Quote Originally Posted by True-to-Caesar View Post
I know you got a clear bias but part of any PvP game being actually fun is not having stupid cheese oneshot crap. A single mistake shouldn’t kill you right of the bat, it’s simply trash design here.

If the UI was better in game, I’d agree a bit with you, like having the important enemy buffs on their healthbar (the bar above their character).

As it stands, it’s just terrible and gimmicks like that should not exist, especially in a PvP mode. This is GW2 pvp bad levels here, and I really don’t want this for FFXIV.

You’re fine with it because that’s probably what you play. Try to see the other side and how bs it is.
I feel like cheese ("executing or receiving") makes any PVP game fun, not just FFXIV. Some examples: Warcraft III: Necromancer Rush back in the day; Starcraft II cannon rush, zergling 6 pool, etc. (back in the day); WoW Pyromancer "poly 1 shot"; Overwatch - a good Widowmaker with headshots; old school DOTA using a really good Techies (hour long games - techies eventually carries LOL). FFXIV MCH 1 shot combo in an earlier patch, WHM holy spam (back in the day). Every PVP game (RTS/MMORPG/MOBA) has some kind of cheese.

Using the "cheese" is fun because you can get an easy win if the opposing team/player is clueless. BUT, even better is when someone tries to USE the cheese AGAINST you and you counter it or make them waste it (in the case of SAM lb). That feeling is much more SATISFYING. That is the essence of PVP, it's not supposed to be laidback, that's what casual PVE is for. PVP is meant to be COMPETITIVE which means you need to be aware, thinking and praying to Hydaelyn that your fingers are dexterous enough to keep up and not make mistakes. Even in "casual PVP," it's STILL A COMPETITION (literally player versus player), if you let your guard down, you will be punished for it (SAM LB), no pun intended.

If I died and lose my BH5 simply because I wasn't paying attention as much as I should, I don't even get mad. I think to myself, how can avoid making the same mistake as before? What did I do wrong?