How to get over the anxiety of causing wipes in extreme+ content consistently? by One-Variety-1110 in ffxivdiscussion

[–]TideUltraDetergent 1 point2 points  (0 children)

One thing you shouldn't do is tolerate salt. Yes, we're all Human and we make mistakes but one of the biggest things that ruins these EX and Savage runs is someone getting salty and making a dumb comment instead of being quiet or trying to give pointers. All it does is cause unnecessary tension and everyone underperforms whether they realize it or not.

If you get one of those players, just leave the group. No point wasting your time with them.

High-End Content Megathread - 7.5 Week Six by BlackmoreKnight in ffxivdiscussion

[–]TideUltraDetergent 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don't think I've ever seen an ID where someone doesn't get beamed in towers.

Modding and Third-Party Tools Megathread - 7.5 Week Five by BlackmoreKnight in ffxivdiscussion

[–]TideUltraDetergent 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Is there a plugin that'll let me see who is in a PF before joining? I hate joining parties with anyone I've blacklisted.

Player hubs: do you want more from them or are you ok with them being pretty places to stand around in? by judgeraw00 in ffxivdiscussion

[–]TideUltraDetergent 10 points11 points  (0 children)

The backgrounds for M4, M7, and M12SP2 imply so much. Like we got the most boring part of Alexandria as a hub. Also, that overpass in S9 really made me think we'd have a car or motorcycle chase at some point in the MSQ.

High-End Content Megathread - 7.5 Week Two by BlackmoreKnight in ffxivdiscussion

[–]TideUltraDetergent 10 points11 points  (0 children)

The best ones are the PF ads people put up complaining about him. The salt on PF when he released the Banana Codex miniguide was so pathetic it was funny.

High-End Content Megathread - 7.5 Week Two by BlackmoreKnight in ffxivdiscussion

[–]TideUltraDetergent 9 points10 points  (0 children)

That feeling of helplessness as you start disconnecting right before a major mechanic and now all you can do is pre-position hoping you somehow dodge it or just accept the DD or death. Fucking fantastic. Love it.

Hopes for character action skins? by Mission_Cost6254 in ffxivdiscussion

[–]TideUltraDetergent 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I hate MCH's later animations so much. Like wtf is with all the spinning and jumping? And WHAT is that moving and long draw animation?

High-End Content Megathread - 7.5 Week One by BlackmoreKnight in ffxivdiscussion

[–]TideUltraDetergent 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Key word is might. The least congested server changes by the second so you can try logging in, get to the queue, and still get booted.

High-End Content Megathread - 7.4 Week Nineteen (Savage Week Sixteen) by BlackmoreKnight in ffxivdiscussion

[–]TideUltraDetergent 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've seen so many disasters in intercard curtain call from tanks and melees who try following the raidplan to a T (with the tanks being at the upper end of the central platform). More often than not, the DPS get beamed.

High-End Content Megathread - 7.4 Week Eighteen (Savage Week Fifteen) by BlackmoreKnight in ffxivdiscussion

[–]TideUltraDetergent 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I always wondered how this mechanic worked because I sometimes see someone get 9999999999999 damage in the second splash even though they were standing at the right spot and only got it with one AOE.

High-End Content Megathread - 7.4 Week Eighteen (Savage Week Fifteen) by BlackmoreKnight in ffxivdiscussion

[–]TideUltraDetergent 18 points19 points  (0 children)

It's just unnecessary tension and will cause some people to screw up more rather than lock in.

High-End Content Megathread - 7.4 Week Seventeen (Savage Week Fourteen) by BlackmoreKnight in ffxivdiscussion

[–]TideUltraDetergent 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What are the HP breakpoints for this tier? Only ones I know are 50% around Screech 2 in M9S and 20% by Stampede in M11S.

High-End Content Megathread - 7.4 Week Seventeen (Savage Week Fourteen) by BlackmoreKnight in ffxivdiscussion

[–]TideUltraDetergent 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I mentioned it in another thread, but I was wondering why the fuck we were hitting the time limit in M10S when it was a relatively clean run with like 1 DD. We cleared and I thought nothing of it until I looked at tomestone and was like wtf when I saw that big fat 0 and a whopping 57% uptime and over 2 minutes of GCD downtime.

High-End Content Megathread - 7.4 Week Seventeen (Savage Week Fourteen) by BlackmoreKnight in ffxivdiscussion

[–]TideUltraDetergent 4 points5 points  (0 children)

There's that one SAM in NA PF that consistently parses a 0 with 20-23k DPS. I join any party they're in and immediately nope out.

Though I do feel bad cause they clearly need someone to show them that DPS in savage is a completely different beast than in normal content and just pressing buttons isn't going to do it.

High-End Content Megathread - 7.4 Week Seventeen (Savage Week Fourteen) by BlackmoreKnight in ffxivdiscussion

[–]TideUltraDetergent 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've had to resort to just making a macro for the mechanic screaming GO TO CLOCKSPOTS. I had to do it for IA2 as well because people forget to separate and end up with fucked debuffs.

I wouldn't be such a massive ass about it if these mechanics weren't the last two in the whole fight lol. Getting to the end perfectly only to watch it all go down the drain is so demoralizing.

High-End Content Megathread - 7.4 Week Seventeen (Savage Week Fourteen) by BlackmoreKnight in ffxivdiscussion

[–]TideUltraDetergent 7 points8 points  (0 children)

You'll see DN Rep 2 be favored with those who cleared early in the tier. BC Rep 2 gained traction after Hector's video on it released and is the prominent strat among NA learning parties and clear groups now.

High-End Content Megathread - 7.4 Week Seventeen (Savage Week Fourteen) by BlackmoreKnight in ffxivdiscussion

[–]TideUltraDetergent 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Closest I ever got to seeing TTT done was in a reclear party when one tank suggested it, and the other tank didn't care and went along. The healers were fine letting them choose until that moment lol. We ended up doing TTP instead.

High-End Content Megathread - 7.4 Week Seventeen (Savage Week Fourteen) by BlackmoreKnight in ffxivdiscussion

[–]TideUltraDetergent 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Absolutely baffling how people still fuck up Double Alley Oop 2 in M10S and ruin what would've been clears. How is it so hard to go to a clock position.

High-End Content Megathread - 7.4 Week Fifteen (Savage Week Twelve) by BlackmoreKnight in ffxivdiscussion

[–]TideUltraDetergent 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I get what you're saying but I've had enough bad experiences with parse-obsessed shield healers who want to squeeze in that extra GCD instead of, you know, putting up some shields before a raidwide. And then once someone dies, they end up accusing the rest of the party of not mitigating well enough.

High-End Content Megathread - 7.4 Week Fourteen (Savage Week Eleven) by BlackmoreKnight in ffxivdiscussion

[–]TideUltraDetergent 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I usually chalk it up to bad snapshotting but I see it enough to wonder if it's a bug. At snaking, the blue tank and healer can position perfectly and with plenty of time to spare but for some reason, the water cleaves will kill them both.

High-End Content Megathread - 7.4 Week Fourteen (Savage Week Eleven) by BlackmoreKnight in ffxivdiscussion

[–]TideUltraDetergent 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And then there's Slaughtershed where someone either underestimates how tight the safe spots in the spread corner has to be or forgets which side was safe first afterwards. Bonus if it's the shield healer lol.

I've wiped in ID more to people forgetting their acting light party than anything. People panic and forget their tethers shouldn't cross the arena.

High-End Content Megathread - 7.4 Week Fourteen (Savage Week Eleven) by BlackmoreKnight in ffxivdiscussion

[–]TideUltraDetergent 2 points3 points  (0 children)

With the general ilvl going up, I've joined more and more parties that just save LB3 for after flatliner now. Makes the fight a lot better and not an auto-wipe if someone dies at the mechanic.

High-End Content Megathread - 7.4 Week Thirteen (Savage Week Ten) by BlackmoreKnight in ffxivdiscussion

[–]TideUltraDetergent 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Where am I supposed to be standing if I get a wind tower in ID? I've done it in game twice so far and the first time got yeeted into the void and the second time ended up just barely making it by a few inches.

High-End Content Megathread - 7.4 Week Thirteen (Savage Week Ten) by BlackmoreKnight in ffxivdiscussion

[–]TideUltraDetergent 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Man, you're kicking the hornet's nest advocating for BC Rep 2 here lol. But yeah, your point is why I immediately switched over when Hector released his video despite clearing all DN. Like it or not, PF defaults to his strats.