Patch 1.23b patch notes

[Eagleheart]

The old crafted equipment aside from the obvious few novelty santa hats and the like wasn't designed and implemented so you could run around looking good.

By that logic all equipment before the gear rehash was designed for fashion and not function. It was certainly designed poorly and stat distribution was stupid as shit much of the time (which is why it was rehashed to begin with) but it wasn't vanity gear (nvm that every gear model used then now has a non-dated iteration afaik).

Actons are underutilized in my opinion.

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Give me this, Yoshi P, and I shall subscribe forever.

[Niiro]

Considering we're going to see level sync in the future we're obviously going to need gear scaling to go with it, they should just go back to optimal level for all gear and apply the same scaling principle.

[TacoTaru]

Sugarloaf hats are more under utilized.

[Niiro]

Actons are underutilized in my opinion.

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Give me this, Yoshi P, and I shall subscribe forever.

Actons are there, they're just not useful.

Blame the lost fashion customization potential on materia, it could have been the perfect solution.

edit: I would love if I could gear my jobs with fashionably harmonious equipment (old old pics)

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But now my MNK and BRD wear a combination of pajamas, oven mitts, slippers, and BDSM gear.

[Sephiroth]

If you're referring to the supposed inflation of materia prices as of late, Atmos actually isn't the cause, but is instead Yoshi-P's announcement of denomination. Shortly after the announcement during the live letter, people who had tons of gil went on a materia buying rampage, turning their gil into items to hopefully capitalize on the opportunity by selling said items at 2.0 relaunch and hence driving up the current prices. Most of the JP complaining/concern on the issue of denomination in this thread is about that specific topic.

Compared to how much gil was in the game before Atmos due to them unbalanced leves, this event is but a drop in the ocean. Not that I'm denying the fact that it's a good way to make gil, provided you're willing to dedicate your time to it. But judging from the fact that I see only 10 people or so in front of the GC counter, I'd say it's almost a non-issue.

With just a month and a half left in the game, there are many other things I would rather be doing than something boring as that.

I'm going to lol when this materia becomes common in V2 and these who bought dozens of it lose a shit ton of gil. Yoshi's translated post hints at items changing value, he's probably seen how expensive double melded relic items are and has something in mind to make them more affordable, IE by increasing the rate accuracy materia is created.

By the way does anyone remember in beta when all gil rewards and NPC prices were multiplied by 10? Gil used to hold the value it will do, but for some reason they decided this game should play with bigger numbers.

[Kurokikaze]

Not to derail this thread but the usual mouth-breathers on the boards are now bitching about the lack of ammo for ARC/BRDs. Obviously this news is godlike to anyone with half a brain.

[Sephiroth]

They probably think we'll be battering mobs over the head with our bows when Yoshi said they're removing arrows.

[Kurokikaze]

We're also finally getting ranged AA. FINALLY. Like, how the fuck do you complain about that?

[xopher]

People need to realize this game is going to be World of Warcraft with a Final Fantasy skin.

If you don't like it, get out.

[TacoTaru]

We're also finally getting ranged AA. FINALLY. Like, how the fuck do you complain about that?

I kept seeing people say that, but is there a source on it?

[miokomioko]

I kept seeing people say that, but is there a source on it?

I think it's assumption because consumable ammo was previously their go-to excuse for not adding a ranged auto-attack. (I have yet to see a source, but it seams plausible.)

[Grey Jorildyn]

People need to realize this game is going to be World of Warcraft with a Final Fantasy skin.

If you don't like it, get out.

I've been trying to get that point across for over a year now.

It hasn't gone so well.

[Croy]

I kept seeing people say that, but is there a source on it?

No source but the excuse for why there is no AA for range weapon was always "Don't want to fire away arrows without input from player". Plus I don't remember a button/click being used in the live letter other then right clicking the enemy issue auto-attack for Archer.

[solracht]

No source but the excuse for why there is no AA for range weapon was always "Don't want to fire away arrows without input from player". Plus I don't remember a button/click being used in the live letter other then right clicking the enemy issue auto-attack for Archer.

The Archer in the live letter still punched the mob. Thought it was funny because the bowpunch did more damage than the shot.

[Kurokikaze]

People need to realize this game is going to be World of Warcraft with a Final Fantasy skin.

If you don't like it, get out.

Yup and I cannot wait. This is what I've wanted from the start with FFXIV... World of Final Fantasy.

[Meko]

Yup and I cannot wait. This is what I've wanted from the start with FFXIV... World of Final Fantasy.

Boom!

[Eagleheart]

I never played WoW so I can't really say for sure whether WoFF is good or bad, but ( `-`) Yoshi P's got this thing cold. I've got high hopes. Bring on ARR!

[Alkar]

We're also finally getting ranged AA. FINALLY. Like, how the fuck do you complain about that?

But we'll be shooting magical arrows then! I demand lore to explain why we can now magically materialize infinite arrows or just turn ARC/BRD into a DoM!

Either way the ranged AA was in the live letter, Yoshi-P showed it off. You still punch when the mob gets too close otherwise you shoot from afar (if you check carefully there's no ability on recast while he's shooting which means Light Shot is gone now).

[miokomioko]

I just think it's a nice opportunity to replace the individual consumable arrows with infinite-capacity quivers that alter your attacks damage/speed/element/etc. (as someone mentioned).

[Niiro]

Essentially the ranged equivalent of 2h grips from XI, which is something they could add as well.