Quote Originally Posted by Hatstand View Post
Not for healers, anyway.

https://nordic.ign.com/final-fantasy...or-inspiration

"Some people have shown their dislike of some classes, like the Ninja and Astroligian, are you looking into fixing that, and how?

"We talked about this a bit in the last letter from the producers. In the latest patch we changed some stuff for the Astroligian and we noticed that we restored the balance a bit. Still we see some feedback from players that want the same effects for the cards as we had before, but the dev team doesn’t have the intention to bring the old system back. We can’t make everyone happy. If we change back the system, a different part of the community will get mad. Some people loved the old system, and some people love the new system. You can’t please everyone.

"In regards to Ninja. We get a lot of feedback from the community that the class feels clunky now since spells don't line up nicely with Global Cooldowns, and the DPS-spec isn’t as strong as other classes, so we get the frustration. It is a challenge for the development team, but we are aware of the situation. For the next patch we will make some changes for the solo DPS Ninja, like number values. Since the job got released we have actually not changed it, so for patch 5.1 we are planning a big class overhaul. It will feel like the Ninja will be born into a new class. So for people that are waiting for changes, big changes and smaller ones like number values are coming!"

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They're not even trying to hide that they're downplaying all of this, huh? That juxtaposition is so stark, it's a little grim.

It's become so evident that we aren't going to see changes within the lifetime of this expansion, which is so disappointing because I was pulled in by the universal acclaim it was getting. And it probably deserves it, making it sting that much worse.

Good thing there are so many other games being released right now, here's hoping it's enough to ride the wave til the next expansion. My time with the game has been much too short, and maybe I'll bite it and sub every now and then. But for a regular investment, I've come to care so much that these forums will have to do.

If only we had a more actionable avenue, but I guess they also thought these forums will have to do as well.