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  1. #1
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    D_C's Avatar
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    Diana Crunchetta
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    Coeurl
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    Blacksmith Lv 60

    Mercy Stroke is a HUGE piece of SHITE

    Oy tanks (an' Drags, but sod off ya pole dancers), why does mercy strike gotta be such unrepentin' arse?

    Ev'ry minute anna half (or ev'ry forty secs if yer a class wit some stones) ya get the bloody priv'lege ta strike a dandy pose at somethin' an maybe, just maybe, they'll feel bad enough for ya havin' done it ta toss ya a bandage.

    What the hell is this shite? Everythin' about it is trashier 'n a goddamn miqo in heat.

    It looks like SHITE. Ya do some 'ooh ahm angry' pose an' a red firework goes off. That's great an' all but ain't I tryin' ta finish somethin' off here? Ya should be swingin' for their neck or tryna crush their skull with a jumpin' smash 'r somethin' meaty.

    Oh yeah, and it hits like SHITE. Two hunnerd is some decent potency ah suppose...If I was tryna bloody tickle 'em! Ya expect me ta believe it's some finishin' blow level shite? Aye tis free an off swing an' all that rubbish but 'sa KILLIN' move. In theory. An' it only works fer one fifth of tha bloody time so it's got no 'scuse ta be THAT trashy.

    Or it might, if it didna work like SHITE. There be an extra effect ta catch ya some healin'...which'd be fan damn tastic if it wasn't such a bloody chore ta orchestrate a sitch where this limp slap could take 'em out. They gotta be on death's bloody goddamn door, an ya gotta hope ya actually hit 'em with yer stupid pose an' not yer axe. Or that someone in a pointy hat don't blow it up as collateral. Or some finger wavin' fairy chanter didna poison 'em. Or some half-bit thief 'r archer doesn' stick 'em afore ya do.

    What I'm gettin at issat it's a huge, steamin, wet, bloody, post-ul'dahn cuisine pile of DRAGON SHITE.

    As it's been an' probly will continue ta be, honest. Ya could make it more fun an' useful by fixin' any a' these gripes...'cept maybe looks, thas just me bitchin' it is.
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    Last edited by D_C; 07-16-2016 at 10:45 AM. Reason: More goddamn words

  2. #2
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    bounddreamer's Avatar
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    Talya Stormbreaker
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    Lamia
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    Warrior Lv 70
    Are you....are you doing it right? I land my mercy strokes often enough my FC mates have asked me to stop announcing it.
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    Espikes Darkwind
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    Behemoth
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    Dark Knight Lv 100
    Limsa speak. Fantastic xD
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    Luku Asura
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    Arcanist Lv 60
    Wow, I really enjoyed that lol. Never laughed under my breathe like that at work in a while lol. Besides the awesome limsa RP, I do agree that the secondary effect of Mercy Stroke having to BE the killing blow is kind of lame, but as others will probably chime in, "ex'ra damidge is ex'ra damidge" lol. I think I represented a uneducated lominsan there sadly...I tried though
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    Alistaire's Avatar
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    Your Character
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    Sargatanas
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    Blue Mage Lv 60
    It's not designed to do 20% of most mobs' HP so stop spamming it right as it comes up.
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    Will Brannigan
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    Excalibur
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    Paladin Lv 80
    Quote Originally Posted by bounddreamer View Post
    Are you....are you doing it right? I land my mercy strokes often enough my FC mates have asked me to stop announcing it.
    The same thing has happened to me. It is my curse.

    Mercy stroke is kinda trashy compared to other games' execute moves though. Or compared to Misery's End. Especially cross-class, though I guess that doesn't matter as much. The cooldown is just a bit too long for how low the potency is. Getting through to that last 20% should be like "oh HELL yeah it's MERCY STROKE TIME BAY-BEE" but it's really just like "oh I get to hit this button now."

    Also the whole "extra damage is extra damage" argument is bs. It's not like anyone's *not* taking Mercy Stroke, because there's nothing else to take. Tank crossclass stuff is slim pickings. That doesn't mean you should be happy with scraps.
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    Last edited by Brannigan; 07-16-2016 at 05:23 AM.

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    Ebonwings Drakostorm
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    Excalibur
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    Paladin Lv 80
    It's all about timing but as a tank I sometimes forgot that I even have it on my bar..... The only time it saved me was when I go WAR and doing big pulls. If mob dies to Mercy Stroke, yay hp recovery. \o/
    If it doesn't die by Mercy Stroke, hey free damage can't complain much. XD
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    Xyasreau Borlaaq
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    Tonberry
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    The animation is representation of testosterone. Nothing quite like the imagery of impaling an enemy with a giant phallic looking beam of rage. And no one will do it as often as big nuts Mc iron-fist warrior.

    The way our characters spread our legs and thrust our hips up should've been clue enough.

    +1 for entertaining limsa RP. Even though it brings back some horrible memories of struggling to comprehend what in the twelve's name Baderon was on about.
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    Ashe Sinclair
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    Does typing like that not give you a headache?
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    Hashmael Lightswain
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    Zalera
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    What I hate most about it is using it just after the killing strike. Animation plays, skill on cooldown, mob takes damage, but it was just an extra slap after they had already died, so no bonus HP.
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