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Bayohne @ forum.square-enix.com said:

Greetings! I have some information to pass along in regards to the merit point adjustments! We looked into both groups 1 and 2 of the merit points and decided to make the following adjustments:
　

• Group 1
  As the first step we take, we’ll be reviewing point increases.
  　
  
• Group 2
  
  • Abilities with an increased effect from the second step on
    We have no plans for adjustments for now.
    　
    
  • Abilities with a shorter recast time from the second step on
    We plan on adjusting these abilities so that their effects are increased with each step, instead of having their recast time shortened with each step. The recast time that has been shortened up to the fifth step will be used.
    　
    The following are adjustments that do not deal with the effects of merit points.
    The below examples are for ease of reference.
    
    Ex 1: Devotion is raised to the fifth step
    Before: The recast time is shortened from 20 minutes to 10 minutes
    ↓
    After: Increased MP recovery
    *The recast time is fixed at 10 minutes
    
    Ex 2: Sange is raised to the fifth step
    Before: The recast time is shortened from 15 minutes to 5 minutes
    ↓
    After: Shadow images are no longer consumed
    *The recast time is fixed at 5 minutes
    *We are considering adding new shuriken
    
    
  • Other
    If the above adjustments do not solve all of the problems, we'll look into adjusting the effects themselves.

Upon further development and consideration, the adjustments may change, but for now we plan on making the above adjustments. We will let you know when we decide on the details.

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