Is it just me or are some Archer abilities still broken?

I have not seen any effects to many skills while playing as an Archer. Farshot seems to be completely worthless offering no extra range upon using it, contrary to what the description says. Foeseeker doesn't seem to have it's additional effect working either. Anyone else have these problems or am I an unlucky Archer?

Seems archers's WS additional effect aren't 100% . Sometimes WS hit like normal hit and no effect add. On NMs DoT WS is a waste of TP/time 'cause you have to have some luck to hit WS and some luck to add DoT effect and the DoT effect wear off 10/15 sec , so mage is more usefull as Dot .

I could have swore Farshot works, I have tested it out. It just isn't that great. Farshot should actually be a shot like Light shot or heavy shot and use for further distances instead of a buff that questionably works. Also No WS effects are 100% if they land from what I have seen, it is always about the luck of the draw. Foeseeker I am not too sure about, but atleast it is a hard hitting WS and used in Incaps.

Subtle Release..

you have to run all the way up to the mob in order to use this ability

every time i try to use it i'm too far away

IMO that ability is useless, I rarely pull hate on NMs or on normal mobs and when I do I can take the hits usually til the tank gets it off me. Or I can just pop Chameleon and the problem is solved. I have yet used the ability other than the first time to just try it out.

Farshot is broken since ever.
It's been posted on lodestone:

http://lodestone.finalfantasyxiv.com...35f35763e00b02

Personally, I love Subtle Release. It gives everyone a chance to use some high enmity skills with a lesser chance of pulling the mob.

Not just skills, but I also feel Archer range is broken, which may be part of that Farshot broken link above, but half the time I feel like I have to stand right next to my target to hit it. SE's image showing off the ranges of the class shows us at about twice the distance as the Thaumaturge, yet I find myself having to stand right next to all the mages.

Also the "Target is too far above you." error I get constantly, even when the height difference looks tiny. Archers should be able to aim up. Where is the arc in Archery?

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Originally Posted by Aelphais

Not just skills, but I also feel Archer range is broken, which may be part of that Farshot broken link above, but half the time I feel like I have to stand right next to my target to hit it. SE's image showing off the ranges of the class shows us at about twice the distance as the Thaumaturge, yet I find myself having to stand right next to all the mages.

Also the "Target is too far above you." error I get constantly, even when the height difference looks tiny. Archers should be able to aim up. Where is the arc in Archery?

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I could've sworn that "Your taget is too far above/below you" became more of an issue after November patch. I used to be able to attack from higher up, but it might just be me, since this experience applies to Nine Ivies Efts and a few leve monsters.

As far as I know, the only easily measurable ability that is broken from its intended purpose is Farshot, its supposed to increase attack at certain distances and all it does right now is detract. I haven't had any problems otherwise.

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Originally Posted by miou

Seems archers's WS additional effect aren't 100% . Sometimes WS hit like normal hit and no effect add. On NMs DoT WS is a waste of TP/time 'cause you have to have some luck to hit WS and some luck to add DoT effect and the DoT effect wear off 10/15 sec , so mage is more usefull as Dot .

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Except for the fact you totally forgot when Bloodletter debuff falls off it does 500 damage?