Suggestion: Mage weapon in active mode adds magic attack bonus

[Whisp]

I don't see anywhere to post suggestions about non-website related gameplay stuff.

I was thinking, it's a shame that mages have these cool new weapons coming out that dance around in active mode--mages are never in active mode due to passive MP refresh. So how about adding an attack bonus when you're in active mode? Give us a reason to draw out our weapons.

And yes, black magic is way overpowered, but that's a different issue altogether.

[Buuul]

Black mage is working as intended. Highest burst damage in a short amount of time, with no HP or defense, and no quickly repeatable way of recovering HP.

[BruceyBruceyBangBang]

Several things wrong here.

[northernsky]

Like OP said, or make it that you gain TP from casting in active mode and add TP modifiers (accuracy, range, potency, mp reduction with combos) to spells

[Elexia]

All they have to do is add: http://wiki.ffxiclopedia.org/wiki/Occult_Acumen which works in 'passive' mode as well. Even if they 'dance around while active' it's likely going to be cool for all of 10 minutes like Moogle weapons were with people active/passive spamming in cities the day it was released and they obtained one and now people rarely do it lol.

[viion]

Why would my WHM want attack bonus?

[Alerith]

Why would my WHM want attack bonus?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHpPKgi-niI

[Tibian]

How about they fix static mage syndrome first. Standing around in one spot to regenerate MP is ridiculous. MP should regenerate through the entire course of whatever a caster is doing -- then we wouldn't be having this discussion over active/passive mode and you could use whichever one you wanted.

[SwordCoheir]

Actually doing the emote /sit starts up the regeneration immediately for some reason (I'm not kidding).

As for the OP. It's not a bad idea really, using your weapon as a medium to channel your energy and enhancing your casts sounds logical and it would give mage jobs a bit more dynamic where you can cast for the bonus, or stay passive to regenerate MP between casts. You could go a bit further and make it where being in active mode gives a bonus to all mage related stats healing, magic attack, enfeebling, enhancing potency, and magic accuracy. And why limit it to just mages, BRDs and PLDs would greatly benefit from such a bonus too since they're always active during combat.

[Jokerz]

Make it so that you can charge spells when you have your weapon drawn?