I am utterly baffled by this decision.

[dice137]

I know right?! There is TOO much heavy! Everything does it. Even mobs that don't really make sense for having it. Deer/antelope-esque mobs, Deepeyes, Wild Chocobos, Gnath Bullets, Ram Charges... If you can name it, it probably heavies you in HW. The worst offended is the fact that said helping of the debuff typically last 20 secs, no matter what mob it is. SO annoying. XD

[ExiaQuanta]

If not remove, at least us to grow resisted to it Q.Q. "Oh whats that? 2 seconds left on your heavy? Well too Bad! Here is another full heavy duration!"

[Kaedan]

Yoshi doesn't want you running through huge packs of mobs on your mount and getting through scott free. And that makes a lot of sense. There's no danger in an area that you can simply run through on a mount.

[Seig345]

There isn't a "slow" move in this situation; when you're mounted, there's a chance taking any hit will afflict you with the slow debuff. I imagine this is where the flying mounts will come in handy, especially for gatherers. Until then, I guess I would just avoid trying to just auto-run through the wilderness and try to run behind/away from enemies whenever possible.

[Aeyis]

Yoshi doesn't want you running through huge packs of mobs on your mount and getting through scott free. And that makes a lot of sense. There's no danger in an area that you can simply run through on a mount.

Unless you were to take increased damage while mounted, which would make a lot more sense.
Btw, theres already a danger besides the slow: if you fall from too high while engaged in combat, you will die rather then live with 1 hp left.

[Jynx]

I still want it to cause you to fall of your mount and die instantly instead.

[Souljacker]

I agree that the heavy lasts too long. I got hit a few times as warrior and shook my head. What was the point of that other than to irritate me? I was never in any danger of the monster actually killing me.

I don't have any problem at all with monsters being a real challenge or threat - but this isn't a threat. This is just there to annoy us.

[Keylus]

The problem with the heavy debuff is that it's annoying enough to be uncomfortable, but It isn't annoying enough to make world enemies relevant

You can still ignore them, you simply will go slower

[Whocareswhatmynameis]

I feel like it would be better if they casted doom on you instead of heavy. Thumbs up if you agree!

[Hyunckel]

It has nothing to do with difficulty. I always roll my eyes when I get hit by the debuff...im a white mage, I can instantly remove it by casting esuna, and run away at a faster speed then being mounted. Slowing debuffs werent fun in other games, they arent fun here either.

Especially since this debuff applies a huuuuuuge slow and lasts foooooreeeeeeveeeeeeeeeeeer.

The worse part is that on top of lasting 15 FREAKING SECONDS, it can be re applied TO FULL DURATION WITH NO DIMINUSHING RETUNRS AD VITAM ETERNAM

Especially infuriating when you get chased by caster mobs than can just send fireballs INSTANTLY with no cast time kek.

The guy responsible for this design choice should be tortured for this blasphemy !

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