Fix how barriers work please

[Seraphor]

I'm actually wondering if the very first SGE class quest in the Arboretum is to blame for this mentality. It's quite heavy on pushing the shield mechanic over everything else.

Because in low level content that's all you have, so as the introductory quest it makes sense to focus on the basics.

But Sage of all healers really drives home the "always be dpsing" paradigm simply through its kardia mechanic. Half an hour with Sage will teach you that you need to reduce incoming damage, not just shield it.

As for a solution to stacking shields, have them all actually stack, but with a maximum threshold above which additional shielding doesn't register. Perhaps 100% of the targets HP so the maximum you can reach is 200%.
E.g. SCH applies a critlo for about 80% HP, SGE applies a crit E.Diag for 50%, but caps out at 20% because it's reached the 100% maximum.

[Shibi]

Because in low level content that's all you have, so as the introductory quest it makes sense to focus on the basics.

You don't even have Euk until 30 (7 dungeons) and are left with Kardia and spamming plain old diag. 30-45 is the range you have e.diag plus the hard cast heals - so Qarn, Cutter, Vigil and Darkhold - with 45 giving you druchole - for just Aurum - before getting a more decent kit at 50 for Prae onwards. I still feel too much attention is paid to e.diag in the first quest (specifically swirling red arrows on you mid fight with the three of them to warn you are about to be "tank"busted so shield yourself up)

As for a solution to stacking shields, have them all actually stack, but with a maximum threshold above which additional shielding doesn't register. Perhaps 100% of the targets HP so the maximum you can reach is 200%.
E.g. SCH applies a critlo for about 80% HP, SGE applies a crit E.Diag for 50%, but caps out at 20% because it's reached the 100% maximum.

I still think gathering adderstings midfight is wrong in this ex+ 2 healer situation, but if that were done the SGE shield would have to be at the bottom of the stack so it pops first.