FFXI: September Job Adjustments 2011

Original Post: Here.
(Kaji-Commentary in brackets!)
New Job Abilities

• White Mage
  • Sacrosanctity (Lv. 95)
    Enhances magic defense for party members within area of effect. [Doesn't shell do the same? Will this stack with shell?]
• Black Mage
  • Manawell (Lv. 95)
    Eliminates the cost of the next magic spell the target casts. [Nice. This will help greatly when trying to get out that last spell before you're out of MP!]
• Red Mage
  • Spontaneity (Lv. 95)
    Reduces casting time for the next magic spell the target casts. [I find this one useless, unless it's changed to a job trait. Most RDMs I know cast by 50% most of the time. Having to use an ability then use a spell would probably take longer. This one will need testing!]

    

    RDM Empy Armor still doesn't look as good as Relic. I don't care how nice that Hume's legs are.

• Thief
  • Bully (Lv. 93)
    Intimidates target. [Anapuna will macro this and say "MCFLY!!"]
• Paladin
  • Palisade (Lv. 95)
    Increases chance of blocking with shield, and eliminates enmity loss. [I don't think this is fixing PLD.]
• Dark Knight
  • Scarlet Delirium (Lv. 95)
    Channels damage taken into enhanced attack and magic attack. [This one seems neat. ^^]

    

    "Your soul is mine!"

• Beastmaster
  • Run Wild (Lv. 93)
    Your familiar will gain heightened powers, but will disappear when the effect expires. [Not sure if most BSTs will use this. Perhaps to take down the enemy quickly?]
• Bard
  • Marcato (Lv. 93)
    Enhances the effect of your next song. [Elemental Seal for BRDs!]
• Ranger
  • Decoy Shot (Lv. 95)
    Diverts enmity when launching a ranged attack from behind a party member. [Nice! Sneak Attack for RNG. Could do wonders for parties that need hate control.]
• Samurai
  • Hagakure (Lv. 95)
    Grants "Save TP" effect and a TP bonus to your next weapon skill. [Nice! Will be great to play with!]
• Ninja
  • Issekigan (Lv. 95)
    Increases chance of parrying, and gives an enmity bonus upon a successful parry attempt. [Great for Nin Tanking!]
• Dragoon
  • Steady Wing (Lv. 95)
    Creates a barrier that temporarily absorbs a certain amount of damage dealt to your wyvern. [Wyvern tank time?]
• Summoner
  • Carbuncle: Soothing Ruby (Lv. 94)
    Removes multiple status ailments from party members within area of effect. [Nice! Erasaga!]

    

    Additional Effect: Blind!

  • Ramuh: Shock Squall (Lv. 92)
    Temporarily prevents all enemies within area of effect from acting. [This will work wonders for those "ooops" pulls.]
• Blue Mage
• Unbridled Knowledge (Lv. 95)
  Allows access to additional blue magic spells. [Definitely needs to be tested!]

  

  Is this BLU using a Behemoth's thunder move?!

  
  Corsair
• • Miser's Roll (Lv. 92)
    Grants "Conserve TP" effect to party members within area of effect. Lucky Number: 5. Unlucky Number: 7.
  • Companion's Roll (Lv. 95)
    Grants "Regain" and "Regen" effects to pets of party members within area of effect. Lucky Number: 2. Unlucky Number: 10. [^^d Great for those WS proc needs!]
• Puppetmaster
  • Cooldown (Lv. 95)
    Reduces the strain on your automaton. [I know some PUPs that'll be happy about this!]
• Dancer
  • Ternary Flourish (Lv. 93)
    Allows you to deliver a threefold attack. Requires at least three finishing moves.

Job Ability and Job Trait Refinements

• Blue Mage
  • Five additional blue magic points will be granted upon reaching Lv. 91. [Aaaaa-Yeeeaaauh!]

• Scholar
  • The effect duration of Tabula Rasa will be increased from 30 to 90 seconds. [I'm not sure how useful this will be, as I've only played SCH to 57. Definitely look forward to hearing from SCHs]

Pet-related Additions and Adjustments

• Beastmaster
  • New familiars will be introduced.

    

    *Gets punched in the arm* This doesn't count as a Slug Bug! ; ;

• Dragoon
  • The amount of damage wyverns take will be reduced. [Go Go, Wyvern tank!]

• Puppetmaster
  • Automatons will gain the job trait Subtle Blow. [I like it!]

Additional Spells

• White Magic
  • Holy II (WHM Lv. 95)
    Deals light elemental damage to an enemy. Afflatus Solace: Increases spell potency based on the amount of HP you restore. [I've seen Holy do some nice damage before, hopefully II will give WHMs the cure for that sudden "Must nuke" feeling all mages get sometimes.]

    

    Holy II in action!

    
  • Curaga V (WHM Lv. 95)
    Restores HP of all party members within area of effect. [Also known as a way to pull hate off party!]
  • Boost-STR (WHM Lv. 93)
    Enhances Strength for party members within area of effect. [I hope this helps?]
  • Gain-STR (RDM Lv. 93)
    Enhances Strength. [You'd think RDMs would get a single target version, and WHM would get AOE or something? Are they trying to make RDM more melee?]
  • Temper (RDM Lv. 95)
    Grants the ability to occasionally attack twice. [See above.]
  • Embrava (SCH Lv. 5: Tabula Rasa must be in effect)
    Consumes 30% of your maximum MP. Gradually restores target party member's HP and TP and increases attack speed. [Very nice!]
• Black Magic
• Thunder V (BLM Lv. 92)
  Deals lightning damage to an enemy. [Thank you.]
• Blizzaja (BLM Lv. 93)
  Deals ice damage to enemies within area of effect. Successive use enhances spell potency. [Death by degrees!]
• Absorb-Attri (DRK Lv. 91)
  Steals an enemy's beneficial status effects. [Great idea. DRKs will probably spam this now.]
• Breakga (BLM Lv. 95)
  Petrifies enemies within area of effect, preventing them from acting. [Great for when my sleep is resisted! As it only seems to get resisted at the worst times!!]
• Comet (BLM Lv. 94)
  Deals dark damage to an enemy. Successive use enhances spell potency. [.... ah... eh... heh.. haha... HAHA......HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA!!!!!]

  

  Bring the heavens onto thy enemy, bitches!

• Kaustra (SCH Lv. 5: Tabula Rasa must be in effect)
  Consumes 30% of your maximum MP. Deals dark damage to an enemy. [Sorry, still drooling over Comet.]
• Songs
  • Horde Lullaby II (BRD Lv. 95)
    Puts enemies within area of effect to sleep. [See above.]
  • Pining Nocturne (BRD Lv. 92)
    Decreases an enemy's magic accuracy and increases its spellcasting time. [I hope this stacks with Addle!]
  • Ice Carol II (BRD Lv. 93)
    Increases resistance against ice and sometimes nullifies ice damage for party members within area of effect. [Good for those damn Snolls.]
• Ninjutsu
  • Kakka: Ichi (NIN Lv. 93)
    Uses the ninja tool, "ryuno." Increases your TP gain. [I know atleast two Ninjas who just shed a tear of happiness.]

Existing Spells Made Available to New Jobs

• White Magic
  • Raise II (RDM Lv. 95) [FINALLY!]
  • Raise III (SCH Lv. 92) [All right!]
  • Reraise III (SCH +v. 92) [Nice!]
  • Addle (WHM Lv. 93) [Bastards!]
• Black Magic
  • Blizzard III (DRK Lv. 92) [Price rate goes up nao!]
  • Thunder IV (RDM Lv. 92) [Glad Yopo already has this spell, because it's about to cost 200k.]
  • Fire V (SCH Lv. 91) [Great for SCHs!]
  • Blizzard V (SCH Lv. 95) [Very nice indeed!]
  • Break (DRK Lv. 95) [Great for when you need your enemy to take a quick break!]

Additional learnable blue magic spells will be added.

Learnable BLU spells, huh? Why does that look like Fell Cleave?

*The above content is still under development is subject to change before the official release.

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