Regarding Xarc (as well as other zones)
Posted: Mon 2008 Jul 14 12:45 EDT
From now on, Xarcs will remain strictly farming until there is vast improvement on timing.
Main issues first:
1. Main Assist
By default for all runs, the /assist person will be Strangers > Typhton
If there is case where Strangers is fully able to act as main /as (like past fri), announce it and Typh will be the main /as for that run
2. Regarding switching mobs before it's death
In cities and and Glacier it's ok for the main /as to move onto the next mob before it's death. In Xarc, do not move on until at most 5% of its HP is left. We kill god awefully slow in Xarc, that moving on is mostly MP sink.
3. Sleeping Mobs
Although sleeping has improved over the past few runs, it's still not good enough yet. When there is an avatar and melees are engaged onto a non-SMN mob, one sleeper must dedicate themself to watching the avatar. Call out in LS "I got this".
4. Wipe Recovery
We are too slow. If we, for some reason, wipe before Mega. TIME IS AN ISSUE. WHMs have 3 forms of Raise. Use them all regardless of who it is and what level people are. RDMs have raise as well. Order of rez should always be Refreshers > Tanks > BLMs.
Note: I will still occasionally pull while alliance is weakened. Use your judgement whether to engage or not. I expect players with /NIN to engage.
Other Improvements:
5. There are more spells than just cure. (ie) Haste, Dia II
Use them. Seriously. Haste your DDs. Faster the mob dies, the less they take damage. Make a macro to /as the main tank and Dia II the mobs. Lowering the defense makes a huge difference in Dynamis.
6. Jobs usage
I allow people to use almost whatever jobs to you guys have fun. But performance is still key to sucessful runs. We never have BRDs even though I know a handful that do have the job. Why? Because it's a boring job to play for 3hours. Because of lienency, you guys need to perform harder without the extra buffs.
7. Know the default path of all zones
This is not new. We always travel a usual route. When there are changes, I announce them. But by default I won't say where we are headed. We should already know.
8. BLM Nuking Eyes (Xarc specific)
When we have at least 4BLMs. We will not NON-Pulled TIMED -ga nukes to pop the Demon NMs. If we don't have 4 fully functional BLMs, proceed with timed pull followed by sync single nuke.
9. Don't AFK and Don't suck.
Seriously.
Main issues first:
1. Main Assist
By default for all runs, the /assist person will be Strangers > Typhton
If there is case where Strangers is fully able to act as main /as (like past fri), announce it and Typh will be the main /as for that run
2. Regarding switching mobs before it's death
In cities and and Glacier it's ok for the main /as to move onto the next mob before it's death. In Xarc, do not move on until at most 5% of its HP is left. We kill god awefully slow in Xarc, that moving on is mostly MP sink.
3. Sleeping Mobs
Although sleeping has improved over the past few runs, it's still not good enough yet. When there is an avatar and melees are engaged onto a non-SMN mob, one sleeper must dedicate themself to watching the avatar. Call out in LS "I got this".
4. Wipe Recovery
We are too slow. If we, for some reason, wipe before Mega. TIME IS AN ISSUE. WHMs have 3 forms of Raise. Use them all regardless of who it is and what level people are. RDMs have raise as well. Order of rez should always be Refreshers > Tanks > BLMs.
Note: I will still occasionally pull while alliance is weakened. Use your judgement whether to engage or not. I expect players with /NIN to engage.
Other Improvements:
5. There are more spells than just cure. (ie) Haste, Dia II
Use them. Seriously. Haste your DDs. Faster the mob dies, the less they take damage. Make a macro to /as the main tank and Dia II the mobs. Lowering the defense makes a huge difference in Dynamis.
6. Jobs usage
I allow people to use almost whatever jobs to you guys have fun. But performance is still key to sucessful runs. We never have BRDs even though I know a handful that do have the job. Why? Because it's a boring job to play for 3hours. Because of lienency, you guys need to perform harder without the extra buffs.
7. Know the default path of all zones
This is not new. We always travel a usual route. When there are changes, I announce them. But by default I won't say where we are headed. We should already know.
8. BLM Nuking Eyes (Xarc specific)
When we have at least 4BLMs. We will not NON-Pulled TIMED -ga nukes to pop the Demon NMs. If we don't have 4 fully functional BLMs, proceed with timed pull followed by sync single nuke.
9. Don't AFK and Don't suck.
Seriously.