Tales from Duty Finder: Some make you laugh, some make you cry. Let's vent. 2.0

[Rein_eon_Osborne]

Ya'all know that proximity AoE in Copied Factory's 3rd boss where the platform get destroyed then flings entire alliance to another one? What's your routine while waiting this to happen? For me and my friend, we usually RP walk to the right corner of the platform then either /dance or /sit over there until something happens.

Today we had a new guest. A bunny tank, the DRK from alliance C. They joined us... only to slip off the edge to the abyss. Should we feel sorry? Should we laugh. I'm (not) sorry, I couldn't stop myself xD We cracked hard when that happened. When they respawned I see somebody /console'd them on chatbox.

[...]I could've sprinted sooner, sure, but when you start from behind already catching is a challenge.

The only solution to this is to simply glue yourself to your tank better or at least don't stick too far back out when current pull about to finish. Sprint together, maybe keep it sync'ed with your tank but that's not always possible. Personally I always run a little bit ahead of the tank to anticipate sprint unsync'ing.

Chip damage during mid pulling aren't normally heavy enough that a mere refreshing instant Regen/Asp Benefic couldn't fix unless it's a paper geared tank or some duty like Bardam's Mettle.

[Tale_Schmitt]

The only solution to this is to simply glue yourself to your tank better or at least don't stick too far back out when current pull about to finish. Sprint together, maybe keep it sync'ed with your tank but that's not always possible. Personally I always run a little bit ahead of the tank to anticipate sprint unsync'ing.

Chip damage during mid pulling aren't normally heavy enough that a mere refreshing instant Regen/Asp Benefic couldn't fix unless it's a paper geared tank or some duty like Bardam's Mettle.

Woah. It was Bardam's Mettle! It was the highest level dungeon available to my AST! But... how? Why?

But yeah, maybe I will have to try to get closer to the exit right before a fight ends and try get a head start. If only I'm able to remember that.

[Renalt]

Woah. It was Bardam's Mettle! It was the highest level dungeon available to my AST! But... how? Why?

But yeah, maybe I will have to try to get closer to the exit right before a fight ends and try get a head start. If only I'm able to remember that.

That dungeon just has mobs that hit harder than most do and honestly once you get past the first boss then the rest is easy.

[RobynDaBank]

Got Void Ark in Alliance Raid roulette while trying to level up my NIN. I'm terrible at playing melee... I channeled my inner greed beast and messed up pretty bad on the first boss - along with most people in every Alliance. I was somewhat able to manage at the rest with some Vulnerability Ups, apart from the last where the healers in our Alliance collapsed at some point and I died to something (don't remember since this was yesterday).

I watched some DNC in our group randomly shoot out a useless LB3 in that first attempt which did barely anything apart from ruffle my temper - when it's a Raid where you can see people dying quite a bit, it should be obvious to keep aside the urge to be flashy and leave it for the Healers. Alliance C still had 2 healers and had others begging for an LB3 - after it was a full wipe they were explaining in chat that theirs was used up. We made it the second attempt - I think Diabolos isn't that bad for melees so I don't remember getting hit much.

[Renalt]

Got Void Ark in Alliance Raid roulette while trying to level up my NIN. I'm terrible at playing melee... I channeled my inner greed beast and messed up pretty bad on the first boss - along with most people in every Alliance. I was somewhat able to manage at the rest with some Vulnerability Ups, apart from the last where the healers in our Alliance collapsed at some point and I died to something (don't remember since this was yesterday).

I watched some DNC in our group randomly shoot out a useless LB3 in that first attempt which did barely anything apart from ruffle my temper - when it's a Raid where you can see people dying quite a bit, it should be obvious to keep aside the urge to be flashy and leave it for the Healers. Alliance C still had 2 healers and had others begging for an LB3 - after it was a full wipe they were explaining in chat that theirs was used up. We made it the second attempt - I think Diabolos isn't that bad for melees so I don't remember getting hit much.

As a healer I've always loved that raid because I know I'll finally have some work cut out for me. I think the last time I ran it I did over 30 raises and to the point I was raising other alliances healerss cause they kept biting it too. Thin Air was the MVP.

[Avatre]

Just finished a Ridorana as DRK where my AST gave me most of the melee cards, and I saved them with TBN on the final boss when that stack marker was on them, and only myself and 1 other person(who died from it) were stacked. We were both pleasantly surprised that they lived through that.

[Deveryn]

Healed Dead Ends with an undergeared PLD (relic and an assortment of garbage accessories including one 80 ring)... and the DPS weren't helping with their slip-ups. I didn't notice just how squishy they were until they KO'd on a big pull and then they didn't bother to adjust their pulling after that. I would've been understanding and less salty about it, but it wasn't even their first run through.

[RobynDaBank]

As a healer I've always loved that raid because I know I'll finally have some work cut out for me. I think the last time I ran it I did over 30 raises and to the point I was raising other alliances healerss cause they kept biting it too. Thin Air was the MVP.

They should make an achievement like in Bozja for Raising some hundreds of people, bet it'd be gotten in a week of daily runs!

[Avatre]

They should make an achievement like in Bozja for Raising some hundreds of people, bet it'd be gotten in a week of daily runs!

Isn't there one for raising people outside your alliance? Can't remember if it works in AR, but I know I completed it during Anemos back in StB.

As for a story from me...got Dead Ends in 90 roulette yesterday and our SCH died on every boss, anywhere between 60% and 40% remaining on it's HP. The rest of the party was me as RPR, GNB, and DNC. None of us died throughout the remainder of those fights even.

[novamare]

Leveling my alt through roulettes on Dynamis has been quite the experience so far...

My alt's a level 33 WHM with a brand spanking new job stone and big, beefy (/s) ilvl of 31. Leveling roulette throws me into Halatali, and I'm the lowest level in the party. (Ugh, why a level 20 dungeon when the lowest level character is 33? ;-; )

With us is a GNB, SAM, and NIN, who was apparently in quite the hurry. The NIN pulled ahead the entire dungeon, which is whatever, although she never brought anything back to the tank. (The tank didn't seem to mind?) Since the first stretch of the dungeon is pretty straightforward, I was able to keep her up by curebotting. Not ideal but manageable (who needs MP anyway? )

Then we get to the trash before the second boss. Once again, the NIN pulls ahead. And pulls every mob up to the boss. Even sprinting and jumping down the ramp, I can't keep her in line of sight long enough to get enough heals off, and she dies. The tank is trying to regain aggro on 15+ mobs, I'm rezzing NIN, and poor SAM is probably wishing for either Fuga or death. They get the latter. My Cures and Medicas can't keep up, and we wipe. When we respawn and go back through, well over 50% of the mobs are still there. And NIN still hasn't learned her lesson, so she starts sprinting off and pulling again. Tank and I sprint with her, white knuckling it, and we survive just in time for GNB to try the Thunderclap Guivre phase skip strat that popped up again on the FFXIV reddit recently. (Spoiler: it didn't work either of the times they tried it.)

Anyway, I was chalking this up to be a cursed--but blessedly silent--run. There were no hellos, no comments on the NIN's pulling or the wipe.

Until the NIN says "why are you opening chests fr"

Please note that I've only opened chests that we're already passing (not going out of my way to get optional chests) and when I could do so without risking lives. So I say "because I want the gear?"

NIN: "for what tho"

ME: "seals?"

NIN: "bruh it's like 5 seals stop it"

(A side note: I'm trying to help level my new very small FC so we can get housing on the first cycle. So yes, I want all the seals I can get, even if it's not a lot. However, this is more context than I'm going to type mid-boss fight.)

ME: "why do you care?"

No response to that, probably for the better. Anyway, I win most (but not all) of the gear, so I apparently wasn't the only one who wanted stuff...

Finally, after the final boss, NIN says: "thanks for wasting my fucking time healer, blacklisted" and dips before I can finish skipping my cutscene.

And you know what? It's mutual.