Titan Extreme is NOT Fun

[Staris]

took me 3 attempts to kill first time. you bad

[Moirear]

most people that fail at titan just blame lag. just people wont admit to not being fast enough.

Actually, they can rightfully do so, because now that I have a 100% success rate on my end, I can safely say that all my moves are the way they are because the entire fight is scripted and it's just a matter of practice to dodge all the stuff before you actually see it. I'll bet with you that if what people saw on their screens was actually the truth, that a lot less people would have trouble at succeeding. Arguably, if that were the case, nobody would find Titan HM actually difficult, because it's so ridiculously simple.

[Hitome]

Actually, they can rightfully do so, because now that I have a 100% success rate on my end, I can safely say that all my moves are the way they are because the entire fight is scripted and it's just a matter of practice to dodge all the stuff before you actually see it. I'll bet with you that if what people saw on their screens was actually the truth, that a lot less people would have trouble at succeeding. Arguably, if that were the case, nobody would find Titan HM actually difficult, because it's so ridiculously simple.

So you basically plan in advance for things that are to come? And you think this is a bad practice?

I hope you don't play a healer or tank.

[Billie21]

So you basically plan in advance for things that are to come? And you think this is a bad practice?

I hope you don't play a healer or tank.

Keep going, you're starting to be funny.

[Livi]

OP and this new generation of gamers are the reason why video games nowadays so easy and lack of depth.

Have anything unfinished -> go to forums and complain with 1337 amount of excuses and compare to X or Y games blah blah.

It's just a matter of time SE will nerf down everything eventually.

[Hitome]

Keep going, you're starting to be funny.

Which is better than anything you've done. You haven't been insightful or helpful. You certainly haven't proven yourself knowledgeable regarding server structure or functionality. Hell, you haven't even demonstrated competence in any computer-related field, for that matter. You say there is something wrong with SE's game but have offered up no solution and, quite frankly, seem to be an armchair programmer/engineer.

You can go on whining about something that is obvious to all of us. Those of us who work with what we are given, though, will continue to play and enjoy the game. Lag has affected me at times. Know what I didn't do? Jump on the forum and start whining about it. Instead, I persevered and have a sense of immense satisfaction after completing something with 7 other players (including one from the UK) that people in this thread seem to think is impossible despite that 'lag'.

Come to think of it: I wonder why someone that has no access to Titan extreme would post in a Titan extreme thread.

As posted in the other thread:

It's useless arguing with people who don't even understand how their computer works let alone understanding something as complex as a server, Tig.

As an EE, it sometimes depresses me to see people, who have no technical background, point fingers and talk about technical subjects that they clearly don't understand. Then I realize that this is an Internet gaming forum where a majority of the population are in their late teens/early 20s and it makes sense.

Like I said: go take your innovative ideas, backed by your experience in the field via arduous training in a university/through an internship or co-op, to SE so that they can fix this obvious problem that you seem to understand completely where the engineers/programmers at SE seem to not get it.

Still finding it funny? I suppose a child would.

[Ri_ri]

OP and this new generation of gamers are the reason why video games nowadays so easy and lack of depth.

Have anything unfinished -> go to forums and complain with 1337 amount of excuses and compare to X or Y games blah blah.

It's just a matter of time SE will nerf down everything eventually.

Someone's a little cranky, I see.

[Raikki]

The "elites" are self entitled because they have gotten so use to working with server lag, they think it is "normal" and it keeps the "scrubs" off their game.

Hint: Your wrong, and you are the minority. Shocking, I know... I hope us"casuals" ruin this game for you, because honestly, the forums and the in-game community would be a lot less toxic with you gone.

I play with people at the edges of the NA datacenter's intended coverage area (west coast US and Europe) and we all dodge on reaction, not prediction, so your theory is flawed. I also don't call anyone a "scrub" and have no interest in seeing "casuals" driven out of the game. I don't think all the content in the game needs to be casual-friendly, though, nor do I think all the content in the game should be hardcore. I think there needs to be a variety. I understand that you don't want to deal with mechanics you find frustrating, and that's fine. The answer to that is to simply not do the fights you don't enjoy. Don't do Titan Extreme. It's as easy as that. You can even buy ilvl90 accessories and weapons using tomes, so you're not missing out on gear. The content is there for the people who do enjoy it or are willing to do what it takes to complete it and be rewarded for doing so.

You apparently only want the game to have content that's fun for you, and you want people who enjoy other things to be driven out. I want the game to have a variety of content that meets both of our interests. I don't expect everything to be enjoyable to me, and quite a lot of it is not, and that's fine. Which of us is really acting "entitled" here?

[Moirear]

So you basically plan in advance for things that are to come? And you think this is a bad practice?

I hope you don't play a healer or tank.

I do and I do just fine, but we're talking about wiggly-fingers action game style mechanics, where your reaction would normally count, but doesn't because it's simply based on rote memorization rather than "skill" in the sense of the word of reaction.

[ArtEmisPalmecia]

I play with people at the edges of the NA datacenter's intended coverage area (west coast US and Europe) and we all dodge on reaction, not prediction, so your theory is flawed. I also don't call anyone a "scrub" and have no interest in seeing "casuals" driven out of the game. I don't think all the content in the game needs to be casual-friendly, though, nor do I think all the content in the game should be hardcore. I think there needs to be a variety. I understand that you don't want to deal with mechanics you find frustrating, and that's fine. The answer to that is to simply not do the fights you don't enjoy. Don't do Titan Extreme. It's as easy as that. You can even buy ilvl90 accessories and weapons using tomes, so you're not missing out on gear. The content is there for the people who do enjoy it or are willing to do what it takes to complete it and be rewarded for doing so.

You apparently only want the game to have content that's fun for you, and you want people who enjoy other things to be driven out. I want the game to have a variety of content that meets both of our interests. I don't expect everything to be enjoyable to me, and quite a lot of it is not, and that's fine. Which of us is really acting "entitled" here?

I will take the time to write out a more proper response to your post as it is very well written out and not completely condescending like others on this forum, but I'm sorry to say that your response is somewhat flawed. Once you fight Titan so many times, you are playing off prediction, not reaction. Why? Cause it is a 100% scripted fight, and people will eventually start to memorize the moves in some form, even if they cannot call it out themselves perfectly. If the extreme mode content is made for the minority crowd, it should not be so easily accessible via Duty Finder for a casual to jump into. It should of been handled in the same manner as the Binding Coil, or like in FFXI; where it is either your in a HNM linkshell, or not. It was pretty much cut and dry on which content was made for which group.