Wake me when it's 2.2Follow

Another big problem with Titan through the DF is that most people are trying to beat the fight to get relics for their alts, and they're usually not geared up nearly as well as they'd be on their main jobs. So, you're much more likely to have gimped healers, slow DPS, lower-HP tanks, etc... anything that causes the fight to be more difficult or drawn-out only amplifies every mistake someone makes.

Well no doubt people need to know what they are doing in this fight it aint a easy fight.
The more geared and better people are the easier it will be too..
But that still does not mean it aint harder for others or impossible for some because of lag.
It also doesn't mean someone with lag cant be carried through the fight..

Edited, Jan 7th 2014 2:41pm by Nashred

If you're having latency issues, you could always try Pingzapper or Battleping

Edited, Jan 7th 2014 2:47pm by IKickYoDog

While this does happen without a doubt... Tomes are easier to get and to me allot of people are geared better too.. Ct gear aint hard to get... This was actually brought up by on of our FC people..


Edited, Jan 7th 2014 2:59pm by Nashred

Shift + F?

It's also the Focus Target combo

Ok... Does PS3 have Focus Target? Last time I tried, it wasn't there.

I make stupid mistakes all the time, and know when I didnt move fast enough, but I have experienced and seen videos where folks are clearly out of the aoe with time to spare and are still hit. Granted I die a lot and will always admit my idiocy when it occurs. But lag happens. I have had my fair share of deaths both ways. I attribute it to the fact I live in BFE and play on a PS3 but I have seen WAAAY worse on vids (where the landslides and plumes literally pop out of nowhere on the guy). Latency is a huge issue for people with bad connections, on PS3s, playing from the middle of nowhere, at peak hours.

I am one of those folks. But you devise little tricks to help you along the way. First off, we have to turn off ALL special effects, including our own. I have ran so long without I forgot what Meteor and Flare look like. On titan ex (plumes and to a lesser degree the penta landslides) and on ADS directional line aoe (for me the worst offender) I have to cast a spell immediately when I am clear of aoe or do a 90 degree turn, because both of those events (the turn more reliable than the spell cast) will manually force the server to update your position instantly, and it will recognize you are not in the aoe's effect and you will not get hit. If you do not do this, and are within a tick (games internal time equivalent) from the aoe, and you suffer from the latency, the game's servers may still believe that you are in the aoe circle (or line) and hit you anyway.

Bottom line, it sucks. Somedays I wish I could play on a PC with a good connection, because you guys would believe all the extra obstacles I have to overcome.


Edited, Jan 7th 2014 4:12pm by Valkayree

Lag is hardly an issue in these fights. In all the times I've ever done Titan, I've only heard one or two people ever complain about lag being the reason for a death since the massive server expansions last fall... that includes PUGs. People die because they're not used to the mechanics, they don't start moving fast enough, they don't have good enough gear, the healer didn't cure in time, etc.

Don't take this the wrong way, but people who struggle THAT MUCH with this fight really need to just work on their dodging skills. SE's servers aren't keeping you from winning.

Seriously... this is common sense.. if the lag were as bad as some people claim it is, then you wouldn't have groups of people who are able to sell wins like clockwork. They'd always be losing, because the lag would never let them win.

All you need is seven other people who know what they're doing... and, of course, you must know what you're doing, too.

Edited, Jan 7th 2014 3:55pm by Thayos

I'll also add that as a healer, I don't keep my target on the boss. I keep my target on the tank. The second it takes me to switch from the boss to the tank after a bad hit could be a second in which the tank dies.

I might have to adjust that strategy for Titan though.

My home broadband isn't even business class... it's like the middle-tier residential. I'm cheap like that. It's not dialup, but it's not a top-end connection, either.

I've done Titan as the meleeing off-tank, too, so I'm plenty familiar with both sides of the battle.

And, like I said, in my talkative FC, nobody has ever blamed lag for a death.

With titan, simply learn the fight, plums always hit outside radius same stuff happens in Ultima. The trick is you always know when plums are coming it's no surprise so stop what you are doing and run. 90% of the people dying to weight are people trying to finish that one last combo or spell before they run get hit and say Damn what terrible lag. You do know when that spell or combo goes off as far as the server is concerned you are still at that spot even if on your screen you are not.

Feh, too much "lag doesn't exist!" going on here. Reminds me way too much about people who posture in games like Diablo where people who like Hardcore mode love to claim lag is never a factor and people who die and opt to stay away from that mode just plain suck at the game. No.

The internet is a big place comprised of lots of little parts that simply aren't created equal. The further you are from SE's servers, the more of these parts we're forced to hop through. That alone increases latency, but then conditions surrounding the locations can also be a factor. Is it 9pm and suddenly everyone wants to stream on Netflix? Congestion ahoy. Bad weather or an accident affect some lines? Enjoy your packet loss or forced rerouting. DNS servers of your ISP ****? They might not even HAVE the DNS data for a specified location or take a needlessly roundabout path to get to it.

Lag exists on the internet. Accept it. You can not predict it. There is very little you can do to control it. Very rarely is it the user's fault. If you don't have it, rejoice. Don't scorn those that do.