Limit Breaks - What would you choose?Follow

Keep in mind you're talking about content that is designed not to be challenging, but merely a step in the storyline and leveling content. Limit breaks are designed to provide three scenarios. Mitigate a huge incoming predicatable attack (Ifrit's Inferno/Hellfire/whatever its called) or if you misread the incoming damage heal through it. Or if you're fighting a boss where you need to burst damage to get through a particularly difficult phase.

None of these scenarios are really present early on. Which is why it seems unnecessary because it is. The system is there though so players can get used to seeing it, and play around with it and experiment so that when you're at the end-game content you have a full grasp over what the limit break mechanics are, and then you communicate these to your party members, and use the appropriate skill at the appropriate time to best the encounter. If you're at the end-game and you don't need a limit break at all, then you likely overgear the content and can enjoy your free DPS.

Edited, Jul 1st 2013 9:16pm by desmar

They should add Selphie's "The End" Limit Break into the game.

I don't mind that Limit Breaks are restricted to parties, it makes them feel special. If you can spam them on every other mob while solo grinding the whole system will get old fast.

The Breaks should definitely be restricted to Class/Job, however. There's no good explanation on why my DRG suddenly whipped out a buster sword and Omnislashed that boss. It's just dumb. 3 unique Limit Breaks for each each Job., that's the way it should be.

Edited, Jul 3rd 2013 2:51am by BrokenFox

I just feel they could implement them individually in a way that makes them feel unique and special while adding another layer on top of the combat system that could make it more exciting. I have faith the developers could work this out properly, heck I have seen a lot of ideas on this forum that are plenty good.

I agree they should be restricted to class/job, it fits better instead of feeling a bit forced right now, like you mentioned a dragoon bulling that buster sword out of his boot and executing an omnislash...just doesn't seem right.

Overall if the main complaint from a lot of people right now is on the combat system, I think the limit break system is the perfect way, if done right, to really add another layer of fun and depth to give it the excitement people may be looking for.