Quote Originally Posted by KisaiTenshi View Post
Now, the a better fix however, would require a combo system. Where you start all cast with the same spell (a la monk) eg Cure, followed by "Group Hug", which turns it into Medica, and followed by "Regen" which turns it into Medica II. Unfortunately this is too hard to pull off in a game where bad players just want to maximize DPS over healing. Now, there is another option...

Reverse the way combos work. Make the Player-center/Target-center, Party and Regen effects be like the Ninja Mudra's, and they increase the cast time or cast mp cost, and that allows it to be extended to things like Aero and Holy as well. Imagine being able to throw Aero III and Holy where the tank is positioned.
If you screw up a combo, the worst that happens is you heal the target.
This is a good idea, for a different game. We don't need to turn all the mage jobs in this game into NIN though.