hard primal battle boost

[ESAR]

I'm finding that parties just die quickly if duty finder fights don't go well right off the bat.

I don't know if this is a bad idea, but it's an idea.

I was thinking what if you added a stat bonus (10%(just throwing something out there)) if the party has died over say 3 times in the first 30 min. Upon the 3rd+ wipe if it's 30 min into the fight it would give you the boost.

I feel 30 min is a pretty good time to aim for. it's far enough away, that people wont take advantage of it, and close enough that it would give parties a short term goal "see how the DD is going for the first 30 min" try it once and see if it's easier.

I felt 25min was a better number, 30 just sells better, I like 25 though.

[Lukahn]

There is a feature like this in the main story solo instances, called "echo." It is my understanding that this will be added to older content as new dungeons and raids are realised, to make it more possible for new players to catch up. So yeah, this will be happening.

[Sirweed]

no boost but lowering clones's HP a bit would be perfect

[Arcaloid]

Given that the number of people being blocked by HM Titan is already far less than what SE was expected, I don't think they want to make it any easier, maybe until they add iLevel 100 weapons.

[caspergrey]

This isn't meant to be a "dick" question, more to understand where you're coming from, but what problem are you trying to solve by easing the difficulty level after x number of minutes?

Is it to encourage people to stay in Duty Finder groups longer?

Honestly, I'm not sure what mechanics you could throw in there to alter player behavior, and I'm skeptical that you can do much to to help that. What I would like to see though is the option to fill party members like they have in dungeons, the ability to select whether you want to join a run in progress, and the ability to pull in a friend if someone drops.

My hunch is that it's not that the entire DF group wants to drop after a few wipes, but once you see one person drop there's really no other option, which might make it seem like more people are throwing in the towel too quickly all at the same time.

[geekgirl101]

The biggest problem with Titan is the Weight of the Land. If you're right in the middle of one when it appears no matter how quickly you move you're likely gonna take damage, and if you have even the slightest lag then you're guaranteed to take damage. It could do with lasting a 0.3 or 0.5 second longer.

[LordSaviour]

If you are dying to Ifrit HM, that's saddening. Garuda can be done easily by DF or Server PUGs, but Don't DF Titan, 9/10 you will have a group of people trying to rush content and are under geared. Make a group on your server, this way you can control who joins and can replace people as needed. Bring 1 Tank 5 DD and 2 Healers for Titan. A stat boost will not help your poor mechanics or 56k connection. People leave because they do not want to waste their time if the same person dies each run. They cut their losses and try again.

[geekgirl101]

I managed to down him today with a good group, I did pretty well until I got surrounded by plumes and couldn't avoid being killed. Annoyingly others survived the fall but it seems that DRG armor is made of paper no matter how heavy it is. I then fluffed on bombs and froze when I saw I was heading to the wrong one, that cost me my life and my dignity *hangs head in shame.*

[Githiun]

The biggest problem with Titan is the Weight of the Land. If you're right in the middle of one when it appears no matter how quickly you move you're likely gonna take damage, and if you have even the slightest lag then you're guaranteed to take damage. It could do with lasting a 0.3 or 0.5 second longer.

I'm going to disagree with you (sorta). The biggest problem...with any of these fights is that fresh 50's jump straight in without knowing the fights. I'll give some slack on titan because, especially when undergeared or even right at whats reasonable geared for the fight, one wrong move and you just ate a bomb or plumes or something and your dead.

The worst for the fight is a fresh healer to the fight. my first i'd say 5 attempts with Titan was pretty brutal definitely a mechanic and gear check for me. Once you learn the pattern it's easy...people don't try and learn the fight prior (i'm guilty of this as well).

I don't think making fights easier is fair when it's not the fight thats the problem but the people doing it. I 4manned Ifrit the other day, WITHOUT stuns because the rest of the group died off right after nails. If we could finish that fight with only 4 people why can't 8 do it every single dang time.

Don't make fights easier....LEARN THE FIGHTS

[ESAR]

There is a feature like this in the main story solo instances, called "echo." It is my understanding that this will be added to older content as new dungeons and raids are realised, to make it more possible for new players to catch up. So yeah, this will be happening.

ah yeah, I probably had it in the back of my mind. I remember reading it now.