Why won't you limit break?

[Kanzer]

Because it's not necessary and I'd rather keep DPSing.

[Esp]

I always forget to LB, but that's because I tank more than I DPS, and since tanks never get to use theirs, well... xD

It's easy to forget about it once you finally get to DPS for a change ^^

[Kosmos992k]

I always forget to LB, but that's because I tank more than I DPS, and since tanks never get to use theirs, well... xD

It's easy to forget about it once you finally get to DPS for a change ^^

Take a walk on the wild side, and use it...use the tank LB3...use it! Either that or let the healers do it.

I mean, seriously, if we're in a full party content and the boss is under 25%, but we're taking a beating, why not use the tank LB3? It will give everyone a breather and we can finish instead of wiping. And if a huge mechanic just killed the majority of the party, the healer LB3 would seem to be a great solution to me, bring everyone back at full and let's do it to it.

Tanks and healers have some of the most powerful LBs and never use them, it's always left to the PS and even they seem afraid to use the LB sometimes. Perhaps it's time we all, tanks and healers, put the LB back on our bars and contemplate using it should the circumstances allow or demand.

[Dzian]

There's no happy medium is the problem...
when i'm a dps I always seem to get paired with dps that waste it at the worst times. second boss of that dungeon at 4% hp go go melee lb.....
makes me just face palm when I could have used the caster lb on the last big set of trash....

or a melee that knocks out lb1 at the start of the last boss in sohm al hard the instant it dings. when ideally I would have used the caster one to kill the second set of adds instantly.....

any number of places where it would be great to use a lb. but I cant cos my fellow dps has wasted them...

When i'm a tank or healer though. total opposite. Hey guys LB3 is up you might wanna use it....
guys.... guys..... guyyyysssssss.
boss gets to 1% hp LIMIT BREAK and dead before the LB even hits....

did omega 1 earlier as still needed a drop from that one. lb3 was up for well over half that fight no one used it. honeslty could have used 2 of them.... in the end I did tank lb3 at 4% because it was obvious no one else was going to use it....

the healers lolled. the dps flipped a freakin lid cos I wasted it....

[Erudito]

Does the boss jump regularly? If so, I won't LB since I do not know the timings for the jumps and will not risk a missed LB.

Is it a boss that has a tendency of near-wipe the raid when its on low HP? Something like Diabolos in Dun Scaith? Then I won't LB. Best saved for a Healer LB or the finishing blow. Not to mention using LB on a 24-main raid boss is equivalent to a tickle.

Is it a 24-man raid? I will LB as soon as its up (at 3) unless the above conditions apply.

Is it a dungeon? If I am a caster I will LB if tank is over his/her head with mass pulling and pray that it kills a few of the mobs. I will LB if I am a melee DPS as soon as it hits 3 unless conditions 1 and/or 2 apply. I will not LB as a healer, such a thing should not be needed even if paired with bads.

Is it PvP? Dude, go caster, bind multiple targets in place and let her rip. Have you ever had multiple caster LBs hit while enemies have been bound or heavy? Its glorious!

[Lustaria]

Usually in Dungeons, I go like this:
Use LB on first boss because it's usually still about 75% full by the time we get there and fills up while we're fighting it. Or if it's an earlier dungeon, it doesn't actually fill up at all during the first boss because our ilvls are too high.

1. Use on first boss.
2. Skip use on second boss in order to build up the second bar for use on the last boss at about 5-10%. At least that's how I do it.

[Misutoraru]

because when tank do a large trash mob pull, as a caster I LB it, someone complain
because when tank do a large trash mob pull, as a range, I cast LB, and tank just dodge dance in a way most of the trash run out of my LB, someone complain
because as a melee, LB on boss, someone complain it is better to use on big pull
yeah, what ever i do, someone complain, i have enough of it

[Rhindas]

When not using it on big trash pulls, if I don't need to save it for the second/third bar, I may use it as soon as the fight starts. LB seems to build faster in boss fights anyway so you're gonna get a big chunk back by the end (not to mention some bosses specifically reward LB progress for properly doing mechanics). When I think we'll need to save it, I'll wait to use it at specific points: i.e., watching for mechanics. People can spam "LB!" at me all they want, I'm not using it when I know the boss is about to do something that'll either A) nullify/waste it or B) kill myself and/or others because I'm too busy shooting my lasers to move.


As Healer specifically, I am fully aware the party is nearly dead, but I'm also fully aware when to actually use it. No sense in me locking myself in a fancy dance for 10 seconds while the party gets up to die again, and then now so am I so I can't re raise. If the temporary invincibility applies to the healer LB3 then it's astounding how fast people still redie.

[Sparhwk]

Limit break is underpowered simple as that. In ARR it was really good but HW player power outshined it. SB there's no reason to use it now. The long cast time doesn't help with aoe mechanics flying all over the place and the flashy graphics don't line up witht he shit damage. In cases as say like a Dragoon using it, that kills my BotD meter and losing that is devastating to dps overall. So it's rare that it's safe to use LB for a very miminal gain.

Simple fix, increase it's power and while channeling/in animation it freezes all your buff timers. Put in something so you can't abuse it we're good. Otherwise unless it's scripted there's no point in LB use.

[Lustaria]

Trivia: Last I was aware, the power scaling of the LB is actually based on the average ilvl of your whole party's weapons. So if your LB damage isn't up to snuff, well.. someone's weapon is probably underleveled. Maybe. It still has its uses for the most part.