Vote this for Range Limit Break!

Must I say more? We need a Range DD Limit Break and we got a nice skill going to a boss that can serve as a Range Limit Break.

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Hmm... Nope

This has been discussed before. If ranged DDs got a damage-dealing limit break, there's no longer any point in bringing melee DDs.

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Originally Posted by Nahara

This has been discussed before. If ranged DDs got a damage-dealing limit break, there's no longer any point in bringing melee DDs.

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Who care's?
No one else uses their Limit Breaks but DPS anyways.
I still vote for individual Limit Breaks but of course, we got the famous
"No can do" response. Bard needs their own.

I think we have... it's called Meteor.

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Originally Posted by Nahara

This has been discussed before. If ranged DDs got a damage-dealing limit break, there's no longer any point in bringing melee DDs.

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Well it depends on what type of Limit Break Range is given.

Melee is a single target.

DD Mage is a AoE.

If Range Limit Break is a AoE type then it will perform less damage on a single target compared to melee. There is also the factor of the hit box for Range DD Limit Break. If it is a column hit box like this attack then it will be good for hitting enemies in front of the Range class. Not very ideal for enemies more spread out since DD Mage LB is made for killing enemies in a Circle hit box so it better used for that while a Column hit box is better when the tank manage to get a large amount of enemies around him..

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Originally Posted by Ri_ri

I think we have... it's called Meteor.

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That a DD Magic LB. I'm talking about a DD Range LB.

there will always be 3 catagories of damage:

Melee (Physical/ close range),

Range (Physcial/ long range)

Magic (Magic / Long range)

I think there should be way more DD Limit Breaks (for everyone, not just DD), but based on the weapon you are actually equipped with instead of the nonsense we have right now. Specially considering no one uses the tanking and healing LBs at all.

Heck, just go and take some of the latest WS from XI if you have to and turn them into XIV's LBs. Because watching a DD use the current LB is just sad rather than cool.

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Originally Posted by Nahara

This has been discussed before. If ranged DDs got a damage-dealing limit break, there's no longer any point in bringing melee DDs.

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If that's the reason then there are very bad design flaws either in combat itself or with melee jobs. <_<;

And if I had to guess it has everything to do with how they tend overuse the AoE mechanic pretty much everywhere in the game to compensate for what seems to be a rushed design of battles.

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Originally Posted by EdwinLi

If Range Limit Break is a AoE type then it will perform less damage on a single target compared to melee. There is also the factor of the hit box for Range DD Limit Break. If it is a column hit box like this attack then it will obe good fo hitting enemies in front of the Range class. Not very ideal for enemies more spread out since DD Mage LB is made for killing enemies in a Circle hit box so it better used for that while a Column hit box is better when the tank manage to get a large amount of enemies around him..

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That's reasonable. As well, I still really like the idea of ranged DDs having access to the healer LB. Yeah, it doesn't come up often, but I completely appreciate those few times where the Bard has saved the group from a wipe with a well-timed Pulse of Life.

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Originally Posted by Nahara

That's reasonable. As well, I still really like the idea of ranged DDs having access to the healer LB. Yeah, it doesn't come up often, but I completely appreciate those few times where the Bard has saved the group from a wipe with a well-timed Pulse of Life.

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Well that only for a few fights in this game. Most of the time a group would never reach LB3 in every other content not in endgame since not many areas of content go pass LB2.

LB3 seems only exclusive to Final bosses in dungeons for 8 member dungeons or endgame contents that use 8 member parties.

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Originally Posted by EdwinLi

Well that only for a few fights in this game. Most of the time a group would never reach LB3 in every other content not in endgame since not many areas of content go pass LB2.

LB3 seems only exclusive to Final bosses in dungeons for 8 member dungeons or endgame contents that use 8 member parties.

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LB3 is only for the fights that matter, yes.

As for melee not being used if ranged had a single target DD LB, it isn't a design flaw at all. It's a player mindset flaw of always using the easiest strategy and ignoring anything that deviates. Why use a melee, no matter how skilled they are at dodging, when a bard can do as much damage with much less risk? Because melee can do LB3. Seems like a design success if you ask me.