Could certain Potentials that 'only work with a specific skill' also grant that skill if you have the weapon equipped?
For example:
- Eresh's potential granting Eclair Lacroix, without Duelist equipped.
- The 'Jin' Katana series (and Hisen) granting Sheath Sword + Hidden Cut, without Kensei equipped.
- Crystal Blade granting Retreating Swipe, without Soldier equipped.
- etc.
This would allow for more diversity of those 'skill-enhancing' weapons, when the term is class combinations. And this would hopefully kill the shoehorning.
If this ends up being too much, we could also make it so the damage those skills do is either halved, or have their FP costs doubled if you don't have the skill its intended to upgrade equipped.
But I personally don't think it should be necessary.
EDIT: Whoops, Sheath Sword is the requisite of Hidden Cut.
For example:
- Eresh's potential granting Eclair Lacroix, without Duelist equipped.
- The 'Jin' Katana series (and Hisen) granting Sheath Sword + Hidden Cut, without Kensei equipped.
- Crystal Blade granting Retreating Swipe, without Soldier equipped.
- etc.
This would allow for more diversity of those 'skill-enhancing' weapons, when the term is class combinations. And this would hopefully kill the shoehorning.
If this ends up being too much, we could also make it so the damage those skills do is either halved, or have their FP costs doubled if you don't have the skill its intended to upgrade equipped.
But I personally don't think it should be necessary.
EDIT: Whoops, Sheath Sword is the requisite of Hidden Cut.