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[Valor]

Why do you feel this way?

As a newish tank (I played PLD in 2.0 but I maybe played 2.1 and then left? I dunno, I had my Relic weapon at Zenith level) and trying to pick it back up again, there's something better?

Not asking aggressively, genuinely curious. Want to be as good as I can be and it seems like a decent buff.

30% parry isn't good, especially not on Paladin. I'd rather people pack Reprisal, which I feel many don't. Rampart/Conv/Provoke/Reprisal/Shirk I think is the best tank set up, and swapping in something like Awareness instead of Shirk for dungeon runs is probably best.

Parry as far as I know caps out at 20% mitigation, which is less than Paladins block for. Also pretty sure the game rolls for Parry before Block, so you end up taking more damage if you parry than if you would have blocked on Paladin.

Been trying to level WHM a little since 4.0 and tanks that have felt very squishy tended to really enjoy using Anticipation. As opposed to something like Rampart/Conv/Awareness/Reprisal, it's a 30% parry rate increase, which means you may get mitigation or you may not. Awareness is kind of in the same boat of RNG, but at least you are guaranteeing you cannot be crit during its duration.

I dunno. I think Anticipation is a trap and not really useful at all. Dark Knights still love it even though their entire synergy with parry has been scrapped. Confusing, to say the least.

 

[duckroll]

BALMUNG WAS A FUCKING MISTAKE

Damn that sounds fun. Should I move to Balmung? I've always wondered why some dungeons have bits of lore you can interact with and read and so on, when everyone just rushes them. I might finally have found my soulmates in FFXIV!

 

[Edzi]

BALMUNG WAS A FUCKING MISTAKE

barf

 

[J_ToSaveTheDay]

30% parry isn't good, especially not on Paladin. I'd rather people pack Reprisal, which I feel many don't. Rampart/Conv/Provoke/Reprisal/Shirk I think is the best tank set up, and swapping in something like Awareness instead of Shirk for dungeon runs is probably best.

Parry as far as I know caps out at 20% mitigation, which is less than Paladins block for. Also pretty sure the game rolls for Parry before Block, so you end up taking more damage if you parry than if you would have blocked on Paladin.

Been trying to level WHM a little since 4.0 and tanks that have felt very squishy tended to really enjoy using Anticipation. As opposed to something like Rampart/Conv/Awareness/Reprisal, it's a 30% parry rate increase, which means you may get mitigation or you may not. Awareness is kind of in the same boat of RNG, but at least you are guaranteeing you cannot be crit during its duration.

I dunno. I think Anticipation is a trap and not really useful at all. Dark Knights still love it even though their entire synergy with parry has been scrapped. Confusing, to say the least.

Guess I'm a little too out of the meta space having just recently returned (May) and having not played the game for a few years. I'll take this to heart and look at the options you've suggested as alternatives and see what kind of impact it seems to have as I play toward level cap, thanks.

 

[Massive Duck. C.M.]

This is the best Raubahn EX video.

I feel like I miss out on some FFXIV culture being on a JP server lol

I got through the whole main quest line from the beginning of early access no disconnects or crazy long queues

 

[Squishy3]

I remember when 3.4 came out my friends and I kept repeating Dragon's Dogma pawn quotes as we went through Xelphatol.

The healer we got through DF said "I have no idea what you guys are doing but I find it entertaining so please don't stop on my account."

 

[duckroll]

I wonder if we can get 24 people from the GAF FC together for a first blind RP run on Return to Ivalice when it hits. We'll be members of the Matsuno Exploratory Company and have to slowly explore each and every corner of the raid, taking screens for evidence as needed, in search of signs of life from Matsuno the Gawd. Anyone???

 

[Edzi]

I wonder if we can get 24 people from the GAF FC together for a first blind RP run on Return to Ivalice when it hits. We'll be members of the Matsuno Exploratory Company and have to slowly explore each and every corner of the raid, taking screens for evidence as needed, in search of signs of life from Matsuno the Gawd. Anyone???

get out

 

[Guess Who]

Damn that sounds fun. Should I move to Balmung? I've always wondered why some dungeons have bits of lore you can interact with and read and so on, when everyone just rushes them. I might finally have found my soulmates in FFXIV!

people make fun of balmung because "lol, erotic video game roleplay", but it's also probably the best place to go if you want non-erotic roleplay or just people who want to soak in the lore

that said, it is literally impossible to move to balmung now because it's closed to both char creation and server transfers

 

[duckroll]

people make fun of balmung because "lol, erotic video game roleplay", but it's also probably the best place to go if you want non-erotic roleplay or just people who want to soak in the lore

that said, it is literally impossible to move to balmung now because it's closed to both char creation and server transfers

There's no reason why such a lovely culture should be restricted to Balmung though. With a bit of effort and the support of the GAF FC, I think Ultros too can become a haven for such players. Every small step counts. Who's with me?!

 

[Haly]

 

[Lunafreya Nox Fleuret]

I got 8 more Susano EX clears tonight but the last clear would not come easy. People wiping for hours because red light green light is such a hard concept to grasp. I eventually just gave up and preserved my sanity. I even saw the enrage for the first time tonight.... lol

 

[Mr Nash]

What does direct hit do exactly? Is it accuracy-related? I see a lot of tanks melding it but have no understanding of the stat's context. =S

 

[Haly]

What does direct hit do exactly? Is it accuracy-related? I see a lot of tanks melding it but have no understanding of the stat's context. =S

It is a small crit that happens more often and can happen alongside a crit.

 

[rubius01]

I wonder if we can get 24 people from the GAF FC together for a first blind RP run on Return to Ivalice when it hits. We'll be members of the Matsuno Exploratory Company and have to slowly explore each and every corner of the raid, taking screens for evidence as needed, in search of signs of life from Matsuno the Gawd. Anyone???

Oh? You haven't heard about the world famous 24-man first day GAF runs?

Spoiler

The goal is to wipe so much we time-out

 

[hosannainexcelsis]

Damn that sounds fun. Should I move to Balmung? I've always wondered why some dungeons have bits of lore you can interact with and read and so on, when everyone just rushes them. I might finally have found my soulmates in FFXIV!

This reminds me of the days when I participated in a Tolkien-based MUSH. That was fun. It's like improv theater.

 

[duckroll]

Look I'm being serious. Instead of rushing forward and just trying to kill shit, let's put together 24 people to just kill stuff, look around, search every corner, etc. It's bound to be filled with FFT references and whatnot. COME ON PEOPLE. Make my dream come true.

 

[Squishy3]

Look I'm being serious. Instead of rushing forward and just trying to kill shit, let's put together 24 people to just kill stuff, look around, search every corner, etc. It's bound to be filled with FFT references and whatnot. COME ON PEOPLE. Make my dream come true.

You just need to multibox 23 computers. Instead of recruiting people for the alliance, BE the alliance.

 

[kaze343]

You just need to multibox 23 computers. Instead of recruiting people for the alliance, BE the alliance.

that reminds me of this jp guy who was the tank and healer of his 4 man

 

[Teknoman]

Damn that sounds fun. Should I move to Balmung? I've always wondered why some dungeons have bits of lore you can interact with and read and so on, when everyone just rushes them. I might finally have found my soulmates in FFXIV!

Honestly I do hate the fact that i'd get left behind when trying to read stuff in dungeons.

 

[Trojita]

Look I'm being serious. Instead of rushing forward and just trying to kill shit, let's put together 24 people to just kill stuff, look around, search every corner, etc. It's bound to be filled with FFT references and whatnot. COME ON PEOPLE. Make my dream come true.

We actually do this for every 24 man raid that comes out. It is fucking hilarious.

 

[Haly]

Lakshmi EX on my tank.

RDMs complain about pulling aggro, I double check and they're not using diversion.

 

[Pyros_Eien]

30% parry isn't good, especially not on Paladin. I'd rather people pack Reprisal, which I feel many don't. Rampart/Conv/Provoke/Reprisal/Shirk I think is the best tank set up, and swapping in something like Awareness instead of Shirk for dungeon runs is probably best.

Awareness is 2mins cd, Parry is 1min cd, it's better in general for dungeons. Sure parry roll before blocks, but block isn't 100%(unless you bulwark) so it's still better to roll more parries. The low cd means it's up for every trash pack. It's better for dungeons than other options imo. Shirk for raids where there's someone else to dump threat on so they can do more damage while tanking.

If it was 90secs/120secs I'd agree it's not nearly good enough as a cooldown, but with only 1min I like it since you can add it to whatever other cooldown you'd use on that pull for some added beefiness.

 

[DrBo42]

BALMUNG WAS A FUCKING MISTAKE

Worse than the time I was doing my jump route in New Gridania and 2 RPers got upset I was jumping on their table.

 

[Foxxsoxx]

Worse than the time I was doing my jump route in New Gridania and 2 RPers got upset I was jumping on their table.

YES CHAOTIC EVIL I LOVE IT

 

[Haly]

This is actually Duckroll. If it weren't for GAF, Duckroll would've rolled on Balmung.

 

[Sorian]

This is actually Duckroll. If it weren't for GAF, Duckroll would've rolled on Balmung.

They can have him.

 

[Haly]

h a r s h

 

[kaze343]

Lakshmi EX on my tank.

RDMs complain about pulling aggro, I double check and they're not using diversion.

after having used diversion on rdm and still pull hate, im convinced it does nothing.

 

[Sorian]

after having used diversion on rdm and still pull hate, im convinced it does nothing.

It's literally impossible to pull hate with diversion and lucid dreaming.

 

[Sioen]

Housing opens up tomorrow in stormblood right? Any idea what happens to people who already have a house in another housing zone?

 

[Silav101]

after having used diversion on rdm and still pull hate, im convinced it does nothing.

It's literally impossible to pull hate with diversion and lucid dreaming.

Depends on whether or not your tank is properly geared up, knows when to use dps stance, and if he/she bother to use aggro rotations.

So, it really depends on how good your tank is. A good tank can hold hate even if undergeared, a bad tank will blame others for him losing aggro.

 

[Relaxed Muscle]

Someone with a controller can give ne his PLD set up?. I managed to get a WAR setup that I feel good with, but with the changes in PLD and looking at the skillset for 70 I can't figure out a proper setup.

 

[Alfebit]

Housing opens up tomorrow in stormblood right? Any idea what happens to people who already have a house in another housing zone?

It does? Where's the source on this? I need to buy a house.

 

[Silav101]

Someone with a controller can give ne his PLD set up?. I managed to get a WAR setup that I feel good with, but with the changes in PLD and looking at the skillset for 70 I can't figure out a proper setup.

PS4 user here.

I use the Expanded cross-hotbar system, so I have a good amount of slots. Every person's preferences vary, but this works for me. I keep the general layout of my hotbars the same for all my characters, it helps with the muscle memory because I have pretty much all classes at 50+

Main visible hotbars (R2 and L2 hotbars): contain my most used abilties, like aggro and damage combos, provoke, shield lob and shield bash, Sheltron and Shield Swipe, Flash, AoE attack and Holy Spirit, and Hallowed Ground, because I always want my Hail Mary button to be easy to access. Same goes for my Warrior and DRK and frankly all my other classes.

R2+L2 hotbar: Personal offensive and defensive / utility cooldowns, the most used ones.
L2+R2 hotbar: Stance swap, other / utility cooldowns, the less used ones.
W-hotbar: Mount, limit break, anything else (right now I have tempered will in there, there's a lot of displacement attacks in the endgame of Stormblood, wow).

Horizontal hotbar on top of my chat log which show which of my cooldowns are up, and how long left until they are up, so I can keep track of them without having to constantly check them manually.

I could go into actual button detail, but that won't work for anyone but myself lol. General idea is to keep the most used abilities on the screen, and group similar abilities together.

 

[Sorian]

It does? Where's the source on this? I need to buy a house.

It doesn't.

 

[Stone Ocean]

BALMUNG WAS A FUCKING MISTAKE

Or the third option, RP as someone having a stroke and AFK for 5 minutes until they can vote kick me.

 

[Ken]

can i RP the pacifist role and just auto follow them

 

[Sorian]

Can't I RP, the inpatient adventurer who thinks this shit is stupid and just wants to get on with it?

 

[Sioen]

It does? Where's the source on this? I need to buy a house.

My FC had it in its bio.. Even donated a few millions -.-

 

[Massive Duck. C.M.]

New housing's been available in Kugane since EA, at least on my server

 

[Alfebit]

It doesn't.

Thank god.I was worried I'd need to stay up late tonight just to get a plot.

 

[Sorian]

New housing's been available in Kugane since EA, at least on my server

Oh yeah? Go buy one and post pics!

 

[duckroll]

New housing's been available in Kugane since EA, at least on my server

Errrr what? Are you sure you're not confusing it for the quest? The housing district is there, the market isn't open yet.

 

[royox]

PS4 user here.

I use the Expanded cross-hotbar system, so I have a good amount of slots. Every person's preferences vary, but this works for me. I keep the general layout of my hotbars the same for all my characters, it helps with the muscle memory because I have pretty much all classes at 50+

Main visible hotbars (R2 and L2 hotbars): contain my most used abilties, like aggro and damage combos, provoke, shield lob and shield bash, Sheltron and Shield Swipe, Flash, AoE attack and Holy Spirit, and Hallowed Ground, because I always want my Hail Mary button to be easy to access. Same goes for my Warrior and DRK and frankly all my other classes.

R2+L2 hotbar: Personal offensive and defensive / utility cooldowns, the most used ones.
L2+R2 hotbar: Stance swap, other / utility cooldowns, the less used ones.
W-hotbar: Mount, limit break, anything else (right now I have tempered will in there, there's a lot of displacement attacks in the endgame of Stormblood, wow).

Horizontal hotbar on top of my chat log which show which of my cooldowns are up, and how long left until they are up, so I can keep track of them without having to constantly check them manually.

I could go into actual button detail, but that won't work for anyone but myself lol. General idea is to keep the most used abilities on the screen, and group similar abilities together.

It's also very usefull if you use a hotbar only to see if "hidden" skills are still on CD. This shit was game-changing for me when I learned it.

 

[Firebrand]

We actually do this for every 24 man raid that comes out. It is fucking hilarious.

http://i.imgur.com/vQNdnM6.png
http://i.imgur.com/mFl0sKk.png

Man, I loved the CT chain, Syrcus especially. Such a shame the item level sync is so high, newcomers aren't likely to see half the mechanics, lol.

 

[duckroll]

So for controllers the extra hotbar for hidden cooldowns is just for visual aid right?

 

[kaze343]

It's literally impossible to pull hate with diversion and lucid dreaming.

not if you had the tank i had in my kugane castle. he held hate for all of 3 seconds, lost it, let me tank for a minute, and then provoked. when i used lucid, i dropped, and then soon was about to pull of him again. then again, i should have made it clear that i was being sarcastic about it doing nothing.

So for controllers the extra hotbar for hidden cooldowns is just for visual aid right?

most people i know use it for that. cant imagine what other use it would have that isnt filled by the cross bar.

 

[Firebrand]

So for controllers the extra hotbar for hidden cooldowns is just for visual aid right?

Yes (unless you grab the mouse or use virtual mouse (ew) for less critical things), though you can also rebind buttons (say, stick clicks) to macros 98 and 99, and put up hotbars for the cooldowns.

 

[SliceSabre]

So for controllers the extra hotbar for hidden cooldowns is just for visual aid right?

Depends on the controller user.


Example my set-up is the 'default' cross hotbar or at least the one I've been using since the game released: