Have they clarified how many of each category you can have going at the same time?

And i bet geo's can't be resisted and all soa nm's will be ice and earth based and flat resist rdm debuffs.

LOl

the days of the pld and rdm are over i think.

I'll quote myself from the other thread since the discussion moved here

New Abilities Announced!
Two Magic types within Geomancy:
Indicolure spells emanate from the Geomancer themselves while Geocolure spells emanate from luopans placed on the ground. Main job needs to be GEO to used Geocolure magic.

Indicolure Spells (Examples that were given):

Indi-Voidance: Enhances evasion for party members near the caster.
Indi-Acumen: Enhances magic attack for party members near the caster.
Indi-Gravity: Weighs down enemies near the caster and lowers their movement speed.
Indi-Paralysis: Paralyzes enemies near the caster.
Indi-Regen: Gradually restores HP for party members near the caster.

Geocolure Spells (Examples that were given):
Geo-Fury: Enhances attack for party members within area of effect.
Geo-Focus: Enhances magic accuracy for party members within area of effect.
Geo-Malaise: Reduces magic defense for enemies within area of effect.
Geo-Torpor: Reduces evasion for enemies within area of effect.
Geo-Poison: Poisons enemies within area of effect and gradually reduces their HP.

Effects are boosted by equipping a "Handbell" and having higher skill in it.

The ability "Polarity" has been renamed to "Cardinal Chant."

Also I foresee geo being the new master of lag taking what was summoner's throne!

this is pure speculation at this point until SE releases their oddly worded description that will take weeks of testing to actually sort out

They're supposed to be fixing Emnity, so hopefully PLD will make a come back.

RDM however...................... R.I.P.

i'm actually excited for GEO but i hope the AF are macro pieces dear god >_>

i'm actually excited for GEO but i hope the AF are macro pieces dear god >_>

Abyssea has been around for almost two an half years, Gravity II has no use or at least no use where it would be useful. Addle was given to WHM already, Temper while a very good spell no one cares if you have 20% double attack on a job you aren't hitting anything that matters on anyway, Saboteur Slow II is incredible and when paired with elegy is silly, Paralyze II and Dia III are both useful also, but sadly mostly unneeded on current content. I don't see taking a RDM to any thing but maybe salvage/salvage2 or solo duo older content(75-80). I can't see a niche RDM really fills in a party right now other than a decent filler if given no other option. If you need refresh that badly take a BRD.

I have and still play RDM albeit mostly solo/duo or for fun. The only real reason to take a RDM is for Dia III to most things and could be filled by other jobs at no real penalty.

My theory is the Luopan survivability could be dependent on Skill- the higher the Geomancy Skill, the longer the Luopan stay alive.

It could also be a combo of gear and skill, but this is pure speculation at this point until SE releases their word of god.

Uh, Cardinal Chant is a trait that augments magic when nuking from the correct direction. It's the class mechanic.

They haven't talked about 2hrs yet.

I doubt GEO is a good sub. Buffs will be neutered, you lose any ability to cure or haste that /RDM or /WHM provide.

That's probably just a -ra spell..the pic itself just shows the geomancer in a different spot in regards to the mobs while attacking them which is the point of the trait.