Stacking AOE markers latest trend?

[wereotter]

Whoa whoa whoa, back the fun bus the eff up!

Full disclosure, I just discovered yesterday that poetic vendors have an accessories tab (felt dumb, but also happy) and I have multiple 80 jobs and a bunch more post 50, but the one thing I still feel I have to hoard for future jobs while leveling through squadrons and trusts are weapons. Outside Gil vendors, they don’t feel guaranteed enough like all the tomestone-provided slots (so every other slot).

Maybe this deserves its own topic and if so maybe I’ll make one, but one of the mysteries still eluding me is how one guarantees oneself 50/60/70 weapons when passing through these leveling milestones, in the same vein as one can provide for every other slot while leveling alt jobs via poetics!

(And no, deep dungeon weapons don’t count, the currency to do so in time requires much more dedication to that specific content to do so for every job on its way through)

I agree. The game doesn't do anything to direct you toward knowing how to get gear once you're reached the end game or any of the expansion milestones. My first time I attempted to play I ran into a wall of not knowing how to get new hear while not having a high enough item level to do higher level content. If I'd known about tomestones vendors at all that would have made a huge difference.

[Floortank]

Has anyone noticed people in the last couple days stacking the AOE markers? Not the tacos, but actually running over to stand on you so there are now two aoe markers which will pretty much wipe the group.

I am trying to figure out why this is suddenly a more prevalent thing lately as it has happened to quite a few people I know, so I doubt its all the same person just being... unwise.

Not sure how you can get to 80 without knowing you dont do that...

It has to do with the literal thousands and thousands of new players.

[technole]

The current arrow-in stack marker started showing up in Thordan Extreme, and those who didn't do it when it came out, first saw it in Nidhogg NM. People actually still die to it today mainly because of not enough stack and the healers not healing at-all.

My favorite one is the one in Bozja skirmish in the 2nd zone where if you don't get in the marker, you will die unless you have an essence or VIT going. I love watching people who think "nah i'm good thanks" Bye.

[Mikey_R]

The current arrow-in stack marker started showing up in Thordan Extreme, and those who didn't do it when it came out, first saw it in Nidhogg NM. People actually still die to it today mainly because of not enough stack and the healers not healing at-all.

In non EX content, the absolute earliest (based on release time) is Void Ark on the last boss. This marker is unique in that it also shows how big the affected area is compared to all other stack markers.

[SillyCrow]

To be fair in Cyrcus Tower the last boss does three AoE but the reflex you get is to get away from other players when it is actually the opposite.