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    Bahd_Monkey's Avatar
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    Aug 2013
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    Tower Of Latria
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    Pale Esper
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    Midgardsormr
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    Black Mage Lv 80
    I've got the new rotation down, but I can't say it's enjoyable to play. Having to constantly check how many seconds remain of AF3 and Enochian really breaks the immersion of boss battles, and makes the new rotation just feel like I'm focused on playing a mini-game of juggling timers, instead of being an awesome mage in epic battles.

    That, and having an add die or boss jump off screen before getting a B4 off is really annoying. I think if there was a better way to refresh Enochian, it would make the job more fun, give us a few seconds of movement, and the ability to handle an occasional mechanic.
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    Clarkamite's Avatar
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    Firelord Azula
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    Cactuar
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    Thaumaturge Lv 90
    Quote Originally Posted by Bahd_Monkey View Post
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    I know what you're saying. The thing with that is once you play around with it a bit more it'll become intuitive just like how 2.x's rotation was. You didn't have to check the timers to know when you were close dropping AF. Same deal here. You will learn when you can and can't squeeze in another cast or when it's better to just refresh a stack or a timer so you can continue on. It is difficult at first but once you get some serious time with it and get some gear with spell speed on it, you'll see it'll become second nature once again.

    Although I will say I agree to having a boss jump or an add die as B4 is about to be cast is pretty annoying. But then again it's not like we didn't have the same sort of mechanic going on with 2.x's rotation, its just more pronounced now. That's what I feel like SE did, they further accentuated our strengths and as a result the "weaknesses" feel more pronounced as well.

    EDIT: Not to hijack the thread or anything but I just want to know, is anyone else really not understanding what's going on with our new AF like I am? This isn't a new thing for me I've just never said anything about it. I'm not sure what is even going on with our gear right now. Everyone seems to have gotten something that at least falls within their normal realm of style (not without a few complaints here and there) but what exactly is our new gear? None of it even looks like something a mage would wear. Not to me anyways.
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    Last edited by Clarkamite; 11-16-2015 at 09:56 AM.