T5 trouble

[Aurelle_Delacroix]

When it comes to divebombs, I do have a few tips when it comes to lag. Yes, buying a PS4 is obviously a quick, yet expensive fix, but there are some alternate strategies to get passed this part that I did back when I was a terrible, terrible lagmonster.

When the divebombs come, let everyone else stack in the pit and you go stand in the middle. This way you won't get hit by a divebomb from someone else, or throw the rest of the party all over the place if you were targeted by a divebomb if you were in the pit. Even though you're in the middle, you still could get targeted by a divebomb and simply have to grit through it and hope your WHM throws a Regen on you (or try out Manawall, I think that could block the damage but you'd still get thrown, never tried it). When the snakes drop, stay in the middle and inch forward so you're in range. When the second set of divebombs come in, rinse and repeat by being in the middle. (Test this out though by staying at max range to hit the snakes though---could work).

Oh! And, if you still for some reason want to stack with everyone in the pit, if you get thrown out just remember to run around the outside of the arena first when heading back. That should let you re-position yourself with the group when the snakes spawn. If you get thrown out again during second set of divebombs, just wait in the middle.

After that you should be fine and not really have to worry about lag too much. Twisters may be a problem, but its doable. Also, with the knights, with a BLM throwing a Blizzard 1 on them is nice but with lag, casting time may screw up so use Lethargy instead. Not AS effective, but it's an instant cast so it should help.

EDIT: Just realized you were healing this, even though your avatar says THM. Oops. Most of this still applies then, at least for the divebombs. Knights....not so much, but hey...good luck!

[Mikita]

I've been told about the sound effects for conflagration and fireball. I've heard them and know to listen for them but I play when most people are asleep so I don't have the option of turning the volume all the way up. My question wasn't about how to notice them. My problem is with the HUD and possibly my controller settings.

I'm not sure if this will help, but depending on the phase I will be looking at different areas on the screen.

• Eyes on the party list during phases where people are spread out -- like at the beginning when the MT has Twintania and everyone else is DDing the adds, or for after Aetheric Profusion when the Twisters start spawning.

• Eyes on the center of the screen when people are in generally the same area -- like during the Fireball and Conflag stage. If you have party member HP bars visible when below 100%, you should be able to quickly see who needs healing and also where and when Fireballs and Conflags come without moving your eyes around the screen.

And of course keeping the Focus Target bar near the party list so I can see when Death Sentence and Twisters are coming.

When the divebombs come, let everyone else stack in the pit and you go stand in the middle. This way you won't get hit by a divebomb from someone else, or throw the rest of the party all over the place if you were targeted by a divebomb if you were in the pit.

If someone really does have lag problems, I agree it is better that they stand away from the party and try their best to dodge on their own. When everyone stacks in the pit, just one person not getting the timing right for avoiding and also moving back when they are targetted by Divebombs can easily lead to a wipe since it often takes out several party members at once.

Also, I generally don't try to heal at all during Divebombs. I will only use instant cast abilities like Regen because even a fraction of a second of animation lock can lead to being hit and then a wipe.