Thread: 3.2 PvP: Feast Game Mode Discussion Thread.

Is it just me or did it get worse for healers after the update? I feel like WARs deal more damage? NINs and MCNs can finish me literally in 2 seconds.. I used to heal much better while it was more susceptible to interrupts (before the update).

The damage increase for DPS (and possibly WAR?) is too high for heals to catch up.

Originally Posted by Jubei

Is it just me or did it get worse for healers after the update? I feel like WARs deal more damage? NINs and MCNs can finish me literally in 2 seconds.. I used to heal much better while it was more susceptible to interrupts (before the update).

The damage increase for DPS (and possibly WAR?) is too high for heals to catch up.

Going to chalk it up to random crits. Most people don't realize the explosive gameplay during DPS-buff time is intended and healers aren't meant to keep everyone alive forever HPS-wise. Also a lot of DPS not understanding the match-up against other DPS (like MCH+DRG should be outbursting MNK+BLM so you don't fight them head-on). If any DPS gets lucky, especially the already bursty ones (and WAR as a result, too), you'll eat streak crits and there's nothing you can do about it.

That said, I find the difference between non-crit and high-crit a bit too ludicrous and abilities like Between The Eyes really shouldn't crit for how much damage they already do and how easy they are to pull off (just like how Barrage>Empyreal doesn't crit).

Originally Posted by Naoki_Yoshida

If players want to consistently interrupt a player’s casting, they will need to adapt their playstyle and rely more heavily on Stun, Sleep, and Silence.

/Quits Dark Knight.

Lets be honest here... Players cannot adapt their playstyle like this... Groups can, groups can adapts so that they have Stun/Sleep/Silence available to counter casters, but individuals? No, and given 4 on 4 - Solo is where the rewards will be... Yeah... An entirely moot point for an adjustment that just further marginalizes not-Paladin, and to top it all off I saw no mention of adjusting how rating works in 4 on 4 - Solo... Meh...

Don't even get me started on how utterly broken Astrologian is going to be with those interrupt changes... Aspected Benefic might as well be a spammable Surecast now...

Originally Posted by Naoki_Yoshida

Job-specific Changes

Don't tease me with that heading and then only talk about Summoner...

Seriously, Dark Knight needs an adjustment... It has no real utility. It has no real self healing. DPS is the only thing it can boast, and even then, Warrior can do better... All while not being tied down by MP management... Dark Knight is nothing more than a massive liability... The balance here is atrocious...

Originally Posted by Slib

Is this sarcasm?

This is hardy much of a buff for Astrologian. It actually makes scholars much better and White Mages fantastic...

Unless you have a resident Blackmage that can't and shouldn't be left alone to their dark deeds.