Abilities and Addition Benefits

[Sav]

I've been tossing this idea around for some time now, but I'm still not sure now is the time to present it. So I figure, why not open it up to some discussion.

Abilities are undergoing an overhaul, for sure, but how about making equipping different types of abilities more enticing. Hence, I reference Blue Mage from FFXI. I assume most are familiar with it, but BLU spells each carried a stat bonus if you equipped that specific spell. Now, I'm not saying assign such bonuses to each and every ability in FFXIV. That would be nothing short of cumbersome, I imagine. But how about working in special Job Traits a la FFXI, obtained by equipping certain ability combinations.

I do hope this is something that happens down the line, as I certainly don't expect something quite so intricate right now. It definitely can't happen before class re-balancing is finished. That being said, BLU's job trait mechanism was one of the most interesting things I've seen come out of an MMO that I've played. So...

Talk amongst yourself!

Oh, and I've had a few...that title should read "Additional*"...

[Sav]

Sheesh, apparently a few too many...well, look past those typos...

[Xeak]

I never thought about that kind of idea before (never played BLU ... or even unlocked it :/ ) but what you're saying would be an awesome idea. And maybe not only give you special attributes, but what if combining certain abilities in the same action slot gave you a unique ability ... like (going on just the Armory system now) combining Provoke and Taunt to make a stronger Provoke, or combing a weapon skill like Howling Vortex with a magic spell augments that weapon skill with the type of the spell such as Fire, or if it already has a Fire augmentation then it makes it stronger. Just some ideas, not fully thought out of course ^.^

[Ferth]

This is actually a pretty good idea, one that promotes the idea of creating one's own unique character.