FFXIV 2.0 Random Speculation/Question Thread XII: End Of An Era - ASK YOUR QUESTIONS HERE!

[Deuce]

Neat.

Interesting, so you get points to put into your chocobo's abilities, but it is a linear progression instead of a skill tree. I wonder if you'll be able to earn enough points to upgrade everything or you have to pick and choose what you want most.

[Saxon]

Has anyone got that picture of all the races where it shows them side by side with a slider for each height setting? I think I saw it on this forum but can't remember where or when.
Edit: Nvm found it,

[Godsleftsock]

Stolen from reddit:

Paladin:
Riot Blade Combo potency increased from 200 -> 230
Rage of Halone Combo potency increased from 240 -> 260
Sword Oath: Auto attack potency increased from 25 -> 50
Shield Swipe: Potency Increased from 170 -> 210
Awareness: Reduced oncoming crit chance increased from 15% - 25%
Shield Oath: Both oncoming damage reduction and outgoing damage reduction flatlined at 20%
Circle of Scorn: Base potency increased from 30 -> 100. DoT Potency now 30.
Monk:
-No longer has Gladiator as a sub-class.
-Now has Marauder as a sub-class.
Second Wind: Now 650 potency cure instead of 15% max hp. Cure potency scales with attack power.
Touch of Death DoT potency reduced from 40 -> 25.
Fist of Fire Damage increase reduced from 10% -> 5%
Howling Fist potency reduced from 190 -> 170
Warrior:
Maim: Combo Potency increased 180 -> 190. Damage bonus increased from 10% -> 20%
Mercy Stroke Potency reduced from 250 -> 200.
Defiance: "Damage dealt reduction" decreased from 35% -> 30%
Butcher's Block Combo Potency increased from 260 -> 280
Inner Beast Potency increased from 260 -> 300 -Changed to absorb 300% of damage dealt
Storm's Path Absorption Shield buffed to 50% of damage dealt with no max hp cap up from 20% of damage dealt capped at 10% max hp.
Storms Eye Combo Potency Increased from 230 -> 270 Now also applies reduced healing on target by 50%
Dragoon:
-No longer has Archer as a sub-class.
-Pugilist has been added as a sub-class.
Keen Flurry: Parry rate increased from 20% -> 80%
Vorpal Thrust level reduced to 4
Keen Flurry Level increased to 6
Life Surge: Healing Component Removed. -Now grants a shield up to 10% of maximum hp.
Invigorate: TP granted buffed from 300 -> 500.
Jump: Potency increased from 180 -> 200.
Phlebotomize: DoT potency increased from 10 -> 20.
Blood For Blood: Increases Damage Dealt by 30% (up from 20%)
Bard:
Hawk's Eye: Additionally Grants 15% DEX
Windbite: DoT Potency increased from 40 -> 45
Quelling Strikes Level lowered to 36.
Flaming Arrow level increased. Potency Increased from 25 -> 35
White Mage:
Stone: THM removed from list of classes.
Cure: Potency increased from 300 -> 400.
Medica: Potency Increased from 250 -> 300.
Cure II: Potency Increased from 500 -> 650.
Regen: Potency increased from 50 -> 150.
Shroud of Saints: Refresh Potency increased from 60 -> 80.
Cure III: Potency increased from 400 -> 550.
Medica II: Potency Decreased from 350 -> 200. -Regen potency increased from 50 -> 100.
Thaumaturge:
Scathe: Potency increased from 100 -> 120 (With trait from 200 -> 240)
Thunder II: WHM removed from list of classes.
Arcanist:
(Lv1) Ruin: 80 potency. WHM, BLM, CNJ, THM
(Lv2) Bio: 40 Potency for 18s. WHM, BLM, CNJ, THM
(Lv4) Summon: Summons a caster/healer-type pet. (DEPENDS ON JOB EQUIPPED)
(Lv6) Aetherflow: Restores 20% of maximum MP. Grants 3 stacks of Aetherflow until expended.
(Lv8) Enhanced Aetherflow I: Grants an addtional stack of Aetherflow.
(Lv8) Energy Drain: 150 Potency. If under the effect of Meta Ether absorbs 50% of damage as hp and restores MP.
(Lv10) Miasma: 20 initial potency. 35 potency for 24s. Disease: Reduces hp recovered by Cure spells by 50% and heavy+40% for 24s
(Lv12) Virus: Reduces target's STR/DEX by 15% for 10s. WHM, BLM, all classes.
(Lv14) Int boost 1: INT+2
(Lv15) (CLASS QUEST) Summon II: Summon a tank/support pet. (DEPENDING ON JOB)
(Lv16) Int boost 2: INT+4
(Lv18) Sustain Sacrifices 10% max hp to continuously restore 8% pet hp over 10s. Cannot execute if under 10% hp.
(Lv20) Enhanced Aetherflow II: Grant 2 additional stacks of Aetherflow.
(Lv20) Enhanced Action Damage I: Appears to give +10% action damage bonus.
(Lv22) Ressurection: Raises a target in a weakened state.
(Lv24) (Trait) 20% chance on pet crit to give you 20% spell speed for 8s.
(Lv26) Bio II: 35 potency DoT for 30s.
(Lv28) Causes Virus to also reduce INT/MND by 15%.
(Lv30)(CLASS QUEST) Bane: Spreads Bio, Bio II, OR Miasma to all nearby targets for their remaining time. If Aetherflow effect is up, 15% chance for DoT durations to reset.
(Lv30)(SCHOLAR). Succor: Restores target hp. Potency of 300. Erects a barrier nullifying damage equal to the amount of hp restored. When heal crits, barried doubles.
(Lv30)(SUMMONER) Summon III: Summon an attacking pet.
(Lv32) Int boost III: INT+6
(Lv34) Eye For An Eye: Places barrier on target or pet for 30s. Anyone who strikes shielded target has a 20% chance to have their damage reduced by 10% for 20s. WHM, BLM, all classes.
(Lv35)(SCHOLAR) Succor II: Restores Hp in an area around the caster. Potency 150. Grants a shield to each member healed that nullifies damage equal to the cure.
(Lv35)(SUMMONER) Fester: Deals 100 potency on a target per DoT (Bio, Bio II, Miasma). Only self applied DoTs work and must be under Aetherflow effect. 10s CD.
(Lv36) Enhanced Energy Drain: Doubles MP gained from energy drain.
(Lv38) Ruin II: 80 potency. Blind for 10s.
(Lv40) Enhanced Aetherflow III: Grants 3 additional stacks of Aetherflow.
(Lv40) Enhanced Action Damage II: Increases Action damage by 30%.
(Lv40)(SCHOLAR) Leeches: Removes a single detrimental effect on target. 1s cast time
(Lv40)(SUMMONER) Tri-Disaster: AoE Bind on target. 30 Potency.
(Lv42) Miasma II: 20 initial AoE potency around caster. 10 potency DoT for 15s. Disease.
(Lv44) Reduces Eye For An Eye CD to 120s.
(Lv45)(SCHOLAR) Sacred Soil: Creates an area where everyone inside takes 10% less damage. Duration 15s. 20% Next Succor II will cost no MP. Can only proc under Aetherflow.
(Lv45)(SUMMONER) Spur: Increases a pet's physical/magical atk power by 40%.
(Lv46) Rouse: Increases cure magic potency and damage deal by pet by 40%. When roused, pets are immune to all detrimental effects.
(Lv48) Reduces CD of Rouse to 60s.
(Lv50) Shadow Flare: Placed AoE of 25 potency for 30. 5% chance of inflicting Slow to targets.
(Lv50)(SCHOLAR) Lustrate: Restores 20% of Target's maximum hp. 1s GCD. Only available under Aetherflow.
(Lv50)(SUMMONER) Enkindle: Allows pet to use its signature attack. 5m Recast.
Arcanist Pet Abilities
Emerald Carbuncle
-Gust: 90 potency wind damage

-Backdraft: 80 wind potency knockback

-Downburst: AoE 80 potency

-Shining Emerald: Extends Masters DoT effects by 15s.
Topaz Carbuncle
-Shining Topaz: AoE 70 potency. Increased Enmity.

-Gouge: Single target 70 potency increased enmity.

-Curl: Decreased damage taken on pet by 20%.

-Storm: Delivers an attack for 60 potency that stuns.
Scholar Pet Abilities
Fairy (2 forms, support and healer)
-Whispering Dawn: AoE regen around pet. Potency 100 for 21s. 30s recast.

-Embrace (both forms): 300 potency cure.

-Silent Dawn: Silences for 1s. 40s recast.

-Fey Glow: Increases Spell speed around pet by 30% for 30s. 60s Recast. Cant use at same time as Fey Light.

-Fey Covenant: Increases Magic Defense around fairy by 20% for 20s. Recast 2m

-Fey Light: Increases skill speed around pet by 30% for 30s. 60s Recast. Cant use at same time as Fey Glow.

-Fey Illumination: Increases Cure magic potency around pet by 20% for 20s. Recast 2m.
Summoner Pet Abilities
Titan Egi
-Mountain Buster: 70 AoE potency around Titan. Increases Enmity. 15s Recast

-Rock Buster: Single Target 85 Potency

-Earthen Ward: Decreases damage suffered by pet by 20% for 20s. 2m recast.

-Landslide: 70 potency stun. 40s Recast.

-Enkindle: Earthern Fury - AoE 200 potency. Additional effect: Razed Earth.
Ifrit Egi
-Crimson Cyclone: 105 potency stun. 40s CD

-Burning Strike (?): Single target attack potency of 120.

-Radiant Shield: 50 potency damage everytime Ifrit is attacked.

-Flaming Crush: AoE 105 potency. 30s Recast.

-Enkindle: Inferno - Conal 200 damage. 20 Potency fire DoT for 15s.
Garuda Egi
-Wind Blade: Wind Potency of 100.

-Aerial Slash: Deals AoE wind dmg around target. 90 Potency.

-Contagion: Extends master's DoTs by 15s.

-Shockwave: 90 dmg knockback.a

-Enkindle: Aerial Blast - 250 AoE dmg.

[Rocl]

holy fucking shit half of that is shit i typed earlier this afternoon
http://www.bluegartr.com/threads/117...rests-Ishguard!
xivdb.com

etc

[Godsleftsock]

Thanks to xivdb.com
Cannonfire Adventurer Lv.0 Cast Time 1.0 Recast Time 6.0 Range 40
Bombard the surroundings of a designated area. http://xivdb.com/?skill/1134/Cannonfire
Magitek Cannon Adventurer Lv.0 Cast Time Instant Recast Time 2.5 Range 0
Delivers an attack in a straight line towards target. http://xivdb.com/?skill/1129/Magitek-Cannon
Photon Stream Adventurer Lv.0 Cast Time 2.0 Recast Time 6.0 Range 30
Bombard the surroundings of a designated area. http://xivdb.com/?skill/1128/Photon-Stream

holy fucking shit half of that is shit i typed earlier this afternoon
http://www.bluegartr.com/threads/117...rests-Ishguard!
xivdb.com

etc

Sorry?

[Rocl]

just annoying to post a huge list of (albeit repeated) findings in an unrelated thread when there's an ongoing thread of findings/scrapings/compilings

[ArchDizzle]

Thanks to xivdb.com
Cannonfire Adventurer Lv.0 Cast Time 1.0 Recast Time 6.0 Range 40
Bombard the surroundings of a designated area. http://xivdb.com/?skill/1134/Cannonfire
Magitek Cannon Adventurer Lv.0 Cast Time Instant Recast Time 2.5 Range 0
Delivers an attack in a straight line towards target. http://xivdb.com/?skill/1129/Magitek-Cannon
Photon Stream Adventurer Lv.0 Cast Time 2.0 Recast Time 6.0 Range 30
Bombard the surroundings of a designated area. http://xivdb.com/?skill/1128/Photon-Stream

What the hell are those?

[Rocl]

likely commands for magitek companion/mount

[Ratatapa]

likely commands for magitek companion/mount

But didn't they say that the Magitek wasn't suppose to fight? unless it's just laser shots for fun and giggles

[Takiwaki]

But didn't they say that the Magitek wasn't suppose to fight? unless it's just laser shots for fun and giggles

Nah they actually changed that and said it would not make sense to have magitek mount that does nothing. Even talk of a magitek based questline, involving having to use them.

[ArchDizzle]

likely commands for magitek companion/mount

Well that makes sense, I don't know why I forgot about magitek mounts.

[Ratatapa]

Nah they actually changed that and said it would not make sense to have magitek mount that does nothing. Even talk of a magitek based questline, involving having to use them.

I see

[Outlaw]

This has been asked a hundred times already I'm sure.. sorry. I haven't looked at the XIV section much and I don't want to search the threads.

How does the PS3 version compare to PC? I would choose the PC version but right now I'm stuck with a old one that can't play it. I know that the console won't have AA or certain graphical tweeks but how noticeable is it? I have a 32" 1080p tv so I would think it would still look decent.

[ArchDizzle]

This has been asked a hundred times already I'm sure.. sorry. I haven't looked at the XIV section much and I don't want to search the threads.

How does the PS3 version compare to PC? I would choose the PC version but right now I'm stuck with a old one that can't play it. I know that the console won't have AA or certain graphical tweeks but how noticeable is it? I have a 32" 1080p tv so I would think it would still look decent.

On a 32" TV it will still look decent, but make no mistake PC and PS3 are night and day. Most notable being the Frame rate/overall graphic quality/load times. One of my kids play on a 32" tv and it wasn't bad visually, when I let her use the PS3 on my 60" tv it looked pretty bad.

[sietch]

This has been asked a hundred times already I'm sure.. sorry. I haven't looked at the XIV section much and I don't want to search the threads.

How does the PS3 version compare to PC? I would choose the PC version but right now I'm stuck with a old one that can't play it. I know that the console won't have AA or certain graphical tweeks but how noticeable is it? I have a 32" 1080p tv so I would think it would still look decent.

The PS3 version has a resolution of 544p, upscaled to 720p, though it is not as bad as it sounds. Looks similar to a PC running it at about average to above-average settings, so no real worries there as far as I'm concerned. Where it is a bit lacking is in the processing/load times, these can be a bit on the long side (at least in Phase 3, they may have optimized further since then). Occasionally you will have issues with certain mobs/NPCs not loading in very highly properly areas, but very rare. Overall, it runs pretty well on PS3, and judging from the boost in scores from the new benchmark lots of people have been experiencing, maybe there's room to make it run even better.

[Amiricle]

My brother-in-law's been running the Ps3 version and yea, it looks/runs quite well, with the load times being the exception. It's pretty noticeable on npc's if you've been chuggin along on a chocobo or sprinting.
If planning on playing seriously on a Ps3, one suggestion I've seen is to swap the HDD for a SSD to alleviate the processing/load time issue.

[Godsleftsock]

just annoying to post a huge list of (albeit repeated) findings in an unrelated thread when there's an ongoing thread of findings/scrapings/compilings

ya my bad.

[The Stig]

Not sure if this warrants a topic or if it's been asked already:

Is it possible to play against type/role in the given jobs using the system?

i.e. play Paladin as a damage dealer or healer if no tanking is required (yes yes, I can just switch to another job but ...)

Not to FFXI this up of course but I always found it interesting (ok, your performance would be sub-par but it's something at least!) to be able to play SAM as a DD or tank, for example, of a WHM as a healer or DD (if you got all the gear for it) etc

[miokomioko]

I think that's generally going to be the purpose of the 2-jobs-per-class system. You pick a class based on what you want to do (swing a sword, shoot arrows, heal fuckers, punch fools, be a dark angsty mage), and you switch to a job that focuses on what you want to do for any specific event (summon primal egis to fuck shit up or summon a little fairy to frolic and be gay).

Other than that, it's unlikely that you can realistically compete with a properly geared DD class on a tank or healing class despite how much you might push its envelope. However, you will have some options if you're not currently taking hits. Sword Oath, any cross-class skills, gear meant more for MRD than GLA, etc.

[The Stig]

Thanks for the insight