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[Ebonwings]

It is odd since gear isn't my problem. I was thinking the same. I used provoke the first time BJ targeted the WHM and RoH combo. Was it the combined tick of medica 2 from each member of the raid plus the regen tick on me was too high too the point of an RoH combo isn't enough? Keep in mind that the WHM has the same gear as I am.

[MagiusNecros]

Whenever I don't Tank Thornmarch Hard it's a disaster. And honestly Tanking that is Easy as hell. They somehow struggle to get the GLD/MRD Moogles and just hit whatever they feel like hitting. I usually just end up Tanking the King and the 2 little moogles all at the same time.

And uncoordinated DPS...oh boy.

[ashwich]

the M4 thing is very common in DF. honestly a whm healing after the drop is justified. As a PLD, Provoke -> Shield Lob -> CoS -> Fast blade -> continue on your business work everytime. The provoke will even hate baseline, whatever medica2 tick won't be able to offset your shield lob+cos hate. Tested weekly with same whm who's better geared than me (my pld is not main, which makes me sad)

[Ebonwings]

Thanks everyone for responding. I'll keep what you guys suggested in mind and try it next time I run M4. One more thing when BJ appear and does his knockback aoe, does the damage is based on proximity like when he jump?

[ashwich]

Thanks everyone for responding. I'll keep what you guys suggested in mind and try it next time I run M4. One more thing when BJ appear and does his knockback aoe, does the damage is based on proximity like when he jump?

I assume when you say "he jump", you're refering to the transition into add phase. well Spoiler alert: that is not proximity based. lol

[Ebonwings]

Lol ok guess I don't have to worry and that. since I love finding ways to minimize dmg as much as possible so I could bored the healers out. XD

[Pells]

Thanks everyone for responding. I'll keep what you guys suggested in mind and try it next time I run M4. One more thing when BJ appear and does his knockback aoe, does the damage is based on proximity like when he jump?

I've not noticed any more damage, no.

Mostly everyone gathers together because Sacred Soil and AE heals are simpler that way.

[DWolfwood]

I was leveling an alt last night as GLA(17?), and I was just thinking how I had the stereotypical worst party imaginable (not counting rude players) in a dungeon. I had two DPS going full force on different enemies and a healer that was spamming heals on me. Every time I took 30-40 damage, I saw a heal for 270-360. I was able to hold threat since I'm a veteran at this point, but it was just ridiculous how uncoordinated and inefficient that group was. I didn't feel like saying anything, which is probably a bad thing to do considering the next tank that if the next tank they come across is relatively new, that tank is going to have a very bad time.

[ShaolinMike]

Running leveling roulette to finish up my PLD: A 10 wipe Sohm Ahl run with a MCH and NIN. 4 wipes on dinosaur boss because NIN couldn't target the damn blob for LB and their DPS wasn't high enough to burn him. Followed by 6 wipes on final boss because they couldn't grasp the concept of baiting the comets to the back of the room, then getting out of the way. Followed by an abandon...An hour+ of my time with no bonus XP. FML

[Anienai]

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ROE hug.