Hi there, so to get this out the way quickly, I'm no SMN main, I do play it fairly regularly, but I haven't raided on it (yet, If im ever allowed off tank). But I was just having a brainstorm the other day and thought up what could be a SMN rework so away we go. Obviously It will never happen, this is just for fun on my end.
I'm essentially only changing how Egi's work within the rotation.
Removed
Summon
Summon 2
Summon 3
Egi Summoned Requirement for Demi's
New
Summon Support- GCD, instant, 60s recast
Summons Titan egi to perform a sequence of Earthen Armour-> Rock Buster-> Mountain buster
The idea here is that you have a DPS loss* GCD that provides some survivability to SMN
Changed
Egi Assualt- GCD, 2.5s cast, 30s recast, charged action 2 charges (Don't know if GCDs with cooldowns can be charged actions, but oh well).
Summons Gaurda Egi to perform a sequence of Wind Blade-> Aerial Slash-> Wind Blade-> Slipstream.
Grants 1 Stack of Further Ruin
Egi Assualt 2- GCD, 2.5s cast, 30s recast, charged action 2 charges
Summons Iftrit Egi to perform a sequence of Burning Strike-> Crimson Cyclone -> Burning Strike -> Flaming Crush.
Grants 1 Stack of Further Ruin
Enkindle- Ability, 120s recast.
Grants Enkindle Ready Buff 30s. When under the effect of Enkindle Ready, the next cast of Egi Assualt 1 or 2 will cause the Egi to perform Hellfire or Aerial Blast instead of their usual attack sequence
Aetherpact- Ability, 180s recast
Grants Devotion Ready Buff 30s. When under the effect of Devotion Ready, the next cast of Summon Support will cause Titan Egi to perform Devotion instead of Earthen armour.
*In this scenario Summon Support is a dps gain due to party buff.
General Gameplay
What this would change about SMNs general gameplay is it puts more emphasis on the summon part of the kit, whilst also reducing the busyness of the kit. I've not put potencies on here cos theres no way in hell I could balance the numbers, but in general I'd imagine the Egi Assults would hit way harder in this set up due to being GCDs now and making up for the removal of the egi auto attack. This applies doubly to enkindle, which would now hit way harder due to replacing an entire sequence of attacks, making it a more impactful part of your kit.
I would still make it so you cannot use egi assult when a demi is summoned, but and egi performing its sequence wouldn't be cancelled. Also if you cast egi assult while the corresponding egi is still summoned, it will perform its sequence again when its done with its first set before unsummoning, also you can summon multiple egi's, ie Egi assult -> Egi Assualt 2 will summon both Garuda and Ifrit for their sequence.(I know this messes with lore stuff, but job changes has messed with lore/ quests already)
Aesthetics
With Summons not being permanent, the Egi's could get a size bump to their boss fight size potentially, scaling with the Bahamut Command.
Pro's
-Places more emphasis on Summoning in the Kit
-Uses all 3 egis as part of the rotation
-Makes the Egi's more Impactful
-Reduces Busyness
Con's
-Egi Assualts as GCD's with casts will potentially reduce mobility
-Who knows what pet ai rubbish will happen
-More to be added from comments
Future
This system could lead into replacing egi's entirely next expansion, and upgrading Egi Assualts with Demi Assualts.
So yeah, there's my thoughts, now tear it apart.
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I'm essentially only changing how Egi's work within the rotation.
Removed
Summon
Summon 2
Summon 3
Egi Summoned Requirement for Demi's
New
Summon Support- GCD, instant, 60s recast
Summons Titan egi to perform a sequence of Earthen Armour-> Rock Buster-> Mountain buster
The idea here is that you have a DPS loss* GCD that provides some survivability to SMN
Changed
Egi Assualt- GCD, 2.5s cast, 30s recast, charged action 2 charges (Don't know if GCDs with cooldowns can be charged actions, but oh well).
Summons Gaurda Egi to perform a sequence of Wind Blade-> Aerial Slash-> Wind Blade-> Slipstream.
Grants 1 Stack of Further Ruin
Egi Assualt 2- GCD, 2.5s cast, 30s recast, charged action 2 charges
Summons Iftrit Egi to perform a sequence of Burning Strike-> Crimson Cyclone -> Burning Strike -> Flaming Crush.
Grants 1 Stack of Further Ruin
Enkindle- Ability, 120s recast.
Grants Enkindle Ready Buff 30s. When under the effect of Enkindle Ready, the next cast of Egi Assualt 1 or 2 will cause the Egi to perform Hellfire or Aerial Blast instead of their usual attack sequence
Aetherpact- Ability, 180s recast
Grants Devotion Ready Buff 30s. When under the effect of Devotion Ready, the next cast of Summon Support will cause Titan Egi to perform Devotion instead of Earthen armour.
*In this scenario Summon Support is a dps gain due to party buff.
General Gameplay
What this would change about SMNs general gameplay is it puts more emphasis on the summon part of the kit, whilst also reducing the busyness of the kit. I've not put potencies on here cos theres no way in hell I could balance the numbers, but in general I'd imagine the Egi Assults would hit way harder in this set up due to being GCDs now and making up for the removal of the egi auto attack. This applies doubly to enkindle, which would now hit way harder due to replacing an entire sequence of attacks, making it a more impactful part of your kit.
I would still make it so you cannot use egi assult when a demi is summoned, but and egi performing its sequence wouldn't be cancelled. Also if you cast egi assult while the corresponding egi is still summoned, it will perform its sequence again when its done with its first set before unsummoning, also you can summon multiple egi's, ie Egi assult -> Egi Assualt 2 will summon both Garuda and Ifrit for their sequence.(I know this messes with lore stuff, but job changes has messed with lore/ quests already)
Aesthetics
With Summons not being permanent, the Egi's could get a size bump to their boss fight size potentially, scaling with the Bahamut Command.
Pro's
-Places more emphasis on Summoning in the Kit
-Uses all 3 egis as part of the rotation
-Makes the Egi's more Impactful
-Reduces Busyness
Con's
-Egi Assualts as GCD's with casts will potentially reduce mobility
-Who knows what pet ai rubbish will happen
-More to be added from comments
Future
This system could lead into replacing egi's entirely next expansion, and upgrading Egi Assualts with Demi Assualts.
So yeah, there's my thoughts, now tear it apart.
Continue reading...