Quote Originally Posted by Renault View Post
The best way to survive burst is to burst the enemy team quicker. Honestly if you think PVP in this game is not about burst you're just dumb. The only true way to counter burst is through the use of OGCDs such as Sacred Prism, Tetsudo, Attunement, etc. There's very few abilities to rely on, and honestly with as high as the damage numbers are in the feast currently, those rarely stop focused burst. (Except Attunement).
Outbursting the other team isn't always the answer. You're not going to outburst a team that has a PLD, MNK and SCH composition because of their starting mitigation, it's straight up ridiculous and honestly far too much damage to chew through. There's other ways of mitigating their burst through shields though, and you;d want to pull a team set up like that into a war of attrition (since SCH and PLD effectiveness goes down as the match goes on due to DR and aetherflow)

Quote Originally Posted by Exira View Post
The ones that get used instantly? K....lol
You're still going through a minimum of four oGCDs inbetween your aetherflow and deathflare (assuming you're going DWT and straight into deathflare). That's far from instantaneous, and losing either aetherflow or aethertrail disrupts that.