Using Limit Break (lb) on pulls

[Knahli]

I always use it as a Bard if there are no melee DPS in the party or if the melee is one of those people who refuse to use anything until the last boss, which is I'd say 95% of my runs anyways. Ideally I will save it for a pull that will have more enemies than usual but if not then even three will do. The point is that I always leave it so that we definitely have a full bar for the final boss unless it's a low level run where you will never fill the second bar during the fight anyways. Generally speaking, you don't want to use it any later than at the beginning of the second boss fight, but at times even that can be cutting it close, especially in high level runs. I pretty much never use a one bar Limit Break on bosses since it seems much more beneficial to save it for a group pull.

As for having anyone hassle me over it.... no, no-one ever says anything.

[Lancelot_Kahn]

It is 2016 and AV has been nerfed to hell...use LB on trash mobs or don't, it really doesn't matter much. Getting kicked before finishing the run, those noobs are abusing the system.

[Jim_Berry]

Depending on how long the NIN has been playing, we have been taught to hold the LB until the final boss of the dungeon. People actually still do that, me included.

*EDIT*
Nowadays, I WILL use it as a non-finishing move, but I do tend to wait until the final boss to pop it, though. I can't help it.

[Knahli]

If you use it before the second boss you are almost guaranteed to get a full bar back regardless. Saving it just for the last boss is a bit like not using one of your cooldowns at all during the battle just to make sure it's ready for the beginning of the final boss fight(as far as logic goes I mean). You really should just use it if it's available before that point unless you are really worried about the party being anything like the OP's case. There's no harm in doing it whatsoever and it's a nice excuse to use it more often than what you usually see, especially for Ranged and Casters who usually only have the excuse available to them if there are no melee in the party in the first place.

[Elkya95]

Honestly if the melee doesn't use it on the first boss, then they don't get to get pissy over it being used on a trash pack... I used aoe lb in a pull with multiple enemies and the melee told me to not do it again, I just said I would and moved on. Ain't my fault he didn't lb the boss.

[Thunda_Cat_SMASH]

Honestly if the melee doesn't use it on the first boss, then they don't get to get pissy over it being used on a trash pack... I used aoe lb in a pull with multiple enemies and the melee told me to not do it again, I just said I would and moved on. Ain't my fault he didn't lb the boss.

This right here. You don't use it when your chance comes up as a melee, I will use it as soon as I get the chance to as a ranged/caster. If you wanna whine, talk to my shiny rifle, cause I don't wanna hear it.

[Whiteroom]

I would rather see a AOE lb used on a big trash pull over a boss with 5% health one thousand times out of one thousand.

The amount of times I have seen some derp lb at 1% just because...

[Morbid]

This right here. You don't use it when your chance comes up as a melee, I will use it as soon as I get the chance to as a ranged/caster. If you wanna whine, talk to my shiny rifle, cause I don't wanna hear it.

My only thing as a melee dps is that we really only have the option for bosses. I see some people talking like the single target LB has many options outside of that. Maybe LB one of those two Remedy Bombs over the boss.

But I tend to use it at least once before. Normally at 2nd boss at the start of the encounter. Usually have just before or a full LB one by the time we reach a fourth/final boss.

[Neela]

its a bit offtopic but i wonder why since HW... there are so many people who use LB2+ on raid bosses as well not letting the 3rd bar fill up... not to mention they waste it without any upcoming reason i can think off... well but thats maybe just me - any ideas?

[Kaurie]

its a bit offtopic but i wonder why since HW... there are so many people who use LB2+ on raid bosses as well not letting the 3rd bar fill up... not to mention they waste it without any upcoming reason i can think off... well but thats maybe just me - any ideas?

For what content are you talking about? I've seen this in Void Ark, because the bars will be reset by next boss, so may as well use 2x bar instead of 0x bar. For Savage content, LB's are often planned with your static to work in the most efficient manner.