Thread: 3.2 PvP: Feast Game Mode Discussion Thread.

Originally Posted by Eothas

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This mode will probably die, but I've seen plenty of healers do really well. I think the healing issue is on your end.

But as others have said, once matchmaking starts and people finish their mount grind, I don't think there will be enough players to sustain a queue. If the matchmaking is tight, it'll be like splitting the playerbase into 5 GCs. And let me remind everyone that Wolves Den was pretty much killed when they did the ranked matchmaking, which destroyed the queue times.

Edit: Slept on it. I don't want a Dev skimming through posts to think SCH is going to be doing well enough for long. I haven't come across many MNKs that realize that One Ilm Punch is a skill they have, but anyone that's been around a while will be removing my Aetherflow stacks whenever possible.

And, uh, that's bullshit. I need those. SMN does, too. An attentive MNK can keep a SMN out of Dreadwyrm Trance for at least 60 seconds. That is an eternity in The Feast. If there's going to be any kind of exception on One Ilm Punch, it should be Aetherflow.

The steady nerfs to SCH/SMN in early Wolves' Den probably need to be re-evaluated, as well. I want Miasma I and/or II to put Heavy on my targets again. The other healers get Heavy, AND a Stun natively. SCH has no natural crowd control in its current state, and can only cross-class Blizzard II for its Bind.

Another suggestion: A convenient way to get pets back after a death. Maybe tie it to an existing PvP ability. The other healers don't have to be rooted to the ground for several seconds while they gather a crucial part of their kit. (And then promptly have another part dispelled completely when they re-enter the fray...)

Originally Posted by Pence

It's either your team annihilates....which is boring.....or you get annihilated....which is frustrating. Frontlines is dead, Feast will more than likely soon be dead.....

Man... I've been lucky, apparently... I've had so many matches where we went the full timer because both teams refused to let up, several Draws, in fact... I've had very few matches that were just a complete whitewash...

My sole issue is how rating works, and perhaps later Job balance, though so far I've gone from worry that Dark Knight will be utterly pathetic with it's lack of utility, to enjoying the heck out of terrorizing people all match long... Rating is the only thing annoying me at the moment though, losing a win (or more) because you got paired with a bad group is simply frustrating... Wish they'd change the rating reward/reduction to be based on parties rank/rating composition, so losing with a group of no-ranks loses you less rating, while beating a group of Bronze+ nets you more points.

Originally Posted by Titor

So, the rankings right now for 4v4 solo do not matter? Or will there be rewards for it? I thought the season had not started yet though.

No rewards yet, we're pre-season still. That said, I think it is entirely worth doing for practice, but more importantly feedback. SE said they're giving us a pre-season in order to balance the game for the upcoming season, so I would imagine they're listening extra hard right now... Very much worth getting a feel for this and sending off feedback, IMO.