The most powerful plot device in all of DT

[TemporalFruitsAndVeggies]

The WoL is incapable of acting independently, so if Alphinaud or whoever isn't there to ask "Hey, WoL, would you like to save these dying people?" before we nod silently and the DUH DUH DUH DUH DUH DUH DUUUUUUUUUUH fanfare plays, we ain't doin' JACK. DEAL WITH IT, DEADOS.

[SnowVix]

Oh dang. Just checked. The striking gear is just fine but the Scouting gloves do have spell speed.
How the heck did that happen?

According to the Known Issues news, they don't actually have spell speed, that's just a display error. Didn't get a pair to drop so I could actually test that, though.

(Also, let she who has not placed the wrong purple materia in her gear cast the first stone)

[Auro_Seldaris]

The WoL is incapable of acting independently, so if Alphinaud or whoever isn't there to ask "Hey, WoL, would you like to save these dying people?" before we nod silently and the DUH DUH DUH DUH DUH DUH DUUUUUUUUUUH fanfare plays, we ain't doin' JACK. DEAL WITH IT, DEADOS.

It's the literal opposite of the "Cutscene Power To The Max" trope, it's "Cutscene Incompetence to the Max".

[TKMXIV]

According to the Known Issues news, they don't actually have spell speed, that's just a display error. Didn't get a pair to drop so I could actually test that, though.

(Also, let she who has not placed the wrong purple materia in her gear cast the first stone)

Ok. So, it's still skill speed and just says spell speed instead.

Did I really cast any stones with my comment? If so, it was not my intention.

Edit
Oh, wait was it the part of "how the hick did that happen?".
If it is that was more of a question pointed at the dev team. Under the assumption that spell speed stats were put onto non caster gear.
It was less of a dig at the devs and more of I'm surprised it happened reaction. Though seeing as it is just missed placed text and not the actual stat it's not really that surprising of a mistake to happen.

[SnowVix]

Did I really cast any stones with my comment? If so, it was not my intention.

that was more of a joke about the fact that i, personally, have more than once slotted quickarm materia on my black mage gear.

[All_Nonsense]

Oh dang. Just checked. The striking gear is just fine but the Scouting gloves do have spell speed.
How the heck did that happen?

Scouting, that's what it was. Sorry, melee gear confuses me. Striking, Scouting, Slapping, Sucking (me when I play a melee). All morphs together in my mind

[TeresaFortell]

Wol is now officially in SNL, where their only job is to deliver the punchline.

[All_Nonsense]

According to the Known Issues news, they don't actually have spell speed, that's just a display error. Didn't get a pair to drop so I could actually test that, though.

(Also, let she who has not placed the wrong purple materia in her gear cast the first stone)

False. We got it in my group. Monk snatched the hands to check. It does indeed apply spell speed the stat. Not a typo

[SnowVix]

False. We got it in my group. Monk snatched the hands to check. It does indeed apply spell speed the stat. Not a typo

That's unfortunate. I know they've done display-only errors like that before, hopefully it's fixed in a hotfix soon.

[Supersnow845]

They seem to be struggling to reconcile the power of the WOL with how the fact that if the WOL used half their power most conflicts would end before the story actually did anything and I think they are struggling to properly integrate that into the engine

This is one of the few things base DT actually did really well. Everyone knew that wuk Lamat wasn’t a direct threat, the true threat was the walking tactical nuke sitting behind her. Bakool ja ja, galool ja ja, sareel ja and calyx all immediately pointed out the WOL as the true threat (or guide in galool ja ja’s case)

I don’t think nerfing the WOL midgardsommr style is good because people didn’t like the WOL being sidelined, but maybe more active cutscene use to show that the WOL isn’t as invincible as they feel when they spend half the patch aura farming