History FinalFantasyXIV / TropesJToL

* JackOfAllStats: Bards. Whilst their damage and defense aren't amazing, they are great supporters, buffers, debuffers, and are capable of healing with their {{LimitBreak}}, as well as silencing certain enemy's powerful attacks.
** Pulled back a bit in Heavensward, as their new abilities are mostly focused on increasing their damage, and their limit break has been changed to area-of-effect damage in a straight line. The Machinist shares some of their support abilities.

** ''Heavensward'' gives us the Astrologian questline. Where as all the other guilds and trainers welcome you with open arms, and consider you a famous and well respected member by the time their quest reaches either level 30 or 50, no one in Ishgard outside of the job's trainers and and few allies, have any respect for you taking up learning the Sharlayan Astrologian techniques. Many just outright dismiss you're achievements, because they only believe in the use of Ishgardian Astrology, which is solely used to predict the movements of the Dravanian dragons. Others hold you in complete disdain, considering you little more than an enabler for Jannequinard's pro-Sharlayan views to spread, and they much prefer to think of him as little more an annoying idiot to be ignored.

** ''Heavensward'' brings us Gaelcats[[note]]Flying cats with bat like wings, and what appears to be tiny scarfs, which aggro on sight, and begin clawing at newly arrived adventurers to the Sea of Clouds/Cloud Top.[[/note]] and Deepeyes[[note]]Owl like creatures, who also aggro and begin clawing at adventurers with their talons, who just left Falcon's Nest to explode the Coerthas Western Highlands for the first time[[/note]].

** The third of the Level 50 Astrologian quests gives us this description from one of the Astrologian trainer NPCs who has a "Quest Available!" exclamation mark above his head at the moment it offers it to the player to accept:

** Similarly, Pharos Siruis's hard mode has you starting at the very top of the lighthouse where you fought the Siren and working your way down to the bottom, though you also get to explore a sub level beneath the ground floor that was recently opened up by the kobolds.

* LimitBreak: Introduced in ARR[[note]]There ''was'' a limit break mechanic in the original 1.0 version, but it was very complicated and confusing[[/note]]: Each Role gets a different Limit that starts at level 1 in a light party (four people), 2 in a full party (eight people), and gains another bar when fighting the last boss of an instance, allowing up to level 3. In ''Heavensward'' the mechanics of limit breaks were changed slightly so that only Jobs can use the level 3 limit breaks, and each was also granted a unique visual (as opposed to 2.0 only having three period). The four types of limit breaks are:

** Magic DPS: [=AoE=] damage, weaker than the melee but stronger then ranged physical, at level 1 and two, it's a KillSat and rain of comets, at level 3 the area of effect becomes absolutely massive, with a visual unique to each class.
** Melee DPS: A massive single target hit, doing far more damage than the other two kinds of dps, level 1 is [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Braver]], level 2 is Omnislash but called Blade Dance, level 3 has a visual unique to each class.
** Ranged physical DPS: Damage in a direct line, weaker then caster and melee but has absurd range, making it the safest to use. The character draws a crossbow before shooting. Level 1 is [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Big Shot]], a big charged laser, level 2 is [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII Desperado]], a second crossbow is drawn and shoots a [[MoreDakka hilariously large hail of bolts]]. At level 3, the width grows massive and damage increases with a visual unique to each class.
** Healers: Healing Wind, a giant wave of healing, becoming more effective at level 2(Breath of the Earth), at level 3, the range and healing is increased even more, and it also gains a raise effect with a unique class based visual, reviving all dead party members.

* LighterAndSofter: While the main story line does have some humorous moments here and there, the Hidlibrand side quests are all about wacky hijinks that looks like they came straight out of a cartoon.

** Tanks: Grants the party a brief, but significant reduction to damage taken. The level 3 version has a visual unique to each class, and is potent enough to prevent wipes from some attacks that were designed to wipe the party if not handled properly.

** Healers: A giant wave of healing, becoming more effective at level 2, at level 3, the range and healing is increased even more, and it also gains a raise effect with a unique class based visual, reviving all dead party members.

* LightIsNotGood: The final battle of Heavensward, [[spoiler: the pope-turned-primal King Thordan and his Knights of the Round]], use attacks like "Holiest of Holy" and "Light of Ascalon." Their motivations, however, are anything but good.
** The Amdapori aesthetic is a high gothic cathedral style of polished white alabaster stone, and they utilized White Magic. They also along with the other Magi caused an Umbral Calamity and the Great Flood.

* LevelGrinding: At the game's original launch, SquareEnix tried to blunt this trope with a fatigue system where as you earned experience the amount of experience you earned would very gradually decrease until you would earn nothing at all. Fatigue would diminish while a character was inactive, but the system was still generally unpopular with the people that played enough to be affected by it, and it was ultimately removed in patch 1.18. As of 2.0, you can get to level 50 with very little level grinding as long as you complete sidequests at the same time as main quests[[note]]For your first job, anyway. Subsequent jobs, not having access to those same quests (which can only be completed once), have to get more creative, though they do get an exp boost[[/note]].

** The Atma drops introduced in patch 2.2 is the trope in ''spades''. Upgrading your [[InfinityPlusOneSword relic zenith weapon]] to higher levels requires 12 Atma items that can only be found in specific areas from any [=FATEs=] and the drop rate of said items are ridiculously low. Without all 12 items, you are not going to get your relic weapon powered up. Fortunately, patch 2.4 greatly increased their drop rates, so it's at least a little bit less painful now.

** ''Heavensward'' gives us the Astrologian questline. Where as all the other guilds and trainers welcome you with open arms, and consider you a famous and well respected member by the time their quest reaches either level 30 or 50, no one in Ishgard outside of Lady Leveva, Lord Jannequinard, and Quimperain has any respect for you taking up learning the Sharlayan Astrologian techniques. Many just outright dismiss you're achievements, because they only believe in the usefulness of Ishgardian Astrology, which is solely used to predict the movements of the Dravanian hordes loyal to Nidhogg. Others hold you in complete disdain, considering you little more than an enabler for Jannequinard's views to spread.

* LevelInReverse: Amdapor Keep's hard mode has you working your way towards the boss room that normal mode ended at and working your way backwards with some of the paths slightly altered.

* JackOfAllStats: Bards. Whilst their damage and defense aren't amazing, they are great supporters, buffers, debuffers, and are capable of healing with their {{LimitBreak}}, as well as silencing certain enemy's poweful attacks.
** Pulled back a bit in Heavensward, as their new abilities are mostly focused on increasing their damage, and their limit break has been changed to area-of-effect damage in a straight line.

* LazyBum: The Kobolds of the 789th Order are not only lazy, but very spineless. The group takes pride in reaping the rewards from Kobolds that work harder than them and they wince in fear whenever they get bullied by Kobolds with superiority over them. The 789th order believe strongly in being lazy is the way to live rather than working hard and making effort.

** Magic DPS: [=AoE=] damage, weaker than the melee but strong then ranged physical, at level 1 and two, it's a KillSat and rain of comets, at level 3 the area of effect becomes absolutely massive, with a visual unique to each class.

** Ranged physical DPS: Damage in a direct line, weaker than caster and melee but has absurd range, making it the safest to use. The character draws a crossbow before shooting, level 1 is [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Big Shot]], a big charged laser, level 2 is [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII Desperado]], a second crossbow is drawn and shoots a spray of bullets. At level 3, the width grows massive and damage increases with a visual unique to each class.

** Magic DPS: [=AoE=] damage, at level 1 and two, it's a KillSat and rain of comets, at level 3 the area of effect becomes absolutely massive, with a visual unique to each class.
** Melee DPS: [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Braver]], level 2 is Omnislash but called Blade Dance, level 3 has a visual unique to each class.
** Ranged physical DPS: A charged arrow/bullet that does significant damage in a direct line, at level 2 the width grows, at level 3 it becomes a similar [=AoE=] to the caster limit break with a unique visual.

* LimitBreak: Introduced in ARR[[note]]There ''was'' a limit break mechanic in the original 1.0 version, but it was very complicated and confusing[[/note]]: Each Role gets a different Limit that starts at level 1 in a light party (four people), 2 in a full party (eight people), and gains another bar when fighting the last boss of an instance, allowing up to level 3. In ''Heavensward'' the mechanics of limit breaks were changed slightly so that only Jobs can use them, and each was also granted a unique visual (as opposed to 2.0 only having three period). The four types of limit breaks are:

* LevelGrinding: At the game's original launch, SquareEnix tried to blunt this trope with a fatigue system where as you earned experience the amount of experience you earned would very gradually decrease until you would earn nothing at all. Fatigue would diminish while a character was inactive, but the system was still generally unpopular with the people that played enough to be affected by it, and it was ultimately removed in patch 1.18. As of 2.0, you can get to level 50 with very little level grinding as long as you complete sidequests at the same time as main quests[[note]]For your first job, anyway. Subsequent jobs, not having access to those same quests (which can only be completed once), have to get more creative[[/note]].

* JackOfAllStats: Bards. Whilst their damage and defense aren't amazing, they are great supporters, buffers, debuffers, and are capable of healing with their {{LimitBreak}}, as well as silencing certain enemy's poweful attacks.

* {{Jerkass}}: Various [=NPC=]s/questgivers qualify, but two notable examples are Silvairre in the Archer questline (at least initially; he gets better as the story progresses), and Professor Erik in the Monk Job questline (though he turns out to be a better person later on too).

* LimitBreak: Introduced in ARR[[note]]There ''was'' a limit break mechanic in the original 1.0 version, but it was very complicated and confusing[[/note]]: Each Role gets a different Limit that starts at level 1 in a light party (four people), 2 in a full party (eight people), and gains another bar when fighting the last boss of an instance, allowing up to level 3, the limits are:
** Tanks: Grants the party a brief, but significant reduction to damage taken. The level 3 is potent enough to prevent wipes from some attacks that were designed to wipe the party if not handled properly.
** Magic DPS: [=AoE=] damage, at level 1 and two, it's a KillSat and rain of comets, at level 3 it becomes the series' iconic [[ColonyDrop Meteor]] spell.
** Melee DPS: [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Braver]], level 2 is Omnislash but called Blade Dance, level 3 however is Final Heaven.
** Healers and Physical Ranged DPS[[note]]Currently only Archer/Bard, though this will change with the addition of the gun-toting Machinist in ''Heavensward''[[/note]]: A giant wave of healing, becoming more effective at level 2, at level 3, the range and healing is increased even more, and it also gains a raise effect, reviving all dead party members. The three levels, Healing Wind, Breath of the Earth, and Pulse of Life share names and animations with Aerith's limit breaks in FFVII.
** Square has stated that they didn't like this setup for limit breaks, and come ''Heavensward'', while the functions will remain the same of the above, the animations will be changed to one that fits the theme of their class, with Meteor going to Black Mages and Final Heaven going to Monks, as well as Bards being given an offensive limit break, instead of the healer one.
*** Astrologian's limit break will be Celestial Stasis, Orran Durai's unique Astrologer ability from FinalFantasyTactics.

* LimitBreak: Introduced in ARR: Each Role gets a different Limit that starts at level 1 in a light party (four people), 2 in a full party (eight people), and gains another bar when fighting the last boss of an instance, allowing up to level 3, the limits are:

* LostForever: A good deal of the content related to the pre-ARR 6th Umbral Era storyline was permanently removed from the game upon the release of ARR (2.0), as it was intended as a reward for players sticking with the game during the rebuild. This goes from relatively minor Lodestone achievements (some of which were only available between 2 patches!) to several storyline quests. There is also a unique Goobbue mount that could only be obtained in that time. Many seasonal event rewards also fall under this.

* LevelGrinding: At the game's original launch, SquareEnix tried to blunt this trope with a fatigue system where as you earned experience the amount of experience you earned would very gradually decrease until you would earn nothing at all. Fatigue would diminish while a character was inactive, but the system was still generally unpopular with the people that played enough to be affected by it, and it was ultimately removed in patch 1.18.

* KillEmAll: TheEmpire had aimed to do this to all the beast tribes in order to stop the summoning of the primals for good[[note]][[spoiler: Which doubles as DidNotDoTheResearch, with a helping of willful ignorance: the Primals are summoned when the beast tribes become desperate. The primals that are fought in the main storyline are summons by Eorzean actions, and are (relatively) easily defeated. The primals that are summoned after the completion of the 2.0 storyline are an order of magnitude stronger ''because'' the beast tribes became more desperate when they thought the Garleans would curb-stomb them, and a primal gets more powerful the more desperate the beast tribes' prayers become. By trying to eradicate the beast tribes, the Garleans would only summon another primal as powerful as, if not more powerful than, ''Bahamut''. They, of course, refuse to believe this]][[/note]]. [[spoiler: In the "Dreams of Ice" story line, the Scions fear that if Iceheart's (a normal Elezen woman who has the Echo like the player and the Scions) summoning of Shiva became known, then the empire might completely eradicate Eorzea of its people since there's potential for anyone besides the beastmen to summon a primal and it would be easier to capture/kill everyone rather than trying to find out who has the ability to summon.]]

* LeeroyJenkins: It wouldn't be an MMORPG without the trope. There's always at least one person who will run ahead of your group and pull hate from every enemy in the area, causing him to get a beatdown so fast that the healer can't keep up. Made worse if said player is not a tank. Some NPCs will also act in a leeroy manner, whether as demanded by plot or when they're actually helping you in a fight.

** Not just FATEs, but also Quest entries, items, and key items. Who ever is in charge of item descriptions loves being a DeadpanSnarker.

* LetsSeeYouDoBetter: A common theme of the Crafting guild quest lines should a rival be introduced in them.

* KillEmAll: TheEmpire had aimed to do this to all the beast tribes in order to stop the summoning of the primals for good. [[spoiler: In the "Dreams of Ice" story line, the Scions fear that if Iceheart's (a normal Elezen woman who has the Echo like the player and the Scions) summoning of Shiva became known, then the empire might completely eradicate Eorzea of its people since there's potential for anyone besides the beastmen to summon a primal and it would be easier to capture/kill everyone rather than trying to find out who has the ability to summon.]]