From what we know so far about the new "Evolved" job system, it feels they want to remove Group Synergy in the game in favor of making everyone a selfish DPS. If they had shown us a more supportive job in Berlin such as BRD they could alleviate this concern but I am worried that the game is really pushing for as little interaction between players in favor of making the game more accessible because now you don't have to worry about lining up abilities to combo attacks and improve overall DPS, it's just as long as you do your rotation you will be able to maximize your dmg. No dance partner, no Mug, no AST card buffs, it's just what you provide to yourself, your individuality. No Chain Stratagem, pretty much any ability that can influence the amount of dmg you can deal to an opponent that is provided as a buff to another player will be removed in favor of "individuality" in an MMO game, where you play with other people.
I feel the last thing you want in an MMO is a Battle System that is focused purely on individuality, MMO combat should be based around players being able to synergize with one another to maximize their dmg output, without it you are just making a single players experience of people beating on the same mob where the only influence they have between one another is bringing down the HP bar of the mob which just sounds so boring.
I just hope the game still have some player synergy in it because if their idea of an "evolved" system is to design every job to be a selfish DPS it will not end well.
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I feel the last thing you want in an MMO is a Battle System that is focused purely on individuality, MMO combat should be based around players being able to synergize with one another to maximize their dmg output, without it you are just making a single players experience of people beating on the same mob where the only influence they have between one another is bringing down the HP bar of the mob which just sounds so boring.
I just hope the game still have some player synergy in it because if their idea of an "evolved" system is to design every job to be a selfish DPS it will not end well.
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