[dev1206] The effects of Protect and Shell have been made mutually exclusive

[Lucifer]

If they make it overwrite each other; that's fine, but don't make Wall/Barrier and call it Protect.
I could see some strategy if you had to time your protect or shell to avoid incoming damage. That would be very cool.

If they are merged as one spell; rename it to Wall/Barrier. Please. Thanks.

[Belial]

For all the FF logic complaints, I have to say:

Efficient & fun MMO > FF nostalgia.

[Lucifer]

For all the FF logic complaints, I have to say:

Efficient & fun MMO > FF nostalgia.

They can do both though. Rename the spell and you can satisfy the people who came to play a Final Fantasy title, and the butt plumbers like you.

[KamikazeMan]

Ok so they combined the two...can anyone tell me where it follows FF logic?

This is Final Fantasy XIV. What is this "logic" you speak of?

[Atoli]

There is nothing about overwriting in the patch notes in the other languages, so I guess it was just mistranslated.
Shell is now part of Protect, and I see no logical problem with it.
The protect spell can't be renamed to "Barrier" because until lvl 24, it's just that - Protect, raising the physical def like it always did since FF1.
When you hit rank 24, your "force of mind" (or whatever you think is the source of magic) becomes strong enough to add even MORE defense to the targets, adding def against magic attacks too.
Btw, it's "only" Protect too if you equip it on any class but conjurer.
There is no problem with the logic behind this decision!

[AdvancedWind]

Shell is still in the game, guys. [item=3020502]Ironwill Unguent[/item]

[Belial]

They can do both though. Rename the spell and you can satisfy the people who came to play a Final Fantasy title, and the butt plumbers like you.

If a main concern for you in Final Fantasy XIV comes down to a localization issue, you should jump ship now.

[Seyra]

It's weird it doesn't say it in French but we have that at the same place in the Note.

[dev1288] Le bouton permettant de changer l’aire d’effet des sorts a été supprimé.
En conséquence, la commande texte /areaofeffect a également été supprimée.

It says:

The button that allows you to change the area of effect of spells has been removed.
Thus, the text command /areaofeffect has been removed too.

We have that info and you have the Protect/Shell info. The Notes are really different from country to country. Weird.

[Soukyuu]

Mistranslation or not, I hope they don't really do this.

@OP: putting a [devXXXX] in thread title =!= tagging a thread with devXXXX. *tag added*

[Nakiamiie]

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

Is this for real?

are you effing kidding me?

This and other details, such as distance not being relevant for an accuracy bonus for archer or spell AoE shape for thaumaturge, are really confusing me. We can only hope this is in preparation for a better system and not a complete removal altogether. However, if it is like monster behaviour that was taken away several months ago and we still don't have it back today, it might take ages before we see the end of it.

Can we be enlightened about these changes?