Titan Extreme is NOT Fun

[Arcaloid]

Can someone tell me what a tank and healer should do during the adds phase? I've seen the main tank doing Titan die during the adds phase constantly in pug games. Is he supposed to pop a cooldown? Or is the healer not healing him fast enough?

Yeah the main tank will get 2 Mountain Buster around the adds period, so it's very important to keep tank topped, which is tricky because healer also need to dodge bombs + landsides. But healer should have time to top everyone up before the bomb appear, and also give tank a single heal after landslide appear and before run off to dodge bombs.

[Goodberry]

Stop crying, Titan Extreme is easy and fun. If youre shit and cant handle it then go practise until you CAN. Extreme modes are there cause we WANT challanging content, casuals/randoms who lack skill and gear should stay away from it until youve gained appropriate skill to beat harder content.

Or simply "dodge" such harder content, if you get my meaning... :P

[Noahlimits]

Can someone tell me what a tank and healer should do during the adds phase? I've seen the main tank doing Titan die during the adds phase constantly in pug games. Is he supposed to pop a cooldown? Or is the healer not healing him fast enough?

Healers and all range DPS should go to 6'oclock. DPS should not attack until the offtank has hate on both adds (4-5 seconds). Range + healers should stay at 6'oclock to bait the landslide, moving to 5'oclock bomb. After the 6'oclock bomb explodes, immediately go back to where that bomb was (before your five o'clock bomb goes off). That's the easiest strategy and what my farm group does.

[gadenp]

As a WHM main. I HATE TITAN.

I hate how it makes me rage at others. For every mistake they make because it screws up my extremely strict healing routine that is extremely hard to deviate from. Or just fall out and cause problems with our DPS and thus confirm wipe. Especially if more then 1 get hit outside "standard" damage periods.
I dislike how people suddenly lag stop for 1 second, die and suddenly pop up outside the Weigh of Land area.
I dislike how I have done Titan Ex 40 runs and never completed it. Just a single mistake from anyone potentially wipes the party.
I dislike that in my server, Jap teams are now going ilvl 80 JP Only. And good Eng team, are going Only looking for experienced cleared members, also ilvl 80.
I dislike how I am level ilvl85 and get stuck with ilvl 70~ people doing Titan that I cannot formula how they passed Titan HM. And while it was not an issue for me before, it is becoming one now.
I dislike how I starting to rage at FC members, LS members, PUGs for any and every small mistake. And start seeing all my faults and other faults and start getting pissed of with my/their need to "L2P' in any aspects of FF14. Because now I compare all their/my play in if they can do Titan Ex or not.
I dislike how FC members and LS members that passed it are most seldom keen to help. While FC and LS members that have not done so and have no clue the Titan ex rotation jump at the chance to do it. And then I have to patiently for then xx time go forth and wipe with them.
I dislike now, I mark FC and LS members on whether they can potentially help me clear Titan ex, and if I see members that cannot help or are way worst them me. I start finding excuses to leave.
I dislike now that I find it takes more motivation to help others, because why should I keep on helping others when people do not want to help me.
I dislike that now I play FF14 with a level of piss-off-ness that just was never there before.
Also I dislike that my static group was busy in December, and as I wanted to do it. I had to pug DF, PF, beg. And then now I am back in wiping in Garuda while they learn it. I dislike that I dislike this.

All in all, I HATE TITAN and if this is the way SE wants to move the community towards, I got to say, such content will burn the community to the ground. I might be more high strung then others (I do not think so). I just being more open about what Titan is causing me to become ingame.

Even worst then Titan HM. Titan Ex has become a gated wall between the hardcore with good static groups and the rest of us. Casual Hardcore and real casuals included.
Between the younger twitch friendly crowd and the older lesser reflect crowd. Between people with good internet and no connection issues, and with people that have latency, lag, dc-ing issues.

[Vulpix]

Healers and all range DPS should go to 6'oclock. DPS should not attack until the offtank has hate on both adds (4-5 seconds). Range + healers should stay at 6'oclock to bait the landslide, moving to 5'oclock bomb. After the 6'oclock bomb explodes, immediately go back to where that bomb was (before your five o'clock bomb goes off). That's the easiest strategy and what my farm group does.

The DPS and healers know where to position, but I'm asking about the tank/healer strategy for that portion.

[Vulpix]

Yeah the main tank will get 2 Mountain Buster around the adds period, so it's very important to keep tank topped, which is tricky because healer also need to dodge bombs + landsides. But healer should have time to top everyone up before the bomb appear, and also give tank a single heal after landslide appear and before run off to dodge bombs.

That sounds really tricky to time.

[Goodberry]

It's like reading forums from XIV:1.0.
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.

Right, and above all we would get fewer "lectures" on how we should play the game or else return to WoW (by the way, I don't need to return as I am still playing it).

[Noahlimits]

The DPS and healers know where to position, but I'm asking about the tank/healer strategy for that portion.

Honestly, I've solo healed it a few times and the strategy stays the same. Cure II + SoS on the MT while the offtank is getting the adds. One medica II just to cure the AOE damage the party got from titan/adds, then divine seal + cures to top off whoever needs it.

After the the bombs, ranged+healers stay stacked at six'oclock for plumes. By the time plumes hit, the adds are usually dead/near dead.

Too bad you aren't in Gilgamesh. I'd run it with you just for a visual aspect.

[gadenp]

Honestly, I've solo healed it a few times and the strategy stays the same. Cure II + SoS on the MT while the offtank is getting the adds. One medica II just to cure the AOE damage the party got from titan/adds, then divine seal + cures to top off whoever needs it.

After the the bombs, ranged+healers stay stacked at six'oclock for plumes. By the time plumes hit, the adds are usually dead/near dead.

Too bad you aren't in Gilgamesh. I'd run it with you just for a visual aspect.

Noah, can you do a healer guide for Titan Ex, pretty please.

[Vulpix]

Honestly, I've solo healed it a few times and the strategy stays the same. Cure II + SoS on the MT while the offtank is getting the adds. One medica II just to cure the AOE damage the party got from titan/adds, then divine seal + cures to top off whoever needs it.

After the the bombs, ranged+healers stay stacked at six'oclock for plumes. By the time plumes hit, the adds are usually dead/near dead.

Too bad you aren't in Gilgamesh. I'd run it with you just for a visual aspect.

Noah, can you do a healer guide for Titan Ex, pretty please.

This please. I've been with pretty decent pugs in Party Finder, but most healers + tanks have difficulty due to the damage spike during the adds phase. Titan gets a damage buff thanks to the adds right? Does your tank use any CDs at all?