Comments from the Devs

[Scythiroth]

According to the beta manual, DEX is Ranged Damage, Parry, and Block Rate, so unless they change it, the ideal amount of DEX to have on a LNC is zero.

Was just about to post this lol. Saw someone shouting while leveling over the weekend that they had put all their points into DEX on their Pugilist and just kinda facepalmed.

For the most part, it seems pretty obvious that you should just be loading up on your main stat with the bonus points, so, why even have the choice? Just kinda seems to be there for dumb people to put them in the wrong location.

[arus2001]

As long as it's not involved with ACC in any way, then, good.

[Lucavi]

Acc seems pretty close to other modern games, where you won't miss much if you're fighting things your level, and only start whiffing hardcore with things 5 levels higher. Evasion works the same way, as its whiff city for anything lower level than you.

[Meko]

I've only had limited time in the beta (by choice) but I don't understand the stats they use. What's with the 100's and such at level 1? Seems confusing.

[Raldo]

I've only had limited time in the beta (by choice) but I don't understand the stats they use. What's with the 100's and such at level 1? Seems confusing.

Do you mean skill/spell speed or something else?

[Alkar]

They need to give BRDs some way to recover their MP that doesn't involve items with long cooldown timers. Maybe some sort of combo like GLA.

[Spider-Dan]

You are crazy if you think people are inviting a Bard and not expecting them to full time songs, lol.

What part of "you cannot fulltime songs without running out of MP" is unclear?

Ethers/elixirs are not an answer, due to cooldown.

[Meko]

For instance:

http://na.beta.finalfantasyxiv.com/l...acter/1750948/

Accuracy: 70
Resistances: 100
Spell Speed: 71

At level 7, it would seem that the numbers would be smaller? Again, I don't know the percentages or what it really entails but I found it odd.

[Fereydoon]

What was the range on BRD songs this phase?

[Jamison]

For instance:

http://na.beta.finalfantasyxiv.com/l...acter/1750948/

Accuracy: 70
Resistances: 100
Spell Speed: 71

At level 7, it would seem that the numbers would be smaller? Again, I don't know the percentages or what it really entails but I found it odd.

I didn't look into it very carefully, but I saw some references to raising or lowering resistance by 10. I'd guess 100 is always the base level, adjusted by other items/effects -- and then that's an overall modifier to damage given/taken.

[Rocl]

For instance:

http://na.beta.finalfantasyxiv.com/l...acter/1750948/

Accuracy: 70
Resistances: 100
Spell Speed: 71

At level 7, it would seem that the numbers would be smaller? Again, I don't know the percentages or what it really entails but I found it odd.

Compared to this random lv50 I found.
http://na.beta.finalfantasyxiv.com/l...racter/666680/
Accuracy: 451
Resistance: 100
Spell Speed: 347

Seems appropriate.

[Deuce]

Anyone know if they've uploaded all 1.0 characters to the new lodestone?

I played my 1.0 character a little before going out of town on Friday, but he doesn't show up as a character for me to select on the lodestone. Oddly enough, my beta character I played for even less time is there. A quick character search can't find my 1.0 Hyur.

[Raldo]

Works for me; I assumed they loaded all characters once they were "created". My main 1.0 character shows up, but my alt (which I didn't load on a beta server yet) does not.

Not sure what's gone wrong with yours.

[Fievel]

What was the range on BRD songs this phase?

20 yalms.

[Ratatapa]

Anyone know if they've uploaded all 1.0 characters to the new lodestone?

I played my 1.0 character a little before going out of town on Friday, but he doesn't show up as a character for me to select on the lodestone. Oddly enough, my beta character I played for even less time is there. A quick character search can't find my 1.0 Hyur.

Could they have updated lodestone after you logged of your with 1.0 char?

[Kelenae]

Could they have updated lodestone after you logged of your with 1.0 char?

http://na.beta.finalfantasyxiv.com/l...racter/840561/

Mine showed up when i logged on last week but i think the other characters you need to log in for it to be updated with them

[kisada]

kinda bringing up some discussion by niiro a couple pages back (which i completely agree with). do things change at later levels in terms of GCD/tp used?

is anyone else besides me having a hard time being able to watch/read the action/party hp etc. given that you're constantly having to stare at GCD's? i almost feel like i'm not allowed to do anything but stare at my hotbar for the sake of maximizing my output. i want to be able to read the combat log as efficiently as possible during combat, but it seems pretty tough to do without moving things in weird spots and making my screen completely clogged up and ugly.

[Lucavi]

Wait, people read the combat log?

Damn. I just look at the fight, press the buttons I know I need to press (bottom numbers by hand, Fkeys by mouse, keep an eye on the hate-o-meter in the corner, and enjoy the fight.

I guess I'm just used to this style. Is this your first modern MMO? I know I don't feel terribly different than when I was playing WoW, Rift or TERA, aside from some positioning.

[Pere]

Once you get used to the rhythm of your class you don't stare at the skill bar so much, at least that's what happened to me. Sometimes you fuck it up and wonder why something didn't go off and have to check out the bar but maybe every 5 mins? and about the log... who checks combat log?! I just do that to check the other DPS dmg but i have seen there is a working parser so.. no need to check it out.

[Deuce]

Could they have updated lodestone after you logged of your with 1.0 char?

It's entirely possible. At this point I'm not too concerned, especially since I have access to my character.