MK4 is to hard

[Packetdancer]

A general reason why a lot of people struggle with XIV's content is that they're waiting way too long to move for mechanics.

With very few exceptions it's safe to run into something as soon as you see the animation happening and the mentioned laser mechanic is a perfect example of one that gives you little to no time to dodge it if you're not abusing the damage snapshots to the fullest and not switching sides the instant you see a beam go off.

I'm going to just underline this and then run over it with a yellow highlighter for emphasis. For any mechanic that involves dodging between two spots in this game, I do not think there is anything more important to remember than this.

we beat it ... I have a heart felt appreciation for this forum, thank you

Glad you got through the fight! And glad the help/advice was useful.

[Shinku_Tachi]

Again. I've really gotta express my thanks to y'all in this thread.

I've been playing 14 since the beginning, and I've never heard of the "snapshots" thing; or, even the term itself, in the context it has been used in this thread, until this thread.

Better late than never I guess, lol.

But thank you. Thank you Packetdancer and everyone else in this thread taking time to offer explanations and help.

[OlafQuintessa]

I find the bit with the 4 (or 5?) half room cleaves from circles that fall really hard to read as well. It's not like I don't understand the mechanic, it's just very hard to see through all the visual clutter. Mostly I appreciate the slightly harder content they've done for DT, but it's bad design to rely on visual impairment to make something challenging.

[Raven2014]

I've been playing 14 since the beginning, and I've never heard of the "snapshots" thing; or, even the term itself, in the context it has been used in this thread, until this thread.

Better late than never I guess, lol.

Snap shot tend to refer to the difference between where you are physically on your screen, and where the server believe you are (usually 0.2 to 0.5 seconds behind). And FF14 is very notorious about it.

That's why in most case, people learn how to move "ahead" of the animations.