Patch 3.26 Discussion

[Alkimi]

Well, SE didn't want to take any chances given what happened with Gordias. Last time they figured leaving it alone and hoping that providing higher ilvl gear (Thordan and Diadem) would make the difference, but by then the damage was already done with statics breaking up and players server transferring.

Their mistake was thinking that giving out 205/210 gear would get more people through A3S. The difficulty of that fight had very little to do with dps checks.

[KarstenS]

Their mistake was thinking that giving out 205/210 gear would get more people through A3S. The difficulty of that fight had very little to do with dps checks.

It was all about the DPS checks.

Not enough damage during hands of pain? Instant wipe.

Not enough damage to kill the adds while handling all the mechanics? Instant wipe.

Even for the enrage timer there was much optimization needed to overcome it.

Without the DPS checks, this fight would be not much harder than the story mode.

[Singularity]

It was all about the DPS checks.

Not enough damage during hands of pain? Instant wipe.

Not enough damage to kill the adds while handling all the mechanics? Instant wipe.

Even for the enrage timer there was much optimization needed to overcome it.

Without the DPS checks, this fight would be not much harder than the story mode.

Failed to move the hands far enough apart/close enough together? Instant wipe
Someone standing in the way of the Embolus or failed to move the boss out of the way? Instant wipe
Fail to swap Digititis correctly? Probable Wipe
Fail to sufficiently mitigate Cascade? Probable Wipe
Fail to interrupt Piston lubricant during Mucilage? Probable Wipe
People out of position during Protean Wave? Multiple deaths
Mispositioned Drainage tether or not enough mitigation for it? Multiple deaths

The DPS checks were certainly there, but it wouldn't be right to say they were the whole fight.

[KarstenS]

The DPS checks were certainly there, but it wouldn't be right to say they were the whole fight.

They were there the whole fight because of the very tight enrage timer.

The handling of the mechanics got harder because of risky strats and tunnel vision for the sake of DPS.

Just look at the tanks. The switch from full STR to full VIT was surprisingly very noticeable in A3 and A4 for me as a healer.