(06-09-2015, 06:37 AM)Sin Wrote: Does anyone have some lore evidence of the Elementals turning off Succor like a switch?
I believe Raya-O-Senna says something to this effect at the end of the level 30 WHM job quest -- something that's more or less, "if you abuse this power, the elementals will tear it away from you" -- but, IMO, we need to look at that through the lens of who's saying it and overall context of the quest. She could truly believe that, or she could mostly believe that but be trying to bully the Adventurer, who she doesn't like and doesn't trust.
To an earlier point, I don't think anyone here is saying the elementals are powerless (I'm certainly not), but it's repeatedly pointed out in 2.0's MSQ, side quests, and the world itself that the elementals are greatly diminished as a result of the Calamity. Powerless, no; significantly weakened so that they're not the terrifying threat of 1.0, seemingly yes. There's several good reasons why Succor is a rather unlikely thing for a person to have IC, but I've never felt the actions of the elementals were a particularly strong one with where the story currently is.
Oh, and the soul stones containing the memories, knowledge, and deeds of previous wielders is in their description in game. That part also factors into the SMN job quest, and to a lesser degree, the MNK and NIN ones. That doesn't mean the circumstances around that one specific soul stone in the WHM job quest line aren't different, particularly given the lore panel confirmation that the way the Adventurer becomes a White Mage is the one and only time that's happened, but in general, that's what soul stones do.
EDIT: The issues with the caster lore is why I usually recommend people phrase a mage character concept where the exact mechanism is important to their story as, "I (heal, create, summon, destroy, etc.) using practices rooted in the art of (thaumaturgy, conjury, arcanima)" and not get too worried about the exact classes and Jobs.
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