Role Actions in Dawntrail

[Fyrebrand]

Maybe this isn't the most exciting of the reveals from the recent Letter from the Producer Live broadcast, but I'm interested in the potential reasoning behind the announced changes to Role actions.

Tanks get increased duration for Rampart and Reprisal.
Melee DPS get a more potent Second Wind, and Feint lasts a bit longer.
Ranged DPS get a more potent Second Wind, and more potent defensive buffs.
Magic DPS gets shorter Swiftcast cooldown, and Addle lasts a bit longer.
Healers get shorter Swiftcast cooldown.

All of this applies specifically to level 90+ content, not the whole game.

While it's really nothing dramatic, I'm wondering what is going to happen at level 90+ that warrants this adjustment. Are enemies going to hit harder, going forward? Was there really something to Yoshi-P's vague allusions to feeling like the game has gotten too easy? Is it less about content challenge, and more about changing job balance and party synergy? Or is it not even about group content at all, and just something to make solo play a bit more smooth?

What's extra puzzling is the state of healing in dungeons these days, especially at higher levels, and extra especially in level 90 Endwalker content. I barely ever need to heal at all, and tanks are practically invincible. And yet, the devs seem to think these role buffs are needed -- not for the content we've seen so far, but specifically for Dawntrail and future content going forward.

But why? Any theories?

[Oizen]

They needed filler traits for leveling up and homogenized ones across the categories was the easiest to do.

[Niroken]

I highly doubt Yoshi-P was concerned with anything besides Savage and Ultimate and the buffs don't seem to be enough to adjust the difficulty of those for it to be noticeable.

It's more likely that they were buffed to be useful as stats increase.

[Arkdra]

But why? Any theories?

If I had to guess, it's to lower friction in casual content. That really does seem to be the primary motivator of most of their job action decisions. If we are lucky, they will take this opportunity to bump the raid mechanic difficulty to compensate but I wouldn't expect it in the same casual content, that's just counterproductive. Ex and up mechanics maybe, but I wouldn't bet on it.

[Oizen]

If I had to guess, it's to lower friction in casual content. That really does seem to be the primary motivator of most of their job action decisions. If we are lucky, they will take this opportunity to bump the raid mechanic difficulty to compensate but I wouldn't expect it in the same casual content, that's just counterproductive. Ex and up mechanics maybe, but I wouldn't bet on it.

If you're pressing Rampart and Reprisal there shouldn't be friction in casual content.

[Kes13a]

I highly doubt Yoshi-P was concerned with anything besides Black Mage and Black Mage

fixed that for you