Dev Tracker: Discussion

[The Assman]

Ergons will get the signature WSD+30% I'd imagine. Hopefully all RMEs get higher-than-standard skill+, and mythics get other slight boosts.

[vivbiibasjiu]

Yup, theyre going to readjust all of the windows that account for a two digit main job (01-02-...-98-99) just to add that third digit.

They could just make it ** to represent max. So it'd be **/50

[NynJa]

They could just make it ** to represent max. So it'd be **/50

Realize what game you're talking about, and understand how much shit this would break.

[Fwahm]

If they really wanted to be able to let players hit 100, I don't think message box size would be a big problem, even accounting for spaghetti code. Heck, the only message box that I can think of that would need to be resized is the mog house change jobs one. All the other ones I can think of have plenty of space for another digit.

[NynJa]

If they really wanted to be able to let players hit 100, I don't think message box size would be a big problem, even accounting for spaghetti code. Heck, the only message box that I can think of that would need to be resized is the mog house change jobs one. All the other ones I can think of have plenty of space for another digit.

search window is all nicely formatted for 2 digits, the 1-9 jobs are listed as XXX00, instead of XXX 0

Something drastic would break lol, lets be honest.

[Fwahm]

There's lots of space to the right of the names in the search window; all SE would have to do is add one more space to the job field, and move the nation, race, and name fields one space to the right.

Alternatively, they could introduce a unique, smaller font that only has the characters 1 and 0, which would be trivial.

SE has never let "something might break" stop them before, so it wouldn't stop them here. I mean, it's very unlikely that they even would want to bring players to 100 at this stage in the game, but if they did, something like this wouldn't stop them.

[Kyreth]

So, RMEs are getting some more polish to go with the Aeonic Weapons.

What's it going to take to get your Mandau, etc. out of storage?

[Byrthnoth]

Make 1H RMEs offhand compatible. I want all the bonuses while having the RME in the offhand.

Mandau (low base damage, low delay, high additional stats, hidden triple damage procs) is positioned to be an offhand weapon.
Mythics (comparably shitty base damage and unbuffed DPS, but access to OA2-3 for super TP gain) are also positioned to be offhand weapons.
Empyreans (low base damage, low delay, high additional stats, access to occasionally doubles damage aftermath) are also positioned to be offhand weapons.

So let me offhand them, damn it! If they're not going to let me offhand all of them, buff one of them so it has respectable base damage and let me offhand the other two!

I WANT TRIPLE WIELD.

[Howie Roary]

I wouldn't say that they wouldn't care, but if we were to revisit my earlier posts related to the subject, it's easy to feel either overwhelmed or like you're grossly underperforming. If you're like me and all your old friends have pretty much quit or moved on, this is just another brick in the progression wall. And since I rarely played in what would be called NA primetime, it's just a bigger whammy to the shout scene.

Like, I recognize not all JPs are awesome, but those that are are definitely worth chasing. Anyone still even bothering to follow the game at this point should also likely have some proclivity toward optimization since other MMOs aren't nearly as convoluted with equipment or even variable character stats.

it's a bit discouraging for non massive-aoe-dmg jobs especially when coming back to the game with 0 jp. I had about 100 when 550 was cap, and now I'm at 350 on mnk with 1200 cap. 2100 is.... yikes. That and the fact that the bonuses aren't that hot, certainly not game changers like BST or SCH, BLM etc

[Ihina]

So, RMEs are getting some more polish to go with the Aeonic Weapons.

What's it going to take to get your Mandau, etc. out of storage?

Mainly, SA/TA Mercy Stroke damage comparable to SA/TA 2000~ tp Rudra w/Vajra

Then there are other nice-to-haves:
A better aftermath
Sleepable poison effect
str/dex/acc stats

[steellord]

They could just make it ** to represent max. So it'd be **/50

they won't because 99 was the cap in like every FF, and they have no need to when iLvl and JP mostly accomplishes the same thing

similar to how merits for all intents and purposes raised the cap beyond 75

if it helps you to think of the "real" level as 119, go for it

[steellord]

it's a bit discouraging for non massive-aoe-dmg jobs especially when coming back to the game with 0 jp. I had about 100 when 550 was cap, and now I'm at 350 on mnk with 1200 cap. 2100 is.... yikes. That and the fact that the bonuses aren't that hot, certainly not game changers like BST or SCH, BLM etc

yeah, taking breaks the past several months leaves me feeling way behind, but on the bright side, with no more updates there is plenty time to catch up

[steellord]

Make 1H RMEs offhand compatible. I want all the bonuses while having the RME in the offhand.

Mandau (low base damage, low delay, high additional stats, hidden triple damage procs) is positioned to be an offhand weapon.
Mythics (comparably shitty base damage and unbuffed DPS, but access to OA2-3 for super TP gain) are also positioned to be offhand weapons.
Empyreans (low base damage, low delay, high additional stats, access to occasionally doubles damage aftermath) are also positioned to be offhand weapons.

So let me offhand them, damn it! If they're not going to let me offhand all of them, buff one of them so it has respectable base damage and let me offhand the other two!

I WANT TRIPLE WIELD.

better yet, how about offhand 2h weapons?! Scythe + GS ftw

[Martel]

My big question about REM upgrades...


Are they gonna skip Shields again?

We never got an Ilvl Aegis or Ochain. (instruments too)

[geno3302]

they won't because 99 was the cap in like every FF, and they have no need to when iLvl and JP mostly accomplishes the same thing

similar to how merits for all intents and purposes raised the cap beyond 75

if it helps you to think of the "real" level as 119, go for it

FF8, 10, 12, and 13 say hello. I'm sure I'm missing others.

They made a statement long ago that they were initially going to raise the level cap with adoulin, but because of how many UI changes they would have to make to support the extra digit they opted for item level instead. This is unlikely to change.

[dasva]

My big question about REM upgrades...


Are they gonna skip Shields again?

We never got an Ilvl Aegis or Ochain. (instruments too)

And we still don't have BDT II shield!

[steellord]

FF8, 10, 12, and 13 say hello. I'm sure I'm missing others.

They made a statement long ago that they were initially going to raise the level cap with adoulin, but because of how many UI changes they would have to make to support the extra digit they opted for item level instead. This is unlikely to change.

there isn't a level system in ff10, ff12 had a 99 cap

8 had a cap of 100, a whopping 1 lvl more. It was an aberration in other ways too that had nothing in common with the other FF

[Ligray]

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[Sechs]

More pells are good and everything, but where are the Gold ones? They gave them out only once so far... I want another Gold! ><

[Isiolia]

Yeah, I was kind of expecting at least a Gold one, if not some extra-special new one. Maybe they'll save that for people that stay subscribed after the final RoV stuff.