Considering that lvl80 gear is supposed to drop in Crystal Spire, and that lvl90 gear isn't going to be all that much better. Yeah, I don't think you'll have to worry about viable upgrade paths for alts, once 2.1 hits.
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Considering that lvl80 gear is supposed to drop in Crystal Spire, and that lvl90 gear isn't going to be all that much better. Yeah, I don't think you'll have to worry about viable upgrade paths for alts, once 2.1 hits.
I'm more curious to see how PvP gear stacks up to regular gear. If they suddenly add Morale to all gear or if PvP gear has exclusive gear lines beyond the animal-like ones we've seen already. Like crafting regular old looking gear for PvP exclusively.
Rather they keep PvE balanced for PvE and PvP for PvP. When the two things cross, we end up with silly looking sets or gear that was once useless end up grossly overpriced due to utility in one aspect vs the other. Yoshida mentioned he looked forward to seeing people match dungeon rading gear vs other people in the same gear, so I'm not keeping hopes all that high for a slew of PvP only gear.
Right Cure/Repose are basically it. Maybe BRD I have no idea what the assigned range limit is (since none are marked) for it's skill but it's equally long, they don't seem longer than 25y though since an arrow has the same range as a provoke... But this is all an aside meant to simplify eyeballing Holmgang's new range, guys!
Rather they keep PvE balanced for PvE and PvP for PvP. When the two things cross, we end up with silly looking sets or gear that was once useless end up grossly overpriced due to utility in one aspect vs the other. Yoshida mentioned he looked forward to seeing people match dungeon rading gear vs other people in the same gear, so I'm not keeping hopes all that high for a slew of PvP only gear.
Right Cure/Repose are basically it. Maybe BRD I have no idea what the assigned range limit is (since none are marked) for it's skill but it's equally long, they don't seem longer than 25y though since an arrow has the same range as a provoke... But this is all an aside meant to simplify eyeballing Holmgang's new range, guys!
Also, just to add, while Bard skills are typically 25 yalms, technically Flaming Arrow can reach beyond that, since the center's range is 25 yalms.
InfiniDragon
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Maaaannnn those WAR buffs sound swag as hell. Don't like so much that they moved them more or less into mitigation tanks (or the gimped Inner Beast) but I really, really like the damage reduction on Vengeance and the Thrill of Battle/Storm's Path buff.
Just wish they had made Brutal Swing's animation back to 1.0's (fast no nonsense), made Heavy Swing generate Wrath and made Mercy Stroke a debuff that lasted for say, 5 seconds and gave you the HP if the mob died while it was up.
That said I knew the buffs would be huge because that's exactly what happened to MRD back in 1.19 when they got buffed. Excited to try it out in 2.1.
I think new Holmgang is actually their answer to Hallowed Ground with the "can't go below 1 HP for the duration" part of it. Gonna be huge if used correctly.
Just wish they had made Brutal Swing's animation back to 1.0's (fast no nonsense), made Heavy Swing generate Wrath and made Mercy Stroke a debuff that lasted for say, 5 seconds and gave you the HP if the mob died while it was up.
That said I knew the buffs would be huge because that's exactly what happened to MRD back in 1.19 when they got buffed. Excited to try it out in 2.1.
I think new Holmgang is actually their answer to Hallowed Ground with the "can't go below 1 HP for the duration" part of it. Gonna be huge if used correctly.
They're really going away from 1.19-1.23 though.
I fully expected YoshiP to just say fuck it and flip the table in terms of balancing, he always does, but I expected more lifesteal than straight mitigation. I too am a bit sad that they're homogenizing the two classes more and more. I'm not fond of the whole Wrath introduction in ARR, I preferred the original Rampage (Increased Crit & lifesteal stance) vs Berserk (Straight damage increase & defense loss stance) style. I'd rather have the old WAR/MRD back, but whatev. The flexibility the stances offered felt more organic vs the rigid rotations wrath usage forces.
My transformation is complete.
"Insanity" is not the word I'd use for it. Wasting everybody's time is not insane, it's rude.
Hey now, I didn't sign up for that kind of insanity either! lol I logged on for a nice, simple CM run but nooooooo. Master Shake had to ruin that!
Better animations than 1.0, so hyped for 2.1
.....the heck am I seeing!?!
lol thats hilarious!
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holy shit lol!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TIqhzT-ZIg&feature=youtu.be
maybe its because Im using a gamepad..Relaxed Muscle
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Better animations than 1.0, so hyped for 2.1
COME AT ME BRO!!
I kind of want to see a full raid group do this animation while they engage Twintania.Better animations than 1.0, so hyped for 2.1
MomoPufflet
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So for WHM on Titan hard, should I basically NOT be using Divine Seal with Medica II period? It pretty much guaranteed that I got hate when I tried it after stomps, and I didn't want to experiment more later in the fight. So just use plain Medica II after stomps followed by plain AOE cure as needed? I probably sound like a noob but I've beaten it with SCH, I just didn't ever have to care about hate on SCH and I don't play WHM enough to have an intuition for it yet.
Don't use divine seal with medica 2 in the first half of the fight, unless you have shroud of saints available to cut your enmity. After the heart, you should not be able to pull hate from the tank pretty much no matter what you do. If you do, then the tank is not very good.
MomoPufflet
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Thanks, that's exactly the information I needed!
Yeah I'm in the Ultros FC but I'm Merthaux Sorel.
tiggerkiddo
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You guys should do what I did and make a second character, preferably a cat.
EDIT: Teiresias...so you're Merthaux. I'm K'tai and I've appreciated your help when we teamed up (Dzemeal and Aurum Vale)
EDIT: Teiresias...so you're Merthaux. I'm K'tai and I've appreciated your help when we teamed up (Dzemeal and Aurum Vale)
ROBOKITTYZILLA
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dark_chris
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I wonder if lightning has a defeated animation. I remember appearing at a fate and her HP was very low.
Pretty sure the world would implode
Pretty sure the world would implode
ROBOKITTYZILLA
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Final Fantasy XIV: Snow Returns!
tiggerkiddo
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Man, tried to setup Mumble but it's so confusing. Don't even know how to create an account lol
Sounds about right.
EDIT: How much time do I have to hit level 45 and get my coat before the event ends?
Ah, yeah. Those were fun though I wasnt holding agro for crap in AV. I'm not sure why.
tiggerkiddo
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Good luck holding aggro with a Bard in the group
Question for you guys, since everyone has run the dungeon a thousand times: Has anyone else noticed that when the Tonberry King uses Everyone's Grudge, it is unaffected by paladin abilities? It doesn't seem to affect damage when I use Sentinel/Rampart, and I also popped an LB2 (two bards, lol) and still took a 4K hit through the limit break. Working as intended, or just wonky?
Zomba13
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Working as intended. It's supposed to go through buffs.
Aww, was that it? Haven't played with many so I didn't realize that.
Event ends Monday, December 9th (6:59am PST) according to the Lodestone post.
Oh, I should be good then.
sleep is 30 also
tiggerkiddo
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It does. The goddess will bless us with her presence again.
Thanks for letting me know, I'll stop wasting my abilities on it!
devious.one
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If it comes down to it, you can still use Hallowed Ground, it doesn't go through that.
'Grats!
Now level up another class... or progress through endgame like a sensible person.
EDIT: about the WAR buff discussion from earlier, think they'll have more details in the Live Letter? They said it was subject to change and still being tested though. I also wonder if we'll hear anything about the dps class changes (I haven't read if they said they would cover that).
Unknown Soldier
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Holy shit at those WAR changes. It's like they are fulfilling dreams one patch at a time.
They are giving us damage reducers on various skills.
I don't think anyone noticed that Holmgang makes you temporarily unkillable, though your HP can be reduced to 1 so the healers better top you off before it ends. Warrior finally has their own version of Hallowed Ground!
WATCH OUT MOTHERFUCKERS HERE WE COME
They are giving us damage reducers on various skills.
I don't think anyone noticed that Holmgang makes you temporarily unkillable, though your HP can be reduced to 1 so the healers better top you off before it ends. Warrior finally has their own version of Hallowed Ground!
WATCH OUT MOTHERFUCKERS HERE WE COME
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