Hi, i'm 50 and i suck....

50 scholar, starting to build tome gear, i have my ilvl 90 relic. Gear is not really the issue, i can't dance. I mean avoiding the aoes from hard mode primals and relic trials.

I thought i had it, i looked at my connection info and i thought i had a 2-3k inbound ping. I was just told it is a byte traffic mesurement.

I've been trying to get better, played with the character/camera based movement, recently i set the camera to always follow because Healing turns me and i didn't know what direction i was facing when i had to run from an aoe. It still doesn't work.

If i can't get this right i see no future for me in this game. Not that i want to quit, but i have to get this right. But i can't.

You can also turn off the motion to actually having to be facing your target to heal. Pan your camera all the way out also.

I can't do it.

I'm usually spamming actions, looking at the health bars, then boss drops an aoe on me and either i don't see it come at all or i get out just a bit late and eat it to the face.

I can't seem to get copperbell hard done because of that. Biggy, the 2nd boss, has a line aoe with no ground warning. I don't even know what his Wind up looks like and i've died there multiple times, killing the party.

okay for starters.

Levels 1-50 should have prepared you to have great hand to eye coord when it comes to healing. That's basics and if you can't grasp that aspect then practice in other tier dungeons you know you can handle.

2nd as a SCH and especially beginner ones , learn to use your Fairy (Eos / Selene). As far as copperbell mine you're just staying clear a AOE should only pop and do high damage if group isn't handling mechaics properly , non-the less i90 should be able to sustain healing with Eos.

Are you using Macros , What Fairy do you use ?

I only have a macro for a bard i don't play. It pulled aggro at his level (no shield oath) and the macro assists the tank. I don't know what macro would be helpful for healer.

If Healing is slow or if there are 8 players i tend to use selene because it just does more for the party. If i anticipate higher dmg because, tank has bad/dps gear, experience with the party, previous dungeon expériences, i use Eos.

I was using a Wireless keyboard at home, ended up switching back to cabled because it missed many keypress in chat and sometimes skills too. While the new one is an improvement, the keys are not exactly in the same spot. Right now i'm at my parent's, using my mom's laptop. New keyboard and different layout again.

Different key layout is also probably a roadblock as by the time you're 50 you've associated all your attacks with the button combination that even moving one else where could take some getting use to.

Also goo sch macros would be

(Use this when ever you're rouse is up)
/macroicon Rouse
/ac Rouse
/wait
/pac Fey Illumination
/wait
/pac Whispering Dawn

Swift Raise for all healers

/ac swiftcast
/wait
/ac resurrection <t>

Also leave your pets off auto and manually embrace as you would heal but on top of your physick
So Physicak and then Cast embrace too or vice versa

The Whispering Dawn macro is good for DPSing and also good when you know high DMG is coming in once and not in sessions.
That way you can cast a succor and let Eos and Tick healing do the rest or the WHM Medica II/Whispering Dawn combo is always great

Uh, wouldn't it switch to guard as soon as i throw a heal? I think obey just keeps it off the 234 skills.

Also i don't remember seeing swiftcast, what class is it?

Nm, tested it and it stays on steady. As for swiftcast i'm told it's THM 26.

Thanks for your help.

On the second boss of Copperbell mines HM, I always stand on the little wooden platform to the side and send my pet to heal anyone who gets out of range. On the platform, you will not get hit by any aoe, and most of the room is still in casting range. Macros are really key for playing sch at endgame, so I'd look through this thread and play around with set ups until you find one you like.

For Copperbell, I always /place Eos in the middle of the room and run off to the corner. Eos won't die (just remember to grab her before moving on or she'll grow sad and disappear if you stray far enough).

And Rouse/Whispering Dawn is so OP, so I use it pretty much whenever I can.

Also for that AOE I literally never see it; I get hit with it almost every time. It's not enough to kill me but it's enough to make me mad.
...as for that I hate that battle so I usually just pop Cleric Stance and angrily Ruin 2 the adds that come out so we can move on as fast as possible.

EDIT: Swiftcast is a level 26 thaumaturge spell. I HIGHLY recommend it.
On my scholar, I have it macro'd in with a few spells:
Ressurection
Summon/Summon II
Shadow Flare

I also have it set by itself so I can pop it whenever. Such a nice skill.

I used to have that problem as BLM. I had a FPS of about 30. The combination of the low FPS and the slight animation lock for cancelling spell made me for example get knocked off by every single landslide in titan even though on my screen I was miles out. I upgraded my graphics card to get my FPS to 60 which is the max for my monitor and since then I have had no problems.

I struggled with this as well. I now use focus on the boss, moved the focus bar right above my hot bars and enlarged it. This lets me see the spell being cast before the aoe even shows on the ground.

That 2nd boss in copperbell hard throw the landslides at the highest enmity target, so if the tank has agro then just don't stand in line with the tank, be off to a side somewhere.

Something I can also recommend as you have leveled a bard if I understand that right try the fights you struggle on as dps, get used to the mechanics. I myself couldnt dodge anything back in 2.0/2.1. for me it was the connection and then I also "learned" the fights till I now can do stuff like T5/T9/Titan EX in my sleep. Only repeating and trying will help you is my opinion. Try get FC mates or friends to run the content with you (make a mix of atleast 3-4 contents) till you are comfy :)

Well, this is probably not the "correct" way to progress through the game. But if you're having trouble, go do some hunts and get yourself some Soldiery/Allied Seal gear. Your accessories are subpar and left side is pretty subpar too below the belt..

If you focus on hunts for a couple days, you'll be able to get all your gears in ~i100 range and that'll make healing a whole lot easier.

Usually when I heal as SCH, I don't bother with the macros or pet control, I just overheal with Adlo and sit back.. You won't have mana issues anyway so overhealing isn't much of a problem..

Again, that's not the "correct" way of progressing but once you get to a comfortable level for healing with your gear, your skill will catch up with experience.

Unlock the crystal tower content, second area has i100 third area has i120 gear. farm anything for soldiery and buy accessories asap. if you've not gotten Stoneskin yet (34 conjurer/White Mage) you should; its not as good as a whm's but throwing that out can help alot. Sch is good; just remember aldo and succor are your best friends.

As to titan/copperbells/etc some content is just hard for certain systems or net connection. Titan is absolutely a nightmare for me (and about to do it again for whm relic >.>)

Also, dont stress out. With you changing keyboards so much O.o you're going to have issues hitting the buttons you want when you want it. I moved a few abilities on whm because I got new ones and keep hitting the wrong button eventually I had to change them back and rework how I did the buttons (and will again later today when I hit 50)

Running content as a DPS first a few times, is a really good idea. Sounds like you abandoned bard mid level so either finish it up or just gear your summoner being as its guaranteed to be 50. Good Luck!

this has not been asked are you playing on a PS3??
if this is the case good luck with the harder content, i have played on ps3 the whole time up till today i just gor my PS4, i have really bad lag with my ps3 and theres not much you can do to get around that. i do have a whm at lvl 50 but have never ran any ex or hard dungons due to this lag as i dont wanna get kicked for being a crapy healer dut to my lag..

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Originally Posted by Train88

I can't seem to get copperbell hard done because of that. Biggy, the 2nd boss, has a line aoe with no ground warning. I don't even know what his Wind up looks like and i've died there multiple times, killing the party.

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that move is targeted at the tank. if you watch where the tank is it's avoidable easily. or if the tank does like I do, and make sure to always have him 'pointed' away (I know he does his own thing, so pointed isn't really correct, but at least for that move, he'll always turn to the tank)

Are you on PS3/4? I sucked as a healer until I moved party targeting OFF the D-Pad. Because deactivating/activating hotbars and soft targeting is slow, inefficient and leads to errors. Also, D-Pad and movement can't both be used by the same thumb using default settings, unless you use "the claw". Stupid UI, SE. Stupid.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VR2_qJLZ1sg

If interested, hit me on PSN: the12black

Are you playing over a wireless connection. Hard wiring can really help.

Pull your party list in towards the center.
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfile.../?id=315665411