Ok, I've had enough of something, but does the community as well..

[Akujin]

Heavy.

Specifically, on a mount, doing let's say, dailies in a Beastmen stronghold.

I understand the purpose - aggressive mobs, you get aggro, a debuff you take to make you a bit more of a prime target. You can either hop off the chocobo and kill the mob, or sluggishly run away.

However - WHY are there -NO- diminishing returns on this? I was just trying to complete a task for one of the dailies, as I sat there trying to make the drake do it's thing, an archer was attacking me. The interrupt was annoying, but without help that was just a matter of time before it would dodge if I spammed the move. What I noticed though was that it restacked a full dose of Heavy status - 8 times.

So again, why are there no diminishing returns on this?

[chocomaid]

Might due to avoid being able to run away scot free. Imagine a map that is filled with enemies every 2 meters. If there was a diminishing return on heavy, you will be heavied for the first 30-40 seconds and be able to outrun any mobs after that without any consequences whatsoever.

It is annoying I agree, but the mobs themselves don't pose a threat to anyone anyway so either just keep running or kill them real quick. I'd wish for it to have a diminishing return too, well, only if enemies are actually poweful enough to kill me

[Buddhsie]

When it happens, get off your chocobo and sprint. Or play a class that can cleanse it, like WHM, SCH, PLD(?), DRG...

[Impulse]

When it happens, get off your chocobo and sprint. Or play a class that can cleanse it, like WHM, SCH, PLD(?), DRG...

Sprinting with Heavy is actually slower. The effect is on you and stays until it wears or gets removed, unlike 1.0 where it was just the Chocobo being lamed.

[Ryihito]

Fuck Heavy.

Or play a class that can cleanse it, like WHM, SCH, PLD(?), DRG...

Wow, hope you're not actually suggesting this.

[Lithera]

To be honest I cant think of one example in any game where the player characters had the same gradual resistance build up as monsters.

[juniglee]

To be honest I cant think of one example in any game where the player characters had the same gradual resistance build up as monsters.

Poor Maid's Misfortune FATE in Upper La Noscea. The Couerl paralyzes you from time to time, but after the 3rd or so attempt, your character will "fully resist" the Paralysis.

Same thing in Amdapor Keep with the last boss and the Disease breath.

[Akujin]

As Jungilee was saying, I've had it occur on other situations before, where if a certain effect (ie. poison, disease, paralyze, etc) hit my guy, the effect lessens till there is a full resist, before a full stack gets put on the next time. So I'm wondering if this is intentional, or if this was an oversight that has never been addressed because up until now no one has really bothered to say anything regarding it.

To be honest, up until now I also haven't bothered mentioning it, because I understand it's purpose in the game. I'm not requesting it's removal, there needs to be some element of danger (even if the mobs themselves are pathetic), but the effects should be balanced across the board.

Till then, if ever, I guess I'll start running dailies on a healer instead so I can esuna it off. Which, at the same time, also doesnt really help because you cant remount your chocobo/whatever if you have aggro anyways. Bah.

[AiChyan]

Even esuna-ing that shit got annoying. Not gonna lie I quit doing dailies because I can't deal with this anymore :/

[Jandor]

Sprint everywhere instead, it's almost as fast and you don't get 'Heavy' while on foot (well I never have anyway.)