Phalanx Antiquated?

[WillRiker]

Anyone else getting the feeling that Phalanx is an antique now?

I am trying to figure out why I would want to use Phalanx. With the combo system, I would rather use the TP for an enmity or damage combo rather than using TP on Phalanx.

[Gidonoidon_Sur]

My GLD is only 30, but when testing out the changes using leves (solo) I found that I used Phalanx to bleed out TP bc I have excess due to limited combo options (combo skills on cooldown), least at my level.

Maybe not as relevant at 50 or in party play, however.

[zaviermhigo]

my bf is 50 gla, he doesn't talk on forums as much, he says same thing as op, rather use tp on enmity combo, phalanx is antiquated for him.

[Rentahamster]

Yeah all the reactive skills (except for Overpower) seem useless right now.

[DrekeLamorte]

Yeah all the reactive skills (except for Overpower) seem useless right now.

Phanlanx dmg is dec when compared to other gla abilities. If you're fight multiple targets, war drum is your best friend. Phalanx is useful because it's quick, and a minimal cost, which shouldn't get in the way of combo's. If your soloing then don't bother, use combos, but in groups, GLA doing decent dmg constantly is another great enmity gen on top of war drum. So neither are useless.


PS: What it boils down too, is finding ways to use all the abilities the game has to offer, as opposed to ignoring them because they're not doing max damage or giving you leet buffs. Remember Riot Blade + Contagion. Experiment. It's situational. And all about perspective I guess. /shrug

[Skies]

Yeah all the reactive skills (except for Overpower) seem useless right now.

I disagree. Feint has served me well during over 20 levels until I got Full Thrust, that still serves me well until now by giving me more TP. It's not that all reactive skills are useless, Phalanx might not be as useful, though.
I wouldn't know, my GLA is just level 6 and I seem to be using Phalanx left and right.

[Orophin]

If they were to add a debuff to Phalanx like Fracture has Incapacitate it might be worth using.

[Rentahamster]

If they were to add a debuff to Phalanx like Fracture has Incapacitate it might be worth using.

Even the fracture debuff doesn't last that long to be worth the cost and the hassle, IMO.

[Rentahamster]

One thing you may want to keep in mind is that the PLD will be able to combo off of a Phalanx.

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...764#post449764

[syntaxlies]

One thing you may want to keep in mind is that the PLD will be able to combo off of a Phalanx.

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...764#post449764

They should have both been pld skills IMO.