Good morning,

I am suggesting a fix to Manafont, in the later levels of BLM especially it becomes very easy for the buff timer to lag behind the timers of ley lines and amplifier, since it is best to use it at 0 MP post-Despair for single target, and multi target post-Flare.


Consider a level 50 trait that makes it so rather than restoring MP upon use, Manafont instead gives you a 30s buff that grants you the MP as soon as your MP bar hits zero and then expires after one use (or multiple, if you feel like that could be level 91-100 skill territory). This means you could use the buff earlier to avoid any potential drift.


If you wanted to avoid making the trait at a later level, make a pre-Flare AOE spell that uses all mana at level 30 and then upgrade that spell at 50 to Flare as it is now. Then 0 MP could always be hit post-Manafont, AOE or single target (and if you really want to fix pre-umbral heart single target, have Manafont give 3200 MP instead of 3000).



Lots of things to think about but tl;dr:

Manafont should give you a 30s buff that executes the MP restore when you hit zero MP, rather than having to use it already at zero MP, in order to fix buff drift.




Or if that is also too complicated, consider this breakdown:


How it is now:
Manafont restores 30% MP when you press the button.


How it should be:
Using Manafont grants a 30s buff that restores your MP when it hits zero, and then expires.


The why:
Due to many factors, Manafont buff timer tends to drift, unsyncing it with other buffs.