Ramuh Rant

[Svalitz]

OK.
So we have a problem...well ok, so I have a problem, obviously not that many others consider this a "problem".

WHY DOES NO ONE DO RAMUH GDI!?

I get it, he's not as easy as hunts, the rewards aren't as great as hunts, but FFS SAKES PEOPLE... I have been trying to get his damn Thunderbolt Lance drop for my Dragoon since patch 2.3 and I. can't. get it.

Not because I suck at life and can't beat him (I've managed to clear him like 20+ times and seen every weapon drop EXCEPT DRG and MNK), but because it literally takes about 3-4 HOURS to organize people to get him done! And even then it's not a guaranteed win!

Seriously. They upped the rings to 110, great...no idea why weapons are still 100 >.>

WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO PRY YOU PEOPLE AWAY FROM YOUR PRECIOUS HUNTS?

This is ridiculous.

/endrant.

[Brine_Gildchaff]

Because Ramuh EX is a -really- hard fight? I legit have endgame raiding friends over on Excal who rank him as harder than Twintania.

[saeedaisspecial]

Ramoo too hard for majority of the playerbase, it's sad but true.

It's probably (definitely) easier to just make Liberator through CT, it's better in every way, too.

Because Ramuh EX is a -really- hard fight? I legit have endgame raiding friends over on Excal who rank him as harder than Twintania.

Mechanically Ramuh is an incredibly simple fight, there's only really 3 mechanics in play, the orbs, Chaotic Strike, and Rolling Thunder. The problem is that it requires the party to be co-ordinated together, which is where most groups fail. Tanks need to communicate, DPS/Healers need to communicate with Orb Clearance, breaking terror, and cleansing rolling thunder. It's just not the sort of fight where 8 people can get together and go for due to the teamwork requirement.
Also Twintania isn't exactly a difficult fight, so "harder than Twin" isn't really a good scale for rating.

[Svalitz]

See... I'm not in it for the stats. Everyone is too stat obsessed in this game >.>

I actually just want the lance because I think (so far) it's the coolest looking DRG weapon available. I also barely ever see anyone on my server with any of his weapons.

[reality_check]

I was actually really disappointed when I got a thunderbolt and saw what it looked like. There's like literally no glow on it. The upgraded leviathan weapon is 50x cooler.

[melflomil]

Put some random elements in Titan ex and you have the same level of difficulty. Most people still have a hard time on the great Wall called Titan. I suggest joining or creating a Linkshell full of people has/can clear Primals

[Jeykama]

I was actually really disappointed when I got a thunderbolt and saw what it looked like. There's like literally no glow on it. The upgraded leviathan weapon is 50x cooler.

Different strokes for different folks. I for one am over crazy glow effects, so the Ramuh weapons are quite cool to me. Sleek organic look if that's up your alley, has a subtle bzzt when you unsheathe them, and the animated purple flicker that's also on the quiver looks cool in dark areas.

Mostly though, people don't do Ramuh because people can't handle coordination checks. I'm with you though, ended up joining a linkshell made specifically for matchmaking Ramuh Ex and it's been pretty active.

[Cherie]

The main reason people don't like it so much, is because, while it still is scripted per say, there is more randomness involved than most fights. Or maybe that is a poor way to put it... A better way might be to say there is more personal responsibility than most fights in this game.

Being responsible for yourself and playing a game with random people doesn't go over well... Say someone goofs up, they get called out, and they won't like it. Or maybe someone goofs up and it isn't clear who's fault it was, then argument ensues...

It doesn't ever even really matter who's fault something is, they just need to do their best yanno? But people don't want to be responsible, they want it to be like a single player game where no one notices...

That and Ramuh actually has quite a bit of a DPS check... And DPS meters are forbidden so, I bet people have no idea if they are dpsing correctly.

So yea, do a fight where you might get called out? Or try to get threat on a hunt mob for credit with like 150 other people... where no one can really judge you unless you pull early! :P

[Luvbunny]

The main reason people don't like it so much, is because, while it still is scripted per say, there is more randomness involved than most fights. Or maybe that is a poor way to put it... A better way might be to say there is more personal responsibility than most fights in this game.

Mhuah hah hah hah ha hah hah hah!!! Thanks for pointing this out. So many players screaming for "challenge" and "randomness" and spew their vitriol hate over "scripted" fights. And yet - when they are given "random", very few wants to touch it.

[zar]

Gated behind Levi and Moogle Ex would be my guess.