Quote Originally Posted by Steeled View Post
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Why is everything placed on cooldown when we jobchange? I played a bit in 1.0 and realize it could have been used more prominently in 1.0 to safetynet yourself in certain situations, and I *think* you could change in combat.

However, here, you can't change in instances, in any scenario. You can't change in combat. When you do, have to wait on hp and mp to regen.

A great example... if I'm mining and see a corpse and feel like being a nice guy, why must I stand around for 45 seconds or so, to cast raise, and then switch back to my miner and wait for cd's to reset (not to mention gathering-points).
If you are in Ul'dah, Gridania, or Limsa Lominsa, when you switch jobs none of your skills are on cooldown.

When you switch jobs, you switch gear. In some cases, you switch Job crystals, which have stats on them (you can't see). This means your HP and MPO can fluctuate, and the system has to use your natural HP/MP regen to refill. If you are switching from a higher-HP/MP class to a lower one, non regen occurs, as there is no excess to fill.

Not being able to change in combat, nor in dungeons, forces you to fight or flee depending on your need. This helps close a loophole whereby a player can attempt to farm mobs by burning down at higher level, then switching to a lower-level class and applying that kill without earning it as that class. Not trolling in dungeons by switching classes also helps, but this has been true for many other MMOs that had "jobs" and "specs." In FFXI, you had to return to your city to change Jobs, while in WoW you could only change specs outside of combat, but it permitted some flexibility in play. FFXIV is more canalized to its need to force party cohesion and forethought. That is, you have to commit to a Job when in a Duty. You are still permitted to switch gear as long as you can wear it as that class/level.

As for "being the nice guy," if you talked to "that corpse" first, then it's likely he'll wait. You're not in a rush, are you? If you were, why'd you wait? Do you want appreciation other than a "thanks" and a bow from the other guy? Doing a helpful task, or attempting to do so, should be its own reward.