Greetings. I know, that AoE bug, when you get damage even if you went out from red round was fixed, but It was fixed not completely. First of all I want to say about situation, when you use a skill while already standing on the red round and if you will get out of it- you will still get damage- the game "thinks", that you are inside the red marking (cone-AoE to). And the second problem- the timing and skill preparings of some AoE attacks are very quick and it is almost imposble to avoid them if you stay rather close to the boss (mob)- you just have no time to run away. One of such bosse- fate boss Steropes in Central Highlands and its wide-radius almost always "oneshoot" AoE. Thank you
AoE problem. Again
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09-02-2013, 04:14 AMOnyxysAoE problem. Again
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09-02-2013, 04:21 AMHurtigeKarl
Where can I read more about the AoE bug fix you refer to? (googling "AoE bug" + "ffxiv" doesn't give good results).
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09-02-2013, 04:23 AMOnyxysOn beta-tast forum, but it is closed, I thinkQuote:
Originally Posted by HurtigeKarl
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09-02-2013, 04:23 AMMachazareelI can't say I'm having any issues with that at all, not even on Steropes. How good is your connection?Quote:
Originally Posted by Onyxys
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09-02-2013, 04:30 AMOnyxysI have ping 150 and lower. Every time I die on this boss because Im close to it and have no time to run away from AoE- problem of too quick boss attack. Can anyone remember the fight with Titan, when you falling down because of it's long AoE through all location? Some times this AoE damages you even you run away from marking on the groundQuote:
Originally Posted by Machazareel
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09-02-2013, 04:30 AMDSNThe ability is quite avoidable, I have tanked this fate a few times. Watch his animations you can see when he is reading the attacks before the cast bar starts.Quote:
Originally Posted by Onyxys
The biggest problem is really the long GCD. I am tanking a boss, I cast Flash (you know that INSTANT CAST SPELL that takes 1 seconds to actually come out after you cast), and while casting Flash the Boss readies 'insert big powerful move here'. Wait I can shield slam and stop this .... NOPE 3 second GCD and I just used an INSTANT ability so I need to sit around, have some coffee and really think about do I want to block this ability .... Lower the GCD! -
09-02-2013, 04:31 AMBrytwend
Been having the same issue, the Puk Hatchlings "Fireball" attack is just a circle on the ground, but if you don't leave it immediately you take damage even if you're outside of the circle when it hits. It's been the same with most weaponskills done by human enemies, especially the Marauder types. "Overpower" really hurts on a mage character and you can't escape unless you move backwards as soon as the skill comes up.
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09-02-2013, 04:34 AMMachazareelI find it much more effectively to run through them when it comes to overpower and most other conal aoes.Quote:
Originally Posted by Brytwend
Some attacks I just can't avoid, but those ones usually aren't the most devastating. -
09-02-2013, 04:36 AMDSNI do this as well, stepping forward 2 -3 steps is a lot faster than running 10 ft left or right on cone abilities.Quote:
Originally Posted by Machazareel
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09-02-2013, 04:36 AMBrytwendQuote:
Originally Posted by Machazareel
I agree, I've taken to doing that as well, but occasionally I'll still take the damage from it as if the enemy simply turned around to face me and I was still in the cone. You're right though, the unavoidable ones really aren't all that bad, unless you're under the level of the enemy you're fighting or you get ganged, both cases where you're bound to end up in a struggle already.