The Major Issues

[Mujen]

Going to disregard the majority of this post, but can someone explain to me why people love to cite the 2.5 second GCD as a reason why Titan is supposedly difficult?

Part of issue #2, "disregard" the post, and ask an obvious question. Maybe if you didn't main a PLD you'd have more insight.

[Quanta]

Part of issue #2, "disregard" the post, and ask an obvious question. Maybe if you didn't main a PLD you'd have more insight.

She's right, though: the GCD is not an issue at all. If you're standing in something, you don't stay there and hope you can get the heal off before the bad stuff kills you: you get out of it, THEN you cast your heal. If you're really worried about not healing the tank in time, that's what your cooldowns are for. A dead healer is worth about as much as a dead tank in most events.

[Yoohre_WildRiver]

Part of issue #2, "disregard" the post, and ask an obvious question. Maybe if you didn't main a PLD you'd have more insight.

with this reply you have made yourself part #2 also.

instead of just answering the question helpfully

[Mujen]

with this reply you have made yourself part #2 also.

instead of just answering the question helpfully

Allow me to disregard your post... ;-)

Btw.. #2 is just my own personal issue.. Worst end game community ever? (thread)
The fact is GCD is a general issue added with latency and inconsistency of instant/off GCD skills.. Fights that require a LOT of research prior to going in.. it's not about intuitive learning anymore. It's about memorization:
Phase 5:
Mountain Buster -> Stomp -> Plume -> Bombs With Landslide -> Mountain Buster -> Plume -> Rock -> Landslide. (Repeat)
.. Move before plumes come up.. study the rock formations/patterns. Memorization > Skill.

Stun duty for [Insert stunable mob name]... auto-attack until Eruption/Voice, etc..(unless it's off GCD OR you've memorized his patterns). Btw regen is on GCD 2.5 sec instant cast. But yes you're right spell cast time is almost on par with GCD that it's almost unoticeable.

Basically i'm just saying SE has work to do and I'm just wondering why ppl feel they can just be so utterly disrespectful to strangers they are playing with for a common goal.. And maybe I answered myself.. DF = no consequences (as of yet). I've heard a few ppl switch to DPS roles because tanking/healing gets you chewed out faster. It's less noticeable (unless dps race) for dps to take the blame. And then in 8man there's 4 dps.. so unless you have a parser you may not have an idea who is slacking.

[Amenian]

Talk about hypocritical.

You state this as a problem:

#2 The "new-agers"... It seems as time goes on the english player base gets more and more cynical, meme oriented, & less helpful. In the old days people were much nicer and willing to explain. Now the first thing is sarcasm, criticism and egocentric thinking.

Someone politely asks a question and you respond with this:

Part of issue #2, "disregard" the post, and ask an obvious question. Maybe if you didn't main a PLD you'd have more insight.

Newsflash: You're part of your own problem!