Turn 4 Bug Feeding

We have no problem clearing turn 4 but lately the bugs have been annoying me.

Phase 3 (first DN)

the way we do it:

MT stays where he tanked the S/K and has the DN facing outwards.. I, the SCH, cast Succor from behind the DN and feed the bugs..

What usually happens:

all 4 bugs come toward me and feed at the same time

What's been happening recently:

the bugs come over staggered, and feed 2 / 2 or 1 / 3 seperately

It's no problem of course we get the DN down fine but does anyone know why they are staggering now when they didnt before, i haven't changed where i stand (i stand in the trapezium shape cut out behind the DN)

thanks

We had this problem until we decided everyone (excluding tank) should stack behind the DN when it spawns, this means all the bugs will be fed instantly, if not the person with agro simply run into the DN whilst avoiding the cleave.

1. Get everyone to stack.
2. Run inside the dreadnought. (everyone of course)

Even if all the hate is on you at the time of feeding, it may not be when they first appear. So they may be running in different directions for a little while.

I've had the same thing happen before for no visible reason. I can only assume someone momentarily snatched enmity off of one or two of them.

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Originally Posted by tymora

1. Get everyone to stack.
2. Run inside the dreadnought. (everyone of course)

Even if all the hate is on you at the time of feeding, it may not be when they first appear. So they may be running in different directions for a little while.

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yknow that didnt occur to me.. when tanking when you have hate sometimes mobs carry on running for a while

it just seems i can never get them to feed all at the same time anymore and i used to get it everytime no fail lol

It's simply easier to have the MT just waiting on the center after their K/S is dead. As soon as dread pops, shield lob/tomahawk it from afar and make it run to the center, and then proceed to flash hopefully grabbing the bugs. Even if the bugs go trough (Which almost always happens), they'll go trough the dread and get eated instantly.

It's cleaner, easier, and it doesn't involve moving the whole party.

I've been having this issue as well as a whm. I have medica II up for this part of the fight solely to collect all the bugs. I also put regen on the smn and their fairy just in case they get some hate from healing someone. 9/10 times only 1/2 bugs get eaten right away, even though they are all next to the dreadnaught and hitting me. I've noticed (at least for me) that this only started after patch 2.1 was released, previous to then all 4 would get eaten instantly, feels like they changed something :/ Since 2.1 I recall two times having all 4 bugs eaten at once, even though I was standing in the same spot.

No problem with the bugs as WHM here.
Could be because the groups I go with tend to need a lot of healing, so I build up enough hate without having to Medica II...

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Originally Posted by DenzelTaru

We have no problem clearing turn 4 but lately the bugs have been annoying me.

Phase 3 (first DN)

the way we do it:

MT stays where he tanked the S/K and has the DN facing outwards.. I, the SCH, cast Succor from behind the DN and feed the bugs..

What usually happens:

all 4 bugs come toward me and feed at the same time

What's been happening recently:

the bugs come over staggered, and feed 2 / 2 or 1 / 3 seperately

It's no problem of course we get the DN down fine but does anyone know why they are staggering now when they didnt before, i haven't changed where i stand (i stand in the trapezium shape cut out behind the DN)

thanks

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This is the current strat our group does.. You just have to make sure everyone is stack tightly behind the dreadnought and it will eat all bugs at same time. I have noticed some times it would stagger if everyone else wasn't tight.