Titan Extreme is NOT Fun

[Kirschey]

I'm not sure if this has been mentioned here before, and I don't feel like skimming through 49 pages >_>
Since the patch on christmas eve, I have been getting 3~5s freeze spikes in game in the duty servers. I have no problems/lag/freezes in other games and my ping is consistent around 70. Whatever the issue is, hope it's fixed fast.
However, I find that if I stand one plume-width behind the stacked group, I have an easier time preemptively dodging them. Even if a freeze comes at a less than ideal time, when everything comes back to me in fast-forward motion I'll only have been hit with one plume. Being stacked with the group is just a death sentence in my case. To those of you who have a similar problem to mine, or latency problems in general, I would suggest trying this.
Most people dodge to the left or right, but just in case remind your party to not dodge south so they don't get hit by your plume.

[Squa]

I'm not sure if this has been mentioned here before, and I don't feel like skimming through 49 pages >_>
Since the patch on christmas eve,

yes it has been mentioned, there is like 100 threads about it

[gadenp]

I have been getting 3~5s freeze spikes in game in the duty servers. I have no problems/lag/freezes in other games and my ping is consistent around 70. Whatever the issue is, hope it's fixed fast.
However, I find that if I stand one plume-width behind the stacked group, I have an easier time preemptively dodging them.

Your pre-emptive dodge is my death Titan has little room for errors, be in human or any other errors.

This is what you get when you fine tune a battle so tightly on reflect action game play.

Also basing weigh of land on where people stand, especially since the timing is so darn tight, is a sure way to compound the problems 100x fold.

In the end, it is actually just bad game design. Titan is just 1 big troll.

[Awake]

TBH SE should give us more Titan Extreme like encounters.By far my fav boss battle!

[ZeroRains]

TBH SE should give us more Titan Extreme like encounters.By far my fav boss battle!

Hope its trolling, this fight is the definition of terrible mechanic design.

[gadenp]

Hope its trolling, this fight is the definition of terrible mechanic design.

Can't be sure with some of these people....

[scarebearz]

It's easy enough for the minority and pretty much impossible for the majority of players.

I do think it should be toned down a bit (plume timings etc), so that the fight is a bit more about gears than skill. (Not loads, but enough to make the boss more accessible to "normal" players with decent gears)

[gadenp]

It's easy enough for the minority and pretty much impossible for the majority of players.

I do think it should be toned down a bit (plume timings etc), so that the fight is a bit more about gears than skill. (Not loads, but enough to make the boss more accessible to "normal" players with decent gears)

Skill != Reflects actions.
Skill != Ability to memorise.
Skill != Good Internet.

Skill should be about how to react to changing random situations. To plan a strategy and revise it at a moment's notice, implementing a tactic on the spot to react to new circumstances.

But I love your first line "It's easy enough for the minority and pretty much impossible for the majority of players.".

[Rochetm]

If time of day has an effect on chances of success then your game is broken. FFXIV is broken... the lag issues need to get fixed. I am willing to give it more time but at some point I just wont be able to take it anymore. My guess is many others have had it at this point.

[gadenp]

If time of day has an effect on chances of success then your game is broken. FFXIV is broken... the lag issues need to get fixed. I am willing to give it more time but at some point I just wont be able to take it anymore. My guess is many others have had it at this point.

It was not that obvious or critical till.... TITAN EX. Yea SE self-gimped themselves!!! Congratz