Thread: 4.0 abilities

It was said, they would change the combat system at 4.0 (or 5.0).
I think, we will see many changes.
Already, I think we will have:
- A separation for the Scholar from Summoner, and these both job will be reworked (especially Scholar).
- Bard job will be reworked and maybe Ranger job will be added.
- Astromancian job will be reworked
- Secondary stats will be reworked
- Adding the elemental resistance.
- Adding the Support as a new category joining DPS, Tank and Healer.

Less skills, that's sure.
Otherwise, a points system where you have to build a "skills deck" among a list proper to each job without exceed the limite of points.
You can dispose these skills in your hotbars.

All I want Hasty Touch II, with 70% chance of work, with make 100% with Steady hand II.

I'm fucking sick of this:

I hope that they don't give us three distinct rotations. Two is manageable, but getting into three different rotations will start to get into the realm of 'too much'.

They could just add 3 traits and 2 new skills per class/job

If hotbar space is a concern, I would drop additional actions to make the rotation more job defined instead of everyone picking IR/BfB/Invig/RS/QS and baseline Provoke/Swiftcast/Invigorate for jobs that can use them currently. They could then add 2-3 new abilities and some traits (maybe some oGCDs to replace some of the additional actions that were dropped but with more interesting mechanics/utilities instead of just an increase in dps) while keeping the same amount of hotbar space required as now.

Originally Posted by Cipher_Zaabiz

I hope, paladin will finally get an esuna skill, there are so often debuffs on me and I have to wait so long until a healer removes it. Also a reviving skill would be a big help for healers. As long as it goes with the class concept, I will be happy.

An Esuna like skill would be amazing, even if it had a big cooldown and was self only it would be great, though a self aoe would be fun.

Originally Posted by Ceasaria

It was said, they would change the combat system at 4.0 (or 5.0).
I think, we will see many changes.
Already, I think we will have:
- A separation for the Scholar from Summoner, and these both job will be reworked (especially Scholar).
- Bard job will be reworked and maybe Ranger job will be added.
- Astromancian job will be reworked
- Secondary stats will be reworked
- Adding the elemental resistance.
- Adding the Support as a new category joining DPS, Tank and Healer.

Less skills, that's sure.
Otherwise, a points system where you have to build a "skills deck" among a list proper to each job without exceed the limite of points.
You can dispose these skills in your hotbars.

Where did they say all that. Source please?

If I were the design team, I would adventure into the realm of upgrading previous abilities; much like Blade and Soul and World of Warcraft, there becomes a point where having too many skills is just overburdening.

My suggestion is this: Make it so previously used skills or ones in skill chains can be leveled up with a new point system. Leveling up certain skills will change potency, skill an animation effects, and maybe even secondary stats or abilities.

This allows players to maintain their currently overstuffed hotkeys but able to change how they play significantly. This also adds the ability to make every players unique and play differently. This would have no harm on this game seeing how most of the content is so casual that a CERTAIN build wont matter. This would only matter in raid scenarios.

This would be the best way to keep the hotbars clean, and still add new and exciting ways to combat enemies with your newly upgraded skills.

I'd personally like four traits for job-based skills (maybe the heavensward skills) and one standalone skill with maybe making some cross-class skills like Blood for Blood or Internal Release job-specific while placing the effects in other skills (i.e. Raging Strikes into Ley Lines or Enochian, Bloodbath into Fight or Flight, etc).

Any quests then that would reward a skill could instead give a piece of gear that could last until max level, which more or less worked for ARR.