Frontlines sucks Ultra megathread

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Really. Source?

If you are hoping I could link you something that officially states this you may be disappointed as SE has notoriously been very hands-off and has historically seemed to prefer the community create the environment they want to play in when it comes to PvP.

That being said though: https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodes...ide/frontline/

Even the official community guide states, in the very beginning, that "Success on the front line will depend heavily not only on individual skill, but on your ability to work as a team."

And what better way to work as a team than this?

Take a look at Frontlines in JP data centers, they have a main commander of the alliance, and 2 sub commanders who shepherd and make sure their 8-man group is following the instructions of the leader, making sure they using the right burst/support/limit break at the right time, etc.

Yoshi P and SE were so impressed by how the community figured this out that even made a special gear set to commemorate such players after some time. It's called the Field Commander's set: https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodes...m/4551a07ab65/

So again, I do still agree

Bottom line is this: if you want to win, you need to change and/or improve the way you are playing. Through your own actions, set an example that others want to aspire to. Look for the resources, ask questions, etc.

If there is a better way to play that you or anyone else has found to play this game mode, then please share it with us. I am not saying this with any sarcasm. Genuinely pure intentions here. I genuinely want someone come to tear down the house of cards that has been in place for so long. If you managed to do this, we would all learn from you and follow your strategies over time. This is what I've wanted to do some long time ago so I do empathize with you and your frustration. And since we are on the subject --

One could argue that the language used in their community guide is vague and that individual skill matters more. And I could agree with you to some degree there because my sister and I were some of the rarespawns in the game who changed the outcome matches completely solo. We did this through abusing damage reduction multipliers, converting captured tomeliths neutral when they are at 1% left in Seal Rock and baiting enemy commanders to lead their alliance there to waste time if they didn't check progress on the mini-map, harassing bases in Shatter/Secure maps until the entire alliance has to come secure the base (wasting more time and missing out on ice/objectives), generally becoming a complete nuisance etc. etc. I've made YT videos showcasing all of this for years when I was a more active player. And I am fairly certain there were many other players doing this before we came along.

It wont matter if they gut DRK, cap AoE, gut all limit breaks, block job stacking etc. etc. Humans are very efficient creatures. We want to find the most optimal way to do everything, this is very apparent in gaming. We will theorycraft and devise new ways to achieve the exact same or better results, just like the players who enjoy doing the same in PvE/Savage/Ultimate. Your best option is to learn as much as you can, and improve as much as you can imo. but if you are daring, you might come up with something that turns everything on its head.