What Happened to Potion Consistency?

[Shougun]

Items like potions should only have 10 second cooldown.

Wouldn't you be worried that people start weaving potions in like Dark Arts? I'm not countering the idea that perhaps potions should be a bit more impactful in some way at least but I guess I'm just a little worried about going too hard the other direction.

[hynaku]

Did FFXI have a cd on there potion usage. I know on single player final fantasy games they had no cd to them. I don't see problem with them having none when they don't heal for that much.

[Shougun]

Did FFXI have a cd on there potion usage. I know on single player final fantasy games they had no cd to them. I don't see problem with them having none when they don't heal for that much.

Some of them added a medicated effect to you preventing you from doing medicine related items again for a while (15mins I think).

If it was like a potion that only healed 150 hp total no matter what then I could see no cooldown being no issue but I'm worried that if you get a decent potion with no cooldown then SE will have to design content (at least content meant to be challenging) around this significant potion chugging. Enter all the estus chugging memes :3

[Canadane]

They outright said they didn’t want potions to be relied on.

[RitsukoSonoda]

From my experiences atleast in FF games even in the single player ones potions were something that almost never saw use after the early game. As for potions here I would atleast request the stat boosting potions to have a more meaningful duration

[MagiusNecros]

From my experiences atleast in FF games even in the single player ones potions were something that almost never saw use after the early game. As for potions here I would atleast request the stat boosting potions to have a more meaningful duration

After early game you use Mega Elixirs.

[RitsukoSonoda]

After early game you use Mega Elixirs.

After early game I literally don't even touch potions period. They just keep increasing in quantity until they cap then start a new stack if that particular game allowed it.

[Orbus]

The whole point of an instant healing item is to save your own life.
If they don't restore enough hp from low health to survive even one more thing, then they might as well heal no hp and just be removed.

If they really don't want people relying on them so much just make their cooldown really long, like five minutes or something.
If they're being hit by more avoidable stuff than that then they're probably tanking the floor most of the fight anyway.

[MagiusNecros]

The whole point of an instant healing item is to save your own life.
If they don't restore enough hp from low health to survive even one more thing, then they might as well heal no hp and just be removed.

If they really don't want people relying on them so much just make their cooldown really long, like five minutes or something.
If they're being hit by more avoidable stuff than that then they're probably tanking the floor most of the fight anyway.

Don't rely on potions. Rely on your healer instead.

Moving on from that if potions were actually worth something crafters will prioritize running as an Alchemist.

Or Phoenix Downs not working in combat...even though you can only hold one. Which gets worse when RDM can just quick raise 2 party members immediately.

Plus some of the stuff like Gold Needles can't even cure what they are supposed to cure. High end duties that give petrification can't be cured with it.

I don't really understand?

[Orbus]

Yes, most curatives are indeed a waste of code.
You don't understand the problem with that?