Calling all Newcomers!: Feast 4v4 Training. ^^

New to PVP? Interested in The Feast? Want to train without the stresses of learning alone, or experience 4v4 with easy going players?

Look no further! ^^

I welcome you to come and Feast with me & like-minded individuals. We currently have 120 members+ in our Linkshell here on Balmung! 95% of our members are new to PVP and ready to Feast! This is perfect for new players to start. It’s going very well and we have indeed had many games played between ourselves, all in the discord channel just having a great time. We've also had experienced players from multiple servers and data centers share tips and tricks on our Discord Channel! ^^

~Balmung LinkShell Introduction Video~

~ Cross Server LS / Discord Group Introduction Video ~

We are now growing even bigger as this group has now reached multiple servers! I will list the representatives for each server, should you be interested in Joining. :) To apply or for more information please contact...

Balmung Contact:

In-Game Name: "Etro’s Soul"
DiscordTag: "Jazzofetro#3568"

In-Game Name: "Ero Shin"
DiscordTag: "E r o#1166" (Yes, she has spaces in her name. lol.)

Cactuar Contact:

In-Game Name: "Solace Fey"
DiscordTag: "Solace#7075"

Gilgamesh Contact:

In-Game Name: "Tea Cross"
DiscordTag: "doko#3482" (Not really on discord, so try contact In-Game)

In-Game Name: "Korihu Yanhu"
DiscordTag: "13ulbasaur/Korihu#7770"

Jenova Contact:

In-Game Name: "Trisselle Lantonici"
DiscordTag: "Iaxiana / Trisselle#8695"

Siren Contact:

In-Game Name: "Nienna Rafaelles"
DiscordTag: "Nina#0022"

Requirements:

• Proof of your character in the server you are requesting.
• Must be at Level 60. ( 59.. i can let that slide >;3 )
• Have 1 Empty space for a Linkshell Invite.

Send your In-Game Name, once confirmed you do indeed meet the requirements. We can get you involved A.S.A.P Once you are in the Discord Channel you may use it freely. Enjoy~ :)

Once you are in the Discord Group, post your "In-Game Name" and "Server" in the "Access Request" Text Channel to gain full access in the group.

~Thank you~

It’s been great so far it has been nothing but good vibes and also very exciting for some. I’m really to happy to see something like this grow so fast. So don’t be afraid to hit us up!

The Girls Room:
If you would like access to the girls room, please contact one of these members on the discord channel:

"Arcane Lynn" DiscordTag: "Arcane / Skittle#5191"
"Ero Shin" DiscordTag: "E r o#1166"
or
"Etro's Soul" (I will have to make you go on mic just so I know you are a girl, so please try not contact me for this lol.)

This is exclusive to new players only. If you are experienced and would like to be apart of the group, let a representative know and we can discuss further. ^^

If you would like to become a representative for your own server. Please read this & contact me via Discord for a Representative approval.

Etro’s Soul. ^^

Should anyone have any issues regarding members in the Discord Channel. Please contact...
"Jazzofetro#3568" or "E r o#1166"
via discord and we will get back to you as soon as possible. :)

Excellent idea and you're making a surprising amount of sense today.

We could do this on Cactuar if we had a slightly bigger crowd (I'd have no objections to healing matches for newbies). What it always comes down to is no melee DPS for the party. We've had an easier time getting Fold pops for 3-person parties.

Didn't SE says something about having a real, actual, training mode at some point? If I'm not mistaken, they also responded to the player interest in a Pvp mentor system ...

I expect they're busy until season 2 starts, but it would be nice to have an official training method of some kind, especially for new players. Until they officially get around to it, things like this are probably healthier than jumping straight into ranked 4v4 matches. Anything to ease the blow on the fresh blood is probably better than nothing.

I think this is a wonderful idea! Perhaps if people are willing, others can start up something like this on their respective servers and we can have a listing here as a resource.

Made a lil Introduction Vid in replacement of what I like to say for every member that joins the LS.

https://youtu.be/VMuKtKpXvDQ

Usually over discord. This helps keep everyone on the same page and also helps everyone to get to know me a little better before they join. We had some great games yesterday between ourselves. It was fun :)

As I get more members. More teams will be made. Hopefully I can get like 4 teams queuing at once. This can be a good way for some you you guys on aether to make a team and test some strats too. If I ever have more than two teams queuing for light party at once. I'll be sure to let you guys know here.

May be a good way to release some stress huh? Beat on some fresh meat? Err... I mean. You know what I meant! -_-'

Edit: If I can reach 100 members I'll level up my alt (currently level 50). Transfer it to another server and do the same there. If all goes well. We will grow slowly but surely. :)

I like to Fluid Aura the fresh meat off the bridge in 8v8s and sleep them down there. Welcome to PVP bitches.

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I expect they're busy until season 2 starts, but it would be nice to have an official training method of some kind, especially for new players.

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Not busy enough to squat out Shatter, apparently... I'm somewhat excited for that and all, but I'd be much more excited for things like a PvP Mentor system, Training Hall, Duels, and so on... The basic stuff that should have been in 2.1 but is still somehow missing... At the very least can Wolves' Den Pier cap us at i150? Come on SE... Not that Shatter is a terrible idea at this point, Frontlines is the casual PvP and I'd say it is the ideal place to get a feel for PvP, I'd hope SE can sustain Frontlines and Feast Seasons, since I quite like the idea of trying to raise my rank and going "That was good" or "That was bad" and just taking a break. It would let me either hold onto +rating or minimizes any downward spirals, while still getting to enjoy PvP...

OT: I think this is a really good idea, hope you/others can expand this across servers/data centers and SE can see that there is real demand for something like a PvP Mentor system and speed up development on it... I mean the framework is already in place with the Novice Network, right? How hard can it be to adapt that for PvP... This really is something SE should have considered a long time ago, guess it didn't matter so much for Frontlines, but with Feast they really threw new players in at the deep end... Really not great for growing the community... The community is fractured enough over data centers, having a central network for PvP at Feasts launch really would have helped things IMO. Shame it falls to the players to try and work something out, but good on your Etro for this.

I've been practicing 8v8 to improve. I've been stuck at Bronze for awhile now because of rude players in 4v4.

Keep up the good work buddy you are doing great!

Just a recap guys.

I am very proud to say we are now @ 45+ Members and growing! They absolutely love this idea. Yesterday we was able to make two teams where we played about 5-8 games straight. Had everyone in one discord channel and it was a BLAST!

Today I am going to try and make 4 teams and queue them up all at once. If I do I will let you all know on the forums that Aether is in Light party and ready to go!

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I appreciate everything that you are doing for the PvP community, Etro. It isn't an easy job, and one that most people wouldn't even think of taking up. I ended up leaving your LS after I realized it was meant for like new new people to The Feast (I can't read or comprehend some things very well apparently).

Thank you for your effort and work towards fostering the community ^^

Hiiii Etro's I''m on another server but I've been trying to get my friends to try team PvP. What times do you guys usually end up q-ing? :3c Would be nice to get them to play some games against other new players. First time 4 of us q-ed together we ended up playing against Phazed and co for like... 8 games in a row because no one else was q-ed. Would like to avoid such a brutal introduction to 4v4 for my other friends ahahaha if possible lol.

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Hiiii Etro's I''m on another server but I've been trying to get my friends to try team PvP. What times do you guys usually end up q-ing? :3c Would be nice to get them to play some games against other new players. First time 4 of us q-ed together we ended up playing against Phazed and co for like... 8 games in a row because no one else was q-ed. Would like to avoid such a brutal introduction to 4v4 for my other friends ahahaha if possible lol.

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Can you message me on Discord? my user ID is... Jazzofetro#3568 We can talk there and is also the best way to organise a match. :)

1. Download Discord software or APP.
2. Add Friends
3. Enter My ID: Jazzofetro#3568

And just PM me :)

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Can you message me on Discord? my user ID is... #3568 We can talk there and is also the best way to organise a match. :)

Download Discord software or APP.
Add Friends
Enter my ID: #3568

And just PM me :)

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Mind if I add you as well? There's some interest on Cactuar for light party play, but I have no idea how many people are still queuing on other servers.

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Mind if I add you as well? There's some interest on Cactuar for light party play, but I have no idea how many people are still queuing on other servers.

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Yes, anyone who is interested can message me. I will talk with you all personally via discord. :)

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Yes, anyone who is interested can message me. I will talk with you all personally via discord. :)

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I believe we need a username + ID, though.

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I believe we need a username + ID, though.

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Discord Username: Jazzofetro

So It's?: Jazzofetro#3568

Sorry I'm super new to this stuff... D; Just edited all my posts for others interested lol.

Just made a huge update to this post. Anyone who is new to PVP be sure to take a look as you might find your server there someday soon. :)

We have something like this for Seal Rock on Goblin, but nothing for the Feast. I'd be interested in trying to get the ball rolling for the Gobbies here. Please let me know what I'd need to do to help.

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We have something like this for Seal Rock on Goblin, but nothing for the Feast. I'd be interested in trying to get the ball rolling for the Gobbies here. Please let me know what I'd need to do to help.

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Please message me on discord we can talk there. And yes i would love to have you :)

We now have 80+ Members here on the discord. If anyone would like to take a sneak peak at the discord group. Hit the link below!

https://discord.gg/0yBsMrffQrAFx3fz << Temporary Invite Expires after 24 hours. :)

It will be a temporary invite, once you leave you will be gone! But it's nice to see if you was interested. Feel free to lurk as long as you like. :)

Good games today. Balmung invaded Cactuar, fighting words were exchanged, and we settled it in 4v4.

Then Tea Pan and Gilgamesh crew queued at the same time for their scrims and the streams got crossed.

"Did you get a pop?"

"No."

"I bet it's Tea Pan."

"We got Tea Cross."

"We got Tea Pan, literal Tea Pan."

Rekt GG. Good scrims against Balmung, though, had a brand-new PLD and everything.

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Good games today. Balmung invaded Cactuar, fighting words were exchanged, and we settled it in 4v4.

Then Tea Pan and Gilgamesh crew queued at the same time for their scrims and the streams got crossed.

"Did you get a pop?"

"No."

"I bet it's Tea Pan."

"We got Tea Cross."

"We got Tea Pan, literal Tea Pan."

Rekt GG. Good scrims against Balmung, though, had a brand-new PLD and everything.

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Lol yea Tea Pan is no joke. Good games all around. Shout Outs to Cactuar! Very good sports. /thumbsup!

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Lol yea Tea Pan is no joke. Good games all around. Shout Outs to Cactuar! Very good sports. /thumbsup!

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Go back to PVPing horizontally lmao.

We are now over 100 members all together and still growing. I'll be in the PF in both Gilgamesh and Cactuar, soon to be in Jenova too. :)

If anyone would like to become a representative, please read. ^^

On my WHM when I notice the party halting in on area I set up with Sacred Prism + Equanimity + Divine Seal + Presence of Mind. Is this a good set up to use? after Sacred Prism goes away I use Asylum and have that up while so.

Also, do AoE heals go OVER walls?

and also I am having a big frustration with, usually, one party member running up the dreaded stair case base of doom and the rest of the party staying down on the floor. Will it be best for me to follow that person or stay downstairs with the others?

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They do not.

As for the healing rotation you just stated. Try to look at it like this, everything you do is all influenced by your situation. If you did that for an opening burst, but the enemy didn't go all out. You will have trouble right after. But lets say there is 1 min left on the clock and everyone is going all out. I wouldn't knock that rotation.

Have fun and try to think more outside of the box! :)

We had some good games today. Long road for us to go down but it's a start! We had Balmung, Faerie and Gilgamesh in the discord. Handing out beatings and giving tips lmao. They also played each other which is nice to see. I want to see more teams in there! ^^

Hey guys.

Just thought I’d throw this out there.

As you all know I’ve put together a group of players, where most of them are new and i basically help them get into PVP by using various methods. This is all in attempt to grow the PVP scene and have more activity in at the very least “The Feast”. More players means more PVP overall. Now my group has become very active in the past few days, here on Balmung we have had 4v4 sessions every day since I have been focused more on playing rather than recruiting now. I will get back to recruiting but just not right now, though my doors will still always be open to those that want to join. Two notable reasons behind these games are...

1. To offer players a chance to PVP in a stress free environment.
2. To learn and practice the qualities needed in Light Party games.

Now that many more teams are talking part in support of my group or their own growth. I have received messages about “Win trading” or “Boosting” other teams. Also some people have and will accuse other Teams/Players of only being here to boost of my inexperienced teams. So let me say this to everyone now.

“I do not care about points, ranks, rewards or leaderboards”

I do not care about mine, yours, my teammate’s or your teammate’s points or placement on the leaderboards. I just want to play to learn and get more people into PVP. Everything else is white noise to me. So if you care about your or someone else’s points go ahead and queue up and get them, I cannot stop you. I want you to queue. ^^

Now for everyone that does join my group, I will be making sure everyone has a chance to play each other. For example if two experienced teams join to help out, they will also play each other. This is not a “We only play Etro’s team to help them day” everyone will play everyone as friends or you are not welcome. So please don’t take me for a fool because I wasn’t born yesterday. Though I do not care about points, it will be shady if I saw two teams unwilling to play each other and only my inexperienced team. Luckily I have not seen this yet. ^^

Yesterday we had Balmung’s Titans, Straigus and his team. Blubbers and his team from Faerie. Tea Cross and her team from Gilgamesh and of course my team who are indeed the least experienced out of the three. Everything went well and I had yet another great day. Tips were given and respect was earned. There was also a Lore/Eso Farming team in there that we successfully avoided by having one team queue up to match with them, while another two teams queue up to play.

“Would you look at that, the power of communication huh guys... Amazing.” – Etro’s sarcastic half.

Last thing I’d like to say is...

Long before this all started I sent a message to the “Game Masters Team” about everything I was doing and plans, as I already got messages in /tell about people accusing me of setting up some win trading or something. The GMs approved and wished me luck so for anyone that does love to hate. Feel free to report me but you’d be wasting your time.

Ta taa~

Etro’s Soul

PS. Everything I do is for the community. I hope to see more people in Light Party and Solo Q. I will continue to post everything here in a “see-through” like manner. If anyone wants to know more and is interested you can always message me here. Or even contact me on Discord and talk with me one to one.

DiscordTag: Jazzofetro#3568

Just like my Forum Sig says “I’m only interested in talking to people who want to play too. Everything else will be ignored”