Comments from the Devs

[Eagleheart]

I really don't see the point of the BRD change. The class is already overlooked by many groups because it doesn't generate enough DPS to be useful, why reduce it even more?

^ Official Forums. There's more.

Maybe Durandal is unique or something, perhaps a Bard or two here can elaborate.

Do you, as Bards, have difficulties getting invited to parties?

[Psion]

Hey now, it's really hard to be a comparable DD with only warped arrows!

You mean you guys actually bother PAYING for higher damage ones? Crazy bitches.

[Kurokikaze]

Oh damn... I really wanna play my PLD and DRG now. ;o

[blindSharingan]

It will also upgrade to lv II and lv III after each WS/jump.

This is incorrect. If you read the official translation it says the effect is enhanced after "several" weapons/jumps are used. They definitely made it easier to keep the ability up but we need to see what "several" ends up being. It may still take some time to reach the third tier depending on that.

[Grey Jorildyn]

I like how certain things got more vague, other stayed about as vague, and nothing actually got less vague lol

typical SE!

[blindSharingan]

Full list of "Hotfixes"

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...l=1#post700419

One thing of note:

The algorithm for calculating the following parameters has been revised:

Critical Hit Rating / Critical Hit Attack Power / Magic Critical Hit Rating

* Players will find the impact of these parameters more pronounced when facing higher-level enemies.

[Elcura]

So crits might be worth a damn? Doubtful, but here's to hoping.

[Fievel]

Very cool, interested to see what exactly the change is.

[Alkar]

Lol so the blocking part is only for mages? Honestly why? You can't even block unless you enter Active mode last time I checked and I honestly never do on my mages...
Seems pointless, would be much better on Paladin.

[Volken]

The waiting time for reentering the Thousand Maws of Toto-Rak has been increased from 5 minutes to 15 minutes.

My sides.

[Eagleheart]

My DRG friend said his base ATK and DEF were 537/533, he hit Power Surge, didn't stack it, just sitting in town, and ATK/DEF went to 652/375. (>.> )

[Niiro]

I......what?

[Rocl]

Power Surge Lv1 is a flat +115 ATK =P

[Magi]

Yeah I tested it, it's +115 attack per level. I got +346 attack at level 3 (weird rounding going on). After the first level you don't keep losing defense, stays the same. Doing a weaponskill or Jump resets the timer back to 1 minute and it doesn't always level up. It could take a dozen-ish to level or it could be completely random, not sure.

Pretty godlike.

[Niiro]

edit: answered

Can't log in atm, stuck at "initializing network". Won't even get to the update part.

[Rocl]

Hitting negative defense is p. funny. I guess testing things for DEF=0 will be easy now! (It's always -158 DEF)

[Kurokikaze]

That attack buff sounds pretty godlike.

[Jamison]

That attack buff sounds pretty godlike.

932 attack (total, obviously). Pretty darn impressive. Gut feeling after only 10 minutes are that you can really pump out the damage in a PT, but solo you can't afford to have the buff up. Seemed like it would usually take around 4 ws/jump combinations to get it to go up a level (may be more, seemed fairy random). I was crit'ing an even match for around 2000 with a non-buffed Doom Spike.

[Kurokikaze]

Difference in HP between GLA -> PLD is.... +10. Or am I imagining shit? -_-

On a more positive note - I have about as much HP in a 4 man group as I did in 8 man before.

[silverdragontyr]

I haven't been able to test on any big things yet because no one in my LS doing them atm, but on Lv.52 enemies in Zahar'ak, I was doing about 2300-2500 combo BS/BB Howling Fists. Did a Adder's company level and did about 2k-2500 on any enemy there as well, Lv.52 Mnk is sex now :3