FFXIV Random Speculation/Question thread II: Let's Speculate the Speculations

[Takiwaki]

Got BR to work.
Only works if the actions are stacked in the correct order.
once stacked anyone can press activate. and the attacks/ws are carried out one after the next automatically.

was able to inflict an attack down effect using pug and marauder. similar to the jp magazine write up.

also I notice abilities that activate after an evade also counts if it was a parry.

haymaker on pug was like this.

[Hyan]

Got BR to work.
Only works if the actions are stacked in the correct order.
once stacked anyone can press activate. and the attacks/ws are carried out one after the next automatically.

was able to inflict an attack down effect using pug and marauder. similar to the jp magazine write up.

Hmm, this kinda goes against what RPGTyrant is saying?

Is it automatic or not? lol

[Biggie]

Got BR to work.
Only works if the actions are stacked in the correct order.
once stacked anyone can press activate. and the attacks/ws are carried out one after the next automatically.

was able to inflict an attack down effect using pug and marauder. similar to the jp magazine write up.

Wow, so which is it, we are hearing two totally different things here....

[Uubu]

So as far as the leveling system goes, spent a good portion of last night in an actual "EXP PT" and it was fairly apparent at the rate we were leveling that I went from 15 -> 19 Marauder and 14->18 physical while everyone else who was a bit lower level went from around 9/10 -> 12/13 job level but 15/16 physical. System seems to a bit skewed toward actual DPS dealers but then again no one really knows how to use there jobs to the fullest. To note Marauder got a step-like ability to reduce enemy evasion @ 18 that stacks the more times you use and doesnt use TP.

[Sign]

Got BR to work.
Only works if the actions are stacked in the correct order.
once stacked anyone can press activate. and the attacks/ws are carried out one after the next automatically.

was able to inflict an attack down effect using pug and marauder. similar to the jp magazine write up.

you say anyone can activate that ability but if say 2 people activate skewer at the same time, do both attacks contribute or will one of them screw up the regimen? Or, will one of them just do regular damage and not affect the regimen at all?

[Takiwaki]

you say anyone can activate that ability but if say 2 people activate skewer at the same time, do both attacks contribute or will one of them screw up the regimen? Or, will one of them just do regular damage and not affect the regimen at all?

when I say activate, its actually activating the BR (it has its own command to start). The separate skills/actions are already stacked in order. if someone does an action during that time it will cancel out unless its being stacked with the other actions.

you really cannot activate both skewer at the same time if being set up in BR mode.

[Hyan]

And when someone activates, your character triggers the command automatically once your turn comes, and it's not manual like RPGTyrant says?

[Takiwaki]

And when someone activates, your character triggers the command automatically once your turn comes, and it's not manual like RPGTyrant says?

yep I can confirm its automatic. both actions played out after start BR was pressed, and 100% sure none of us pressed any action during that time. after which there was a status effect inflicted on the Dodo

[Ghostsix.Midgard]

Thanks for the info, That makes things easier, time to try all the combos then~

[Biggie]

yep I can confirm its automatic. both actions played out after start BR was pressed, and 100% sure none of us pressed any action during that time. after which there was a status effect inflicted on the Dodo

How about what the other guy said, something about it saying the next ability to be used with a bar counting down? If its all auto, not sure why you would need this.

[Sign]

I wonder if it works both ways, as Takiwaki and RPGTyrant have said. RPG said that there was a meter ticking down, if you let the meter tick down is that when the ability went off Taki? If so then it seems you can activate the ability earlier as RPG was saying, or let it go off automatically like Taki witnessed.

[blythe]

Just chiming in with thanks for all the vids Ghost!

[Takiwaki]

I wonder if it works both ways, as Takiwaki and RPGTyrant have said. RPG said that there was a meter ticking down, if you let the meter tick down is that when the ability went off Taki? If so then it seems you can activate the ability earlier as RPG was saying, or let it go off automatically like Taki witnessed.

the bar counting down appears when u place an action to be stacked for the BR.

the bar indicates the time in which other actions can be stacked.

e.g i would ctrl 1 and h2h strike would come up with a bar and start counting down, the other person will then add axe hack to that list both will appear with bars counting down with h2h on top then axe, hit activate and as long as no one enters any manual actions during it will go
h2h attack > axe attack one after the next, automatically.

[Biggie]

the bar counting down appears when u place an action to be stacked for the BR.

the bar indicates the time in which other actions can be stacked.

e.g i would ctrl 1 and h2h strike would come up with a bar and start counting down, the other person will then add axe hack to that list both will appear with bars counting down with h2h on top then axe, hit activate and as long as no one enters any manual actions during it will go
h2h attack > axe attack one after the next, automatically.

Nice, thanks for the info.

[Katlan]

random question: As Conj, when you hover over a spell, around the spell icon there are 3 bars that appear (first one, then two, then three), but then they start to appear in random order. (Dunno if that made sense). But is that related to timing your spell /ability for max dmg? I was unsure if it was purely cosmetic or there for a purpose

[Biggie]

random question: As Conj, when you hover over a spell, around the spell icon there are 3 bars that appear (first one, then two, then three), but then they start to appear in random order. (Dunno if that made sense). But is that related to timing your spell /ability for max dmg? I was unsure if it was purely cosmetic or there for a purpose

Potency, if you fully charge your ability (3 bars) it will do more damage. Fredthetaru had some nice screen shots showing the dmg difference, but not sure where to find them since cair site is gone.

[Jinko]

It's all explained in the Alpha Manual Katlan.

You can see the BR abilities counting down in Ghosts duo roselings video, they are above the power guage.

[el_tio]

The dodo running for his life was classic.

Only to floor the taru.

[FREDTHETARU]

Fred brings treats:

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[Gokulo]

Was posted already.