(01-30-2014, 06:17 PM)LiadansWhisper Wrote: I disagree with this. Â The reason is that if anyone - anyone at all - is slow at getting out of that stack pile, they're dead. Â There's no way around it - they're just dead.
Whereas if someone takes 1-2 Weights, they can survive it (assuming they're geared for the encounter and the healers aren't slacking and not topping people off).
I've done...more Titan HM runs than I can count at this point, but the scatter method just seems to end up with more people alive. Â I've tried stacking, and we always lose at least one person who didn't move fast enough for whatever reason (even trying to force the server to update their position).
Everything else is spot-on, although as a healer I don't think I would ever be okay with someone encouraging to use Manawall as an excuse not to move. Â I'd rather you use it as insurance, and move anyway. Â There's always going to be that one time when you took a tick of damage just before the landslide, and boom, you go over the side.
Stacking vs individual dodging is one of those things where you either rely on individual skill or group coordination. The main reason I advocate for stacking is because it's good training for Titan EX: you have no choice but to stack for him. If you scatter, you're going to be knocked off by Upheval, or be out of healing range for stomps, which CAN kill you in EX without healing during the stomps.
wrt Manawall and Landslides, the only physical damage Titan does consists of punching the tank and Landslide. Everything else is elemental damage. I understand erring on the side of caution, but again this is something I consider Titan EX training. BLM DPS on EX is awful due to how often you have to move, so if you can get used to using Manawall to eat Landslides and keep DPS up on Titan HM, it'll help you immensely when fighting Titan EX later.
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