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[Depression Moon]

FFXIII won't be here for another year , but maybe we can just kill some time to discuss one of the features that's bound to be in the game. Status Ailments, those nasty defiled codes that hinders our character's stats and abilities. FF has had a lot over the years and which ones do you think will be in this one?
Also would they pick like some prior FFs that had status go away over time, or dissapear after a battle or would they be like XII where they lingered after a fight and some still existed after a character has been killed and brought back to life?

In addition to the usual canon (Blind,Silence, Poison,Sleep) I would like to see the irritating Stop to come back and maybe Heat from IX.

There's also a chance for a brand new status too.

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

If not Hot, Cold, and Virus from FFIX, I'd like to see some original ailments that are equally creative.

[trancekuja]

It's the perfect time for Mini status to ressurect

[Roogle]

There is a status effect in Ragnarok Online that masks the damage received by the player. This is an interesting status effect that I would like to see in more games.

[Rantzien]

I'd like to see a Swine Flu status effect.

[FFIX Choco Boy]

Stone status may be in the game, I wonder if there's gonna be things like zombie or other things, too.

[Depression Moon]

Originally Posted by Roogle ^

There is a status effect in Ragnarok Online that masks the damage received by the player. This is an interesting status effect that I would like to see in more games.

Could you elaborate on that? Do you mean that the inflicted party member's HP bar would dissappear so you wouldn't be able to know how much they have left?

Originally Posted by Kishi

If not Hot, Cold, and Virus from FFIX, I'd like to see some original ailments that are equally creative.

I hate status effects like virus. They infuriate me when I run out of the stuff in the middle of battle and that character's exp ges screwed up with the rest so in order to get him or her back up with the rest I would have to do some solo grinding. Transformations like Frog and Imp get me too.

[Wolf Kanno]

Hot, Cold and especially Virus from IX cause I loved those status ailments.

I'd also love to see some transformation spells like Toad or Kappa(Imp). Old Age is another I would love to see from FFV cause that one was so interesting.