Action Bar post-1.19

With the change to a couple of the skills, has your action bar been affected? Post and compare!

Level 36
1: Full Thrust, Heavy Thrust, Feint, Pierce, Keen Flurry, Leg Sweep, Moonrise, Skewer II, Doomspike II, Cure

2: Absorb EVA, Comrade in Arms, Invigorate, Raise, Ferocity II, Bloodbath

3: Speed Surge, Protect, Shell, Shock Spikes (on bar 3 since they're macro'd)


Side note: My speed surge macro starts the timer in the player status bar, but doesn't actually cast it one me. Anyone else having this issue?

Heavy / Pierce / Full / Invigorate2 / Comrade2 / Life / Speed / Chaos / Leg / Twisting

Featherfoot / Foresight / Diversion / Decoy / Second W / Cure2 / Protect / Shell / Stoneskin / Shock

Ferocity2 / Raging2 / Blindside / Bloodbath / Keen Flurry / Raise / Quickstride

LNC 31.
Heavy / Pierce / Full / Heavy trammel / Moonrise / Skewer 2 / Doomspike / Leg Sweep.
Bloodbath / Second wind / Cure / Life surge / Invigorate / Ferocity / Raging strike / Comrade in arms / Keen flurry.

Any advices? was using this duoing mobs in nanawa with a THM friend. Found Heavy trammel and Skewer 2 really nice fighting 2 mobs, doomspikes for bloodbath thing and leg sweep ofc for stun:p.

Your action bar should change all the time depending on what you're doing. I set mine up differently for soloing, farming, boss fights etc. For example who wants doomspikeII or chaos thrust wasting all that tp when you're farming karakul for fleeces or something?

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Originally Posted by charlemagne

Your action bar should change all the time depending on what you're doing. I set mine up differently for soloing, farming, boss fights etc. For example who wants doomspikeII or chaos thrust wasting all that tp when you're farming karakul for fleeces or something?

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People who hate those beady-eyed, more-rat-than-sheep, Snot Bubble of Impending Doom spouting abominations; and who want to eviscerate them in the harshest way possible.

That's who!

1- Heavy Thrust, Pierce, Full Thrust, Feint, Ferocity II, Chaos Thrust, Doomspike II, Moonrise II, Twisting Vice, (Trammel II, Leg sweep, or Skewer II)

2- Speed Surge, Life Surge, Invigorate II, Comrade in Arms II, Keen Flurry, (Defensive abilities depending on what I fight, Defender, Obsess, Diversion, Featherfoot)

3- Reserved for cures and some buffs, Bloodbath, Cure II, Sacrifice II ect. or Stygian spikes and siphon mp if I expect a lengthy fight.

My action bar changes constantly with the exception of the first one. I can't wait for the memory system in 1.19a.

Ifrit-killing bar: http://img32.imageshack.us/img32/357...1009234745.jpg

Shit's situational, but the stuff that should never leave your bar is: all activated normal attacks, Ferocity II, Doomspike II, Chaos Thrust, Speed Surge II, and Invigorate II.

My traits are: Fleet of Foot, Prime Conditioning, Out of Sight, Transcendence, Axemanship, Bowmanship, Will to Power II.

Nice to see that LNC is the job of choice for damage in the Ifrit fight, makes a nice change from all that time we were a poor second choice to archers for the darkhold.

1. Pierce / heavy trammel / Twisting Vice / Leg Sweep / Keen Flurry / Ferocity II / Raging Strike / Chaos Thrust / Skewer II
2. Heavy Thrust / Second Wind / Cure II / Sacrifice II / Diversion / Collusion / Line of Fire / Raise
3. Full Thrust / Speed Surge / Life Surge / Invigorate II / Comrade in Arms II / Doom Spike II

plan on picking up some more defensive skills for Ifirit but dont want to get to reliant on them for when jobs come.

and I agree with Murugan a Doomspike II devastates those stupid sheep into a fine mist of blood.

I have similar actions equipped as most people who have posted, the one curiosity I have since I haven't had much time to test, but has Chaos Thrust gotten enough of a boost to prove useful?

Moreso for Carraway if you don't mind answering, have you been using that as the "go-to" as opposed to DS II when fighting Ifrit? I pretty much spammed DS II most of the fight thusfar, but I had seen one of our other LNC whipping it out occasionally, is it well-used with Keen Flurry? Twisting Vice seems obviously moot on the fight, and since last night was popping my cherry I haven't had much chance to test out the next go-to WS.

Twisting Vice is a must for breaking a horn after that dont really need it

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Originally Posted by Krausus

Twisting Vice is a must for breaking a horn after that dont really need it

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Has there been any confirmation on break horns = better drops or causing certain effects during battle?

the word is it stops him from doing certain things, but we have yet to get him lower then 50% so not entirely sure

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Originally Posted by Krausus

the word is it stops him from doing certain things, but we have yet to get him lower then 50% so not entirely sure

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We've had him down to about 35-40 but never bothered breaking horns, if it impacts maybe the charging or something similar it may be worth keeping TV on the ol' action bar. But if it doesn't influence battle or drops I'm nixxing it.

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Originally Posted by Krausus

the word is it stops him from doing certain things, but we have yet to get him lower then 50% so not entirely sure

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Some of us have noticed that after breaking horns his dash's damage drops for like 25%, instead of 1 shotting mages most of the time, leaves them with like 600 hp or so if they get hit, but of course, if people pay attention no one should ever get hit by dashes, we "try" to break horns just to give a chance for the GLA to get "stable" hate, god knows the hate a few doomspike II, victimize II and maim get x.x

here is my action setup

AB 1 : Full Thrust, Heavy Thrust, Pierce, Twisting Vice, Moonrise II, Leg Sweep, Doomspike II, Skewer II, Chaos Thrust
AB 2 : Ferocity II, Raging Strike, Hawk's Eye, Bloodbath, Comrade in Arms II, Collusion, Diversion
AB 3 : Second Wind II, Cure II, Life Surge, Speed surge II, Invigorate II, Keen Flurry, Line of Fire

this is my everyday use, there are some change when it comes to Darkhold and Ifrit runs, which will be disclose later :P

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Originally Posted by ShadowCadja

Some of us have noticed that after breaking horns his dash's damage drops for like 25%, instead of 1 shotting mages most of the time, leaves them with like 600 hp or so if they get hit, but of course, if people pay attention no one should ever get hit by dashes, we "try" to break horns just to give a chance for the GLA to get "stable" hate, god knows the hate a few doomspike II, victimize II and maim get x.x

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yeah hehe well at least line of fire is useful now =D

I'm working on a LNC guide atm, but basically Chaos Thrust is more efficient at 2k TP up until around 2500+ TP, unless you have buffs. Doomspike II receives a greater proportionate boost from buffs -- unless the target is below 20%, in which case, Chaos Thrust all the way.

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Originally Posted by carraway

I'm working on a LNC guide atm, but basically Chaos Thrust is more efficient at 2k TP up until around 2500+ TP, unless you have buffs. Doomspike II receives a greater proportionate boost from buffs -- unless the target is below 20%, in which case, Chaos Thrust all the way.

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Could you go over your suggested gear & materia too? Possibly tiered (functional / solid / maxed out a.k.a. raid-drop stacked)? Having some trouble figuring out how to re-gear my LNC with crafted items & the materia available so far, just grabbed what I could. I liked what you did with your ARC guide, and hoped to see something similar for LNC.

personally im going with as much +attack + hp myself, some of my gear is a bit more for looks, I hate haubergeons but love the scale mail

Champions Lance + Heavens Fist IV
Cobalt Barbut + Manaflight IV
Mythril Choker
Tortoiseshell Scalemail + 2 + Savage Might IV
Mythril Wristlet X 2
Cobalt Vambrace (Red) + Heavens Fist IV
Peistskin Hunters Belt + Bloodthirst IV
Felt Trousers (red) + Bloodthirst IV
Cobalt Sollerets (red) + Bloodthirst IV

I dont have all of the materia but that is my plan, would be nice to see what others are going with and why.