Ranged DPS dominating Slaughter Mode

[Krindor]

Wasn't that comment meant for melee considering how OP they are in PvP? Melee does have an imbalanced LB. I'm required to wear tank accessories to live through one melee player using a LB on me. So I'm gimping my entire team's healing because one Ninja might get close enough to pop a LB on me. But let's just forget about that and cry about how tough melee has it some more.

2 melee LBing two targets at the same time can kill 2 people, 2 mages LBing at the same time can kill parties from a safe distance. There's a lot more risk to a melee class, currently in slaughter there's a high risk low reward for melee while for casters it's a low risk high reward. The reason the casters are currently as strong as they are is due to standing in a big group of people being protected from melees, the only one able to counter a mage is a bard.

Also cast a stoneskin on you and have someone close that can stun, like a PLD and you'll be safe, as a melee I never cast LB on a full HP target as most of the time it is not enough, also as a healer if you're not killed in one shot you'll just heal yourself with benediction and the melee will be slaughtered, learn how to utilize your class and you'll see a difference.

[Red_Wolf]

2 melee LBing two targets at the same time can kill 2 people, 2 mages LBing at the same time can kill parties from a safe distance. There's a lot more risk to a melee class, currently in slaughter there's a high risk low reward for melee while for casters it's a low risk high reward. The reason the casters are currently as strong as they are is due to standing in a big group of people being protected from melees, the only one able to counter a mage is a bard.

Also cast a stoneskin on you and have someone close that can stun, like a PLD and you'll be safe, as a melee I never cast LB on a full HP target as most of the time it is not enough, also as a healer if you're not killed in one shot you'll just heal yourself with benediction and the melee will be slaughtered, learn how to utilize your class and you'll see a difference.

Learn how not to make your argument based on one spell with a FIVE MINUTE COOLDOWN! And yes, when you're just over 3k health a melee can pretty much one shot you. But thank you for telling me what to do IF I survive.

So to sum it up, a melee LB is not OP because it requires:
1. the best heal in the game with a 5 minute cooldown
2. a bodyguard that does practically nothing but wait by me to stun ninja's coming out of stealth
3. at least 4 slots of vitality gear that is completely useless to me except for one stat.

Also, it takes one buffed Medica II to heal through a caster's LB. (FYI, Medica II does not have a 5 minute cooldown). I've seen people killed by server lag the last few days. But it's certainly not because the LB is that strong.

Did I just fall for a troll? I seriously can’t believe you just advised me to cast Stoneskin on myself… Maybe I should put that on my hotbar.

[Sapphic]

3. at least 4 slots of vitality gear that is completely useless to me except for one stat.

Get crafted MND accessories, meld Vit onto them. Obviously....

Also point peeps are making is that you are calling out players who play Melee in slaughter with zero experience yourself of what they face (not talknig what experience you have in other games as that is irrelevant).

[Evtrai]

Get crafted MND accessories, meld Vit onto them. Obviously....

Also point peeps are making is that you are calling out players who play Melee in slaughter with zero experience yourself of what they face (not talknig what experience you have in other games as that is irrelevant).

Aren't materia melds nullified in frontlines? I'm not sure I could be wrong.

[Houston009]

Aren't materia melds nullified in frontlines? I'm not sure I could be wrong.

I'm pretty sure they are ineffective. Ilvl 80 or less stuff may not be, I have no clue.

Reminds me, SE please raise the ilvl sync to atleast i100.

[Iagainsti]

I'm pretty sure they are ineffective. Ilvl 80 or less stuff may not be, I have no clue.

Reminds me, SE please raise the ilvl sync to atleast i100.

But I love my I80 twinked BLK/MRD sets!