Stone, sky...sea...Maat?

[Iagainsti]

The old bastard has already snuck his way into the game

I heard he solo'd SA8 and Seph Ex simultaneously without dropping below 5k hp.

His Fell Cleaves hit for 10k without a crit, and that's in Int accessories even with the AP nerf.

His Beard forces Greased Lightning to refresh automatically every 13 secs; Perfect Balance is a trait, not an ability.

[Kaze3434]

The old bastard has already snuck his way into the game

so that where he went. he used to hang out on cactuar in the same area all the time.

[Welsper59]

Don't understand the people who say "FFXIV is not "insert game here", so it shouldn't get that totally awesome and amazing feature you just spoke of! Stop trying to turn this into "insert game here".

+1 to the idea though, would be nice to get the training area expanded upon in future patches.

What's interesting about the Maat fight is that, for pretty much all jobs, it would encourage (if not mandate) you to properly use your unique job abilities, spells, and overall skill level with them. In some cases, it was possible to win in different ways. THF was encouraged to win through using their Steal ability successfully... or just beat the old man into submission. Neither of those options were easy, either because RNG (Steal) or because of the fact that Maat would beat your ass down insanely fast lol. It wouldn't necessarily teach every job potential boss mechanics, but it did force you to learn how to play properly with death looming over you for messing up something. What's funny is that you later learn that even Maat has someone he fears... and you have to fight him for the last level cap break.

[Iagainsti]

What's interesting about the Maat fight is that, for pretty much all jobs, it would encourage (if not mandate) you to properly use your unique job abilities, spells, and overall skill level with them. In some cases, it was possible to win in different ways. THF was encouraged to win through using their Steal ability successfully.Neither of those options were easy, either because RNG (Steal) or because of the fact that Maat would beat your ass down insanely fast lol. What's funny is that you later learn that even Maat has someone he fears... and you have to fight him for the last level cap break.

Lol, I beat Maat with the Thf method and it wasn't hard, 1) Steal didn't aggro Maat, only Mug did, so you'd walk behind him and steal, if it failed, Mug, if that failed, you'd sprint back to the BC and he'd leave you alone. So it was try those two abilities, go make a coffee, have a smoke, then come back and try again till it worked.

[Iagainsti]

so that where he went. he used to hang out on cactuar in the same area all the time.

Maat doesn't swap servers; his teleport menu contains servers.

[Arkenne]

I heard he solo'd SA8 and Seph Ex simultaneously without dropping below 5k hp.

His Fell Cleaves hit for 10k without a crit, and that's in Int accessories even with the AP nerf.

His Beard forces Greased Lightning to refresh automatically every 13 secs; Perfect Balance is a trait, not an ability.

And I suppose TA activates from any angle once every 10 seconds, huh?

[Iagainsti]

And I suppose TA activates from any angle once every 10 seconds, huh?

Maat doesn't TA; he just looks at his victims and they receive 10% more damage indefinitely, by indefinitely, I mean until Maat decides to attack/vanquish(they are synonyms in his case).

[Culfinrandir]

Anything that helps us learn & refine our jobs is definitely a good thing.

[Keramory]

You're completely right. I'm just an extreme ffxi fan myself and know that's not for everyone... So I try to be careful with it. However with this, it gives nothing but advertise already made mechanics.

Plus the reward for beating Maat can be viewed as an accomplishment... Which sadly you don't feel a lot of in Ffxiv aside end game raid gear and insanely long achievement rewards. A difficult (but quick) single player earned reward is something this game could use I think

[Defias]

because of the fact that Maat would beat your ass down insanely fast lol.

Everything in FFXI beat the players down insanely fast.
Maat was no different...you just had no where to run.

I would not mind this implemented in say a "Solo Guildhest" system, like a spiritual successor to Maat.
IE: Guildhest that are dedicated to teaching players what each of their abilities do.
Such as Goad, Foe's Requiem, Smoke Screen, Cover, and etc.
(Since no one reads tool tips anymore...)
With the final hest being a "Comprehensive Review" of sorts.