Why Not Make Limit Break Interesting Already?

[Jetstream_Fox]

You have just described a quick time event, and depending how they are done are the worst idea in gaming ever.


I like the idea of skill chains building it up though.

Because hitting certain buttons within a timer is so hard.

[Anzaman]

Because hitting certain buttons within a timer is so hard.

Dying Light end boss was hardest fight in the game.

Had to press/hold certain buttons as they appeared on screen.

"Press A", "Where's that?"

[Zojha]

Because hitting certain buttons within a timer is so hard.

That can be very hard, depending on how much time you have.

A button a week, I wager everyone will manage. A button every 0,15 seconds and most will fail, people with high latency will do by default.

[Maero]

Every job's LB3 is different. What are you talking about?

Last i checked, smn and blm had the same lb..
I have not played smn for ages so could be wrong.
Mellee used to all have same lb also, now they had finally changed the animations

[dragonseth07]

Last i checked, smn and blm had the same lb..
I have not played smn for ages so could be wrong.
Mellee used to all have same lb also, now they had finally changed the animations

LB1 and LB2 are the same within a role, but LB3 is unique for each job.

[Maero]

Ahh ok, ty

[Dyvid]

Last i checked, smn and blm had the same lb..
I have not played smn for ages so could be wrong.
Mellee used to all have same lb also, now they had finally changed the animations

Well to clarify each job has their own unique LB3 animation but the effect is still the same.

[Driavna]

Everquest II have something called "heroic opportunities", combos performed by one or more players and the more participants the better the final effect. The problem was with PUGS the system never really worked, in FXIV even with something so simple people still waste a lot of good LB opportunities imagine with something more complex!

[Ultimatecalibur]

The meta is to save it for DPS at 10% with a few fights needing a tank def buff.

The LB Meta depends on the fight/content. The Meta has LB3 being saved for the healers in "deadly" fights like Scathach and Diablos Hollow only being used to Melee lb at low hp if everything else is fine. Caster and Ranged LBs get saved to quick kill add groups and Melee lbs are often used to instant kill single adds when they spawn and the bar is full.

Often delaying a melee lb until 10% when it charges just extends the fight for longer as you are just delaying the charge of the next lb. 10% of a targets hp is 10% of a targets hp no matter if the target has 10% left or 90% left.

Many raids have adds that will quick charge the lb when killed, and I've seen a fair number of times when these charge opportunities are wasted because of dps waiting for someone to tell them to use the lb.

[Driavna]

Many raids have adds that will quick charge the lb when killed, and I've seen a fair number of times when these charge opportunities are wasted because of dps waiting for someone to tell them to use the lb.

DS is a good example of this with Proto Ultima.