Hi, i'm 50 and i suck....

I used to have that problem as BLM. I had a FPS of about 30. The combination of the low FPS and the slight animation lock for cancelling spell made me for example get knocked off by every single landslide in titan even though on my screen I was miles out. I upgraded my graphics card to get my FPS to 60 which is the max for my monitor and since then I have had no problems.

I struggled with this as well. I now use focus on the boss, moved the focus bar right above my hot bars and enlarged it. This lets me see the spell being cast before the aoe even shows on the ground.

That 2nd boss in copperbell hard throw the landslides at the highest enmity target, so if the tank has agro then just don't stand in line with the tank, be off to a side somewhere.

Something I can also recommend as you have leveled a bard if I understand that right try the fights you struggle on as dps, get used to the mechanics. I myself couldnt dodge anything back in 2.0/2.1. for me it was the connection and then I also "learned" the fights till I now can do stuff like T5/T9/Titan EX in my sleep. Only repeating and trying will help you is my opinion. Try get FC mates or friends to run the content with you (make a mix of atleast 3-4 contents) till you are comfy :)

Well, this is probably not the "correct" way to progress through the game. But if you're having trouble, go do some hunts and get yourself some Soldiery/Allied Seal gear. Your accessories are subpar and left side is pretty subpar too below the belt..

If you focus on hunts for a couple days, you'll be able to get all your gears in ~i100 range and that'll make healing a whole lot easier.

Usually when I heal as SCH, I don't bother with the macros or pet control, I just overheal with Adlo and sit back.. You won't have mana issues anyway so overhealing isn't much of a problem..

Again, that's not the "correct" way of progressing but once you get to a comfortable level for healing with your gear, your skill will catch up with experience.

Unlock the crystal tower content, second area has i100 third area has i120 gear. farm anything for soldiery and buy accessories asap. if you've not gotten Stoneskin yet (34 conjurer/White Mage) you should; its not as good as a whm's but throwing that out can help alot. Sch is good; just remember aldo and succor are your best friends.

As to titan/copperbells/etc some content is just hard for certain systems or net connection. Titan is absolutely a nightmare for me (and about to do it again for whm relic >.>)

Also, dont stress out. With you changing keyboards so much O.o you're going to have issues hitting the buttons you want when you want it. I moved a few abilities on whm because I got new ones and keep hitting the wrong button eventually I had to change them back and rework how I did the buttons (and will again later today when I hit 50)

Running content as a DPS first a few times, is a really good idea. Sounds like you abandoned bard mid level so either finish it up or just gear your summoner being as its guaranteed to be 50. Good Luck!

this has not been asked are you playing on a PS3??
if this is the case good luck with the harder content, i have played on ps3 the whole time up till today i just gor my PS4, i have really bad lag with my ps3 and theres not much you can do to get around that. i do have a whm at lvl 50 but have never ran any ex or hard dungons due to this lag as i dont wanna get kicked for being a crapy healer dut to my lag..

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Originally Posted by Train88

I can't seem to get copperbell hard done because of that. Biggy, the 2nd boss, has a line aoe with no ground warning. I don't even know what his Wind up looks like and i've died there multiple times, killing the party.

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that move is targeted at the tank. if you watch where the tank is it's avoidable easily. or if the tank does like I do, and make sure to always have him 'pointed' away (I know he does his own thing, so pointed isn't really correct, but at least for that move, he'll always turn to the tank)

Are you on PS3/4? I sucked as a healer until I moved party targeting OFF the D-Pad. Because deactivating/activating hotbars and soft targeting is slow, inefficient and leads to errors. Also, D-Pad and movement can't both be used by the same thumb using default settings, unless you use "the claw". Stupid UI, SE. Stupid.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VR2_qJLZ1sg

If interested, hit me on PSN: the12black

Are you playing over a wireless connection. Hard wiring can really help.