
(02-19-2015, 10:51 AM)Warren Castille Wrote:I believe monks use aether as well -- in the monk job questline, Eric and Widargelt argue over what the 'chakras' are. Widargelt's thoughts were mostly in the side of spiritual mysticism while Eric was convinced that the chakras were simply related to aether.Â(02-19-2015, 10:48 AM)Kou Wrote: What about the melee classes (GLA/PGL/MRD/ROG/PDL/MNK/WAR/NIN)? Don't they kind of use aether as well? As far as I know, MNK uses Chi (which I think is compared to aether?) and NINs use Mudras (which are... ?????? as far as I know).
Sorry If I'm reading too much into this, I'm something of a lore junkie.
Chi is probably the closest we get to martial classes using aether. Mudras are basically element-bending powers from Doma, calling upon the spirits of the elements to do stuff.
Beyond that, there's nothing to confirm that other DoW classes use aether. One could make the argument that animations prove aether, or that they're simply flashy because video games. Abilities could be using aether reflexively, or a bit of martial polish and skill. Dragoons jumping could be aether-fueled, or could just be because dragoons have always jumped.
There's plenty of room to argue for and against.
His version of the explanation of what opened chakras made it somewhat clear that there needed to be a lot of excess aether in the area.Â
For more details on that stuff, check out the monk job quest stuff! It's actually pretty cool.