Ifrit tanking

[Devilair]

Just be thankful your stun doesn't have a 1.5s animation time. Our stun's main advantage of being off the GCD is worthless because you're still locked from using it until the current attack's animation ends.

That happens with our silence xD

[zPanda]

I have to 100% agree with the OP on this. After doing this twice as PLD, once for my relic quest and once for an FC-mate, I've decide I will only be doing this battle as WAR going forward until they change this mechanic. I actually enjoyed this fight in 1.0 but as OP says, it's become one of the most retarded boss fights in 2.0 I've seen. Counting actions and watching cast bar is not something anyone should have to do for "fun" lol. I would rather have the risk of people leaving because 2 WARs show up rather than do this as a PLD again.

[Kelethar]

Just for input from other tanks. I am curious as to wtf I am supposed to do when and if you have to single tank. I know there is a pattern and I know how to interrupt just fine. The other day I had a MRD in the group that was in level 40 gear and wasn't able to tank. I didn't mind stepping up to tank but I don't see how I'm expected to keep top threat and interrupt with the stun on the GCD. I mean, i did it just fine but it's just slightly annoying.

Just to note, I have successfully done this already. I've run a ton of ifrit runs for my guild and for personal weapon farming. I'm just more or less trying to understand if other people do it this way or not. Also if that might be expected of me in the future. This is a whole new sort of MMO challenge for tanking with this GCD compared to all the other MMO's i've tanked in. it's very odd to get used to.

Edit:

Well I did it a few more times just now. Although doable... what a pain in the ass -.-;

[Devilair]

I just wish they removed the stupid stun on gdc and let the fight play as it's supposed to be, a stun rotation between dps if they really wanna avoid eruptions x)

[Sakasa]

well to behonest the move could just ignore stun all together since eruption can be dodged with out having to stun the cast as the target is selected upon start of the cast we just don't get a visual que be its easy to tell who is going to get bombed. It really is just a gift via the design you know like phoniex downs dropping zombie type mobs in one success in previous final fantasy titles. It can be done in other ways but the majority likes to follow the color by numbers approach as did nael van darnus in 1.0 but the fight is overall much more forgiving now then it has ever been in its previous incarnation which makes me wonder about the stun "requirement" or gtfo