Thread: Concerning 1.20 and Job/Class Adjustment

Originally Posted by Aegishjalmr

Yeah lnc got the short end of the stick in 1.20 and if you think about it so did thm sure we got strait-forward damage spells and a general superior dmg ability than had been previously seen of thm. That being said even a well geared thm cant make use of the 3-combo (fire>fira>firaga or thunder>thundara>thundaga) without crippling themselves mpwise. Now i understand that the combo would be a bit Overpowered if there wasn't a restriction specially if there wasn't a cooldown on thundaga but thm has poor mp regen mechanics as opposed to be4 1.20(<3 siphon mp) as powerful as they are now you can easily wipe out a majority of your mp with a 3-combo move and parsimony blows for mp return and the only way to have resonable mana return is using a skill that requires you to be getting hit to regen MP (seriosuly im a bloody mage why do i have to be getting hit to get mp back) apparently SE doesnt understand that Glasscannons like thm not good at taking hits. Worst part of this is they will be expecting us to pay for this crap and like many people in-game i am seriously considering cancelling my subscription and maybe waiting to see what future patches have to offer (since there is nothing the so-called special event ppl who pay for this 1.20 crap will get to participate in will have to offer that will be worth paying for) or just waiting till 2.0 to even bother with it.

I don't think damage over all got nerfed on LNC, it's just the system is inadequate for the direction the game was taking towards newer endgame content i.e. Ifrit.

I dont see how people would want to pay for this patch tho? Yesterday I did ifrit again and its so slow. The system doesnt fit the current game.

My main class is a PUG and I have to say that prior to 1.20 I was feeling rather useless... now I'm the only melee with elemental abilities, aside from cross class actions, and the combos/positions add a really nice intrigue and strategy to the battle. Maybe it was because my class got a really nice revamp, and I haven't experienced the other issues, but I am really liking the changes made so far. Makes me even MORE excited for when the Jobs come out

I agree.

Pugilist has become a very fun class to play as it requires lots of repositioning for combos as well as a decent amount of TP and MP balancing.

Its a far cry from the afk Monk job in FFXI.

I would really like to see additional classes introduced sooner rather than later, the changes to THM and CON spell lists are an obvious setup for a new enhancing/enfeebling mage class, ie: Arcanist (>>Time mage). Considering the loss of several hate control melee skills, Scout (>>Thief) seems to be a likely introduction as well.

Originally Posted by Velhart

I don't know what others are talking about, my LNC still does an insane amount of damage, even in the Moogle fight. Only real disadvantage I have in the Moogle battle is that I am a victim of AoE attacks, and I heal myself for that, along with using Sentinel at the right time.

Start with Power Surge, then I begin my first combo, Vorpal Thrust(behind) > Impulse Drive(side) > Keen Flurry > Chaos Thrust, then I continue with Full Thrust(front) > Leg Sweep > Blood for Blood > Doomspike, then I do Power Surge again, then I repeat the first combo, and then I use Full Thrust(front) > Heavy Thrust until combos come up. I keep a pretty well consistent DPS pace with this.

I'm sure there may be better ways, but I found myself being efficient with this setup. I think anyone is a great DPS if they learn how to use their combo system efficiently.

+1 to you
as Yoshi-P said he wants to reward skillful players.

Probably best to give SE a chance to complete the battle system first. Every patch has seen drastic changes back and forth in output, group dynamics and etc...