Castrum Meridianum "Fire all cannons the same time"-countdowns. *SPOILERS!*

[Kat_Manx]

So. Castrum Meridianum. Final boss, cannon phase. Most people insist everyone fire at the same time, and freak out because every single time it fails.

"How tough is it to follow a countdown?" Well, it is a bit tough if people don't set a standard on how countdowns work. As far as I see it, there's at least 3 different options:

- A person says "3,2,1" and you are expected to fire at the moment they SAY "FIRE!"
- A person says "3,2,1,FIRE!" AFTER which you are expected to fire.
- A person says "3,2" and then you are expected to fire when you assume the "1" is arriving, without anyone even planning to say "FIRE!"

I have had all 3 of these happen.

So, set a standard, or tell your countdown method beforehand, mkay?

[MarquisRegalia]

There's one more where all the cannons are loaded and no one counts down I've been to those before. Mostly I prefer one of the tanks to count or just anyone who is just standing there and not aiming. Sadly I've been in runs where I had to type fast and then shoot / aim and shoot. If I'm the one typing I just say aim then fire. (Em a DPS) :>

[sasakusaku]

Wha? I go afk during that part. So that's what happens!

[Arkine]

Aim.

Fire.

[Seraphe]

Fire at 10:35 Eorzea time! --> Problem solved

[Sove92]

This rarely happens in the groups I play in. O_o We do load all cannons first, but simultaneous firing is luck based due to client-server-client latency, you kinda need VOIP (which I can't use) to have any reasonable precision.

Fire at 10:35 Eorzea time! --> Problem solved

Can see the exact time where?

[Tsaza]

'"Shoot."'

[Urthdigger]

When I've run it with our FC, we had the WHM holy the boss to stun her, which was the cue for everyone to fire.

[Edyn]

Fire at 10:35 Eorzea time! --> Problem solved

Or "Fire when dungeon timer reaches :xx seconds". Best coordinated solution right there.

[Dire]

There's always someone with an itchy trigger finger who fires too early, the boss aggroes, the valiant sniper can't be arsed to run to the middle, the other 3 cannons miss and the 'lol noobs how cud u miss' drama begins. Might as well just fire at will, assuming your attention span allows you to watch for a few seconds and make sure the boss isn't about to move.