DT Benchmark Action Analysis

[ty_taurus]

Well, it wouldn't be the first time that some of the flashier spells aren't shown in the Benchmark but, if I had to take a guess...
- GNB's is very likely to be Continuation for Fated Circle.
- PLD's cone AOE could be the AoE upgrade to Goring Blade, in the same way as Expiacion upgraded Spirits Within.
- MCH skills looks like like a Chainsaw with cast time. Maybe it's a 120s GCD to fill in as the 6 button in Wildfire?
- SGE seems like a Toxikon upgrade to me, sadly
- WAR seems like an upgraded Vengeance, idk where people is taking the Cover part from.
- SMN seems like Ramuh's gemshine spell

Can't say much about the rest.

I don’t think Sage’s is a Toxikon III. The sage is performing a completely different animation that we have not seen, and the spell effects look nothing like Toxikon or Toxikon II. It also looks too powerful to be a Toxikon spell.

What’s interesting though is it has a lot more in common with Eukrasian Diagnosis. The Sage’s animation begins like how E. Diagnosis does, with them raising their hand up, and the spell effect also starts in a way that looks similar to how E. Diagnosis’ starts.

i can't stand when people say things like, "every benchmark trailer has showed off one new ability."
i mean, yes, that's a pattern, but SE can willfully choose to stop that any time lol. it's a precedent, but not one they have to obey since they freaking created the precedent.

also, i'm disheartened bc even from this trailer and what few maybe-maybe-not animations were shown off, it looks like combat will be relatively the same. which is the one thing that really needs to be revamped. being a healing main couldn't be more boring.

I mean, the benchmark quite literally did show off a new animation for each job. Do you think it’s more likely that those animations were made only for the benchmark and aren’t actually going to be used?