Summoner Early Post-Launch Feedback at level 80

[Sequora]

Yes, SAM and NIN needed a buff because it was at the point where they where the least raid effect jobs. Even after the buff MNK and DRG are still ahead of the curve but it helped close the gap. Expect to see some nerfs in 5.1. SMN may be difficult for some to play but it's still holding it's own in terms of dps rankings where as NIN was right at the bottom with or even below DNC.

SMN and RDM are inferior compared to their BLM counterpart once a group has learned content. No other role has to deal with this. The raise tax needs to be looked at, or raise itself needs to either be removed or limited in some way. I get that having a non healer job having the ability to raise people is nice for progression, but we now have a DPS role that has 2/3 of its jobs balanced around a healer ability. I like caster classes. I don’t really like the play style of BLM compared to SMN or RDM. I don’t mind dealing less damage than a BLM as a SMN, but I’d rather have utility that’s actually going to make me feel like my spot in a group is justified. As it stands now, many groups are running SMNs and to a smaller extent RDMs, and then switching to BLM once they have those fights are on farm. It feels bad.

I know numbers aren’t balanced, but jobs are mostly balanced around their ability to deal damage, and their ability to boost damage.
There are other things taken into consideration, like ranged DPS ability to move 100% of the time, or defensive utility, but the raise tax is so steep.

I’ve posted this in several places. Why not give healers a role action that is an instant cast rez for 0 MP, on a super long cooldown.

[Rika007]

The raise tax needs to be looked at, or raise itself needs to either be removed or limited in some way. I get that having a non healer job having the ability to raise people is nice for progression, but we now have a DPS role that has 2/3 of its jobs balanced around a healer ability.

I personally really don't understand why they removed things like Refresh and Palisade/Apoc to put more of the responsibility for healing/mitigation on tanks and healers yet they allowed caster raise to remain. It just doesn't make sense, and honestly I'd rather they have done away with it as well so casters could be properly balanced.

[Taranok]

I personally really don't understand why they removed things like Refresh and Palisade/Apoc to put more of the responsibility for healing/mitigation on tanks and healers yet they allowed caster raise to remain. It just doesn't make sense, and honestly I'd rather they have done away with it as well so casters could be properly balanced.

After playing Baldesion Arsenal, I honestly think the game would be a lot better if in-combat ressing started to be heavily restricted as well. You could keep verraise and other such raises, just put them on absolutely massive cooldowns. It will also allow the devs to content less binary by backing away from the party buster design if only a bit (getting away fully would require massive reworks to everything), but when content is less punishing but much more restrictive, I feel it's better on the whole.

Of course, saying you want to have a final fantasy game without in-combat resses is a bit of a blaspheme but, y'know.

[CecMiller]

The Live letter for the 5.1 patch was recently released (Official English Translation)



Hoping for solid changes and the DPS discrepency between certain jobs lowered (Ranged should get a boost as should both casters not called Black Mage).

Here is the live letter: http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...810-02-2019%29