New Limit Break

[Cherie]

It still bothers me that SE decided to call it Teraflare and not Megaflare. What the SMN's use looks like Mega/Gigaflare

I think there is a reason. Teraflare, is of course the more powerful version that bahamut uses in final coil. It's essentially his strongest attack. That's the one that he uses that makes everyone have to go stand in the ring and tank limit break 3 at the same time. With no mitigation, I think it does 40-50k to every raid member if not mistaken (correct me if wrong, doing from memory)... compares to about 6k per person on megaflare with no mitigation.

Bahamut uses Teraflare only once though, so would probably be easy to miss the name, I think he's out of the ring, and probably can only see the name from the combat log.

Also, the sound effect is Teraflare. But yea, I mean, Megaflare looks about the same.

[Takfloyd]

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Teraflare isn't just a stronger version of Mega and Gigaflare, it's the attack where he actually charges a beam from his mouth like in his classic appearances. The SMN LB3 is clearly what this game refers to as Megaflare(and Gigaflare), which Bahamut and the T9 boss uses.

[Averax]

Teraflare isn't just a stronger version of Mega and Gigaflare, it's the attack where he actually charges a beam from his mouth like in his classic appearances. The SMN LB3 is clearly what this game refers to as Megaflare(and Gigaflare), which Bahamut and the T9 boss uses.

Except in the patch notes it's called Teraflare.

Why is this even an argument?

[RiceisNice]

Except in the patch notes it's called Teraflare.

Why is this even an argument?

Because they're giving the name of an attack that canonically ended 1.0, is used in a boss fight, to an attack which was also shown in a cinematic, is also used in two seperate boss fights, and has more-or-less the same particle effects/animation. I'd be a bit confused if my tortoise used hydropump, but it appeared as a little water gun squirt (when only seconds ago, I was on the receiving end of a hydropump).

Also from what I recall, all LB3s are functionally the same within the role (tanks have 50% damage mitigation, melee dps is single target, caster is targetted AoE, healer no-one-gives-a-shit)

[Averax]

Because they're giving the name of an attack that canonically ended 1.0, is used in a boss fight, to an attack which was also shown in a cinematic, is also used in two seperate boss fights, and has more-or-less the same particle effects/animation. I'd be a bit confused if my tortoise used hydropump, but it appeared as a little water gun squirt (when only seconds ago, I was on the receiving end of a hydropump).

But these are small details. We've only seen the build up portion of the attack anyway, not the full animation.

[Alberel]

But these are small details. We've only seen the build up portion of the attack anyway, not the full animation.

I'm just going to assume you haven't done T9 or T13. We have seen Megaflare, Gigaflare and Teraflare in game already. The new SMN LB uses the very distinct animation of Megaflare and Gigaflare yet has the name Teraflare (which has a totally different animation). It just doesn't make any sense to anyone that has fought Bahamut and seen those attacks.

[RiceisNice]

But these are small details. We've only seen the build up portion of the attack anyway, not the full animation.

Small detail is going to be varied between people. I mean, I get bothered by my bard animations, or lack of because they always clip and abruptly end each other after another ability (which isn't the case for black mages for some reason...). Something like this isn't gamebreaking, but i t seems weird and inconsistent for anyone that's done coil, and its not like they're throwing up a storm about it either.

Besides, both teraflare and mega(giga)flare are things in the game that objectively have different animations and are already established. Starting to call them by different names is going to cause confusion (much like ahkmorn/dreadflare)

[lololink]

Besides, both teraflare and mega(giga)flare are things in the game that objectively have different animations and are already established. Starting to call them by different names is going to cause confusion (much like ahkmorn/dreadflare)

Mega flare have 2 different animations already, T9 and T13 ones are different, T9's Megaflare looks the same as T13's Gigaflare, so let's as well re-use that animation for a Tera Flare, then the circle is completed.

[JayCommon]

Besides, both teraflare and mega(giga)flare are things in the game that objectively have different animations and are already established. Starting to call them by different names is going to cause confusion (much like ahkmorn/dreadflare)

inb4 3.0 changes the names of Coil flares to coincide with the all-powerful and improved Summahamut. And it's "thrall": flying booger....



it's been done in the past. LotA end boss wasn't always named Phlegethon.


I really can't wait to bring weapons from the sky and...wait I hope they don't change the name of the Bard LB3 to Barrage...... ;-;

[lololink]

With no mitigation, I think it does 40-50k to every raid member if not mistaken (correct me if wrong, doing from memory)... compares to about 6k per person on megaflare with no mitigation.

It's much more, 120 K for the damages, reduced to 20 K with the ring, reduced to 2 K with the tank LB3