Job Adjustments and Additions Part II (07/09/2009)

[Karbuncle]

Looks like that Qutrub Ability to me... Fortifying Wall or W/e, O .o

its Definitely a Buff cause the lines go "Up", normally thats what buffs do, Negative Status Effects always have lines going "Down" ...

Thats my thoughts

[Kairos]

Its such an odd spell because the start of the animation looks like it's offensive, but the second half of the animation definitely looks like a buff. We'll have to wait and see then.

[Zelduh]

Berserk in other FF games used to be a spell you could cast on enemies, it made their attack power increase but they could only auto-attack (no abilities or magic). If it's an offensive spell maybe it's like amnesia but with an attack increase included (doubtful) or gives the mob a "berserk" effect (-25% defense, +25% attack) that stacks with other defense down effect (maybe)

If it's a buff, I guess... Mighty Guard?

[seiji]

What if it's Wide Scan or Dual Wield?

haste and TP bonus JT, both obtainable as BLU37

[Tempyst]

People in the last thread make me hope for a BLM update, now I my hope were let down. Damn you internet.

I don't know about your backwards server, but all the BLMs on Caitsith sub DRG now, so this is a BLM update in a sense.

[Mooshywooshy]

If you open the effect in a hex editor the first 4 letters are usually an abbreviation of the effects name or some hint as to what it is.

The way it looks it doesn't seem like its a 'can only cast on yourself' thing, since usually effects that can only be cast on oneself are built to only show on oneself (i.e. ixion memento or whatever effect will only show up on you even if you cast it on another target) but I unno.

[TummieGaruda]

Actually, strangely enough, the 2nd part of the animation (the part that displays on the mob) has an upward motion to it. Only buffs do that. Debuffs have a downward or neutral motion. Perhaps it's a Berserk type effect on the mob?

The first part of the animation makes me think that you can cast it on something, and you are right, the 2nd part does have an upwards motion (Buff)...so I am guessing that this might be a spell we can cast on others????

[Loziel]

I don't know about your backwards server, but all the BLMs on Caitsith sub DRG now, so this is a BLM update in a sense.

Am I being Whooshed here? Blms are subbing Drg to highjump a bit of hate away? wow

[Callisto]

Dragon Killer procs too for when they pull hate on Tiamat.

[Kaslo]

Looks to be some sort of AOE buff for some of the same reasons other people have said. Do you want to test it again with an AOE buff and multiple people?

I'm sorry to ask? just interested.

[TummieGaruda]

Looks to be some sort of AOE buff for some of the same reasons other people have said. Do you want to test it again with an AOE buff and multiple people?

I'm sorry to ask? just interested.

lol not a problem at all I'll bug my friend to come on right now and i'll swap with Diamondhide

[ninjafox]

I'm just gonna squint really hard and pretend it says they raised the merit cap.

[Lovex]

wheres are the smn and brd adjustments!

[Callisto]

I'm just gonna squint really hard and pretend it says they raised the merit cap.

At first that's what I thought it said too, got excited

[Sekundes]

This spell to me looks exactly like frightful roar, cept the ascending effect rather than descending. And more of a yellow and red color than a yellow and green. Aoe buff defiantly seems likely but I wonder what type, the similarity to Roar could just be lazyness.

[TummieGaruda]

Ok I swapped diamondhide and got this:



Definitely seems like an AoE buff now since the initial animation looks AoE ish...

[Kagami]

I don't reallly care for the circle JA's, but if those TWO new BLU spells suck, then I'll be pretty disappointed at SE.

[Khamsin]

If it's a disease or w/e type effect, I'll be really pissed. lol Especially if the other spell isn't decent.

What if it were a disease effect that neutralizes autoregen on mobs? Or, if not that, then an extended duration effect that causes no damage, but prevents a yellow mob from regenerating or depopping and lasts for a few minutes, unlike bio or dia.

[Spekkio]

i have got to believe it's a buff. when i first saw the videos tummie posted, i had the exact same thought as the next 3 posters. upwards animations are buffs, downwards are debuffs. that's one of the design tenants SE seems to adhere to, so this is likely a buff. in addition (and this is weak evidence, i'll admit,) there's no mob in the picture on their website. granted, they do not always show a mob (see spider web animations early on) but it's at least a weak indicator. thirdly, there's no transit of the spell from the player to the mob. the animation shows something coalescing then poof, the effect hits the mob. most other "chi blast" style animated attacks be they magic mortar, eyes on me, or what have you, show the energy ball cruise to the target and impact it while in this, the orb simply dissipates. i strongly believe this is a buff based on what we've seen, possibly an AoE def buff, due to the similarity to the frightful roar that i and others have pointed out.

[Belgaer]

That AoE animation seems a lot more natural. I think we have a match. Of course, this could just be wishful thinking... But I don't think so. Single target spells only have 1 animation, and you can usually tell when somethig is AoE or not by the animation. The 1st animation seems AoE and the 2nd appears to be a buff.