Frontline in Recent Time

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I see a few people complaining about the current battle high system here, but does anybody remember the old system? By that I mean there were only two states, Battle High and the greater Battle Fever (4 KO chain and 8 KO chain thusly). Never quite knew why that was changed, it only afforded you a damage buff and LB gauge buff back then, but also the added bane that you were visible on the map (and it was represented in a cooler way, you'd get an elite or boss mob icon!) Really, nobody remember that? We should go back to that. Didn't see quite as many players with it at any one time neither.

There may have been other nuances but it's been a long time now, recollection's a tad hazy. Today's system seems there to boost the barely participating player to give them the vague illusion they can combat others actually trying, it's just too easy to get BH (and also the boons for gaining the state are too many).

Yes I know that old system meant kill-sniping was rife, but I'd still say it was the better system. That's about the only thing I can think of as to why it was messed about with, and for this prevailing one to exist. Botched as it is. (ED: then again, LBs like the NIN's or to a lesser extent SAM's make a reintroduction of that system semi-problematic as well... still don't think it'd be impossible to reshuffle it though).