tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2814591084344141656.post8487515572319804409..comments2022-04-11T20:34:56.519-07:00Comments on Gamer By Design: FFXIV's Answer to WoW's LFRTalarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17684944568000522986noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2814591084344141656.post-34083015294690684952015-04-08T06:14:34.867-07:002015-04-08T06:14:34.867-07:00You weren't the only person to turn me down. T...You weren't the only person to turn me down. There was a second person, don't remember who they were, that basically said my ilvl was too low period. Totally makes sense about wanting to do all four turns; I can definitely appreciate that.<br /><br />Without an explanation at the time, and my previous experiences in WoW, I admit initially I had jumped to the conclusion that folks wanted a higher ilvl to make it easier. WoW it's incredibly common for groups to require ilvls that are borderline ridiculous high for content--to the point where running the content becomes obsolete!<br /><br />Yeah, the towers on King Behemoth were basically ignored in our run, heh.<br /><br />I just hit ilvl 90, so World of Darkness is on my list of places to go shortly. Good to know on the Gaze attack. WoW has similar mechanics (but the dungeon journal tells you how to avoid it!). But in older content there were fights where jumping at the right time could avoid quake AoEs, and that was definitely not communicated in game.Talarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17684944568000522986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2814591084344141656.post-89653757216260617212015-04-08T05:48:15.027-07:002015-04-08T05:48:15.027-07:00I feel like as the person who turned you down, I s...I feel like as the person who turned you down, I should at least give an explanation. We were looking to do the first four, maybe five turns of Binding Coil. The minimum item level in the duty finder is actually enforced, so you can't even walk into the later turns without sufficient gear. (Turn 3 has no boss, so they set the gear restriction lower for that one.) It's not that I had any doubts as to your ability, I just wanted someone who could do more than one of the four bosses.<br /><br />Related to this post, though: I like the Crystal Tower instances a lot. They generally require some element of coordination, and if you say you're new, people will generally explain things. I actually dislike the fact that Labyrinth needs 6 tanks, because there are only really jobs for about 3, most of the time. Nearly anyone is capable of doing towers on King Behemoth, and I try very hard to not get stuck with that boring job. That said, when I was first there, I took refuge in the boring job, so maybe it's for the best.<br /><br />But if you want to see people dying over and over again to the same things, then World of Darkness has a first boss for you.It's one of the few places where I feel like the mechanics aren't terribly well messaged. Did you know that any time in the game you see an AOE gaze attack, you can dodge it by turning around? I don't think it tells you this anywhere, but turning around to dodge Mortal Gaze can help you avoid catch-22 situations in the Angra Mainyu fight.Ashgarhttp://ashfang.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2814591084344141656.post-3967528076431889552015-04-06T10:23:23.697-07:002015-04-06T10:23:23.697-07:00I liked the 6 tanks for Labyrinth. Generally in a ...I liked the 6 tanks for Labyrinth. Generally in a random group, you'll get 2 strong tanks, 2 average tanks, and 2 weak/new tanks. This allowed the two strong tanks to do the hard jobs, while easing the new tanks into raiding.<br /><br />The downside is the higher queue times, but I always thought Labyrinth was much less stressful than normal tanking. (Of course, it doesn't matter now because everyone overgears everything.)Rohanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09090769681887119989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2814591084344141656.post-45210614433350002932015-04-06T09:44:00.279-07:002015-04-06T09:44:00.279-07:00Oh man, you should really enjoy World of Darkness....Oh man, you should really enjoy World of Darkness. Sycrus Tower was kind of the dip for the game.<br /><br />As for Coil, you'll probably be able to get through the first 8 turns, but Turn 9 is a pain in the ass and then you have Turn 12 to look forward to. It won't be as difficult for you though since you do look up strategy guides though...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06830848223528627309noreply@blogger.com