Thread: We're getting stat allocation back in 1.20, right?

Oh boy, it'd sure be a great idea to completely invalidate the entire concept of stats on gear again.

Needless to say, they never said the stat allocation system was coming back, they said there'd be limited, class-specific stat allocation. Which is fine, as long as it's properly limited.

I think they can bring back point allocation, but it won't be the same as it was before.

Obviously, they are going to work within the framework with the auto-allocation of points that currently exists, so you won't be responsible for applying all the points you were able to before. Since physical levels are gone, it's probable you'll allocate points by class (as per its rank) rather than rely on a giant pool of them that you have to stick with across all classes.

Even if you can stick 40 points into strength, as someone gave as an example, it definitely won't negate the importance gear that gives you an extra 8. Every point counts to a min-maxer and the very best gear will always be the most valuable.

"Spec'ing" has a long, glorious tradition in RPGs and MMOs, so point allocation is not out-of-place or unwelcome in FFXIV. The potential for a variety of strategies built with the same class can only be achieved with flexibility like this.

Short and quick. No they shouldn't bring it back exactly how it was. Im ok with a system where you are granted, say, 10 points per level, 9 are spent automatically and one you can choose where to spend it. Meaning by the time you hit level 50 you would be given 50 points to spend.

If they use that system, they should still enforce a cap, so you can't spend 50 points in STR alone