Ninjas and melee

[Jazzys]

I feel the same way; however, many MMORPGs have this issue. Don't take PvP too seriously lol (I'm trying really hard not to)

I don't expect pvp to be balanced but i feel like it's not even serviceable. Why ninja have to hit ice to charge up to stealth seem awfully clunky/silly compared to a WoW rogue.

I am pretty much tickling people by just throwing knives all day like Yukkan.

[Lynart]

I don't expect pvp to be balanced but i feel like it's not even serviceable. Why ninja have to hit ice to charge up to stealth seem awfully clunky/silly compared to a WoW rogue.

I am pretty much tickling people by just throwing knives all day like Yukkan.

There are a host of problems with this game's PvP...the latency being another one =/

[Evilsyndicatemember]

I could give you like.. 7? Screens on my Samurai with Fever on the last 2 Days, but It DEMANDS you to be extremely careful. Its not really fun to play Melee in 72 thats true but its the fastest way to level it up^^

I didn't say it was impossible. I said you have to have impeccable timing to be able to get battle high or fever.

[Ransu]

This has always been the case. Welcome to FFXIV PvP. Melee is only fun in 4v4, or if you have dedicated healers.

This really isn't exclusive to FFXIV pvp. All MMO's that have open world pvp deal with this problem. Its why alot of pvp in other MMO's have shrunk down to small scale 8v8 / 4v4 type matches and why wpvp for the most part is dead in every single MMO that tries to implement it.

[Remind]

Ninjas are just plain horrible atm,

in any PvP setting.

[Coldbrand]

I used to be able to do extremely well in Frontlines as melee but the removal of CC has ended any and all depth to it. Don't even bother, you'll get some stragglers and damage the ice but not much else.

[rxnin]

Agree with some of these posts, Ninja got nerfed big time in PVP. I remember I used to be able to go into Hide and spawn camp unknowing players. It was so much fun. Glad I got a couple hundred Frontlines in as Ninja before Stormblood.

These days Ninja is not as fun to play in PVP due to the new system of Three Mudras and Ninki Gauge to be able to execute ninjutsus. The only good ability in PVP for NIN is Bhavacakra, but even that is limited by a CD and by Ninki guage. However, not all melee has it bad, Samurai is very OP and very fun to play in PVP, if one knows how to use them. Currently maining SAM in PVP and NIN in PVE.

[AriaFairchild]

Any melee in frontlines runs the risk of being reeled in by DRKs and gets unceremoniously sodomized!

[Berilein]

Any melee in frontlines runs the risk of being reeled in by DRKs and gets unceremoniously sodomized!

oh so that's who it is. So annoying, giving me flash backs to s5 DK's in wow.

[Mirch]

You have to change ways to approach enemies, current changes kinda forces teamwork, you can't solo 4 players anymore in case of war (for example) or just insta burst-shot someone from 100 to 0.

You have to wait for tanks to lure enemies and CC the targets then you kill.