The latest version update has made landfall! (02/17/2014)Follow

Edited, Feb 17th 2014 1:00pm by Szabo

Looks like Swipe is just a mini-Lunge after all with the level it's learned. I still don't get the point of that to tanking when all that JA delay is just going to be lowering your damage output, hence your enmity. Also looks like the text for Vivacious Pulse was translated/initially described wrong. Looks like it's either going to erase some debuffs based on the elements of the runes (I hope) or it's gonna be some bonus healing from day/weather (meh... no thanks).

Curious to see how Delve is going to work out since all they are doing is lowering the HP. I honestly was hoping they were going to get rid of the "you lose moves" or at least make it more strategic. Still locks you into needing a SCH to stun if that's all the did. I'll reserve final judgment until there are some testimonials or I've done it but I have to say I'm disappointed in that part. I don't think stunlocking should ever be the only way to effectively win a fight.

Oh yeah, I remember catching that in the video. Good catch.

Some other things to note with the patch, however: Enmity gained via melee attacks by players over level 100 has been reduced. As well, wearing +Enmity will reduce enmity lost while struck while -Enmity will increase enmity lost when struck. This, in part, could service in off-setting JA delay a bit or the need for more rigid DPS from a tank, but who knows. Maybe the new JA has hidden enmity boosts, too. I imagine testing will follow.

Haha yea, seems like that's the common consensus around, as wiki states;

Looks like they gave us a hint that Delve is being expanded very soon. Relic upgrades require among other items, Delve boss crafing drops + Voidwatch craft drops for NQ pulse gear. There are only 3 Delve bosses so far which is why we can only immediately upgrade relic head, hands and feet. So it's basically a confirmation at the least we'll see at least Yumcax and Hurkan in Delve soon.

Think I saw a level 1 (event?) gun in the dats.

Because prior to this update to melee hits having decreased enmity, it was the best way to increase enmity. It will completely depend on the enmity attached to Swipe. RUN/NIN isn't holding anything unless you have RNG and THF sticking hate on you. To me that's not a tank, you should be able to do that regardless.

Apparently there's a new Lv 1 gun called "Decazoom Mk-XI" with enchantment Invisible every 8 hours (FFXIAH and BGWiki disagree about the timing). For some reason the icon looks like a baby pacifier.

Anyhow, I guess this will let you proc marksmanship on a job that otherwise doesn't have a gun.

I am seriously kicking myself for throwing away griffon hides last time I farmed dyna beau. Bet one will never drop now that I need it.