Quote Originally Posted by Dxzstar View Post
So I have a question. Do you feel there is any issue with DRK's usage of lines for their aoe's? Since those are arguably vastly more frustrating to properly line up. Do you think Flood and Shadowbringer should become circular? What of BRD and MCH as well? I'm sorry if this seems patronizing but it seems like you don't really mind those so I kinda wanna confirm and if so, ask why?
IMO yes Flood should absolutely be a circle. Line AoEs are okay on a DPS as you are free to move about to get the perfect line that hits all the mobs. On a tank, the mobs follow you and crowd around you, they do not politely queue up to be hit by your narrow line attack.

I don't really mind cone AoEs, what bothered me about Overpower is that it was the one cone AoE on a job where every other AoE was a circle, including the next step of the AoE combo. It means you constantly have to go in and out of the pack to hit everything, which is really annoying as a tank as it causes all the mobs to jiggle around which messes up the party's AoE too. I'd have been fine if they went the opposite direction and made Mythril Tempest, Decimate and Chaotic Cyclone into cones. I'm fine with BRD and MCH having all cones for that reason.

It's not so bad if the aoe shape disparity only happens every so often. For example SAM still has to hit a cone for Ogi Namikiri, MNK has to hit a line for Enlightenment (although Enlightenment is annoying for different reasons). But when it's every other combo attack it gets a bit tiresome. So I'd be okay with keeping Shadowbringer as a line, or more preferably a cone. But Flood should be a circle without question.