So uh, Command Missions...

[Alleo]

But Alleo, that boils down to a management issue. First off, on the second boss, it doesn't matter if they stand on the electricity. It deals little to no damage to them. You can select the add, click on "engage" and they will burn it in a second. You scroll through the aggro list: Select - Engage. In the last boss, you can pretty much ignore the little flames. Their damage is pathetic.

I know but they are already running back to the boss so when I click engage it will waste time to have them run back and sometimes they completely ignore it..on the first boss I tried engage with the adds and nobody came..so its feels utterly clunky and at least for me its not fun to micromanage them that much.

In the end I just dont really see the reason why we have the content. Its restricted to certain dungeons, was not really faster than with random people and the constant commands really got on my nerves. The only reason to go into this is to farm some exp so if that was the reason for them, why not just give us exp if we unsynch dungeons? Simply cut the exp down depending on the level you run it and thus people can still level that way. Probably easier to implement than such a complete new system. (And imo a lot more fun)

For squadrons I wish they had truly new instances that we could run them through and that they have a certain competence from the very beginning. I mean I sent them out for months and all of them are at least lvl 50 yet they make mistakes that newer players normally only do. (Now I at least know the reason why they sometimes even cant do low level stuff..) Maybe make the squadron instances like the deep dungeon with unlimited amounts of random floors, with traps and puzzles (that you have to do) and with enemies that are getting harder with a certain amount of floors. This way leveling them up, teaching them stuff and managing them would have felt way better imo. They could introduce new titles, mounts and other stuff for that and it would be at least new. Now you will have some strange A.I players next to you while you run the same dungeons that you already ran x amount of times again.

[Fyce]

Quick guide on "How to run ___ dungeon with my squadron?":

• Halatali: don't, because bosses have invul phases and your recruits are too dumb to kill the elementals. Besides, you always forget to activate the switches thingies before the second boss.
• Toto-Rak: don't, because you still don't have your tank stance (see below).
• Brayflox: don't, because it's meh and bosses are a pain.
• Stone vigil: go and wreck everything in 10 minutes.
• Wanderer's palace: don't, the whole place is a mess for squadrons.

Quick guide on "What classes should my recruits be? And what about me?":

• DPS Recruits: Archers. Two of them. Until they get patched.
• Healer Recruit: Conjurer. Because the Grand Company is too poor to give them Job Crystals.
• You: Tank. That's the only way you can ensure the tank (you) keeps the aggro against the archers with your tank stance. Besides, you (hopefuly) won't cleave your party. I'd choose PLD, because you have Sentinel in SV, but whatever suits you.

Quick guide on "What strategy buff should I use on my recruits?":

• Archer 1: Offensive.
• Archer 2:Offensive.
• Healer: Offensive.
• ... Unless you have another strategy which provides more damage buff while leveling Offensive. Anyway, don't go Defensive.

Quick guide on "Will you make a quick guide with some random tips?":

• In SV, all bosses will only target you for their mechanics, as your recuits are considered as pets, and no mechanics in this dungeon target pets.
• Don't forget to open bosses' chests as SV cost 2k seals and you gain ~1k with the chests GC deliveries.
• Don't pull everything like an idiot. Archers are best when focusing a single target. Besides, your healer will DPS if you don't need healing.

[FoxyAreku]

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I haven't had a problem on any of those dungeons with squadrons though. Them attacking invuln targets is kind of a pain but you can solo adds so whatever.

What's up with archers and why are they so good apparently?

[Fyce]

I haven't had a problem on any of those dungeons with squadrons though. Them attacking invuln targets is kind of a pain but you can solo adds so whatever.

What's up with archers and why are they so good apparently?

I'm not saying you can't do all dungeons with your squadron. But Stone Vigil is definitly the easiest and doesn't require you spamming orders all the time.
And about archers, they use Barrage with a (very) low cooldown. We are talking every 2 to 3 GCDs. This alone makes their DPS way above any other class.

[FoxyAreku]

I'm not saying you can't do all dungeons with your squadron. But Stone Vigil is definitly the easiest and doesn't require you spamming orders all the time.
And about archers, they use Barrage with a (very) low cooldown. We are talking every 2 to 3 GCDs. This alone makes their DPS way above any other class.

ohh, that's interesting. I did notice my monk was using goad on me almost every pull...seems they just don't follow cooldown rules. That's funny, haha.

[Levarius]

I ran my ten dungeons as a healer with a WAR tank + two ARC. I always thought Stone Vigil was a longer dungeon so I didn't run it. Brayflox is super easy though. The biggest threat is your characters getting locked out of boss battles. The trash simply consists of hitting Engage and tossing a heal or two while stoning things. Bosses were pretty much the same but with the odd Disengage/Engage to get them away from the boss room gate.

[uvuvwevwevweonyetenyevweugwemu]

I've only been trying as tank atm. My only gripe the dps/heals only does single target on Engage. There need to be a separate AoE engage button depending on who the target, with healer still focus on healing party ofc even if target is enemy. I don't mind healer dpsing, just when I press Engage then AI should know something need attention. Disengange is great for dodging but its funny when arc/cnj trying to run towards me, they got caught by the stalker in Wanderer's Palace. I ended up duoing up to last boss with a pgl (ran out of tonic). I like most of it, Engage button reminds me of good tanks who marks their targets in low-level dungeons. It saved most noobs like me from ripping aggro back then.

[Rokke]

I switched between Halatali and Stone Vigil for my 10 dungeons. Both were super easy with me tanking. Squats are best emote :3

[Tny]

Possibly the best way to powerlevel your DPS for now. I did some Halatali > Toto-Rak > Brayflox with my MNK and DRG without any problem whatsoever. For some mechanics I need to actually soak some of them.

[Antonio_Xul]

I've ran this as a Samurai, Red Mage & Warrior and it is definitely easier as a Warrior or any tank I imagine. For sure after clearing each dungeon once, I am only spamming Stone Vigil as it's the only dungeon I can run as a DPS without issue and has high XP. Totorak is also doable as a DPS, but low XP. I might try healer even though I've never healed before, but this might be good practice.