[dev1002] The entire world lacking as a battle environment.

[Kimahri]

You know one thing I'd like to talk about is the XP/SP you gain per mob. Is it just me, or does it seem less than what you received in XI? I remember that Even Match resulted in guaranteed 100 XP in XI.....I just fought a level 34 Coblyn in Nanawa Mines which is considered an Even Match in XI's terms and I'm level 29 Gladiator.......76 XP/SP.......Does that also strike you as odd? Let's not mention the fact that at Level 30-31 the to next level was 5,800 XP.....Now in FFXIV it's 38,000! Can someone tell me what Dev tag to file this under so I can write about it? It's just insane the low XP/SP you get for solo.

[Mudd]

I don't think anyone could have said it better..

Speaking of Gigas though, I'd like to see them in Coerthas =x

where, acts of individual bravery for the sake of their friends manage to see them all through alive.

I remember my many acts of bravery.. They usually ended up with me kiting aggro away from the party and winding up dead 80% of the time lol.. Good times.

[CrystalObsidian]

Darthtaru's story reminds me of when I first heard about FFXi, and when it came out, I actually didn't hear great things about it. (I honestly can't remember why though, it was so long ago). Being a FF fan, I wanted to play it but just didn't because of things I heard. However, many years later my current boyfriend showed me FFXI, he showed me all the areas, jobs, magic, summons, battles, and even with that probly still left out a lot. But when he showed me I was like "holy s*** what have I been missing all these years??" *sadface*

So with seeing FFXI, I wanted to try out FFXIV, and I agree that it's definitely not the same..although I do like FFXIV, since it's my first MMO I guess, I still feel like so much is missing from it. Thank you for posting this darthtaru

[Filtiarne]

I laughed pretty hard at the no BR's during a NM fight comment. Someone should tell him that the new batch of NM's don't really count.

[Xzen]

Been killing NMs since the day they were put in game. We also don't get anywhere close to 30 min rage timer. We even low manned the NMs before the nerf with little effort.

[Filtiarne]

As in, the #2 ranked Marauder on Fabul? That kind of person?

[Xzen]

Again degenerating to personal attacks just shows social ineptness and that's all. Why don't you actually provide some information to try and prove a point on the subject? Or better yet since we seem to be on the subject why not provide some hard numbers to back your claim that the BRs add to the overall DPS even with the time it takes to get everyones skills queued up as compared to using your attacks and abilities without that time you stood there doing nothing while people queue up?

[Filtiarne]

http://lodestone.finalfantasyxiv.com.../battle02.html
just go READ what the developers posted. its at max a 3 person deal. a party of 8 should have 2 or 3 BR's going at once. If you honestly aren't using BR during your NM battles you need to sit your LS down and teach them to use it.

[Filtiarne]

If you are with an experienced group you generally have one person designated as the BR initiator and he will have a macro call when BR is started. The group then pushes their BR macro for the set skill and debilitating effect you desire. several different macros among the group for each situation. one to weaken def, another to burst maim or victimize. they can also be combined with magic for other debilitating effects that without question serve only one purpose but to increase damage. An experienced party of 8 shouldn't take any longer than 3 seconds to react to the BR call and put it up. Even the base BR of normal attacks to reduce defense is insanely effective. My maim almost always gains 5% damage (maxed out at 3000 tp for consistency) when the mob is debilitated. The fact that I even need to argue about this is a little confusing.

[Xzen]

If you are with an experienced group you generally have one person designated as the BR initiator and he will have a macro call when BR is started. The group then pushes their BR macro for the set skill and debilitating effect you desire. several different macros among the group for each situation. one to weaken def, another to burst maim or victimize. they can also be combined with magic for other debilitating effects that without question serve only one purpose but to increase damage. An experienced party of 8 shouldn't take any longer than 3 seconds to react to the BR call and put it up. Even the base BR of normal attacks to reduce defense is insanely effective. My maim almost always gains 5% damage (maxed out at 3000 tp for consistency) when the mob is debilitated. The fact that I even need to argue about this is a little confusing.

I know how they work and what they do. But when experimenting early on they made little difference to the amount of time it took to down an NM after we figured out the best strategy and party layout for taking them down. One thing in favor of BRs that just crossed my mind is the fact that NMs don't evade anywhere near as much as they used to. The BRs might be a lot more useful and effective.