FFXIV Random Complaint Thread: Look forward to it

**AidenCarby** · 2013-10-07 10:34

Some of you motherfuckers are a god damn drag, are you this whiny when you're out with friends too?

**Lucavi** · 2013-10-07 10:37

Complaining about complaints in a complaint thread. We're back to this!

**amentis** · 2013-10-07 10:41

Originally Posted by Lucavi

Complaining about complaints in a complaint thread. We're back to this!

YEP PEOPLE LITERALLY CAN'T READ THE FIRST POST.
It's not like I have legitimate complaints or anything.

Or how I prefaced it with "this game makes me so mad because there's parts I really really enjoy and it fucking breaks my heart."

**Seravi Edalborez** · 2013-10-07 10:41

Originally Posted by Lucavi

Complaining about complaints in a complaint thread. We're back to this!

Spoiler: show

**Lucavi** · 2013-10-07 10:44

Sing it lout, sing it proud.

**CrstyCptSteveWitherspoon** · 2013-10-07 11:02

What I hate is face target requirements for casting classes. Sure, you can have me face my target when I start to cast but the check for when it goes off and if the target is in my conal LOS is stupid. The class is already balanced around being rooted in place while casting and no auto attack, the face target crap for when mobs are running around is just obnoxious.

**Niiro** · 2013-10-07 11:04

You can use /facetarget mid-cast but yes, it's stupid and annoying.

**Raldo** · 2013-10-07 11:05

I would love to complain about that, but I do so abuse it when tanking spellcasters.

**Rocl** · 2013-10-07 11:07

Originally Posted by amentis

NOT PAYING FOR IT

that's one of my hugest complaints people who harp on about OH MAN IM ONLY PLAYING FOR MY FRIENDS THEY'VE EMOTIONALLY BLACKMAILED ME INTO PLAYING THIS GAME

fucking hell losers get better internet friends

if every other utterance you have is "this game is awful, i can't believe i'm playing it" you can fix it easily by not playing it.

ftr i'm not white knighting the game, the game is obviously in dire need of improvement--i'm condemning shitty life choices of its playerbase

**Ksandra** · 2013-10-07 11:07

Anyone knows what causes this?

Last night did an AK run. Get to the wall. I think it was on second repel, and it didn't knock me back (didn't have stoneskin on fyi). Purple spawns in middle, I move to the side to dodge, and go flying off the bridge as if I got knocked back.

Happened to a friend once too. Stupid.

[edit] as well, first post clearly says no bitching about people bitching in the bitch thread. Knock it off.

**Raldo** · 2013-10-07 11:13

Originally Posted by Ksandra

Anyone knows what causes this?

This actually happened to me last night. I've had some instances where the knockback doesn't occur at all (maybe I was performing some sort of action that negated it, though I'm a WAR so I have no fucking clue what it was), and then I've had some instances where it happened exactly as you described.

All I can figure is that the server is slow as fuck or something (surprise surprise), but since movement is handled on the client's end, your knockback is calculated from your current position instead of your position at the time of the Repel.

There isn't really much you can do about it except try to be safe in the center for a short while if the knockback doesn't seem to go off right away. Just another one of those things to look out for, I guess.

Edit: Oh shit, your knockback was so slow that the purple appeared before you got knocked back? Wow. That sucks. I don't think there's anything to be done about it in that case.

**Jem** · 2013-10-07 11:16

Yeah, Demon Wall just seems glitchy if there's any sort of lag present. The other day I got stuck in the middle of it on first repel and it wouldn't let me move. Then on next repel it knocked me off even though I was in the middle (and getting hit my middle liquefy)

**miokomioko** · 2013-10-07 11:27

I watched that happen to a tank a week ago or so. First Repel went off, everyone flew back except for the PLD for no apparent reason. Run back up and resume punching, PLD and I move far to the side in preparation of the center lane... Boop! PLD flies off at pretty much a perpendicular angle and I chortled hard.

**Lucavi** · 2013-10-07 11:28

Originally Posted by Ksandra

Anyone knows what causes this?

Last night did an AK run. Get to the wall. I think it was on second repel, and it didn't knock me back (didn't have stoneskin on fyi). Purple spawns in middle, I move to the side to dodge, and go flying off the bridge as if I got knocked back.

Happened to a friend once too. Stupid.

[edit] as well, first post clearly says no bitching about people bitching in the bitch thread. Knock it off.

You got lagged, son. Happens with SE's shitty code. I had an instance where stoneskin ate repel and so demon wall crushed me, then after I "ported" in again, I was immedately knocked off the cliff while standing dead center, just because.

Japan can't code for PCs. They really can't.

**amentis** · 2013-10-07 11:29

Originally Posted by Rocl

that's one of my hugest complaints people who harp on about OH MAN IM ONLY PLAYING FOR MY FRIENDS THEY'VE EMOTIONALLY BLACKMAILED ME INTO PLAYING THIS GAME

fucking hell losers get better internet friends

if every other utterance you have is "this game is awful, i can't believe i'm playing it" you can fix it easily by not playing it.

ftr i'm not white knighting the game, the game is obviously in dire need of improvement--i'm condemning shitty life choices of its playerbase

To be fair, I'm the only one who does this. It's just me, and I'm a big gay baby. Don't generalize when I'm the only broke-brain in this thread.

And I did just have an awesome AK run with fun players and had a poop load of fun. As long as I log on to just do shit with just my friends, I can pretty much ignore all of my complaints. It's when I try and give the game a chance on my own do the crushing realities come down.

Edit: While I did enjoy that AK run, what you described JUST HAPPENED TO ME 10 minutes ago (repel thinger).

**Crizto** · 2013-10-07 11:30

Originally Posted by Ksandra

Anyone knows what causes this?

Last night did an AK run. Get to the wall. I think it was on second repel, and it didn't knock me back (didn't have stoneskin on fyi). Purple spawns in middle, I move to the side to dodge, and go flying off the bridge as if I got knocked back.

Happened to a friend once too. Stupid.

[edit] as well, first post clearly says no bitching about people bitching in the bitch thread. Knock it off.

Happened to me and another DPS last night. Next attempt we did, when the boss used repel it put me into a loading screen for a bit and when it was gone I found myself standing in the purple.

**Lucavi** · 2013-10-07 11:39

If you have stoneskin and repel doesn't eat through it, you won't get knocked back. That's a confirmed... "thing" about this fight, so if you're standing close enough to the boss when he moves after repel, he'll sit on you and force you to respawn, which will often put you on the purple.

**Krandor** · 2013-10-07 11:41

Originally Posted by Crizto

Happened to me and another DPS last night. Next attempt we did the, when the boss used repel it put me into a loading screen for a bit and when it was gone I found myself standing in the purple.

This is actually because you probably had stoneskin or some other kind of shield on you, and when the wall did repel you end up taking zero damage and thus don't get knocked back. When the wall went to move forward, you would have ended up inside the wall, so the game ported you to the "entrance" of the fight.

It's not the same as the delayed knock back, but still a pretty stupid glitch within the fight.

**Seravi Edalborez** · 2013-10-07 11:42

You can also time attacks with automove properties like Jump(?) or Repelling Shot to go off at the same time as Repel and the Repel KD won't count. Probably Shoulder Tackle too but idk if you can even get that much range in that room or why you'd want to.

**Ksandra** · 2013-10-07 11:44

Good to know this isn't just me lol. I wonder if you strafe to the side it would prevent it...I'll have to try if it ever happens again

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