4v4 Practice Mode - SE Please

[Arthur_Gwen]

That's called preseason

[Aramyth]

That's called preseason

Pre-season isn't good enough for the FFXIV community. Too many people don't know how to play 4v4 pvp. I've seen tanks picking up defense buffs (nobody is going to be attacking the tank in the first ~1.5 minutes of the match, so that's 1.5 minutes of the buff going to waste), melee DPS limit breaking targets without calling out they are using it, healers who stand in the open, healers casting their attack spells when someone is dying next to them, tanks not helping by stunning the healer properly etc. I've seen people call out at the beginning of a game "Attacking ranged" but then the ranged class comes out with a defense buff, well great, switch to the melee or the healer then, don't waste your time attacking the person with the defense buff.... People don't know how to think dynamically. They probably need a guide.

I've never seen a pvp community an MMO as bad as the one in these game. I can't figure out why.

[Cynric]

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Please tell me which quick chat command says "Using Adrenaline Rush on Target!"

The best we can do is let you know we're at 100% so you don't waste that adrenaline sitting on the ground.

[Aramyth]

Attacking healer!
Adrenaline Rush at 100%
Attacking healer!

Then do it two more times, if you think you need to. There you go.

[Tillen]

Attacking healer!
Adrenaline Rush at 100%
Attacking healer!

Then do it two more times, if you think you need to. There you go.

The problem with that is no one listens to call outs.

[Caitlyn]

The problem with that is no one listens to call outs.

Because even when you spam it, it seems to be not clear for anyone. Its more like:

Healer: "Attacking melee!" (focus melee please)
DPS: "Attacking ranged" (Ah ok, you attack melee, we attack someone else.)
Healer: "Attacking melee! Attacking melee! Attacking melee!" (No! I want you to focus melee!!!)
DPS: "Attacking ranged" (We got it, you attack melee. We attack someone else.)
Healer: "Hello" (I m done... I m out.)


It would help a bit, if we at least got commands like this:

• "Yes."
• "No."
• "Attack [role/job]!"
• "[playername] take Buff/Medals/Whatever!"
• "Help!"

Or just enable chat again.

[Cynric]

Because even when you spam it, it seems to be not clear for anyone. Its more like:

Healer: "Attacking melee!" (focus melee please)
DPS: "Attacking ranged" (Ah ok, you attack melee, we attack someone else.)
Healer: "Attacking melee! Attacking melee! Attacking melee!" (No! I want you to focus melee!!!)
DPS: "Attacking ranged" (We got it, you attack melee. We attack someone else.)
Healer: "Hello" (I m done... I m out.)


It would help a bit, if we at least got commands like this:

• "Yes."
• "No."
• "Attack [role/job]!"
• "[playername] take Buff/Medals/Whatever!"
• "Help!"

Or just enable chat again.

GET THE MEDALS!! GET THE MEDALS!! (oh lord i'll just take them stop staring at them Mr. 50 medals!)

[Arthur_Gwen]

Pre-season isn't good enough for the FFXIV community. Too many people don't know how to play 4v4 pvp. I've seen tanks picking up defense buffs (nobody is going to be attacking the tank in the first ~1.5 minutes of the match, so that's 1.5 minutes of the buff going to waste), melee DPS limit breaking targets without calling out they are using it, healers who stand in the open, healers casting their attack spells when someone is dying next to them, tanks not helping by stunning the healer properly etc. I've seen people call out at the beginning of a game "Attacking ranged" but then the ranged class comes out with a defense buff, well great, switch to the melee or the healer then, don't waste your time attacking the person with the defense buff.... People don't know how to think dynamically. They probably need a guide.

I've never seen a pvp community an MMO as bad as the one in these game. I can't figure out why.

So we need the chat back

[Tillen]

That's called preseason

And you are absolutely correct. However I think with a major expac there was so much to do leading up to the Season that queues were abysmal. Top tier players weren't queuing as much and frontlines provided more exp, so feast wasnt attractive to the Feast casual. I think for Season 6 it will be a lot smoother but for Season 5, I think launch was done poorly.