Slaughter 101

[AntiSocialPanda]

Don't be bad.

[CeveArthu]

Casters should be throwing CC at everything that moves, stun, root, sleep. Don't let them touch your healers. Any melee that runs into your lines should be immediately knocked back.

If the healers are doing their job properly, they are generally baiting any melee classes attacking them to the ramp and just killing them outright, you should give them that option by letting the melees come to you

[Talia_Hailwind]

If the healers are doing their job properly, they are generally baiting any melee classes attacking them to the ramp and just killing them outright, you should give them that option by letting the melees come to you

Sleep and fluid Aura.
Also known as the THIS IS SPARTA Combo.
Healers are deadly on them ramps yo.

[Xenosan]

If the healers are doing their job properly, they are generally baiting any melee classes attacking them to the ramp and just killing them outright, you should give them that option by letting the melees come to you

The same could be said of any class.

If you ever get focused, whether it's getting hit by a ranged from afar, a hit by a melee - w/e. Fall back to your ramp. It's as an offensive a maneuver as it is defensive.

Sleep and fluid Aura.
Also known as the THIS IS SPARTA Combo.
Healers are deadly on them ramps yo.

should mention the recommended /emote of player choice that goes inbetween the Repose >> Fluid Aura

/comfort, /rally, /bow, /salute

my prefence: /no (Roe Finger Wag)

[Orangekun]

Is there any point to being melee in this? PVP in general, I suppose, but Slaughter feels to me like the only purpose for melee is to give the ranged classes something to utterly decimate.

[AntiSocialPanda]

Is there any point to being melee in this? PVP in general, I suppose, but Slaughter feels to me like the only purpose for melee is to give the ranged classes something to utterly decimate.

Sorry, I'm not too familiar with melee classes, so I cant really go into detail about their rotation, priorities, whats expected, etc. But once I am, I'll possibly redo this if people find it useful.

[Red_Wolf]

Is there any point to being melee in this? PVP in general, I suppose, but Slaughter feels to me like the only purpose for melee is to give the ranged classes something to utterly decimate.

Last night we won a Slaughter with 2 BLM's, no SMN's, and one Bard.

Learn how to position yourself defensively. React quickly when focused and your healers will keep you up.

[UlricCraft]

I'm not 100% on what the qualifying factor is when getting credit for the kill on nodes/monsters/adds, but I get the feeling it's attributed to % damage dealt. If one company does 51% they win the kill even if they don't achieve the last-hit.

You say you think 8v8 you should fight them, but the time taken to down an 8-man effectively is horrendously long.
We've had countless situations where we back and forth'd at each other until another 8-man party from opposing GC came to back them up.

The majority of kills in Slaughter are down to overextending melle, or limit breaks.
Your best chance for killing is when you are 24 and co-ordinated.

Priority:
- Arrive first
- Deal at least 50% damage to the node
- Attempt to win some kills for battle high
- Retreat as soon as possible before team B is overwhelmed middle.

[Potatoes]

I'm not 100% on what the qualifying factor is when getting credit for the kill on nodes/monsters/adds, but I get the feeling it's attributed to % damage dealt.

It's damage %, been that way since FL was first introduced.

[AntiSocialPanda]

If the healers are doing their job properly, they are generally baiting any melee classes attacking them to the ramp and just killing them outright, you should give them that option by letting the melees come to you

Nice, thank you. I never thought of this, I'll be sure to try it in my next FL. ^^