Merit Points

[tazirai]

Re: Merit Points

If this merit system can do anythign to help With SMN BP timer id be greatful forever.

1 merit point per 5 seconds. for a total of 5 merits applicable = -25 seconds for BP, and if you have AF2, add in another -11 .. -36 Seconds on BP timer is GODLY!!

to bad it wont happen. Theyd probably make it -10 seconds tops.

[Kafeen]

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Be nice if RDM could use merits to give themselves level 4 elemental spells, or Cure V.

[kuu]

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I don't think they'll let you increase it more then you can now. What they are probably doing is give you a higher limit in the entire pool.

It's less of a problem deciding if you want to increase berserk or double attack I guess. Now you can have both I think.

[WishMaster3K]

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according to my knowledge, there are categories, ie, within the Magic Skill area, you can choose Enfeebling or Elemental, and each area only has a maximum number of times you can increase. So say for instance they limit you to 5 upgrades, you can either dump them all in one aspect, like enfeebling, or allot them between the different areas. At least, thats how i think it works.

If I am correct, then the possible upgrade would be allowing you to maximize everying in that category. At least, that'd be nice. . .

[Tokitoki]

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It doesnt have to be one kind of skill or the other. For instance you can do 2 "offensive skill" (ex: Sword & Axe, Dagger & Marksmanship). The problem is you can only spend so many points in each category (Combat Skills, Job specific traits, Others).

Heres a nice site to explain merits: http://www.koolaid-ffxi.org/linkshel...e/Merit+Points


EDIT: BTW Sneak Attack II (with a cooler name) Can I have it? Maybe a higher mod for DEX and the same kind of thing for Trick Attack?

[Susurrus]

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Hm...lol I don't do merits very much. I've bought 3 upgrades (one of them taking 2 points).
MP+10 (1 point)
MP+10 (2 points)
Enfeebling Magic+2 (1 point)

10k exp for 1 stat never seemed worth it. The only reason I get those really is because I try to stay 40k+ into level and usually when I go to get that back it flows into merits, and I don't ditch the PT at 43,999/44,000. Of course any other exp I get from skill up/farming a quest item/whatever or ENM may go into it as well.

[Tokitoki]

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If you plan on lvling another job its great. I'm meriting crits first then STR for WAR.

[TheGrandMom]

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Be nice if RDM could use merits to give themselves level 4 elemental spells, or Cure V.

Cure V was taken out of the game for red mages. It would be funny if they put it back in.

[Jei]

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meteor via merrit D:?

[silentsteel]

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{hmmm.} I wonder what new spells whm would get >.> Regen 4 ...Raise 4? ^o^ that would be awesome lol.
Merit points better not be the way to get the new summons though or I'd be mad. . . I want to be able to have them before I get to 75 if at all possible lol.

[Anaki]

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im gonna guess for smn the merits would be to unlock avatar spells possibly?

[DizavidHZ]

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Thanks for the helpful link Toki ^_^
Wow, now I only want to go harder to get to lvl 75 ><

[UnnamedGalka]

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RefreshGA

Be nice if RDM could use merits to give themselves level 4 elemental spells, or Cure V.

Major disagreement with both of these ideas. RDM would be completely broken if this were to happen.

I mean, seriously...aren't RDM powerful enough as it is?

[Ploid]

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Says the brd. I think refreshga would do well for rdm. It will save us mp (brd use it without having to sacrifice mp, and they get to use a better refresh with 2hr ballad, or/and the relic horn). Constantly refreshing people (and doing all of the other things required of me) makes exping as rdm very tedious. Refreshga or refresh2 would be nice. Whm get their buffga type spells, diaga(rdm also), banishga, etc. BLM get their nukegas. RDM only have diaga, and gas from subs.

People put RDM in a support role although they seem to be intended for solo or something (self bar spells, single target buff spells). Yet rdm is very useful because of it's MP management abilitys (2). No native clear mind like blm or whm (yet we are red"mage'). The least we can get is refreshga or refresh2. Even brd gets ballad 2.

[Enialas]

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actually rdm does get 3 Clear Minds: ~25, ~50 & 75

BLM/WHM get 4
~18, 36, 54, 72

while SMN gets 5
15, 30, 45, 60, 75

the only ones levels i'm positive on is Clear Mind III for RDM and Clear Mind (All) for SMN

but except for Diaga, no AoEs for Buffs or Offense, No Active Abilities till 40 besides 2hr and even though Sword is our Main weapon, we only get 1 more WS than any other job besides pld/war/drk unless one of those 3 jobs are subbed.

RDM is a solo job and that's why i started playing rdm, but if you're in an xp situation, you're not tanking so all your self-only buffs are worth nothing (unless a thf SATAs off of you) leaving you with what? support! if you dispell, enfeble, refresh and ocasionally MB, heck some pt's don't even care if i MB but I try even if i'm main healer, people have never complained about me "leeching." they want thier refresh and i know the whm loves to see:

Monster Mob of Death is paralyzed.