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[Icemage]

Virus prevents a character from recovering HP/MP while healing right? I don't see how that would be useful against enemies unless it affects their natural regen

Ah, but it does, sort of. I know this because I helped a BST friend hunt for some NM with an EX axe in Kuftal Tunnel once and he was using the Scorpion as his pet (before the Leave nerf). Whenever it got hit with Foul Breath, it wouldn't regenerate until the Virus effect wore off, even after he used Leave on it.


Icemage

[Omgwtfbbqkitten]

Here's the problem with Reflect.

If you and the enemy have Reflect on you, the only way to break the reflection is to cast the spell on yourself or an ally to hit the enemy, a possible MPK loophole would be found in that for sure. I'm sure aside from Charm, that SE would like to avoid offensive actions being directed at other PCs in an PvE situation.

Other problem is if you have Reflect on you, you can't receive beneficial status spells or cures, they're instead directed to the enemy.

I've had to deal with Wicked Masks ad nausium in FFIV Advance lately. They cast Reflect on themselves, then you. So you can't heal yourself unless its with a summon and summon offensive magic cannot be deflected, either. Dispel gets reflected, too. Fun times.

[DakAttack]

SE mentioned giving Blms Break during the convention I believe.

[Mhurron]

Here's the problem with Reflect.

If you and the enemy have Reflect on you, the only way to break the reflection is to cast the spell on yourself or an ally to hit the enemy, a possible MPK loophole would be found in that for sure. I'm sure aside from Charm, that SE would like to avoid offensive actions being directed at other PCs in an PvE situation.

Other problem is if you have Reflect on you, you can't receive beneficial status spells or cures, they're instead directed to the enemy.

A trade off would be one of the things that reduces the effectiveness of the spell making it not the overpowering spell it at first appears to be.

As for casting offensive magic on yourself or other players, well you can't under normal circumstances, they wouldn't change that when implementing Refresh.

It doesn't have to work the same way it does in other FF games.