Is an absolutely fantastic raid. Loot lock-out aside the fights are amazing and I love that you can't clear fights with half your alliance dead (like WoW). The only thing that kills it is the fact the content will always be easier than Coil because the raid itself is much more fun. It would be awesome to see HM versions of the fights once they allow you to enter with a full premade group, I don't even care if the loot is still lower ilvl than coil, it would be incredible to do harder versions of these fights with added mechanics.
Crystal Tower...
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12-19-2013, 11:24 AMDazdCrystal Tower...
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12-19-2013, 11:26 AMTaalAzura
It's a shame the first floor is almost like a fate, and trying to coordinate 23 other people to not just zerg the mobs like they learned in their fates is the most difficult part of the fight.
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12-19-2013, 11:29 AMLadon
The boss fights in this game really are top in class for a MMO and 2.1 just gave us a whole slew of even better ones on top of the great ones we already had with CT and the hard mode dungeons.
It really is a shame that they can't get the itemization and rewards figured out though because it really does unfortunately dampen the entire experience after you down'd that boss and get chests full of crap nobody is going to use and instead they are just going to turn in their tomes to some random NPC for gear that is better or just as good as anything that comes out of boss chests. -
12-19-2013, 11:44 AMNeablis
Best dungeon in game atm, maybe best i've ever played. The mechanics in boss fights require decent team work and actually communicating in your team instead of zerging through everything. Loot lock outs aside I think its one of the most nostalgic dungeons with the best boss fights in the game, nostalgic just because of the past final fantasy crystal towers and all.
Final boss in this section of ct i will say is very very well done. -
12-19-2013, 11:50 AMaltered_juice
I've been trying this dungeon since yesterday and I've never gotten to the final boss. the majority of the groups i get into never make it past the bone dragon and quit because they don't want to learn the fight and expect to get carried. the farthest i ever got in ct was when you have to face a bomb and 3 ads but after the raid got blown to bits people left and time ran out.
the last run i had we were stuck on bone dragon, the skeletons were too fast and kept killing the raid, i tried to explain the fight(but it's hard on ps3) luckily my friend knew the mechanics and tried to organize the alliances on different platforms but one Dragoon just said "Guys, this boss is easy lol i got my DRG drop from this easy ass fight LMAO! the solution is simple......ZERG RUSH!" the drg then uses his jump attack on the boss and it wiped everyone causing the fastest 24 man ragequitting i have ever seen.
am i the only one here with bad luck? i honestly have no problem myth capping off of crystal tower because i find it fun(sort of) but freakin pugs.... -
12-19-2013, 11:51 AMMarxam
I still don't understand the mechanics of most of the fights even after clearing it. The second last one was the only tricky one due to extra mechanics being done as for the final boss all I can say is they need to make more aoe circles that interesting. Also if you love raves then you'll love the final boss in CT.
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12-19-2013, 02:02 PMEdwinLi
Just recently beating CT (and on my first attempt at CT) with my FC and some people they picked up. The fights are certainly the best in my opinion. Each one requires a very high amount of communication and team work to get pass the fights.
From the loot drop now it does seem small for 1 loot per week but I'm guessing they're going for 1 loot per week per floor so once the next floor of CT is released we will be able to obtain 2 loots from CT since we get 1 loot per floor. -
12-19-2013, 02:06 PMThriarThat doesn't make much sense. The next floor is going to be higher ilvl. No one is going to really bother with the first floor anymore.Quote:
Originally Posted by EdwinLi
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12-19-2013, 02:10 PMEdwinLiSome people will find use for the lower floor gears for their alts as well.Quote:
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12-19-2013, 08:25 PMDazd
The only thing I found kind of silly about it was the 3-4 tanks standing around with nothing to really do on some of the boss fights. This is one reason I'd like to see HM versions of the fights, possibility of making use of the extra tanks, or hopefully at higher levels they make the groups split up more.
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12-19-2013, 08:51 PMDSanchez
Just ran it for the first time. Solo DF. One person leading the raid. Went smoothly.
Thanks Euphoryc Retribution. -
12-19-2013, 09:10 PMRi_ri
I had a lot of fun. It makes me sad that 2.2 will bring more of Coil and its "Turns" (which are only trials in disguise) instead of CT.
Everything about CT screams Final Fantasy... Acheron being the main offender. While Coil, after the first turn everything goes downhill. That T2 still makes me facepalm. -
12-19-2013, 09:23 PMDazd
It's just new lore in coil. It's meant to eventually lead into Bahamut's Labyrinth which I hope will be 24 man content.
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12-19-2013, 09:35 PMAirikayCoil is Labyrinth. Coil is just how Labyrinth was localize in English. The Japanese version is still called Great Labyrinth of Bahamut or something to that effect.Quote:
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12-19-2013, 10:09 PMVejjiegirl
In theory we haven't actually entered the tower yet. just the Maze that Surrounds the Tower.
http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Ancients%27_Maze
http://static2.wikia.nocookie.net/__..._Maze_-_WM.jpg
The tower itself is 7 floors long, I cant wait for SE to add more to this, and I hope the content gets harder as we travel upwards.Quote:
After obtaining the four fangs, the Warriors of Light cross the Ancients' Maze and reach the Crystal Tower in order to confront Xande.
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12-19-2013, 10:17 PMDazdAhhh ok, I thought after you moved further in you entered the "Labyrinth." If this is the case I wonder how many turns it will end up having.Quote:
Originally Posted by Airikay
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12-19-2013, 10:26 PMKenzieLynch
CT is outstanding.
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12-19-2013, 10:27 PMKopuno
I have to say I myself was quite impressed by how much fun it was. The first group I ran was pretty bad. We ended up running out of time @ Behemoth. The second run however, we didn't wipe once. Everyone did extremely well had a lot of fun and it was amazing. It honestly was not what I expected. I really expected it to be FATEs in a dungeon with little to no mechanics.
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12-19-2013, 10:39 PMDazd
Yeah I was expecting it to be pretty faceroll but with the low ilvl requirement the fights are still challenging because half the alliance isn't in i90 gear. Even with a fully geared group it would be like doing a fun mid-level dungeon though.
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12-20-2013, 12:16 AMKrystalynn
Coil is basically just a bunch of Guildhests chained together with no duty finder attachment.
The gear is i80, but make no mistake, this is Final Fantasy XIVs first true endgame dungeon. -
12-20-2013, 02:16 AMEdwinLiand I enjoied every second of it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Krystalynn
Though I was expecting a bit more tome reward from this considering the stuff we went through and that this is a Raid. Oh well. -
12-20-2013, 02:45 AMWulfgang
It's a lot of fun if you don't end up with a bunch of angry teenagers who seem to have come over from Modern Warfare or something. I've done it twice; once was pretty smooth and enjoyable. The other was a constant all-caps shout battle in Alliance chat about who sucked and why they sucked.