Shiva ex icicles is like titan's weight of the land all over again :(

[Aivi_lo]

I'm on ps3 so not the best platform, but its bad I have no chance of being able to successfully dodge the icicles, the amount of times I think I've done it only to die in the middle after all the effects have finished is depressing. I've tried the just stand in the middle technique too, but usually half way through the third stage I don't survive as I'm not getting healed or some other reason (damage increasing?)

I don't pretend to be a great player but when I can't even practice

[Crevox]

You should start by not blaming PS3

[Songi]

Tip: pay attention to where the first AoE spawns and move to the empty spot right next to it. wait until center disappears and move ASAP. It's extremely easy to dodge once you learn how to dodge it. Perfectly easy to dodge even on a PS3 if you know how to handle the mechanic.

[Alberel]

I know several PS3 players who have no problems. Either your internet connection is the problem or you're genuinely failing the mechanic.

Out of curiosity is your PS3 connected via cable or wifi?

[RiceisNice]

If my pathetic, sorry for an excuse toaster (laptop) can dodge icicle rains, then PS3 shouldn't have any problems. Heck, my PS3 can run titan's weight of the land just fine as well (opposed to my toaster dropping to 5 FPS, effectively freezing my game and getting killed by x4 weights).

Shiva EX rain works in a reverse pattern, the center has the first set of ice, then it rotates. If you can't find where the safe spot is, just run along where the icile rains appear then move into the center when it starts dropping. If you move fast enough, it wont clip into permafrost.

If you're doing all that and you're still getting hit by a rain that you moved out of, then it'd be more of a connection issue and has nothing to do with ps3 (for the most part)

[Hybris-Maenad]

Hardwire your PS3 to your router(LAN), turn down animations and if you're still having problems it's with your ISP. Can try making sure ports are open for your PS3 on your router as well.

[kyuven]

Shiva is all about pattern recognition.
You can actually tell where the next icicle will be by noting the location of the first. She ALWAYS rotates to same way: NEWS->NWNESESW or vice versa. It never changes.
The only real difficulty can be if the clock icicle pattern pops in an awkward place.

[Parodine]

Don't think of Icicle Crash like Weight of Lands -- think of it like the circular (clockwork) bomb pattern and treat it exactly like that.

You'll want to be in the spot where it last appears like bombs then immediately run to the middle where it'll have gone off first. Occasionally they'll go clockwise or counterclockwise so don't get in the habit of thinking one way.

[Fynlar]

I know *how* to dodge this move... the problem is actually seeing the effects and knowing where to go @_@ The AoE indicators used there are not easy to see on that particular field, at all, especially when they're that big and overlap each other.

[Novaura]

No. Weight of The Land is far worse. It is the only reason I get killed in Titan Hard and Extreme. Nothing else kills me other than that.