Thread: 8.0 speculation

Originally Posted by MikkoAkure

Yoshi-P already said that we’re not getting Time Mage.

I'm not talking about a literal debuff and buff job that Yoshi-p was talking about back then.

Yes, Yoshi-P said no Time Mage job as in the version that actively use buff and debuff to control turn actions in Turn base combat. However, gameplay can be changed to be more visual themed and action combat theme with attacks animations rather than the turn base combat theme.

Gaia, gameplay wise, in Dissidia Duellum is basically a Time Mage DPS Job with slow debuff (which can be changed in FF14 into something else for the Job mechanic). For FF14 style of gameplay it gives a obvious way to make a Time Mage Job for FF14 even though gameplay wise it is different from the Turn Base combat system version of Time Mage. Attack animation wise, her Time Magic is basically Nuke damage based with her attacks focus on shattering time and delayed Nuke damage with Time.

It is a rather interesting way to make Time Magic theme magic work for more action based game like FF14 (which resolves the issue Yoshi-P had for not wanting to add Time Mage back then being he did not believe there was a way to create a Time Mage Job that works for a light action combat theme style game FF14 had as a MMORPG) because the focus is on Delay Damage for Big damage and Shattering Time to cause damage. Mechanic wise, it can work through Delay DPS mechanic like the Machinist time bomb. Each attack hit (while performing their own separate damage) adds on to a Time Magic Bomb mechanic that will explode at a certain point, once it reach a certain stack number, or player choose to activate it early.


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Now Time Mage job talk aside...

the Fanfest has FF7 theme stuff for FF14 with the Red XIII minion and new Bike mount. Why do I feel as if the next expansion Shard location maybe FF7 themed?

IF the next Shard ends up FF7 themed then probably should expect a Zack/Cloud job but question will be if it ends up a Tank Job for more Zack theme with Price of Freedom being our LB3 or Damage Immune skill/Damage reduction mechanic OR DPS Job for more Cloud theme so Omnislash is our LB3 or Ultimate DPS skill mechanic.