Why are ranged using LB so much now?

[Kaurie]

You forgot last set of balls on Ultima HM, back in i90 days.

Minstrels Ballad? never seen it used in that fight 0.o

[AskaRay]

Minstrels Ballad? never seen it used in that fight 0.o

If you didn't use the tank LB in that fight, you were p much dead.

[Kaurie]

If you didn't use the tank LB in that fight, you were p much dead.

It's possible I did it after that was necessary gear wise. I can't recall when i did it, but it was probably around patch 2.3

[RocheKat]

If you didn't use the tank LB in that fight, you were p much dead.

My FC ran it on day one. After wiping forever on that specific spot I realized SE gave us a reason to use tank LB. I would say it is possible to do it without it at that gear level but you would need a very good group to pull it off. Tank LB makes it /derp

And yes I am not talking about melee sitting on the dang thing all day... "But LB doesn't matter outside savage..." What DR are you doing Alex/Primals in? Those fights LB is often the difference between winning and losing... and yes I have lost A8 after a ranged blew a LB on nothing.


This also doesn't answer why Ranged are not using LBs in 4 mans on trash where it is far more powerful. In there they either let the melee use it on a boss or they use it on a boss. Both ways are not that useful because the damage it does just isn't enough to mater on those fights. A big trash pull though makes ranged LB awesome and can really speed up runs.