Lack of interesting class buffs or interactions

[Faction]

So we have protect, we have healing and some healer buffs like eye for an eye and stoneskin, and we have bard support abilities, and some interrupts... and that's it. I find this a bit boring.

How about some more buffs? Would people think twice about excluding melee dps if MNK or DRG gave everyone a +5% damage buff? Every class should have a unique buff they (or classes that pull abilities from them) can bring to the table.

What if we had more cross class utility even on pure classes, like give a tank a party wide damage buff on a long cooldown, or a single target damage buff they can cast on DPS? Give a DPS a move that they can cast on a tank to give the tank more enmity?

What if we gave each class a unique and situational limit break? For example give DRG a huge group damage buff that could rival the damage of final heaven, or be situationally superior.

These are just ideas off the top of my head, but you should get the picture.

[Demondred]

It would be cool if we kept cross class traits at least. It give you a viable reason to level all those other classes.

[Moontide]

Cross-teammate weapon skill chains and magic bursts plix.

But as it stands all buffs and debuffs feel like they're a just minor conveniences or inconveniences. Not enough need for that extra edge. I mean how many people do you even see using food? And for debuffs all of them save for perhaps the breath of a malboro or multiple poison stacks are weak or short enough to not feel truly intimidating.

[Xbob42]

Cross-teammate weapon skill chains and magic bursts plix.

But as it stands all buffs and debuffs feel like they're a just minor conveniences or inconveniences. Not enough need for that extra edge. I mean how many people do you even see using food? And for debuffs all of them save for perhaps the breath of a malboro or multiple poison stacks are weak or short enough to not feel truly intimidating.

Everyone in my FC uses HQ top-tier food for all progression. It's like an extra piece of gear or two. Times 8 people.

[Zaft]

I mean how many people do you even see using food?

I would hope everyone. Food is very important for things like capping hit and whatnot.