AOE Spam Fest <Please remove it>

[KujinRen]

I wish we'd get rid of most (if not all) of the 10-20 mobs per pull. It doesn't feel very Final Fantasy 'ish. The AOE spam fest sort of takes away from the "oooh ahhh" of each mob in the game. I'd prefer pulls of 1-4 mobs at most, and just beef up their health pool and abilities. Pulling trains and using every AOE we've got feels like we're not using any skill. It is very boring. Bring back the "badass" feeling of even the simplest trash mob guarding the room to a final boss in a dungeon or perhaps a puzzle event in a labyrinth that requires you to coordinate killing an epic pre-boss with conditions.

I'm sure I didn't explain that well, but I hope anyone who reads this gets what I'm saying. Thank you for your time.

[Chardrizard]

You mean it doesnt feel FFXI-ish? Because you fight clusters oof mobs in other FF.

[Elexia]

You mean it doesnt feel FFXI-ish? Because you fight clusters oof mobs in other FF.

There's a difference between spam fest and fighting a group of of mobs. XIV is a spam fest. Btw, you fight clusters of mobs in FFXI as well.

[Gentaro]

You mean it doesnt feel FFXI-ish? Because you fight clusters oof mobs in other FF.

clusters that you strike down 1 by 1, not with pure AoE :3

[Duelle]

You mean it doesnt feel FFXI-ish? Because you fight clusters oof mobs in other FF.

Can't believe I'm agreeing with Char, but this.

[Catriona]

In most MMOs I'd disagree, because I like things being a little bit out of control rather than taking enemies one by one, but I do agree that it doesn't feel very "Final Fantasy", and perhaps this MMO would be improved by battles being tighter and more focused somehow.

[Brannigan]

Didn't FF1 have you fight like 9 pirates at the same time in like the second town?

[Fiosha_Maureiba]

Didn't FF1 have you fight like 9 pirates at the same time in like the second town?

Indeed. And you don't have access to Level 3 spells yet :-(

[neorei]

oh you haven't been in dynamis in ffxi then O.o

[Kiroh]

oh you haven't been in dynamis in ffxi then O.o

Yeah, but to be fair Dynamis wasn't really crowd combat as much as it was Sleepga the holy hell out of them and throw 18 people at them one at a time.