T5 trouble

[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.