That this topic ended up going slightly off track with the how viable is no ABS at hero arguement.

Truth be told yes there are still some fights you will be able to win without taking any damage let alone using ABS, in right situations, esspecially if the planets are aligned, and the position of the moon is correct. These fights of course are rarer and personally not as much fun as fights where i need aura, shield and luck inorder to barely win or at the very least survive but hey thats once again beyond the point.

Now inorder to enjoy a wider range of fights, i am being forced to go through this tedious (as in increasingly boring and annoying) process. It was fustrating to have to search for these wands, it was annoying to have to have to retrieve them. Even if i knew where barrier was I wouldn't use it because more often then not it was a pain to get. The solution to leviate some of this was to compile sleek set lists but thanks to this change, its no longer possible.

The really funny part is no one is arguing this, just saying 'hey its okay if you find the system tedious, fustrating or boring, you don't need ABS anyways'. In the end there is really no point in arguing any of this or airing out concerns, it won't change anything and chances are its only being seen as whining. I honestly don't think any of the imms want to take the time to code something which is thought of as tedious or purposely fustrating, i am sure they want people to have fun in this game. The current sleek system sucks ass, i am sure that they know that, but no one has thought up of a better way yet. I know i have no good solutions myself and giving us any of the spells is indeed a bit overpowered.

In closing i will say one positive thing about this change. It attempts to ensure everyone, new and old players have an equal shot at being fustrated and annoyed when attempting to find their rods. Sure, some people will still oocly exchange entire location lists but there is still a chance that it will be pointless. In the end of the day, everyone being subjected an same amount of tedium is only fair. And for that, this change is praise worthy, thank you.