2015-05-31, 04:37 PM
*plays Circle of Life in background*
This doesn't instill a great deal of confidence in me, it sounds like more class homogenization. but I'll give my thoughts on one class out of 35.
For a class that was advertised as "The Ultimate support class" during RED, it sure is wonderful that well over half of a bishop's vaunted support skills are rendered useless / obsolete by current boss mechanics. Resurrection is obsolete when most bosses have death counters, Magic Shell is useless against %HP attacks, and I don't think anything needs to be said about heal and healing fountain.
Perhaps it's too much to ask given the current state of the game and other game mechanic limitations, but I'd like to have some more party utility in bossing outside of pressing a party-auto res button every 3 minutes. Simply allowing Resurrection to bypass or restore Death Counter lives or letting HMS provide partial protection against %HP attacks would be great improvements.
But in all reality, I expect the revamp will be more among the lines of: Angel Ray's damage lines increased from 8 to 10.
Quote:– Within our 35 jobs, we are aiming to reduce their disparities while still keeping their individualized traits.
– Unlike previous character balancing, we will be working mainly on changing around combat skills so that each job has specific characteristics.
This doesn't instill a great deal of confidence in me, it sounds like more class homogenization. but I'll give my thoughts on one class out of 35.
For a class that was advertised as "The Ultimate support class" during RED, it sure is wonderful that well over half of a bishop's vaunted support skills are rendered useless / obsolete by current boss mechanics. Resurrection is obsolete when most bosses have death counters, Magic Shell is useless against %HP attacks, and I don't think anything needs to be said about heal and healing fountain.
Perhaps it's too much to ask given the current state of the game and other game mechanic limitations, but I'd like to have some more party utility in bossing outside of pressing a party-auto res button every 3 minutes. Simply allowing Resurrection to bypass or restore Death Counter lives or letting HMS provide partial protection against %HP attacks would be great improvements.
But in all reality, I expect the revamp will be more among the lines of: Angel Ray's damage lines increased from 8 to 10.