(07-12-2015, 12:16 AM)Ryoko Wrote: Now what I don't understand, is that I was told pretty summarily by my Linkshell that Magitek healing is impossible. But for why? It does such a great many things, one would think emulating cure or Physick would be a trivial task. Especially since, wouldn't you be able to reproduce arcanist magick with a computer and a printer? I mean, aren't they literally just drawing shapes and equations for their spells?
Arcanima's a bit more complicated than that. The geometries act as a focus and conduct aether, which is why they're typically drawn in specialized inks for the purpose. You could perhaps reproduce the geometries with a computer and a printer, but without the will to channel aether through them, they'd just be pretty pictures.
As for magitek healing, given that Garlean mobs employ "healing spells," I'm not sure why someone would assert that magitek healing is impossible. I don't recall ever seeing lore indicating that's the case. While the healing we see from Medicus mobs could be conscripts who can use magic, it could also be from magitek devices, which seem to be able to do a wide variety of things.
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