Quote Originally Posted by Metathetical View Post
So instead of going F4 F4 F1 F4 F4 F1 B3 T1 F3 repeat, you go... fire 1 forever because the boss doesn't have any elemental resistances or weaknesses and so there's no reason to use any other spell (except maybe whatever the fire DoT is). How is that more fun?
Well if the class would to hypothetically be changed to incorporate elemental spells, the way the entire class is set up would have to be revamped too. It's still mostly casting fire with the occasional blizzard 3 and thunder 2. It can still keep the other spells like sleep, convert, swiftcast, manaward, etc. One suggestion is to give it an attack stance and an MP regeneration stance. Maybe Syphon can be a non-elemental spell used to regain MP by draining it from the mob. It can be done. It'd just take some thought. Like I said in that particular section I'd understand if it wasn't done.

Quote Originally Posted by DPZ2 View Post
To the OP:

You have some interesting ideas. Take them to a game company and convince them to make that game. You'll be able to determine then whether the market for the game could be as wide and popular as FFXIV currently.

I doubt that FFXIV will ever be that game -- it simply cannot be that game and remain FFXIV.

That's not a bad thing -- people tend to take the bits and pieces they like from other games and want to see them in this one. Some of it can happen, if it fits with what is already here, if the mechanics fit with what is already being done, if the story-line-extensions mesh with the current story-line.

Just don't be upset if it doesn't happen in FFXIV.
I won't be, lol. The thing is I was talking to a few friends about this and we were all saying we wish we knew someone who could build a game and would actually be interested. I do enjoy the game, don't get me wrong, it just seems to be missing a few things. So thought I'd just offer some kind of suggestion.