Quote Originally Posted by Eva View Post
I whole-heartedly agree with the original poster.

This makes no sense.

Final Fantasy XIV Developers:

Could you please explain this to us? Why was this decision made? How does this make the game better. Is there now no more Shell?

Protect and Shell is a tried tested and true sytem of buffs that players are comfortable with and have been for a very long time. It also contributes to the Final Fantasy "feeling". Why mess with this system?

If the case is in fact a new spell that is a combination of Shell and Protect can you please inform us of this.

If you care about the players you will give us a response.
Protect is protect... until you hit lvl 24 as a CNJ then it gets Shell added to it...

6 Action Protect Increases the defense of all party members within range of the target. Cast Time: 3sec. / Recast Time: 30sec. / Duration: 300sec.

24 Trait Enhanced Protect Increases magic defense gained from Protect.

The statement from here...
[dev1206] The effects of Protect and Shell have been made mutually exclusive, and one now overwrites the other.

I take as the items that can give you shell will not stack with protect and has nothing to do with the spell right now. That is how I see it anyways... many others see it some other way but that is how these things go...

the cat is bemused =-.-=