What's your pet-peeve in FFXIV: ARR?

[Caspian]

Re: What's your pet-peeve in FFXIV: ARR?

Oh, a damaging limit break would be great in that phase, I'm just not the one to do it. Bard's LB's are healing, not damaging. I was just laughing at being called an idiot when he didn't know what he was asking.
I ended up taking a break after that particular group. Came back an hour later and had the exact same healer and tank. They were both much nicer that go around and I think it only took 2 or 3 attempts at most. Only because I think the healer took a couple knockbacks off the ledge.

[Aeni]

Re: What's your pet-peeve in FFXIV: ARR?

tbh, the heart is probably *the* best phase to use it in because if you don't kill it fast enough it's an auto-loss, same as with Ifrit's Pillars or Garuda's Plumes. With only 4 people and him trapping 1 of them, it can get bad fast.

Not Qarn, Stone Vigil ... I don't know if you remember the last boss in Stone Vigil, but it's a huge dragon, and every so often would fly in the air, and run breath attacks that can soak half of the map. After the 2nd time, he also targets the ground with some damaging attacks.

[Malacite]

Re: What's your pet-peeve in FFXIV: ARR?

The hell are you talking about? I was responding to a comment about phase 2 of Titan (normal)

[Aeni]

Re: What's your pet-peeve in FFXIV: ARR?

The hell are you talking about? I was responding to a comment about phase 2 of Titan (normal)

You posted after me with no quotes. We have a quote system here Mal, use it. -_-;

[Caspian]

Re: What's your pet-peeve in FFXIV: ARR?

it's a huge dragon, and every so often would fly in the air, and run breath attacks that can soak half of the map. After the 2nd time, he also targets the ground with some damaging attacks.

To add, not a fan of ice blue graphics laid over a snow white ground, kinda difficult to see readily.

[Malacite]

Re: What's your pet-peeve in FFXIV: ARR?

So what? Context. I specifically mentioned Titan's heart, and then you quote me and talk about something else entirely.

[Aeni]

Re: What's your pet-peeve in FFXIV: ARR?

So what? Context. I specifically mentioned Titan's heart, and then you quote me and talk about something else entirely.

No, you talked about something else entirely in the sequence of events. That's the way I see it. Too bad you can't seem to follow forum protocol here.

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To add, not a fan of ice blue graphics laid over a snow white ground, kinda difficult to see readily.

^ This. I find it easier if you gather in the center, but the aerial bombardment tend to make it messy towards the end. I don't think there ever was a time that no one got hit by his breath attack.

[DakAttack]

Re: What's your pet-peeve in FFXIV: ARR?

Oh, a damaging limit break would be great in that phase, I'm just not the one to do it. Bard's LB's are healing, not damaging. I was just laughing at being called an idiot when he didn't know what he was asking.
I ended up taking a break after that particular group. Came back an hour later and had the exact same healer and tank. They were both much nicer that go around and I think it only took 2 or 3 attempts at most. Only because I think the healer took a couple knockbacks off the ledge.

That's another peeve of mine. Archers become a support class, and that's their only option.

[Firewind]

Re: What's your pet-peeve in FFXIV: ARR?

tbh, the heart is probably *the* best phase to use it in because if you don't kill it fast enough it's an auto-loss, same as with Ifrit's Pillars or Garuda's Plumes. With only 4 people and him trapping 1 of them, it can get bad fast.

You never waste the LB on Garuda's Plumes. You only need to kill the Satin Plume and the rest vanish when she stops rotating the Tornadoes. You are best saving it for a Clones Phase. A Lv2 LB from a BLM is enough to one shot them both. Before the "Reckoning Phase", a pair of BLMs or BLM/DRG duo can one shot the plumes between them, especially with Flaming Arrow support.

And for Ifrit a BLM can one shot the Nails with a Lv3 LB. My record is a 12k Hit with Foe's Requiem and Raging Strikes up.

As for Titan, you don't need the LB on the Heart Phase. Actually that is the absolute WORST phase to use the LB on for Titan (especially since it will likely get the DD who uses it killed if your timing sucks). You are better saving it until later in the fight. Lv3 LB from a Healer can help out a lot. Plus a Lv3 LB from a Tank can really help out with the Stomps.

If you needed a LB for the heart then you do NOT have enough DPS to kill him before the stomps overwhelm the healers. The Heart and Pre-Heart is easy and is there to make sure that everyone has decent gear (Garuda Weapon, Mix of Darklight, Melded and AK gear, enough Vit to pass 3.5k HP for the Post-Heart Fun) and can learn how to follow a pretty simple pattern. Post-Heart is when the real fight begins. Titan's Stomp mechanic Post-Heart might as well be considered a soft enrage. Good luck getting a Mage to survive 6-7 Stomps because some idiot DD used the LB on the Heart.

Seriously, I can't state this enough, if you needed to LB the Heart, your group never had the Damage to clear the fight.

[Malacite]

Re: What's your pet-peeve in FFXIV: ARR?

I never suggested using LB on plumes, I only meant that the heart is the worst part of Titan (Normal) and probably the best time for it. With Ifrit & Garuda you have plenty of time to kill off the adds, but Titan traps one party member at random which can potentially hinder the party severely for an inexperienced group.

I won the fight without using LB on heart, but I can see why some people would want to.

[Caspian]

Re: What's your pet-peeve in FFXIV: ARR?

At least for the first two (still haven't done Garuda yet, I can't overstate how much I'm dreading pugging this thing) we haven't needed a LB at all. So long as people just pay attention and don't "stand in the fire".
Yes, Dak, very strange that Archer/Bard has a healing LB, guess they wanted one more class/job to be able to heal, but I really don't get it,

[Malacite]

Re: What's your pet-peeve in FFXIV: ARR?

Especially after phase 3 in beta where they changed ARC to be more DD-oriented I meant wtf. I honestly thought theirs was the same as BLM/SMM, not WHM/SCH o.O

Even funnier considering ARC's LB is the normal DD one, it only changes when you switch to BRD.

[DakAttack]

Re: What's your pet-peeve in FFXIV: ARR?

Couldn't down Chimera last night. There was always something wrong with the stunner or silence rotation. It's kind of lame that the majority of the fight relies on three or four people.

[Firewind]

Re: What's your pet-peeve in FFXIV: ARR?

Chimera is a test of coordination for the whole raid. If one person fucks up you don't wipe, it takes a real team effort to do that.

Basically, don't PUG it.

[Aeni]

Re: What's your pet-peeve in FFXIV: ARR?

At least for the first two (still haven't done Garuda yet, I can't overstate how much I'm dreading pugging this thing) we haven't needed a LB at all.

It's not a matter of needing it, because you can't "carry over" to the next dungeon, so just use it. Have a melee blow it or a BLM for the coolness factor That's how I view it. It's not like you have some Megalixirs in your pack and don't want to use it willy nilly.