IFRIT HARDMODE ::: Melee help STUN during three part eruptions?

[Zarien]

What I've noticed from this fight while tanking/off-tanking as PLD is that after three stuns he'll resist for about 60 seconds. Which means two eruptions cycle will go through.

As an offtank (which only happens in duty finder as this can be solo tanked), PLD's are on stun duty. No one but the paladin should be stunning. The times that DPS "helped" with stuns it generally lead to more deaths, as I can generally shout out to the party which eruptions will go through or not.

I won't just say to "just dodge" eruptions as I've never played the fight as a dps or healer, but I will say that it's easier to manage if you count how many stuns have gone through (you'll hear the LB bar chime) and prepare to dodge after three stuns. Dodge two eruptions and continue to carry on.


Note: this is just what I observed from a week of farming Ifrit HM

[Aegis]

What I've noticed from this fight while tanking/off-tanking as PLD is that after three stuns he'll resist for about 60 seconds. Which means two eruptions cycle will go through.

As an offtank (which only happens in duty finder as this can be solo tanked), PLD's are on stun duty. No one but the paladin should be stunning. The times that DPS "helped" with stuns it generally lead to more deaths, as I can generally shout out to the party which eruptions will go through or not.

I won't just say to "just dodge" eruptions as I've never played the fight as a dps or healer, but I will say that it's easier to manage if you count how many stuns have gone through (you'll hear the LB bar chime) and prepare to dodge after three stuns. Dodge two eruptions and continue to carry on.


Note: this is just what I observed from a week of farming Ifrit HM

So, roughly, three stuns will work followed by two that miss? That's really useful to know. Have all my likes.

[Billie21]

I've seen it being done with all but one eruption successfully stunned before (after patch, I mean).
So it has to be possible, though I cannot offer any more constructive comment, since I've never tanked/melee'd it myself.

I must add that it was not the norm (I've only ever DF'd it)

[Darlan_Ashwood]

I've seen it being done with all but one eruption successfully stunned before (after patch, I mean).
So it has to be possible, though I cannot offer any more constructive comment, since I've never tanked/melee'd it myself.

I must add that it was not the norm (I've only ever DF'd it)

This is soo ridiculous its sad..people legit just think ''I'm not stunning fast enough'' in ifrit HM when I know I stunned the moment I saw eruption casting GODAMIT.

[Billie21]

This is soo ridiculous its sad..people legit just think ''I'm not stunning fast enough'' in ifrit HM when I know I stunned the moment I saw eruption casting GODAMIT.

To be fair, I've only seen it once, it made the smoothest fight I've ever seen on Ifrit HM.
As I said, not the norm, other times there always were more eruptions to dodge. I never blamed the tank for not being able to stun (be it because of missed stun o because of resistance); as far as I'm concerned, it's a bonus, not a requirement.