How did you stop sucking at Titan?

[Guevara]

I also have latency issues, but still do not die or get caught too much from plumes (in 10 runs I usually get hit 2 or 3 times max). The key is knowing WHEN they come, as many have said already, and wait for them.

As a Monk I use Fists of Wind (better a fight to last a little longer then die lol). Usually I wait for them and soon run to the tank position (always safe position) and quickly go back to flank where I spend 90% of the time during the fight.

BTW, they are fixing something in order to ease this issue... they are gonna make you invulnerable after raise. This will make less dramatic a death from plumes. Landslide will still be an issue, but that is really easy to dodge and should never get you.

[MrObject]

Latency is still an issue in this game so I'm going to assume it'll be fixed, or at least better when they add the 3rd instance server. As it is now the only time I can run a titan fight and not get hit by plumes is after 3am. Any other time I attempt titan I get hit with a plume even if I'm nowhere near it. I actually have recorded video of me being hit by a landslide that I was about 1/4 of the platform away from. I sprinted and started running when I seen it and I literally never stopped because I knew I was having lag issues.

I also have a pretty good internet, speedtest.net clocks me at 12/1, so it's definitely not the best, but it's not awfully terrible. I can't remember when they said they were adding another instance server but that *should* fix the issue some of us are having.

[Syncness]

Latency is still an issue in this game so I'm going to assume it'll be fixed, or at least better when they add the 3rd instance server.

Latency is quite literally a distance issue. Data packets need to go through sea cables. More distance = more latency. Outside of that however, is an issue of routing, and that's up to your ISP or you can use a tunnel.

[Yahavage]

Well, I've beaten Titan, proceeded to try again for my second relic, wiped 9 times and gave up. Someone always ends up messing up and unfortunately it costs the fight. No, the mechanics aren't hard, yes, everyone should know the rotations, and while I'm really happy for everyone who has an easy ride when it comes to Titan, unfortunately us lesser mortals are going to struggle because things go wrong and people make mistakes and get affected by latency blah blah blah.

My initial thoughts on this were just people needed to be prepared, but now I honestly feel something is inherently wrong with this fight.

Do you not think it says something though, when the next dungeon up in difficulty is a sh*tload easier?

[Astralen]

I've done about 20-25 tries in total over a week or so. Using DF 70% of the time and PUG 30% of the time. On a personal level I feel like I'm progressing and can say that I know P1-4 well. But I wish I could practice more on P5 since it's so hard and rarely get there due to party problems.

Can say that it's rare to find a Titan HM practice group like I did yesterday. Most groups will fail after the first death since some think that Titan HM is faceroll and should be oneshotted.

[dragonflyseksparade]

The lag in these instance servers can get ridiculous. I've had varying levels of lag depending on time of day and day of week. Sometimes it is literally impossible to miss plumes even if you run instantly. And sometimes I think that I've derped because I was so slow to move but somehow I don't get hit. Sometimes I've died and my body is well outside of where the circle was. Tons of times I've watched other people get hit with plume - according to the visual graphics on my screen - but they still avoid it... this is also lag on my end. I've had a couple of times where I've had zero lag and it was such a fun fight. But then other people in my group died 30 seconds into phase 5 and we wiped. Sometimes the lag can be so bad, that I will run outside of plume, and I stand next to the plume circle and begin to cast a heal, then I die as if I were still in plume... extremely frustrating. When its really bad, everyone in party freezes up for a few seconds at a time... and that is just ridiculous.

I've started restarting my PC and router every time I go into Titan and it definitely helps.

[Estellios]

BTW, they are fixing something in order to ease this issue... they are gonna make you invulnerable after raise. This will make less dramatic a death from plumes. Landslide will still be an issue, but that is really easy to dodge and should never get you.

My favorite is getting Landslided when getting raised by the healer LB3!

At least with regular Raise just wait for Gaol > Landslide and you will be safe enough to get hit with some healing before Stomps.

[shanvhere]

0-29 on Titan

[MrObject]

0-29 on Titan

only 29? I lost count around 30, I'm probably close to 70+ wipes on titan. I've been leveling up a pally since I've been told tanking titan doesn't rely on how good your latency is.

[Maku]

Titan is a pure pattern fight. Know the patter beat the jerk. I pre-run when I know weight of the land is coming because well I have a little latency and I will get hit if I don't. I am the healer however so this is not always possible but thanks to being a SCH I can heal while running. ^^