(12-18-2016, 07:34 AM)Valence Wrote: Not a super bad PuG, but it ruffles my feathers the wrong way.
Tank shows up in expert, doesn't use DarkSide. Seriously? You should be able to use that properly at that level, it's part of your core skills FFS. Whatever, I think, the other BLM only has the i240 weapon, this should be okay.Â
On packs of mobs, it goes more or less ok, though bumpy when we start nuking stuff with flares. Healer awareness is here so I don't die systematically. And thanks for manawall/manaward, it really is a godsent. And when it still isn't enough, TP directly on the tank to nudge him good.
Things start to get funny on bosses. I systematically ripped aggro off him everytime I went in Astral Fire since he wasn't generating enough damage to get proper enmity. Then when the bosses were done with me, they went to murder happily the other BLM that was a good player overall. But yeah, I mostly served as a meatshield to the other BLM pretty much all the time since my weapon was way better.
On the first boss it was more or less fine since it's a BLM unfriendly boss (meaning, that likes to get invulnerable or go away at the worst possible moments, like that stupid liquid flame). Besides that, that boss doesn't hit for shit anyway.
On the second boss, Hahahahahaha. Well, let's just say that ripping aggro off the tank when the boss is about to cast On-High with the super haste boost that you can't dodge... Things get facepalm worthy.
So yes, not something super terrible, but DRK that don't use darkside in expert annoy me, a lot more than healers that pick up their noses to be honest: those at least don't directly threaten the party.
But damn, use the skillset you are given. Especially the core skills. It's not here just to be pretty.Â
He shouldn't have needed darkside to hold threat. Absolutely should have had it on, regardless, but shouldn't have been necessary to keep aggro.
That, my friend, was just a terrible DRK, period.
