Blood Weapon

[Jhett_Magnum]

Reduces weaponskill cast time and recast time, spell cast time and recast time, and auto-attack delay by 10% and converts physical damage dealt into MP, while reducing weaponskill TP cost by 20%. Also increases Blood Gauge by 3 each time a physical attack lands.
Duration: 15s
Cannot be used while under the effect of Grit. Effect is canceled if Grit is activated.

It just occurred to me that our spell cast times are reduced during BW. Does this mean we’ll be able to spell cast black magic in the future?


Final Fantasy 7 crisis core had dark versions of elemental spells that’d inflict Poison, Stop, Silence, and Death.
Hell Firaga
Hell Blizzaga
Hell Thundaga

Final Fantasy 5’s Necromancer “Dark Arts” ability
Meltdown - Fire based magic that inflicts “Sap”
Deep Freeze - Ice based attack that inflicts “Stop”
Choas Drive - Lightning based attack that inflicts “Paralysis”

I just hope it’s not a Holy/Fell Cleave spam type ordeal.

[Kabooa]

Abyssal Drain
Spell

[Jhett_Magnum]

Abyssal Drain
Spell

That’s an instant cast. Did you read the post?

[Megguido]

That’s an instant cast. Did you read the post?

A "Spell" in FFXIV doesn't mean "something with a cast bar".

Unleash, Unmend, Grit and Abyssal Drain are all spells. Instant cast spells. If BW reduces spells' GCD, it's to reduce the delay on those 4 as well as weaponskills, doesn't mean we'll be getting any form of dark magic sooner or later (but who knows ?).

You can check the action types here.

[Jhett_Magnum]

A "Spell" in FFXIV doesn't mean "something with a cast bar".

Unleash, Unmend, Grit and Abyssal Drain are all spells. Instant cast spells. If BW reduces spells' GCD, it's to reduce the delay on those 4 as well as weaponskills, doesn't mean we'll be getting any form of dark magic sooner or later (but who knows ?).

You can check the action types here.

I never said spells are just cast times. Which is why I was confused when:

Abyssal Drain
Spell

Abyssal drain is a spell, but only effected by spell recast times. The post is about

Reduces weaponskill cast time and recast time, spell cast time and recast time, and auto-attack delay by 10%....

It just occurred to me that our spell cast times are reduced during BW. Does this mean we’ll be able to spell cast black magic in the ....

[Megguido]

Snip.

Oh well, didn't see it that way, my bad.

As others said already, that's a pretty generic description for a GCD speed boost. They could add a spell with a cast time on DRK akin to BRD's Requiem or SAM's Midare (but spell instead of weaponsill). Who knows. If I was a dev, I would definitely put that in Blood Weapon, for two reasons:
- if I ever want to add a spell with a cast-time on DRK in the future
- could be easier to tie cast time and recast time together: it makes no sense to shorten recast time (GCD) but not the cast time itself.

[Kabooa]

How many castime weapon skills do you have?

[Jhett_Magnum]

How many castime weapon skills do you have?

What are you getting at? DRK doesn’t have any, but that doesn’t mean it can’t exist. I.e samurai.

[Kabooa]

What are you getting at? DRK doesn’t have any, but that doesn’t mean it can’t exist. I.e samurai.

Arrow's description
Reduces weaponskill cast time and recast time, spell cast time and recast time, and auto-attack delay of a party member or self by 10%.

Fey Wind
Reduces weaponskill cast time and recast time, spell cast time and recast time, and auto-attack delay of self and nearby party members by 3%.

Greased Lightning
Increases damage dealt by 10% and reduces weaponskill cast time and recast time, spell cast time and recast time, and auto-attack delay by 5%

It's just the standard description for a Haste Effect.

[Jhett_Magnum]

Arrow's description
Reduces weaponskill cast time and recast time, spell cast time and recast time, and auto-attack delay of a party member or self by 10%.

Fey Wind
Reduces weaponskill cast time and recast time, spell cast time and recast time, and auto-attack delay of self and nearby party members by 3%.

Greased Lightning
Increases damage dealt by 10% and reduces weaponskill cast time and recast time, spell cast time and recast time, and auto-attack delay by 5%

It's just the standard description for a Haste Effect.

Haste is an effect already in the game. https://ffxiv.gamerescape.com/wiki/C...:Status_Effect
And that’s not the description sooo...