Traits: The Good, The Bad, and The Useless

[Eloah]

So as we all know with Stormblood coming the battle system will be changing, how we don't know yet, but we know that various skill/abilities will be reworked, and the cross class system will be leaving us; though what will that mean for Crafters and Gatherers. Anyways, while many people are talking about the various changes to skills we might see, and new skills we might get, what about traits?

Any ideas regarding the traits you think are good, are okay but could be better, and should be replaced entirely?

I'll post some of my ides later.

[Bourne_Endeavor]

If fall damage were an actual thing is boss fights, this could be cool. Since it isn't, well...

[Eul]

If fall damage were an actual thing is boss fights, this could be cool. Since it isn't, well...

It's only good at frontline...

Meanwhile I want the ninja skill such as shadewalker and smoke bomb is useful at pvp.

[Alistaire]

If fall damage were an actual thing is boss fights, this could be cool. Since it isn't, well...

The funniest thing about this trait is it works while mounted. All my ninja skills have somehow prevented my magitek/chocobo/floating chair I'm sitting in from taking fall damage.

[RubyScarlett]

Reduces Stoneskin cast time to 2.5 seconds


Uh, thanks? I guess...

[LineageRazor]

Reduces Stoneskin cast time to 2.5 seconds


Uh, thanks? I guess...

Honestly, that reduced cast time is pretty godly. It may not be as nice as the boosted Stoneskin potency we used to have, but a Stoneskin that casts as quickly as a Cure spell is not to be underestimated. There are a quite a few cast bars that are quick enough that a standard Stoneskin cast takes too long to slip one in before the attack goes off, but a quickened Stoneskin can fit.

[Cherub]

Used to love Deep Sleep on my BLM. Now every enemy in a dungeon is immune to Sleep so... I don't see much point for it outside of PvP. Maybe less of a, 'Remove/Change,' and more of a, 'Let me put things to sleep in dungeons again.'

Afaik BLM sleep has been nerfed in pvp and it's now single target. Making this trait absolutely and utterly useless.

Honestly, that reduced cast time is pretty godly. It may not be as nice as the boosted Stoneskin potency we used to have, but a Stoneskin that casts as quickly as a Cure spell is not to be underestimated. There are a quite a few cast bars that are quick enough that a standard Stoneskin cast takes too long to slip one in before the attack goes off, but a quickened Stoneskin can fit.

Cure/CureII etc are 2 second casts with the normal 2.5sec GCD. So it's not as fast as a Cure spell.
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I think the only traits that I really looked forward to are the ones increasing damage by....30%(?). Or the ones giving you an extra astral/Umbral stack for BLM. Or an additional aetherflow stack. Those are great.

[Lukha]

Reduces Stoneskin cast time to 2.5 seconds


Uh, thanks? I guess...

This is actually valuable for getting SS on a tank in time before a tank buster hits, or saving someone who takes raise as soon as it goes off instead of waiting until after the AoE.

[CaptainLagbeard]

Reduces Stoneskin cast time to 2.5 seconds


Uh, thanks? I guess...

It used to do something, namely increase the damage blocked by Stoneskin... But I guess that made White Mage too viable infront of the almighty Astrologian that needs all the pushing ever.




Make the weakest DoT the second weakest DoT, only second to itself on other classes.

[Alistaire]

It used to do something, namely increase the damage blocked by Stoneskin... But I guess that made White Mage too viable infront of the almighty Astrologian that needs all the pushing ever.




Make the weakest DoT the second weakest DoT, only second to itself on other classes.

At least SE's finally acknowledged fracture is so bad they're considering just getting rid of it.