XIV combat mechanics and formulas

[ItazuraNhomango]

Re: XIV combat mechanics and formulas

Mitigation is weird because it's artificial/theoretical HP - it's great if you can stack enough of it to the point of taking little to no damage from most attacks.

But that's rarely the case in MMOs (Ochain and Aegis 90+ being huge exceptions to the rule)

Utsusemi, Invincible, Perfect Dodge. Stoneskin (and equivalent) is pretty good for smaller damages, especially when paired with Phalanx. Reprisal also helped.

Meaningful mitigation exists (in FFXI at least); what should be rare is being virtually invulnerable for extended amount of time facing 'boss' mobs, I would guess.

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Somewhat weird to think of them this way, but HP paired with curing power is equivalent to damage mitigation.

[Malacite]

Re: XIV combat mechanics and formulas

Speaking of Utsusemi, I pray that SE has the good sense to make Ninjutsu cost MP again in XIV.