Why do people save LB till the end of the fight?

[Cidel]

In a DF setting with 3-gauge Limit Breaks, I'd like to think people would save it until the end of the fight where it'll end or near-end the fight if a large fraction of the party displays their ineptitude at staying alive throughout the raid/fight on the off-chance something takes out half of the party; that way a healer can LB3 and salvage the fight.

Had a few parties of those types (mostly in 24-man raids), where a LB3 trigger-happy DPS used it to shave off a % or two of the boss' HP at like 20-something %, only for half or more of the party to derp to some mechanic and simultaneously die to it at some point afterwards, only to wish "they hadn't 'wasted' the LB3." Seen a healer save/ saved many a run with healer LB3s, but never seen a run saved by a DPS not waiting til the end to use it...

If using a DPS LB3 gave a damage buff to the whole party or something (like Squadrons), there'd be more of an argument to not sit on it.

[KaijinRhada]

From what I experienced, I generally feel that in 4-mans, the LB is better used on mass-pulled trash since that makes up the bulk of the time you spend in an instance. Mileage may vary, but I often find that by the time you let it fill to LB2, the boss will be 5% of less, which I can DPS down faster. Not to say it only fills by 5%, but that's definitely a case where I will actively ignore it.

In DF 8-mans and 24-mans, I tend to feel that it depends on how the run is going. Usually it's fine, with only the odd occasion of thinking you're sure it's fine, but then people drop like flies. Or I just forget if I'm the only melee. :V

These are just my experiences. I'll have to take a look at the breakdown from that Google doc though! I do like to research on efficient gameplay, old habit from WoW.

[NanaWiloh]

Look KaijinRhada gets it. Kinda of funny how others don't. Its simpe in a DF 8 or 24 man run when LB3 comes up. You sit on your little trigger happy fingers until you sure things arent going to blow up. You could also just spend and hour or two reading posts in Tales from the duty finder if you still dont get why.

[Tlamila]

I love using caster LB on the last pull of Anamnesis, if queueing as dps...but then pug tanks nowadays never do the full pull and when I use it on just a pack it depresses me.

[TaleraRistain]

I think in dungeons we're just going too fast to really worry about it most of the time.

I see more use in 8 and 24 mans and usually near enough the end to make sure the healers don't need to pull the party back from the brink of death. I make a point if our party is doing well to tell the DPS to fire away when they want to so they know they don't have to reserve it for mine or co-healer's use.

[DarkZeroUnit]

its a single use execute 6150 pot and seeing that meteor land is so satisfying, but its only neat if it kills the boss

[Tho-Much]

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Also, never ever use a tank or heal LB1/ 2.
They nearly useless and have no real use in any Dungeon.

Pah... you dont pay my sub. I really like to use LBs as Healer or Tank in Dungeons. Best feeling ever.

[Jandor]

Pah... you dont pay my sub. I really like to use LBs as Healer or Tank in Dungeons. Best feeling ever.

I use tank LB when the last boss is on 5%, gotta pinch the cool finishing move from the DPS

[Amaeth]

its a single use execute 6150 pot and seeing that meteor land is so satisfying, but its only neat if it kills the boss

Finally, someone with sense! I cannot believe we've got to page 6 before someone finally gets close to the proper reason (outside of content where you think things could get dicey enough you'll need the tank/healer LB)
It's the reason me and my friends often save it for the final boss - not for the efficiency, seriously, the tiny bit you get is just not worth it, let it drop and have some fun unless savage/extreme/ultimate. It is:
Because it is so damn cool and just so Final Fantasy to kill a final boss with an LB

There is a fine art to trying to time it so it goes to off to as near as damn it exactly kill the boss, and when you get it right it feels awesome.

[ReynTime]

When DPSing I use it as soon as the 2 or 3 gauges fill unless we're saving for the healer or tank LBs for specific fights. And typically the gauge only maxes near the end of the fight in regular dungeons.