Summary
During server maintenance,Final Fantasy 14revealed the Job changes arriving in Patch 7.2, which primarily focused on streamlining area-of-effect damage across each role. However,Final Fantasy 14Patch 7.2 also significantly changed Black Mage’s playstyle to focus on faster spell casts, while the Pictomancer’s power during burst windows was nerfed.
Final Fantasy 14’s Seekers of Eternity update will include new main story quests and raid challenges that will gradually launch over several weeks. Alongside the Job adjustments, Patch 7.2 included some quality-of-life changes that players can utilize freely.Final Fantasy 14players can now mount while movingoutside of combat, including in Frontline and Rival Wings PVP modes. Additionally, a new Jog feature will increase players' movement speed in cities and hubs after Sprint expires, though the effect will go away after leaving a sanctuary. Housing items from the 2022FF14Furnishing Contest were also included in Patch 7.2.
After pulling back the curtain onthe 7.2 preliminary patch notes, Square Enix shared howFinal Fantasy 14’s Jobs should perform in Seekers of Eternity. Tank, Healer, and Physical Ranged DPS jobs saw the fewest updates in Patch 7.2, as area-of-effect (AoE) abilities were adjusted for Jobs such as Paladin, Machinist, Dancer, and Astrologian. While some AoE abilities were nerfed, others were buffed to compensate. White Mage, Scholar, and Sage saw slight potency buffs to their damage-over-time spells. The entire Melee DPS role saw buffs across the board, as jobs like Viper, Monk, and Ninja saw most of their rotation adjusted to make them stronger in raid content.
However, Pictomancer andBlack Mage received the most attentioninFinal Fantasy 14’s latest patch. Black Mage’s rotation was reworked to reduce the cast times of several spells, and its Astral Fire and Umbral Ice timers were removed. The Thunderhead and Firestarter procs no longer expire, and Leylines saw their duration reduced to 20 seconds, down from 30, to better line up with other cooldowns.
As for Pictomancer,Final Fantasy 14’s newest caster DPSwas nerfed by a few percent across the board. Spells like Pom Muse, Mog of the Ages, and Hammer Stamp had their power reduced, but rotational spell casts like Fire in Red and Thunder in Magenta were slightly buffed. As for Summoner and Red Mage, both remaining spell casters had slight damage increases to their core rotation to keep up with Black Mage and Pictomancer.
In PVP, all Jobs received animation speed adjustments, while some AoE abilities, like Holy Sheltron, Honing Dance, and Earth’s Reply had a slight range increase. It remains to be seen howFinal Fantasy 14’s latest Job changeswill play out in Seekers of Eternity.
