going to be done with them it may have simply been better never to impliment them to start with.

[KingOfAbyss]

It's just a shame that their use is so incredibly limited simply because they are unique AND unusable in battle, If nothing was ever going to be done with them it may have simply been better never to impliment them to start with.

Exactly, right now, it's just a waste of space, and they are the ones saying they have limited space.. o.O

[FeliAiko]

Aside from main stat potions, I look at potions in this game as just a reference to FF tradition. Granted certain types like Ethers have their niche/emergency uses, but nothing beyond that really.

On a side note, I wish they'd buff Poison Pots to work on HW bosses. They used to be pretty useful during progression at times.

[Morningstar1337]

Aside from main stat potions, I look at potions in this game as just a reference to FF tradition.

I see Phoenix Downs similarly, A holdover form the single player games that can only fit in the extremes of "useless" and "You take this or we will kick you form our Static". Unsurprisingly, the devs went with the former.