Thread: Request: Ability to re-assign class levels after 1.20

Originally Posted by Renshi

Wait whah...? Taking levels from a class and share them between other classes? You know that this is by any chance not like the talent system of WoW, rite?

Yes. I'm not suggesting a freely available reassignment system; I'm suggesting a one-time* reassignment based on the major changes that are scheduled.

I'm saying that there is a precedent for an MMO developer saying, "OK, we're making major changes, but we recognize that you've already invested the required time in leveling up your character, so we'll allow you to reassign the time you've spent based on how the game works now."

*unless they make similarly groundbreaking changes again, in which case they should offer another reassignment

P.S. I feel the need to point out that this is not a request based on the normal ebb and flow of class pecking order. If that was my intent, I would have asked for it for my ARC at 1.19. This is something totally different; THM is having its native healing abilities completely removed.

Originally Posted by Alerith

A lot of jobs are losing a lot of skills. Should a CNJ rage that they are losing shield skills and demand that they have native shield skills despite that not being the focus of their job?

Well, Neptune did, and we all know how his thread turned out.

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...28long-read%29

Originally Posted by Alerith

And is CNJ not more superior because it's casting arc was Radial and not Cone? Especially considering buffs and the nature of parties these days.

Actually, before patch 1.18, THM was unquestionably the superior healer since its AOE is so much larger and has a further range than CNJ. All you had to do was face in the direction you wanted to heal and you'd hit everyone. Not to mention it had the best defense and offense in the game. Ah, I miss the days of stupidly overpowered THM. Luckily, I farmed all those Dodore wings while the getting was good.

Originally Posted by Spider-Dan

THM is having its native healing abilities completely removed.

Because it's no longer a healer. I'm sorry if that's what you level'd it for, but really you should have level'd the job with the "Cure" spell if you wanted to be a healer.

Or as stated earlier, you should have both leveled if you were that serious.

Originally Posted by Rentahamster

Well, Neptune did, and we all know how his thread turned out.

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...28long-read%29

/sigh

That guy...

Originally Posted by Rentahamster

Actually, before patch 1.18, THM was unquestionably the superior healer since its AOE is so much larger and has a further range than CNJ. All you had to do was face in the direction you wanted to heal and you'd hit everyone. Not to mention it had the best defense and offense in the game. Ah, I miss the days of stupidly overpowered THM. Luckily, I farmed all those Dodore wings while the getting was good.

That's fair enough. I didn't level either at all until after 1.18. I still intend to stand by my point though, as with the way partying and such is done now, I personally find a Radial AoE to be superior to Cone.

Originally Posted by Alerith

Exactly. Archer isn't a healing class. Neither will Thaumaturge. Why should you have a native healing spell if your class isn't meant to be a healer?

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A lot of jobs are losing a lot of skills. Should a CNJ rage that they are losing shield skills and demand that they have native shield skills despite that not being the focus of their job?

You misunderstand the point.

I understand that THM is no longer going to be a healer in the new paradigm.
I'm not asking for THM to continue to have healing abilities.
I'm saying that I've already leveled a healing job to 50, so I'd like the option to continue to have a level 50 healing job after the next update.

Originally Posted by Alerith

Because it's no longer a healer. I'm sorry if that's what you level'd it for, but really you should have level'd the job with the "Cure" spell if you wanted to be a healer.

Actually, I was thinking that I should have leveled the class with elemental nukes if I wanted to be a nuker.

But we see how that turned out.

Originally Posted by Alerith

If tomorrow they said that Gladiator would be given dual wield and turned into a DD job and many it's defensive abilities were going to be given to Marauder, would I be upset? Sure. Am I going to demand my 50 Gladiator levels be transfered over to make my Marauder level 50 because I wanted a tank job? Absolutely not.

Why wouldn't you request this? You leveled a job for a specified role. That role was completely removed.

What I'm going to do is level my Marauder to 50.

I guess you and I value time differently.

If I don't have any other option, then sure, I guess I'll level CNJ. But I'd prefer to have the time I've invested in leveling up a healing job preserved. So that's the request I'm making.

I mean, seriously. If they transfered your levels from THM to CNJ, what are you going to do? Level the same job to 50 again in the future?

Um, no. In the new paradigm, why would any healer level THM? It would be a waste of time.

Again, that's the point. The 50 levels of THM I've already invested won't even help me as a healer if I do level up CNJ.

Because healing classes have NEVER had elemental damage spells in any prior FF before, right?

The point is, there was no way to know which direction SE would go with a class that has both Cure and Flare. Acting as if it was obvious that CNJ could never be BLM is silly.