Hate Reset Mobs

While I'm incredibly happy with this patch, the jobs, and the new dungeons, one thing seems incredibly overused: Hate resets.

While hate reset moves can add a different variety of challenge to battles, I think it's becoming overused. Moogles have hate reset, as does Coincounter, and the paladin and bard fights.

Perhaps I'm alone in this train of thought, but in the future could it be toned down a bit? :)

I think they're just testing the waters now with fight gimmicks.

They seriously overdid it in ff11 (Abyssea, I'm looking at YOU), I hope history doesn't repeat itself here.

Totally Agree.

Don't forget the oldschool, GOGO BUFFALO BLAST!

I'll be honest and say that I'm fairly irritated at the hate reset nature of the final Paladin fight. For the role PLD is supposed to fill, the fight doesn't allow that to happen at all.

The fight would be near perfect without the hate reset. The aspiring Paladin would hold the Ogre while the rest of the party brings down the eye. That's consistent with what a PLD does.

/fume

as long as there are visual cues to look for so you can get hate again i don't mind. Its when a mob charges off out of now were and kills your mages that's i don't like.

It's common mechanic in MMO, I actually like it, it means people have to pay attention.

When I've done Coincounter I see way too many BLM's just nuking like no tomorrow and then wonder why they get an eye of the beholder in the face.

It's kind of frustrating if you know the mechanics of the fight and you're stood next to some nuke happy BLM.

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Originally Posted by Jinko

When I've done Coincounter I see way too many BLM's just nuking like no tomorrow and then wonder why they get an eye of the beholder in the face.

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LOL so true, so true

though, other than hate reset, maybe we could have more various than just hate reset, maybe target a random in pt and begin to attack that one regardless hate meter and then go back to the player got the most hate...kind of random player attack

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Originally Posted by Shneibel

though, other than hate reset, maybe we could have more various than just hate reset, maybe target a random in pt and begin to attack that one regardless hate meter and then go back to the player got the most hate...kind of random player attack

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ifrit pretty much does this with cracks

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Originally Posted by Jinko

When I've done Coincounter I see way too many BLM's just nuking like no tomorrow and then wonder why they get an eye of the beholder in the face.

It's kind of frustrating if you know the mechanics of the fight and you're stood next to some nuke happy BLM.

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Sad but true. X_X

And yes, as I said, hate reset can be a different mechanic used for fights. It does force people to pay attention and not just tap a button while reading a book. My only concern is that it's starting to feel like, "This again?"