Garuda after patch

[Molly_Millions]

Those player are all japanese they have about 0 latency, i dont know where you come from but in EU, the lag is quite worse, is doable yes but is based on luck mostly.

That's untrue, the lag is relatively close to the same for all regions with variances from different ISPs. The real problem with lag is the entirely on SEs end. It's trouble with the servers communicating with each other more than a problem of distance from the actual server location, ie., ping time.

[Chimaira]

that what everyone does <.<

[Chimaira]

EU has worse ping ever before Australia

[Mister-Wonderful]

Regardless, her actions are completely predictable so long as you are patient, wait before skills, watch your map to see where she's going to be, and move.

Predicting skills ruins my immersion.

[Dawiichan]

Yeah one more issue here, as always, not all jobs are welcome in this fight ... /sigh

A party beat it with all 7 jobs, and yes the paladin was tanking. All classes are welcomed, its that after the BLM burn most people have their BLMs built up compared to other jobs.

[Zezlar]

I feel Square should have done an emergency maintenance. The situation has arose due to the taking advantage of the oversight. I personally took the time to learn the normal fight (which is pretty easy, once you understand it) and also participated in the manaburn. The problem I found is that there were people who simply would not try Garuda unless it was a manaburn party.

There seems to be this generalization that Garuda is simply too hard. Well I really hate to burst peoples bubble but she's not. Once you take the time to learn her like any fight she becomes like clockwork and in many ways easier than Ifrit/Moogle. The only difference is that this time the entire party is required and gear needs to not suck. Black Mages in AF i'm looking at you (not hating, I was in AF too when I started :P)

I have quite possibly the worst latency an ISP can provide outside of dial-up. (.110kbps upload as well) to a server that's 75 miles away from my home and I can do that entire fight without getting any sort of server lag.

Grab some friends, learn the fight, and please stop complaining about it. What's done is done, but there's still quite a huge chunk of people on the servers that have yet to clear it.

[Zozma]

Seems to me only the most awsome people who have awsome LS or super luck on double/triple melded gear are those who have spammed Garuda like crazy before the fix. Thus putting the distance between elitist and casual even further. Not saying I want Garuda easier, I like a challenge. But just feels like a penalty to all us others who haven't gotten geared up by Garuda release. Hope ppl see my point.

I've managed to survive Aerial Blast a few times, and maybe 3-4 times I've had a chance to get a min or two with "after AB phase" I play from Europe as well and its not easy. The timespan from you see the hint text in log or Garuda on the minimap is so fucking small and gives no chance to react at all. The Shrieks are fine as they take a while to use, but the instant songs are a killer when you have moved on your client but serverwise you're in another posision.

I did Ifrit once and got hit by two plumes at the same time, how is that even possible...

[Zozma]

I have quite possibly the worst latency an ISP can provide outside of dial-up. (.110kbps upload as well) to a server that's 75 miles away from my home and I can do that entire fight without getting any sort of server lag.
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So you basicly live in Japan? Try 5300 miles (air distance), european players have the worst network topographic connection ever. Look at this crap;

[Zezlar]

So you basicly live in Japan? Try 5300 miles (air distance), european players have the worst network topographic connection ever. Look at this crap;
Hell I'm shocked, 8900 miles in network distance. (I live at the red dot; Norway)

New York is where I live. My latency to Japan has got to be horrrrible. lol.

[Dufer]

Things being difficult is good, gives us fluff while everything else is already completed and easy