spamming flash?

[Aegrus]

If you think spamming flash for AoE threat is bad... Well, learn to tank big aoe packs.

I do this fine on my paladin for Turn 4, and for speed runs in WP. You spam flash and weave in riot blade(its why the skill is there) doing circles and spirits as possible in between. This is how you aoe tank, and actually its better than warriors as you can keep this up indefinitely. This is also why paladins make better AoE tanks, their mitigation is passive and it applies to every mob in the group, which makes warriors self heal look extra-pitiful. I do not have problems with BLM flare or SMN AoE.

There's zero reason to use Flash on a single target unless you want the blind. Being capped on MP is meaningless, and Flash is less threat than RoH combo.

btw, you use flash to keep your TP up. IF you are capped on MP, it means that your TP is dropping, yes it can run out on fights (no nothing before titan counts), especially on really long single target encounters. Usually, its not that much of an issue, but it can happen, and if you have a resource available use it. Using flash means you are generating TP for each cast and still generating threat. It also has a nifty blind component that should be used religiously. Just time it so dr has fully worn off, and enjoy your additional~30sec of extra dodge every 1 1/2 minutes.

Yes, to summarize, the smart things said were:

- Use flash to AE tank. If you can do AE speed runs in WP without using flash heavily as a PLD, you are the best FFXIV player ever. And no one cares.
- Use flash to blind. Even on single target bosses - its another great mitigation tool. EVEN IF YOU AREN'T THE MAIN TANK. Be careful of diminishing returns though.
- Use flash to recover TP. On titan, I sometimes get low on TP, so I just spam flash for 4 GCDs, it keeps a nice flow of enmity going while allowing you to get TP up. I even do this on WAR.

Stupid things that were said:

- Don't use flash.

ASIDE: My favorite opening combo as a PLD is Flash>CoS>Flash>SW>Flash - that takes roughly 6 seconds and gives you a nice both single target and AE enmity lead.

I'm glad another agrees with me. ^^

But even if you don't, it doesn't bother me, it just makes me look that much better.