WHY does SE insist on making this game so unforgiving?

[Skinwalker]

I think the problem here is that the gap between beeing "allowed to be gimp" (in exp pts) and "have to know how your job works" is to big. Lets face it, in the worst case you can afk hit 50 within 2 days of PLing and then you enter Ifrit/Moogle/Garuda and suddenly you have to actually play your job. And ofc for ppl that was sticking the finger in their ass while getting PLed instead of looking how the job should be played, it is a very hugh step and leads to several wipes.

I don't wanna start a pro and con PL discussion again, but imo PLing just grows an elite of noobs which lead to ppl crying here that the battles are to hard <.<

p.s.

Sorry for my caveman english lol

[Ricky]

I've noticed every boss in FFXIV has a tendency to do no damage for a long stretch then suddenly knock 80% of a persons HP off

[rina_inverse]

^nah, no worry
those elites could cry all they like

[HiirNoivl]

actually you raise the tank, he pops a maddening potion and the fight keeps going

So long as the party is still alive. and by "party" I mean WHM

[JohnSeret]

Play better, or get teammates that play better. All the content is easily doable, all you need to do is practice.

or adjust your party setup and do not go for speed unless all have enough practice

[Doho]

you want to know an unforgiving game? Monster Hunter.

[Kayokane]

It's rediculous. I mean, I'm a WHM. I cant possibly heal any faster, cant regen for any more than it already gives.

instead of healing faster you should be concerned with Healing more, keep the tank targeted if he drops below ~70-80% Cura... Cura not up? Cure > Cura they don't share a recast timer anymore. regen is just for convenience and doesn't have to be up. (Heal Magic Potency + and Enhancement Magic Potancy + are good to have on your gear as said previously, by another poster)

ONE minor, microscopic screwup, and it's a wipe,

yes, sometimes it happens... and it may not even be a screw up either... dang lag in primal battles

one person dies for five seconds, its a wipe.

No, No, No, I have had a few battles where the only two standing were whm and pld tank, and everyone else was dead... Iffy reset because both had died earlier but been raised, and we raised and basically restarted without having to worry about hellfire anymore.

The NMs in said battles (ifrit, Garuda, Moogle) do such insane damage its retarded. Its not like we have thousands upon thousands of HP.

actually most attacks only need 2000+ HP to survive.

The DMG is just way too high, and its ONLY LEVEL 50.

Ifrit Hellfire(4 Nails): 9999HP means KILL NAILS at least 2 but all preferably if you can
all other attacks can be dodged(plumes, eruption) or eaten(Vulcan Burst, Incinerate[on tank])

Moogle : Never had all of the Good King's men survive to 2hr, though having 5 alive is death for everyone... DPS those smalls down all 8 down rightfully negates all if not most of the damage. otherwise watch out for pom flare ad keep King out of center.
and keep Wiskerwall bound or kill him early.

Garuda... haven't done enough to comment

To any person that replies with "hurr hurr suck less" or something equally stupid, I played XI for like six years and haven't had nearly as much difficulty THERE as I do HERE.

Oh my... 6 Years... I've played XI for no more than 2 days. quite honestly your time in XI != experience in XIV

[Itseotle]

ask people that did the airship fight before level-cap was destroyed what kind of chances SE give them. Even in perfection(Strategy wize, and gear wize) the mission would let you win only if it wanted.

such a fun fight! I really miss things like this in games i've played recently

[Niqote]

Honestly hun... if you can not recover from a little slip up like 1 dead team mate then you and your friends need to look up some guides and look for things to improve on.

[Jinko]

I don't think the game is that hard really, Ifrit is the only frustrating fight and thats because you are fighting the server most of the time and not the boss.

Garuda is very hard yes but you gota step up your game with that fight, I have yet to kill her and I know exactly why, practice and perseverance will prevail.

As other have said its completely possible to recover from mistakes.