Why do you fail at Hashmal?

[KaivaC]

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If it helps, what I usually do is keep him focus targeted and when I see the cast for 'Control Tower', I get ready to move to the middle. After the towers rise, I go near them and after Hashmal cuts them, I watch to see which direction they slide. It makes it easier for me personally to then dodge appropriately. Maybe give that a try, see if it helps at all.

[Alleo]

If it helps, what I usually do is keep him focus targeted and when I see the cast for 'Control Tower', I get ready to move to the middle. After the towers rise, I go near them and after Hashmal cuts them, I watch to see which direction they slide. It makes it easier for me personally to then dodge appropriately. Maybe give that a try, see if it helps at all.

Thanks for the tip. Will keep that in my mind.

[KaldeaSahaline]

Touche. I can't dispute it when you put it that way. Often times, unless one knows better, it can be tough to figure out what's actually good advice, and what advice actually works. You know how long it took PUGs to finally use the '1' waymark to mark positions in Omega Savage?

Seriously, a lot of players thought (some still do) that saying their spots in chat was more than good enough...but without discord, sometimes that isn't good enough. I haven't touched O4S personally because I haven't built up enough confidence to try it on any of my roles. How touch is it compared to Week 1 O3S?

I do and it's a life saver honestly. It gives clear indication of responsibility and accountability (like a parser ;p).

Current O4S is much harder than week 1 O3S IMO for several reasons, top 2 of which:

1) Good players are done with the fight. Week 1 O3S had higher concentrations of good players.

2) O4S mechanics are very dynamic in that you need to adjust based on other members. Historically, the FF14 community is incredibly bad at this, and the game design further complicates it by everything being a one shot.

You'll see DPS who are so blind that they can't dodge a giant black hole moving towards them. You'll see players who if they don't get the position their used too, it's like the world is ending because they can't grasp how to pick a different spot. You'll see people who have NO idea how to adjust on the fly when things go awry and wipe the group. I could go on but I hope you get my point lol.

That said, O4S is a very fun and rewarding fight and I strongly encourage you to participate even if it's a bit painful. If you were on Primal i'd go with you, but alas.

^ Your healers want you to know this. If you don't push any buttons except moving, you will not get instakilled after taking a raise. Please give us a couple seconds to get your health back up, especially if you're not the only one who died.

I've always personally found moving to even get me killed. Standing still always works for sure though. I've never timed it, but I don't think it was 10s post being able to move your character, maybe 10s including the entire animation.

[Tridus]

I've always personally found moving to even get me killed. Standing still always works for sure though. I've never timed it, but I don't think it was 10s post being able to move your character, maybe 10s including the entire animation.

Really? Interseting. I'd be curious what the exact mechanic actually is. Standing still is pretty good advice then, since we're sure it works.