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  1. #1
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    Acelyn's Avatar
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    Acelyn Abattoir
    World
    Lamia
    Main Class
    Red Mage Lv 100

    Carbuncle needs some help.

    I recently leveled smn back up to try it out and I really like it, i dropped it when stormblood released because it felt wonky and picked up rdm and never looked back, currently working towards the smn anima book.

    The jobs attack animations are cool, slamming the book on dudes and having a rush attack brings automatic smiles and seeing all the primals get summoned(although i shrunk them) is epic.

    But then there's carbuncle...

    The poor lil guy is just sorta "there", just nervously twitching, with this ominous look on his face, carby doesnt need battle updates, its the base for all the summons, it does enough, carby needs life updates.

    like, carbuncle is always with you, it should have a bit more emotion than it does, most minions seem more attached to me than my own carbuncle that i summoned, even my chocobo keeps an eye on me.

    firstly, why does carbuncle stay so far behind the character? you have to bring the camera all the way back to spot your carbuncle, just bringing the lil dude closer would help alot.

    maybe in non fightin situations they could be given whatever code some of the minions use, carbuncle quite frankly right now is dumb, and i feel bad for him, you cant pet the carbuncle, well, you can but it wont respond, you cant call one over, they dont anything quirky.....except twitch, they're just a magical lump.

    It would be so cool if they did something neat when you pet one, or when you idle they start walking around or floating, or run up the character and perch on their shoulder or head like certain minions do.

    it just seems odd you can summon a.....I dont know what exactly carbuncle is? but whatever it is it feels like since its sort of a part of the character it should have more personality, considering they can be glamoured, bolting different moods to emerald/topaz and ruby would be a cool and simple way for players to express themselves through carbuncle.
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    Mika_Zahard's Avatar
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    Mika Zahard
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    Balmung
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    Paladin Lv 100
    So .. time for some little history lesson.

    Long long ago SMN Agi's could pull the entire dungeon mobs that you'd skip, and aggro things from far far far away. Think like hunter pets in wow could pull the entire dungeon and more just because of their pathing.

    SE's choice was to make the little guy have no aggro and do nothing more than standing looking cool and give you the 20% HP shield.
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    Roda Tirhaalo
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    Balmung
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    Pictomancer Lv 100
    It's just a vestigial lump of a job mechanic now atrophied into a glorified minion.

    I say either add back in actual pet mechanics back into it, or delete it entirely and replace it with it being a particle effect that pops up for the shield ability, kind of like how reaper's "pet" (not pet) pops up for some abilities.
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    ~sigh~

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    Rawker Stone
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    Excalibur
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    Paladin Lv 90
    Quote Originally Posted by Roda View Post
    It's just a vestigial lump of a job mechanic now atrophied into a glorified minion.

    I say either add back in actual pet mechanics back into it, or delete it entirely and replace it with it being a particle effect that pops up for the shield ability, kind of like how reaper's "pet" (not pet) pops up for some abilities.
    This. 10char
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    #FFXIVHEALERSTRIKE


    - Seraphism is BAD.
    - Give us back Shadowflare and make Deployment/Emergency Tactics affect Biolysis
    - Give us back Rouse
    - Make pet management rewarding.

  5. #5
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    Acelyn's Avatar
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    Acelyn Abattoir
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    Lamia
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    Red Mage Lv 100
    Quote Originally Posted by Mika_Zahard View Post
    So .. time for some little history lesson.

    Long long ago SMN Agi's could pull the entire dungeon mobs that you'd skip, and aggro things from far far far away. Think like hunter pets in wow could pull the entire dungeon and more just because of their pathing.

    SE's choice was to make the little guy have no aggro and do nothing more than standing looking cool and give you the 20% HP shield.
    Oh i do remember, i was one of those summoners who would wish for a tank to leave so i could take all the glory with my golden nugget of defense.
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    Endris Caemwynn
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    Coeurl
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    Gunbreaker Lv 100
    Quote Originally Posted by Roda View Post
    It's just a vestigial lump of a job mechanic now atrophied into a glorified minion.

    I say either add back in actual pet mechanics back into it, or delete it entirely and replace it with it being a particle effect that pops up for the shield ability, kind of like how reaper's "pet" (not pet) pops up for some abilities.
    It was absent in the benchmark when the SMN was just using what looked like a Fester upgrade, so it might be getting removed.
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    Goji Degotye
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    Twintania
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    Botanist Lv 81
    Quote Originally Posted by Roda View Post
    It's just a vestigial lump of a job mechanic now atrophied into a glorified minion.

    I say either add back in actual pet mechanics back into it, or delete it entirely and replace it with it being a particle effect that pops up for the shield ability, kind of like how reaper's "pet" (not pet) pops up for some abilities.
    Yes, at this point I'd rather they delete the pet and have carby come out for Radiant Aegis and Searing Light as part of their animation like all the other summon attacks. Give ARC Carby as a minion like WHM gets their unicorn.
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    The Cat
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    Cerberus
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    Warrior Lv 100
    Quote Originally Posted by Mika_Zahard View Post
    So .. time for some little history lesson.

    Long long ago SMN Agi's could pull the entire dungeon mobs that you'd skip, and aggro things from far far far away. Think like hunter pets in wow could pull the entire dungeon and more just because of their pathing.

    SE's choice was to make the little guy have no aggro and do nothing more than standing looking cool and give you the 20% HP shield.
    I remember doing lowlvl quests after I just started playing and the dang carbuncle always pulled EVERY. SINGLE. MOB. in the area and got me killed. I ended up deleting the whole char and started over as archer lol

    People who played back then are GRATEFUL the carbuncle is just standing around looking dumb these days
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  9. #9
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    Roda Tirhaalo
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    Balmung
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    Quote Originally Posted by rawker View Post
    This. 10char
    This is my wish too, but damn are my expectations absolutely ABYSMAL rn

    Quote Originally Posted by Daralii View Post
    It was absent in the benchmark when the SMN was just using what looked like a Fester upgrade, so it might be getting removed.
    No blue flash tips me off to it possibly being a ramuh gemspell

    Quote Originally Posted by Moqi View Post
    Yes, at this point I'd rather they delete the pet and have carby come out for Radiant Aegis and Searing Light as part of their animation like all the other summon attacks. Give ARC Carby as a minion like WHM gets their unicorn.
    What a tragic death for the "fighting alongside a combat familiar" archetype caster :'(
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    Last edited by Roda; 04-26-2024 at 01:51 AM.
    ~sigh~

  10. #10
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    Freja Heleh
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    Moogle
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    Dark Knight Lv 90
    Quote Originally Posted by TheCat View Post
    I remember doing lowlvl quests after I just started playing and the dang carbuncle always pulled EVERY. SINGLE. MOB. in the area and got me killed. I ended up deleting the whole char and started over as archer lol

    People who played back then are GRATEFUL the carbuncle is just standing around looking dumb these days
    There was an option to put them in passive mode, so no agro. I miss my pets as a StB smn main. I miss smn in general.
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