What change do you want to see on your main class for Endwalker ?

[TabrisOmbrelame]

Hello everyone,

What change do you want to see on your main class for Endwalker ? What Skill do you think could be great in the lvl 81-90 ? Let's get started !

DRG :

The first thing that come in my mind is my Spineshatter Dive, With a potency of 240 (+30% Cause of Blood of the Dragon, which make it a 312 Potency, exactly), with 60 Seconde of CD it's not exactly that strong (Especially against High Jump with a Huge 400 Pot +30 % (So 520 Potency for 30 CD). But even then, I don't have to really complain about it. Untouched since the lvl 45, I think a little level up of it could be great, so we can get a new animation and little damage boost.

Drachenlance and Ala Morn (Nidhogg human form Tank Buster) :

Yeah, you think I'm dreaming somehow, but we got his ultra stylish red jump so why not ?

Where could we put it ? I see 2 Option :

First option : Implement the two of them and make them replace Full Thrust and Chaotic Thrust as a little boost of DPS on each combo.

Second option : Implement only one of them as a new skill that share the CD with Stardiver but only touches one target with more Potency (Actually something like 750-800 could be good)

The rest of our DRG Kit don't need a lot of rework. The class seems well-balanced on every aspect so gameplay change isn't necessary at all.


So what do you think could be Added/Changed to your class ?

[VentVanitas]

I would like to see Sabin's Blitz from FF6 added for MNK in some way as a new mechanic. Of course, before anything else a Chakra rework has to come first, but it still needs another mechanic on top of that to interact with it, it can't be just Chakra alone even if it functions well.

I've read a lot of suggestions as for how a Blitz mechanic could work. One of them is by changing Perfect Balance to be the catalyst for it (and in doing so it'd make PB far more interesting as a burst tool than it currently is) or another that essentially makes it a 4th step combo, both of them utilizing MNK's combo forms to act as the "combination inputs" if you will - which I feel would be a clever way to use its forms as right now they're basically only being used as an excuse for Leaden Bootshine to exist.

Blitz attacks themselves could open up a new way to interact with MNK's weaponskills and not just be boring big strong attacks. Just as an example, a specific combination involving double True Strike could reward you with a Blitz that makes the next Demolish add its full potency into its initial hit ala BLM's Thundercloud. (Adjust the potency accordingly, of course) Put the "Demolish" back into Demolish and make Bootshine less polarizing.

[Raikai]

Machinist:
- An AoE battery spender + OOC battery recharger;
- An actual Overheat combo, instead of just pressing Heat Blast 5x
- Wildfire is pretty boring and feels unimpactful. I don't know how, but i'd love anything that would make it more interesting and exciting to use;
- Just a small QoL, but MCH's AoE skills working without a target... just like Flamethrower does;
- On Flamethrower, a trait to make it better. It's beyond me why we can't even - turn - while using it;

- Very unlikely to happen, but I'd love if the 1-2-3 combo would have its animations reworked. They are cool and all that jazz, but they are way too busy for the filler abilities... Back in the day this wasn't an issue because they were procs, so you would't see them all the time.

[MrFluffyWolf]

Machinist:
- An AoE battery spender + OOC battery recharger;
- An actual Overheat combo, instead of just pressing Heat Blast 5x
- Wildfire is pretty boring and feels unimpactful. I don't know how, but i'd love anything that would make it more interesting and exciting to use;
- Just a small QoL, but MCH's AoE skills working without a target... just like Flamethrower does;
- On Flamethrower, a trait to make it better. It's beyond me why we can't even - turn - while using it;

- Very unlikely to happen, but I'd love if the 1-2-3 combo would have its animations reworked. They are cool and all that jazz, but they are way too busy for the filler abilities... Back in the day this wasn't an issue because they were procs, so you would't see them all the time.

I can't really speak to everything on this, since I'm only level 64 as a MCH.
But I agree with everything I CAN speak to.
All overheat is for right now is access to heat blast or auto-crossbow spam. Just pick the move for the situation and spam it till the timer runs out. There's nothing interesting going on here.
Wildfire is so unimpactful it's easy to forget it exists. When I do remember it exists, I slap it on before doing heat blast spam and hope that... does something?

And, as unlikely as it is to happen, I absolutely hate the "heated" combo moves. Particularly slug shot. The magically appearing line of bullets absolutely does NOT fit in with the Machinist's aesthetic. At least the robot bits on clean shot can sorta be justified, but heated slug shot's animation... it just shouldn't exist honestly. It might look "cool" but I think it outright clashes with the class aesthetic and theme. It doesn't look like a gadget, or some technologically advanced weapon. It's a magic bullet-appearing spell. It's atrocious. Remove it pls.
Heated Split and Clean are fine, but I still do agree with Raikai that they shouldn't be base combo moves. They're too noisy and busy for your core combo.

[CKNovel]

I can't really speak to everything on this, since I'm only level 64 as a MCH.
But I agree with everything I CAN speak to.
All overheat is for right now is access to heat blast or auto-crossbow spam. Just pick the move for the situation and spam it till the timer runs out. There's nothing interesting going on here.
Wildfire is so unimpactful it's easy to forget it exists. When I do remember it exists, I slap it on before doing heat blast spam and hope that... does something?
.

In 2 levels you'll get Barrel Stabilizer which will allow you to perform the opener.
After lv66, that's it, your single target rotation is set in stone, nothing will change apart from QoL.
At lv70 you'll get Flamethrower, AoE tool to be used if you only have spreadshot to use for the next 10 seconds.
At lv72 you'll get Bio-blaster which is an alternative to drill in AoE.

I don't know a single other jobs that has a set rotation for 14 levels without a single new button to press.
In my opinion, it's a strong proof that MCH rework has been half-done and since it worked SQEX gave up on additionals changes to go back on jobs such as NIN/SMN, then the famous MNK rework.
The fact that the horrible to play MCH from SB had to wait a whole expansion, but NIN, SMN and MNK got their rework much sooner, regardless of their popularity/effectiveness, also makes me think that there is a job favoritism among the development team.

[OrpheusKappa]

For Bard I would want two things:

1. During Mages Ballad bloodletter having charges (like 3 charges, kind of like pitch perfect but each charge is a BL use) so that i don't have to do the BL EA BL tripe weave if I get a BL proc when EA comes off cd so that I don't waste the next proc on the next dot tick.
2. The buffs to buff the bard too, no idae why sqaure thought that the bard should be deaf of his own songs.

[CKNovel]

MCH, I've talked about it again and again but:

-A Chainsaw that needs the MCH to go melee range but for like 10 seconds. 1-2-3 combo is transformed into new GCDs (A bit like how Raiden Trust procs). But without doing 1 2 3, maybe it wouldn't even be a combo just 3 separated GCDs with various effect. 1 would be a single target slash, 2 a GCD to increase the damages dealt, 3 a dot, for example.
-A reworked Flamethrower, that skill is a massive joke, it has to be reworked not fixed with a trait. It's a lv70 skill, it's supposed to be a core tool in the rotation but it's never used and is the weakest AoE move after BioBlaster and Auto-Crossbow.
-Wildfire gone or completely reworked. That skill is worthless in the whole rotation and incredibly boring. Think that it's a 1200 potency on a 120s cooldown but with a 10s delay.
-Something that consumes heat or use heat, I want less Hypercharge spam. All 3 jobs that spams a GCD: DRK, WAR and MCH are considered like the most boring jobs.
-The Queen is alright but it's "fill and spend" gauge, the only thing you control is the timing of the summoning. If we were to get a new Automaton, I'd love to summon Ark, using Cruise Chaser skeleton, to assist the MCH during battle.
But with control or answering the MCH actions in a way that works, not another broken Bahamut.


Also, no more AoE variant. MCH has 3 AoE skills. Auto-Crossbow, Bio-Blaster and Flamethrower. As savage is almost always designed with a single target, you barely see theses skills being used at all.
Those are dungeon skills and that's the whole problem with MCH. It's a solid base for future iteration but it remains only a base and the job is designed for dungeon.

On top of that, a rework of ranged role skills. Leg Graze and Foot Graze are useless in current content. The silence is shared with the tanks and very niche. Arm's Length is on all jobs and necessary aswell as second wind.
And peloton, it's basically a role action that exist just to fill a slot. Casters have 4 role action but they're all usefull, almost looks like there was a Caster bias during this expansion.

[Raikai]

MCH, I've talked about it again and again but:

-A Chainsaw that needs the MCH to go melee range but for like 10 seconds. 1-2-3 combo is transformed into new GCDs (A bit like how Raiden Trust procs). But without doing 1 2 3, maybe it wouldn't even be a combo just 3 separated GCDs with various effect. 1 would be a single target slash, 2 a GCD to increase the damages dealt, 3 a dot, for example.
-A reworked Flamethrower, that skill is a massive joke, it has to be reworked not fixed with a trait. It's a lv70 skill, it's supposed to be a core tool in the rotation but it's never used and is the weakest AoE move after BioBlaster and Auto-Crossbow.
-Wildfire gone or completely reworked. That skill is worthless in the whole rotation and incredibly boring. Think that it's a 1200 potency on a 120s cooldown but with a 10s delay.
-Something that consumes heat or use heat, I want less Hypercharge spam. All 3 jobs that spams a GCD: DRK, WAR and MCH are considered like the most boring jobs.
-The Queen is alright but it's "fill and spend" gauge, the only thing you control is the timing of the summoning. If we were to get a new Automaton, I'd love to summon Ark, using Cruise Chaser skeleton, to assist the MCH during battle.
But with control or answering the MCH actions in a way that works, not another broken Bahamut.


Also, no more AoE variant. MCH has 3 AoE skills. Auto-Crossbow, Bio-Blaster and Flamethrower. As savage is almost always designed with a single target, you barely see theses skills being used at all.
Those are dungeon skills and that's the whole problem with MCH. It's a solid base for future iteration but it remains only a base and the job is designed for dungeon.

On top of that, a rework of ranged role skills. Leg Graze and Foot Graze are useless in current content. The silence is shared with the tanks and very niche. Arm's Length is on all jobs and necessary aswell as second wind.
And peloton, it's basically a role action that exist just to fill a slot. Casters have 4 role action but they're all usefull, almost looks like there was a Caster bias during this expansion.

I think the role actions for the Ranged dps jobs really need some love, if they don't bring enough dps to be on par with the selfish ones... an AoE stun would be really good on dungeon pulls, a boss debuff like Feint, too.

Also love the Chainsaw idea.

[TabrisOmbrelame]

I agree, MCH need some serious attention. The idea of the Chainsaw isn't actually bad ! Giving you a special "weapon" that change some of your skill, allowing you to pick up one effect to use, like a Strong instant attack, a long DoT (30 seconde ?) or why not, some way to buff himself (like damage increase). Depending on how the boss can react (Soon untargeatable, Burst phase etc...) this can allow much more flexibility and add a fun to this class

[MagiusNecros]

Higher APM.