View Full Version : Feral Howl - Ninja Nerfed? or bug?
I'm surprised I didn't notice this before, but the accuracy of feral howl has taken a serious hit. I should have noticed when several players described how worthless it is as an additional proc in dynamis.
I think it was also nerfed when SE adjusted the Merits for it. I had 5/5 merits in to keep the recast low before the recast was changed to a flat 5 min. Exactly when It changed, I switched to 1/5 merits in it to opt for maximum Killer Instinct (I LOVE THIS ABILITY).
However, I noticed on recent dynamis runs that the accuracy has fallen through the toilet. I don't mean proc'ing the weakness. I mean getting Feral Howl to land AT ALL. (Its not the funny bug where it will NEVER land if the mob is stunned, I know how to avoid that).
In my last dynamis run, I don't recall if it landed at all. This was vs Easy Prey mobs! (I macro in Monster jackcoat +2 for it also).
I was able to have it land somewhere between 2/3 and 3/4 of the time before the change.
I"ll try parsing it out next time I do a run on bst. (I've been doing alot of xp trials on other jobs lately). but the accuracy of 1 merit is so abyssmal that it doesn't seem worth adding merits to at all. It makes me wonder if it is bugged.
Aldersyde
11-21-2012, 08:13 AM
Maybe it's a bug with the relic coat +2? (since you say you macro it every time) I haven't noticed a problem with the accuracy at all and I use it as a proc every time it's up (I don't have relic coat upgraded yet).
Malthar
11-21-2012, 08:24 AM
Was the mob stunned when you used feral howl? See my d'oh thread.
http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxi/threads/22300-Feral-Howl-is-still-broken
Leonardus
11-21-2012, 08:49 AM
Might want to ensure your target's stun wore off. I've had no issues with it, it seems to work 100% on most fodder mobs (1 Merit/Augmented Monster Jackcoat +2 here).
Might want to ensure your target's stun wore off. I've had no issues with it, it seems to work 100% on most fodder mobs (1 Merit/Augmented Monster Jackcoat +2 here).
I"ll check again, as I've told several other bst the same thing about stun making feral howl never proc, but I'm pretty sure I've not tried to feral howl after stun anymore at all (which btw, I did specify in my orginal post that I've been watching out for that...). I use it before.
Malthar
11-22-2012, 08:06 AM
Yeah, it's working fine for me. I lowered it from 5/5 to 1/5 and it still lands, but it rarely lands on the DC.
Leonardus
11-22-2012, 10:58 AM
Sorry Xilk, I know you mentioned that. I just find it odd (I hope it's not glitched).
I recall spending many nights in Dynamis-Xarcabard after the revisions collecting exp off the DC demons, and Feral Howl never missed (unless my friend inflicted a stun).
I also use it daily in abyssea, and regardless of the enemies being powered-up, it hasn't missed there, either. Unless I'm getting lucky. It even works pretty well on campaign NMs, though doesn't seem to land on some regular NMs.
Just what I've experienced recently.
Than, I appreciate the testimonials. Not sure what is wrong, but I'll just have to see.
I used it 12 times in a dyna run today. it missed every single time.
Dauntess
12-22-2012, 05:25 PM
I used it 12 times in a dyna run today. it missed every single time.
It's not just you. I haven't landed it on anything in Dynamis since the update. I'm also having accuracy issues with Ruinator on everything from EP-IT. 2/5 merits into Feral Howl btw.
In dynamis I have 0% acc for this ability now.
Caketime
12-25-2012, 12:30 AM
In dynamis I have 0% acc for this ability now.
I scrapped all 5 levels of Feral Howl after noticing this same thing. Waste of fucking time, again.
noirin
12-25-2012, 01:47 PM
huh that's odd.i generally have to be against aby or vw mobs for Feral Howl to miss.it's a rare whiff in dyna despite only being 1/5 with my merits.
Leonardus
01-03-2013, 12:05 PM
Felt like I needed to test this out, so:
Feral Howl 2/5, Monster Jackcoat +2 (Augmented)
Ran Dynamis-Beaucedine today. Feral Howl never missed. 100% Accuracy, NMs included.
Yeah, I didn't have any trouble w/ it in dyna buburimu either.
just tavnazia and qufim it seems.
Zagen
01-08-2013, 04:14 AM
Yeah, I didn't have any trouble w/ it in dyna buburimu either.
just tavnazia and qufim it seems.
Could be an issue with those monsters. For example every time I aggro a Summoner I'll end up dead if I can't sleep the avatar or run far far away except in Qufim. In Qufim I've never taken more than 300 damage from Astral Flow moves.