Thread: Comments on Patch 1.21

Originally Posted by Eagleheart

(1. Job vulnerabilities

Jobs are advertised as being primarily used for large party situations, with classes being preferable for solo/lowman battles.

However, the truth of the matter is that taking away the self-sufficiency of a character has some particularly nasty results in situations where Jobs are supposed to be most useful. It might not be so bad if the Jobs didn't also take a big hit to their maximum hitpoints, but they do, and that has pretty much catastrophic results when strong oneshot moves are a constant threat. PLD can deal with it, WAR can deal with it (they received a large HP bonus, rather than penalty) - DRG and MNK and BLM are in a pinch with lower HP, no self-Stoneskin or Sentinel capability, and if they were glass cannons before, they're paper cannons now. The max HP penalty is deadly against anything that you'd be in a party for.

Thats when the bard pops his song that gives a substantial HP boost, its like 600ish or what not.

Originally Posted by Eagleheart

(7. Accuracy changes

Accuracy actually matters now. Thank you very much. o.ob It is frustrating to miss enmity combos sometimes, but I think it's better this way. I realize there will be many complaints about the change - but that's because we've had a guaranteed hit rate against any major opponent for very nearly the entirety of the game's lifespan. I do not think it appropriate to have an ensured hit rate against Ifrit or Chimera.
I say all this as a PLD who grits his teeth every time he misses Flat Blade or War Drum. This is as it should be. I'll regear to have a bit more accuracy. Some think the change to be too drastic, some do not; again, where the medium lay, I'm not sure, but I personally find it to be quite fine as it is.

For accuracy we yet again turn to bard for Minuet of Rigor - Increases physical and magical accuracy of all party members within range.