We could do with more anti-stacking mechanics

tzaeru · November 2021

I come with a simple message! The suggestion - based solely on my own opinion - that new trials and dungeons could try experimenting a bit with anti-stacking mechanics. That is, mechanics that force the players to spread out a little. This adds challenge to healers and to tanks.

For example, ranged enemies could attack the players with AoE attacks where the damage is scaled so that if you get hit by say, 4 hits at the same time, you might die instantly.

I'm aware of some mechanics like this, but they aren't very common overall. I think more could be cool to have.

And that is all. Thanks!

WuffyCerulei · November 2021

I do like having mechanics that force some situational awareness rather than standing there and parsing as a dps. Not too many or ones that are constant as melee dps are already punished by simply being melee.

UntilValhalla13 · November 2021

I think there's at least one, to some degree, in every trial.

Shehai phase in hel ra, the warrior
The rock toss in aa, stone atro boss
Ozaras pins in vso
Curses in vmol, first boss
Storm the heavens in vas
Galenwe's meteors in vcr
Execute phase in vhof, assembly general
Fire mage meteors in kynes aegis
Instability in kynes aegis, last boss
Soulweaver meteors in rockgrove

There's probably more. XD

tzaeru · November 2021

UntilValhalla13 wrote: »

I think there's at least one, to some degree, in every trial.

Shehai phase in hel ra, the warrior
The rock toss in aa, stone atro boss
Ozaras pins in vso
Curses in vmol, first boss
Storm the heavens in vas
Galenwe's meteors in vcr
Execute phase in vhof, assembly general
Fire mage meteors in kynes aegis
Instability in kynes aegis, last boss
Soulweaver meteors in rockgrove

There's probably more. XD

Yah but they're mostly occasional dodge-based mechanics where you just scatter for a moment and come back into a stack.

But there could be whole long phases in boss fights where you can't stack at any point.