Quote Originally Posted by Ayerc View Post
Not necessarily. Mobs will sometimes have hate reset moves, like Ultima Weapon in XI, and Cactuar Jack here. Of course, the gauge will clearly show that, and we'll know exactly why it happened almost immediately. We won't learn it, because we won't have the chance to. That's my biggest problem with hate meters, it leaves nothing to solve.
It doesn't change the fact that you still have to learn how to properly adapt to it. It's pretty apparent when it happens even without the meter. If you don't know how to adapt to it you're going to fail, meter or not.