Thread: PLD 4.0

Kay, heres a more updated list of my Wish list after discussing with ya and hopefully to elicit some more responses on it. Underlined are changes. Again I reiterate that none of this will ever happen and I realize that lol

More AoEs!!

Savage Blade should hit 2 additional targets for 50 potency. Main target potency reduced by 25 and RoH and RA increased by 25 to compensate. IMO all cleave looking animations should cleave. Still standing by my preference to not encourage combo breaking, don't want to have a stronger Savage Blade then a 3rd ability. RA combo will generate a bit less emnity, but both combos will do more AoE damage.

Circle of Scorn CD reduced to 15 sec. Lets you refresh DOT and press something more frequently. An increase in single target damage to be sure, but PLD can use single target DPS increase.

Maybe Flash doing minor damage? (would rather have the above 2 options so you don't spam 1 ability for aoe and run out of MP for next pull) Also breaks CCs, didn't like this change anyways

More Emphasis on Shields Blocking

Magic Attacks being blockable (only targeted obvious projected blockable ones like Fire and Blizzard, not non-projected magics like Banish, Paralysis or AoE magics from bosses) Still want this, PLD to be middle of the road tank is my dream lol

Bulwark reduced to 90 sec cd, Rampart increased to 120 sec to compensate and reduce Bulwark's block from 60% to 40%

Shield Slam purging enemy debuffs like Haste. Prob overpowered in PVP and not really that neccesary.

Shield Oath increases Block chance by 20% instead of just flatly reducing damage taken. With magic blocking, (and correct tuning, maybe 20% isn't the right number, this changes nothing except make the class more focused on blocking.

Cover effect extended to magic (since we would be able to block them)

More/Better Options on Cross Class Skills

Raise being cast in combat

Esuna being cross skilled (would be nice)

Don't mind losing Stoneskin, stone doesn't really fit the fantasy of PLD anyways. Stone element doesn't fit, the absorb fits but would rather have Esuna

Fracture being longer, maybe it still won't be used, but at least make it a viable option Fracture should be better and viable, doesn't matter how.

Can you imagine having to choose between Protect, Raise, Esuna, Cure, Foresight, Bloodbath, Fracture, and Mercy Stroke with these changes? What would you choose?

TP Management

Shield Swipe or Riot Blade(in addition to MP) regenerating some TP (20 TP?) Weaponskills regenerating TP doesn't make sense, but I think something should be done

Other Stuff

Tempered Will having a Surecast effect

Sword Oath and Shield Oath not breaking combos

Shield Oath not having such a penalty on DPS (15 or 10%) Want to increase MT dps, not OT

Rage of Halone reducing int and dex in addition to str by 10% ALL damage dealt by 10%. This would reinforce PLD being middle of the road and it wouldn't be OP