Make Each Class Use Each Stat

[Cabalabob]

Here is an idea that everyone will hate! \o/ (except a few others like myself)

Let's make each primary stat actually have an effect on each of the jobs.

STR could improve CRT
DEX could improve accuracy and determination
MND could improve spell speed/skill speed
INT could improve TP refresh/MP refresh

Then

You could have a SCH who slots up STR accessories or the 30 points, for higher crit'd adlos if they so choose to sacrifice the MND

You could have a WHM slot in DEX to meet accuracy requirements

You could have BLM using MND for faster Fire IV's

You could have tanks slot in DEX for to meet the high frontal accuracy cap

You could have bards slot in STR for CRITs and bloodletter procs

You could have melee slot in INT so they wouldn't have to worry about TP woes on AoE heavy encounters

etc etc.

I think this change would couple well with the upcoming changes to Materia slots being added to more gear


EDIT: Alternatively, can we remove the 35 bonus attributes and have them automatic. 0 reason to pick anything other than your main stat currently.

This is how FFXI and 1.0 worked, each stat did its own thing that was mainly used by specific jobs but wasn't necessarily just for them.

STR increased physical damage (mages actually used to use their weapons)
VIT reduced damage taken and increased hp
DEX increased crit rate and accuracy
INT increased magic damage and reduced magic damage taken
MND increased healing magic and magic defence
PIE increased mp

Stats were also used as modifiers for weaponskills to increase damage, so if you used say red lotus (attack with fire damage) it had a STR and INT modifier.

Since all classes could cross class healing and offensive magic and mages could use physical damage, jobs wore gear with all sorts of stats on it based on what they were doing and could swap out gear pieces in battle. So you could wear your MND set to cast cure then swap to your STR set to weaponskill then to your VIT set to take a big hit etc. etc.

If you're looking for this kind of system I'd recommend trying ffxi, it is fun but it's not what they're going for in this game.