Battle Regimens: creating tactics in battle (repost)

[ChiefCurrahee]

Battle Regimen: creating tactics in battle
Battle regimens have SOOO much potential to be used in a tactical manner if only SE would borrow a few concepts from a few games. namely 3 FFXI (skills chains) Lord of the rings: Online (conjunctions) and Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles (Magic stacking)

I propose a change to the way Battle regimens function. allow them to create a variety of effects that can benefit the party tactically.

Currently BRs are used to create bonus damage to the enemy, What if we allow different skills, spells and abilities to create beneficial effects on the party as well?

for instance:

Allow battle regimens to augment stamina regeneration when certain skills are stacked.
Think: Invigorate or Comrade in Arms + Second Wind = Hastega

Allow battle regimens to create healing effects on the PT when certain spells or skills are stacked.
Think: Cure + Protect= massive Regenga

Allow Spells to be combined via battle regimen to create larger spells
Blizzard + Blizzard = Blizzara (huge ice spells)
or
Poison + Water = acid rain (DoT + Def Down)

So much fun can come out of a system like this. It could lend to class uniqueness and defiantly lead to tactics used in battle

[Seirra_Lanzce]

uhmm i agree until i do not know what to add into your suggestion D:

[AngryNixon]

I won't add anything other than to second your mention of combined spells via BR. As a caster I think that's a great idea to bring casters "into the fold" so to speak a little more.

[Chezen]

Interesting idea.

[OmegaNovaios]

I like this idea.

[Wild]

I think buffs and PT enhancements should be handled on the PT side. We still have a lot of classes that haven't been introduced into the game and we wouldn't want them to be gimped/minimized by BRs. Skillchains and Magic Bursts used in conjunction with Battle Regimens however I think is an excellent idea!

[Celtodeno]

Agreed!

Square never really captialized on how cool Chrono Trigger cross abilities were. It would be cool to see everything that has been mentioned and these added. I know thats never gonna happen but it would be cool.

[gifthorse]

How about something like

Prayer-circles

Mages stand in specific position and call forth greater magic than they would be able to alone. Think of the Tarutarus in the opening FFXI cutscene. They chanted together and called forth Meteor.


Battle formations

Similarly, melee jobs could stand in certain battle formations to increase defence or attack

For example, one such battle formation could be: Wall where player stand in a wall and bar passage to the mages and archers.

[Rydin]

Allow Spells to be combined via battle regimen to create larger spells
Blizzard + Blizzard = Blizzara (huge ice spells)
or
Poison + Water = acid rain (DoT + Def Down)

Thats the part I found the most interesting... thats a REALLY cool idea
but honestly, we can all agree that without knowing how they intend to change the battle system, there is no way to determine how BR should be implemented... although however they do it, I like this idea.... if it is incorporated into the new system, that would be awesome

[Tenchi]

This idea is 100% pure awesome and we should give this thread more attention so I am Bumping it!