Lol @ Melee vs Leviathan

Jeeze, always jumping to conclusions!

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Originally Posted by SarcasmMisser

I'm sure this is a troll but if not my apologies for the terrible melee you play with who can't outparse ranged on any fight.

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I switched from Bard to Monk in 2.1 because of the buffs and limit break changes (and SEs promise that new encounters would accommodate melee). Didn't last a single raid clear before going back to Bard. Despite the fact that I parsed higher than our summoner, it was not high enough to A. cost both our summoner and BLM 20% of their damage, B. lose a reliable silence and mana song utility for revives/mistakes, and most importantly C. significantly convolute strategies just to help allow me to spend more time on target.

Like I said earlier, just because a Monk can outdps a summoner on a few fights, it doesn't mean your overall raid's damage output is increasing. Melee do not bring enough to the table to make them worth bringing - and it has nothing to do with skill.

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Originally Posted by omniwaink

I switched from Bard to Monk in 2.1 because of the buffs and limit break changes (and SEs promise that new encounters would accommodate melee). Didn't last a single raid clear before going back to Bard. Despite the fact that I parsed higher than our summoner, it was not high enough to A. cost both our summoner and BLM 20% of their damage, B. lose a reliable silence and mana song utility for revives/mistakes, and most importantly C. significantly convolute strategies just to help allow me to spend more time on target.

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If you're the only bard, then it's absolutely bonkers to replace a bard with a melee. If you're one of two bards, then your party composition is bad and you should feel bad.

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Originally Posted by Casper

Second one to 5 of the video you can very clearly see the tail of Leviathan as a separate target. I fail to see the problem. Some people are such drama queens.

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QFT.

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Originally Posted by KiriA500

To the bolded part:
http://ffxiv.gamerescape.com/w/images/2/2d/Caduceus.png

You would have to halt your DPS to wait for his rear attack to go off if you planned on doing it every time. It's more beneficial to just spam from the side where it's safe.[/HB]

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What kind of nub monks/drgs "wait for his rear attack to go off." If you are melee, you TRIGGER IT YOURSELF. And then afterward you have a period where you can use all the from-behind attacks you want. It is no where near the same issue as people are worrying about with leviathan. Caduceus is a fight where melee should be beasting.

But even then, not being able to attack leviathan from behind is not an unusual flavor of bull**** that melee has to deal with in this game.

I can't believe nobody noticed it yet. Leviathan is leaning into the ring, about 1/4 to 1/3 in. Tank him as close to the center and melee form up under/behind the head.