Hey! So, as soon as I saw this patch being worked on, I knew I had to get involved. I hope you enjoy looking at all the work I'm trying to get you to do. I'm sure something that seems like a simple change is potentially a ton of work, so I won't be offended if a bunch of this gets turned down. Just giving some ideas to look at.
Here's my ideas:
Enemies
-Bosses that summon minions. Adding additional targets and having to make decisions based on this dynamic, I think, would be a nice way to add difficulty and strategy to the game.
-More support abilities/heals on enemies.
MP Management
I feel like I'm rationing MP rather than Managing it. I know the goal of the increased MP costs is to make the player use their MP more carefully, but I think adding more ways to replenish MP outside of Ethers is really necessary, especially during the parts of the game where there's no Chakra/WhiteDraw.
Here are my suggestions:
-MP Trickle. A chance of slight MP regeneration each turn based on the Spirit stat. I'm not sure how viable this would be, but this would be ideal.
-Slight MP heal component to White Wind.
-Remove "Stona", add Petrify cure to "Panacea", replace "Stona" with "Mantra", which would be a small MP cure ability. I suggest this assuming that you can't add new spells and have to replace. If you can just add new ones, then I'd say just add "Mantra".
Statuses
-Virus: Add a component to Virus that halves Healing. (Similar to how disease functions in XII) Currently Virus is just a nuisance (or a tool for those doing Lv.1 challenges). This would actually make it a potential threat in battle.
-Add a Black Magic spell that inflicts Virus (maybe damage too?). This would go hand-in-hand with enemies that heal.
-All status effects eventually fading on enemies. I assume this doesn't happen already.
-Stat Boosts / Drops. These boosts should gradually fade rather than be permanent. I hope this is viable because I think this could be a real game-changer.
I've got more but I'm sure this is plenty. :3
I hope this stuff is viable and you agree with it.
