Do NOT make the same mistake as FFXI.

[Ilean]

Do you really think players WANT to change their playstyle? The playstyle is as unique as our own individual personalities - it is a reflection of our preferences and tastes. If we are forced to change it, we are in essence being made to deny ourselves our real identities.

Square Enix is an idiot for this.

Well that's a bit extreme but I understand what you mean.

Also I've tried to keep myself alive with SW and sac 2, no go.

Bloodbath as usual is useless against enemies you actually need it for...

[SilvertearRen]

Well that's a bit extreme but I understand what you mean.

Also I've tried to keep myself alive with SW and sac 2, no go.

Bloodbath as usual is useless against enemies you actually need it for...

It's useless because of the high defense resists on the enemy target. The less HP you are able to remove from the enemy target, the less HP you gain. This is another fundamental design flaw - many bosses have simply overbuffed defenses for the current combat system, and that makes it difficult for players to fully take advantage of the abilities available to them.

My advice to this problem is to simply tone down the defense stats, and increase the enemy's HP. That way, abilities are more effective, but the mob still takes just as long to die.