FFXIV 6.0: Endwalker (December 7, 2021)

[Rulke]

So I'm a new player, first class pick SMN. I'm almost to Heavensward and I find I enjoy the class a lot. However after watching the rework last night I realize I am going to like the class a lot more when I finally reach those higher levels. I came in blind to this class's role and just assumed it would be support like FFXI with a wider variety of summons. The Egi system is cool and all, and obviously now I have spoilers about Phoenix and Bahamut, but this new direction looks great!

[octopus]

Wonder if Sage has any party attack buffs? Otherwise while no one wants to play scholar, you still want a chain stratagem bot.

[Xno Kappa]

Am I the only one disappointed in the RDM change to Engagement/Displacement? It removes all the decision-making between the two...

What did they do?

Anywhere I can find a breakdown of all the job adjustments? Would like to see specifically what they’ve done to the jobs besides the new flashy effects from the job action trailer.

[silverdragontyr]

This reddit thread shows what they showed when they went over each job.

https://www.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/comme...er_66_outline/

[Athas]

Made the damage the same.

Personally fine with it, the choice should be weather you want to move or not, plenty of times displacement too dangerous to use in some content or can't due to mechanics.

I do like the to AoE change, just going in and Moulineting 7 times was king of boring. Though just giving another spell at the end of the combo was a bit disappointing.

[Xno Kappa]

This reddit thread shows what they showed when they went over each job.

https://www.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/comme...er_66_outline/

Nice thanks!

Dope they’re also finally making GNB’s combo similar to how it is in PvP. Nice little simple QoL change.

Made the damage the same.

Personally fine with it, the choice should be weather you want to move or not, plenty of times displacement too dangerous to use in some content or can't due to mechanics.

Also this.

[The Stig]

Aww, no dungeon EXP spam until first boss now, like weekly tomes it's all rewarded at the last boss lol

MCH stole the show during Shadowbringers, and this time SMN stole the show!

Happy that enochain is now a trait/passive. Keeping it up and losing it was incredibly infuriating.

[Kaslo]

Made the damage the same.

Personally fine with it, the choice should be weather you want to move or not, plenty of times displacement too dangerous to use in some content or can't due to mechanics.

I do like the to AoE change, just going in and Moulineting 7 times was king of boring. Though just giving another spell at the end of the combo was a bit disappointing.

It just feels like its dumbing down RDM... Before there was some skill in recognizing when you can/should do each. Now its like... there is little reason to use the jumpback.

[Dotsudoku]

I mean what you'd consider the skill aspect is still there: if it's in your best interests to be away from the target, you jump back; if it's not, you stay put. Pivotally, you just don't have to feel bad about whichever tactical decision you make

[Boyiee]

Honestly as someone who has only played the base game on whm (when you had to spam fates to 50) and 60ish as Sam wanting to come back casually probably to heal or play something easy to enjoy the game, sage looks amazing with Sam as my backup.

Smn really blew be away but I bet it'll be too complicated or long of rotations for me. I want plug and play to see the game and learn it.

[The Stig]

Smn really blew be away but I bet it'll be too complicated or long of rotations for me. I want plug and play to see the game and learn it.

Hmm, I don't think it will be complicated at all. It's looking like:
Rotation > bahamut up > unlock 3 primals > choose 1 > rotation > choose another > rotation > choose the last one > rotation > phoenix > reset

For the rotation, it will be your same buttons, situational to whatever primal you have up at the time. So I can see the rotation being pretty much the same except you hit a different button in between rotations (the primals)

Just my take on it, but I really can't see it being complicated. They can't risk it being too complex due to playerbase is dumb dumb

[silverdragontyr]

Someone translated Reaper abilities when Yoshi was demoing it.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1...OqLkwejjI/edit

[Xno Kappa]

SMN is a mess right now and just feels like a hodge podge of skills thrown together with no cohesive vision. It’s like every ten levels after 50 a completely different dev took a crack at it

Hopefully the rework feels more intuitive with the gameplay.

[Corrderio]

[Kaisha]

I'm going to laugh if SCH's movement buff ends up being the upkeep clincher that keeps its relevancy in raid over focused dance partner-heals from Sage.

[Xno Kappa]

It’s all fun and games until people start getting murked because they mistimed a bunch of mechanics not realizing they had a movement speed buff on them lol.

[Lucavi]

Gonna laugh when scholar speed buff kills the team during forced march mechanics.

[Scythiroth]

I wonder if SMN is still going to even have access to its really shitty Physick that basically heals for 1% of your HP.

[Prothescar]

It was on his bar during the live letter so yep 100%

[Kaisha]

I wonder if SMN is still going to even have access to its really shitty Physick that basically heals for 1% of your HP.

Seriously, just make SCH an Extra Job already and drop the 2-for-1 deal you get with double-Arcanist base class. They can even be lazy and fore-go needing to give ACN/SMN a new weapon (or give it back its 1.0 aether staff).