[SPOILER] Why our character can Dodge AoE

[Clawbriar]

To be fair, if something stood for a good 3 seconds priming something up, any one with a working brain stem would move out of its way.

[ToasterMan]

To be fair, if something stood for a good 3 seconds priming something up, any one with a working brain stem would move out of its way.

With how many players that get hit by attacks that aren't telegraphed I'm not sure about that......

[Alleo]

We did see all of Zeno's attacks when we fight him and dodge, based on the play to choose to avoid the hit box or not, these attacks by our natural actions.

Zenos was stronger because he was a level 70 in power. Lore wise, Zeno was the reason why our character was leveling from 60 to 70 since during 3.X era our character assumed level 60 was the peak of their power. As our character gets closer to level 70 we become strong enough to actually harm Zeno who is set as level 70 by default.

In certain boss fight we also see other special attack markers as well which we choose to dodge as the boss mechanic such as a Charge link marker, the +/- mechanic marker, and etc.

Every attack mechanic marker we see is the result of the Echo showing us. When a NPC follows use to dodge a attack they are acting out to the action of WoL seeing a attack's length that they cannot see themselves. They themselve cannot see the AoE hit box but they are still skilled and aware enough to assume that a attack is going to be a AoE with their only ability to tell the length of the attack based on the length of the person's weapon being used. For the NPCs combat is basically a Action RPG combat so they must depend on their natural instinct to assume the length of the AoE and how to react to it without being able to see a "hit box" just like in any action rpg combat.

The Vault incident with the Spear of Light is most likely because it was not a AoE attack but a Single target attack which we see bosses use when they target the Tank player which those are always unavoidable.

No in the job quest these NPCs react even before we do so they would even move if one would stand still. Also they came running to me before I could even do something so they were even faster then me. And maybe I remember it wrong but I believe that in one HW fight at the end of the expansion Gosetsu and Alisaie also can move out of AOEs.

Can we truly say that there are levels lore wise? (So is a bug really stronger than the bosses from the crystal tower raids because they are of a lower level than them?) Also I was completely fine in his fight against him and giving time I would have been able to beat his LP down. When he used that AOE it mostly did not hit that much but because plot demands it he can suddenly one hit k.o us with that.

Lyse and Alisaie also only used single attacks against Fordola (at least it did not feel like a AOE attack) and yet she was able to see them too. I just find it kinda strange to explain game mechanics in lore. I was totally fine with accepting that a fight in the game is not necessary how it happens in lore. I mean we need how many attacks to beat one bug? And yet we strike down Garleans in armor with one hit in some cutscenes.

[EdwinLi]

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Like I said before, for NPCs combat is a Action RPG combat which means they can still dodge AoE and react to them but they will not see the Hitbox like our character. Instead they must trust their natural instincts and combat experience to determine the length and shape of that AoE and other attacks. For them the combat is basically FFXV combat and thus they must trust their natural experience in battle to determine the actions of the enemy.

I also mentioned that we see other attacks other than just AoE such as Charge attacks and other mechanic we cannot dodge as Markers as well but we know how to reduce those attacks damage by seeing those markers.

[Zohar_Lahar]

With how many players that get hit by attacks that aren't telegraphed I'm not sure about that......

Their brain stem must be malfunctioning in some way.

[HReincarnate]

I think you're reading too much into it. Each echo user manifests its power in different ways.

Reading aether fluctuations to predict enemy attacks was Fordola's power but it doesn't mean it's ours. As far as I'm concerned, seeing aoe markers and the like is still a gameplay feature that should be segregated from the lore/plot.

[Xerxus___]

Because hes the flash.














End of discussion.