FFXIV Random Complaint Thread II: DPS can't count to potato

[Karbuncle]

That Ifrit thing is actually annoying. I would think that they'd count. Such BS.

Complaint: 7.5k+ HP Paladin doing SINGLE PULLS in WP with a BLM and me as WHM AoEing between cures. BRB ripping my hair out.

I think I'd take my chances with the BLM tanking at that point and hauling off to get em all >_>

[Seravi Edalborez]

I can't criticize terrible players anymore because there is no possible way for me to even attempt being nice about it at this point. I'm talking just the ones with gear that implies they've played more than a little bit that also don't know how to rotation at all (and if you confront them, they get soooo fucking defensive); not (just) legit new players.

[Gokulo]

This week has been a nightmare in roulette when it comes to tanks, I can forgive it when I see they're new or they say so but those are often better than decently geared tanks. Small pulls, can't hold hate in more than 1 mob and even struggling with that, not positioning yeti properly or hitting small snowballs when I'm pulling mobs for you and dealing with everything... So much bad stuff in general it's really infuriating, but yeah, trying to do something about that is pointless.

But I also had a bad healer situation when doing NIN book. Join aurum Vale, tank is 49, sch is rather well geared. Sch says 'tank pull die', tank responds with 'no I'm here for exp', sch says ok and proceeds to pull whole room, dies fast and says 'take aggro'. I tell him our tank is 49, he can only do small pulls and dude just does this again a couple of times, when we die trying to fight normally. Had to vote kick him

[Raldo]

not positioning yeti properly

On the other side of this, as someone who ran Snowcloak 9 times over the weekend on tank for quick queues, ARGH PARTIES WHO IGNORE THE SNOWBALLS ENTIRELY! It is not my job to ALSO hit the fucking snowballs!

[Seravi Edalborez]

I don't tank in Expert in randoms, but if I did I would point Yeti cone at party members at all times just to make them pay attention.

[Niiro]

That's what you're supposed to do.

Drag that fucker to the edge of the arena, point him towards the center so frost breath hits as much of the field as possible (thus hitting as many spriggans/snowballs as possible).

[Dathus]

these type of runs always drop the ZW quest items XD

Still on lights, since I took a few month hiatus due to Destiny. I bet I would've gotten it, too.

I think I'd take my chances with the BLM tanking at that point and hauling off to get em all >_>

I kept grabbing extra mobs during pulls, and I also got my head chewed off about it(helping a friend of a FCmate for her Atma book). Then did Brayflox story with them, and she made bigger pulls, making snide remarks here and there. Biting my tongue so hard it bled.

On the topic of Snowcloak tanks:
WHY THE FUCK DO NONE OF THEM PULL TO THE OUTER WALL AND FACE INWARD?! Seriously, it's not rocket surgery. Regen on the tank/myself means all the Spriggans go on me and I can position them properly for easy snowballs.

[Seravi Edalborez]

While we're on the note of tanks that make you wanna kill something: I love the mentality that the tank is the "leader" and they can do no wrong. Regardless of how good/bad, geared/undergeared they are.

Tank in this game is such an easy role in general, and is held to probably the lowest standard next to "parsers are the devil" DPS.

[Kaisha]

On the topic of Snowcloak tanks:
WHY THE FUCK DO NONE OF THEM PULL TO THE OUTER WALL AND FACE INWARD?! Seriously, it's not rocket surgery. Regen on the tank/myself means all the Spriggans go on me and I can position them properly for easy snowballs.

As healer I just place ground markers. 'A' for where I'll be placing spriggans (I never trust DPS to not fuck it up or hit snowballs early), and if the tank looks retarded, a 'B' for where they're to bring the boss.

Game needs more retard-check bosses like that early on though to get noobs acquainted with mechanics. Only boss in lvl-capped dungeons that required a brain was just the copperbell slime boss last I checked.

[Corrderio]

I now feel bad sine I never did anything to position the spriggans on NIN. I just wail on the Yeti/keep DoTs up until the ogre comes then slaughter him. Occasional launching a snowball too once they've been frosted 3 times.

[Hiryo]

I now feel bad sine I never did anything to position the spriggans on NIN. I just wail on the Yeti/keep DoTs up until the ogre comes then slaughter him. Occasional launching a snowball too once they've been frosted 3 times.

If i'm on healer i always launch the snowballs

Any other job = dps nonstop

[Taint]

If i'm on healer i always launch the snowballs

Any other job = dps nonstop

Almost no damage goes out in that fight, so tossing snowballs is the only thing for a healer to do.

I had no idea you could position the adds....

[Edelweiss]

On the topic of Snowcloak tanks:
WHY THE FUCK DO NONE OF THEM PULL TO THE OUTER WALL AND FACE INWARD?! Seriously, it's not rocket surgery. Regen on the tank/myself means all the Spriggans go on me and I can position them properly for easy snowballs.

I'm so tired of fucking healers who refuse to do anything to help me out on this (and then bitch about it, as though I should do everything).

Then again these are also the same healers who refuse to even cast some damaging spells at any point too. Seeing Holy use at any point is sort of rare these days.

[Deathbeckons]

On the other side of this, as someone who ran Snowcloak 9 times over the weekend on tank for quick queues, ARGH PARTIES WHO IGNORE THE SNOWBALLS ENTIRELY! It is not my job to ALSO hit the fucking snowballs!

so much this. and watching the ogres kill snowballs because dps are too retarded to use stuns/actually kill the ogre in a timely manner. why is this game so hard? :<

[Raldo]

Wait, THAT'S why the snowballs disappear? I thought they just kinda... disappeared after X amount of time.

[Seravi Edalborez]

Yeah ogre cones destroy snowballs. You can stun him but in say BRD+BLM I think you're fucked unless the tank does it.

[Kaisha]

Yeah ogre cones destroy snowballs. You can stun him but in say BRD+BLM I think you're fucked unless the tank does it.

Always fun seeing a BLM hit a Flare on an add for whatever damn reason, and then three snowballs go flying off in different directions.

[Raldo]

Does Bane knock snowballs around?

[Seravi Edalborez]

I do have to remind myself not to do that for that reason

Does Bane knock snowballs around?

Shouldn't, only direct damage should move em I think.

[Ratatapa]

I do have to remind myself not to do that for that reason



Shouldn't, only direct damage should move em I think.

But bane will break em probably just like circle of scorn does