The Striking Tree versus Turn 2

[Ulathskullsplitter]

That resulted on Titan being much better than a well geared tank on Ramuh since Ramuh does only magic attacks.

I'll start by saying I haven't done Ramuh ex yet but the fact he only does magic damage worries me. Dragoons have no magic defense. Crafters have more magic defense than dragoons. So if the strat becomes to exclude DRG in PF do you think SE would make such a fast change? Not a chance. Or if a fights mechanics are horribly lopsided to punish melee while ranged have it easy do you think they'd make a change? Nope. Look at Garuda ex when it released and every party in PF said no melee. Did SE respond? Nope. But upset the spoiled golden children in one fight and the changes are instant. It was nice to know there was an encounter where you could think outside the box and not be stuck relying on tanks.

[Nekodar]

I'll start by saying I haven't done Ramuh ex yet but the fact he only does magic damage worries me. Dragoons have no magic defense. Crafters have more magic defense than dragoons. So if the strat becomes to exclude DRG in PF do you think SE would make such a fast change? Not a chance. Or if a fights mechanics are horribly lopsided to punish melee while ranged have it easy do you think they'd make a change? Nope. Look at Garuda ex when it released and every party in PF said no melee. Did SE respond? Nope. But upset the spoiled golden children in one fight and the changes are instant. It was nice to know there was an encounter where you could think outside the box and not be stuck relying on tanks.

Well, are Dragoon's supposed to tank Ramuh?
Do Dragoon's not handle taking magic aoe damage from other stuff? Do you get excluded from anything where magic aoe damage can happen?

There are videos of stuff being done without tanks at all. No tank usually mean more work and harder to beat the content. You can probably go ahead and Titan-Egi Ramuh Ex again, just be prepared to deal with the egi taking the damage it's supposed to take.

[Vaer]

But upset the spoiled golden children in one fight and the changes are instant. It was nice to know there was an encounter where you could think outside the box and not be stuck relying on tanks.

This was gonna turn sour eventually. I'm thinking it was half fixing the eventuality when solo queue Ramuh Ex gets added and the strategy everyone uses is Titan-Egi, what if there are no summoners in the group? What if it forces 2 tanks into the party? Everyone is going to be used to Titan-Egi strats and videos and the people doing it in duty finder will be SOL.

At least Turn 2 enrage was still viable in Duty Finder.

[Immut]

I'll start by saying I haven't done Ramuh ex yet but the fact he only does magic damage worries me. Dragoons have no magic defense. Crafters have more magic defense than dragoons. So if the strat becomes to exclude DRG in PF do you think SE would make such a fast change? Not a chance. Or if a fights mechanics are horribly lopsided to punish melee while ranged have it easy do you think they'd make a change? Nope. Look at Garuda ex when it released and every party in PF said no melee. Did SE respond? Nope. But upset the spoiled golden children in one fight and the changes are instant. It was nice to know there was an encounter where you could think outside the box and not be stuck relying on tanks.

Obviously the solution is to wear crafting gear.