Limit Break

[Orbital-Dragon]

Can anyone give me a list of what is thought to be the ideal "priority" when casting limit breaks? Such as last night during a dungeon we had a warrior, summoner, scholar, and bard. Everyone was like who should cast this, after about a minute of "IDKs" I just said screw it and cast it as my summoner.

Was a neat little meteor rain on the boss, but that seems more suited for AoE moments, but I am not sure was the first time I have cast it. So who should be using limit breaks?

[Ryihito]

AOE (for multiple mobs) = DPS (For single boss) > Heal > Tank

[Orbital-Dragon]

Ok so I found this website that has come quick and easy information. Judging by my party line up, I was the only true DPS limit break user, as both SCH and BRD use the healing limit break, which I find a little odd but none the less. My Starstorm limit was the most ideal, as everyone was fully healed, and the boss was very low.

[Oni-Sovalis]

Yeah, the bard lb being a healer one is stupid. Lbs in general are pretty poorly thought out.
It would have been better if they took a Dynasty Warriors approach and every class had a unique offensive LB and they gave each person their own. And in order for it to be a lvl 3 LB every person would have to use theirs at the same time, making it a single giant LB.

Anyway the tank one is useless so you'll probably never see it. Healer ones are typically only used in HM primal fights.

[Zenkai]

i beg to differ.. if bard had a single target offensive LB, no one would take a DRG or MNK. if the have AOE LB bye bye for Summoner and BLM...

just sayin..

[ForteXX]

I think Bard (and perhaps Archer) should have a Status effect AoE. Perhaps Archer causing a few status effects, with Bard doing the same but also slight buff for party members that get hit by it. (Was thinking something like a shower of arrows. Archer causes a random status from a small list to be put on enemies hit, Bard has that + buff/heal if arrow happens to hit party)

[Johnist]

Archer/Bard Limit Break is a throwback to 1.0 when Bard was classified as a Support / Healer roll.

Hopefully, when the gun class (Musketeer) comes out, they will change this to be more of a Mass-rain of arrows, a Physical version of the BLM/SMN Limit.

[azethoth]

well bard is still support, so the healer limit break makes sense.
So many people think Bard is dps, they are not. They can be, but their main role is support, which is why there are so many terrible bards. Use your songs people.
It is also good for the support class to have this as often 2 healers go down, and the bard can use theirs if need be.

[Naryoril]

and what is better to do in a boss fight (assuming there aren't too many adds in that fight and that one LB bar is full before initiating the fight):
use it right at the beginning? i noticed a LB doesn't add any aggro
and if it's a fight where you can have more than one bar: wait until more bars are full? or always use it with one bar?

and do damage buffs increase the damage of a limit break? so as a pugilist/monk, should i get all my buffs up before using the LB? what about debuffs on the boss like +x% blunt damage? if so, what kind of damage is a melee dps limit break? and can a limit break crit (which would mean i'd best activate internal release before using the LB)?

[Thaliss]

and what is better to do in a boss fight (assuming there aren't too many adds in that fight and that one LB bar is full before initiating the fight):
use it right at the beginning? i noticed a LB doesn't add any aggro
and if it's a fight where you can have more than one bar: wait until more bars are full? or always use it with one bar?

Most groups I have been with, limits are saved at start of boss fight.
- Bad luck or whatever "Oh Sh!" moment : Healer limit is available
- Everything goes smoothly, boss almost near death : DPS (single or AOE depending whats on groups) to finish it.
- only times got tank limit was useless

It is not a rule but better have the maximum available.

I think there is a post somewhere testing limit breaks and that it depends on buffs you have, as in the description it gives you the potency.

Only 40 at my maximum class so can't speak for lvl 50 dungeons