Tales from Duty Finder: Some make you laugh, some make you cry. Let's vent.

[Anarnee]

Doing the story on one of my alts.

I just had a BRD in Lakshmi normal die to every time you're supposed to use the Vril.

I even noticed that they were ps4 and told them to hit R3, but they died EVERY SINGLE TIME.

And wiped us once by stacking aoes on people and not stacking for the one you're supposed to stack.

...This is why the skip potions are a horrible idea.

How do you get to level 67 and then run around like a chicken with it's head cut off with a big aoe on you.

On the flip side, I had a great run of Shisui earlier. DOUBLE DRG deeps. XD All the aoe! It was fun feeling insync with someone cause usually if I dps anymore, the other dps doesn't throw out goads, or help aoe. Was a nice change.

[Iscah]

I even noticed that they were ps4 and told them to hit R3, but they died EVERY SINGLE TIME.

It’s not just R3 - all that does is put you in first-person view. You have to hold the L2/R2 triggers and then press R3.

(I think you need to hold both, but as I write this it occurs to me that it could be intended that one-or-the other might work. Would be less awkward. I’ll have to test it next time I’m in a duty that needs it.)

Alternately you can set Duty Action to a hotbar from the ‘general actions’ list - I did that for the 4.1 solo duty that needed it to be used repeatedly and quickly.

[ChaoticCrimson]

I'm on PS4, and I hold down R2 and push R3 to use the duty actions. Alternatively L2+R3 works I think, but using both triggers at once won't work iirc.

[Mirakumi]

Went into an Ex Farm, Red Mage is hard casting verraise. I ask him why. He said, "I don't want to waste swift cast." So he then continues to hard cast it.

a red mage.

at 70.

no instant cast.

kill me.

[Frizze]

Suffice to say, I have more work to do yet before going back into a dungeon again....

If thats what works for you, then good keep it up. Everyone learns in their own way and you gotta be you. But you dont have to treat this as a reason to take a break from groups if you dont want to - just try to start integrating it into what you do like you would a new skill you just learned for leveling up. Some levels the new skill completely alters your rotation, other levels its just a new wrinkle to toss out when the time is right.

[Skivvy]

Went into an Ex Farm, Red Mage is hard casting verraise. I ask him why. He said, "I don't want to waste swift cast." So he then continues to hard cast it.

a red mage.

at 70.

no instant cast.

kill me.

While not using instant cast definitely raises eyebrows, I've gotta say, I'd just be happy to see a bloody RDM casting verraise to begin with. I can't tell you how many times I've been in a run that has taken a turn for the worse, with raises needed, only to have the RDM keep doing their DPS without a second thought. Many of these could have been salvaged had a raise gone out.

Obviously DPS is their main goal, but c'mon, try and have a little party awareness (or maybe willingness?) to toss a raise if need be. The skill is in our toolkit for a reason.



Reminds me of my Lighthouse run last week (I was on my RDM). This was the first week I actually made it the entire time without dying once (took me long enough ><). I was so happy!

We had A LOT of deaths in the party, with a few from one of the healers as well. I'm thinking I tossed out at least 8 raises myself, although no comms. Was a tiny bit bummed, but still just happy I managed the run without dying.

[Mirakumi]

I'd just be happy to see a bloody RDM casting verraise to begin with. =.

This is also very true, I've seen parties where both healers are dead and the SMN and RDM just keep dpsing its like hello. helllllllllllllllllllllooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo lol

[TheMightyMollusk]

My record is 17 Verraises in one Lighthouse run. At least half of that on the same person who kept standing in everything.

Not a single comm, of course.

[AmemeAmeklin]

In Eureka I will dualcast verraise.

RIP mp bar, it was good while you lasted. Burns through that sucker like no one's business.

On another note, I ended up in Lakshmi the other day with at least 3 PUG mates new to the fight. My first direction was to tell them to make sure their duty action button was in a place they could easily reach. Only wiped once while they learned what things looked like!

[ChaoticCrimson]

My record is 17 Verraises in one Lighthouse run. At least half of that on the same person who kept standing in everything.

Not a single comm, of course.

I know precisely this pain running this instance. I pretty much have to slam Lucid every single time it comes off cd just to keep up.