Attacking someone elses mob.Follow

Because I don't know what else to call it. You can say this is KSing but..

Is this an acceptable thing in FFXIV?(as in should I worry about this?) Because I know it was taboo in FFXI.

I noticed a lot of people have been attacking the same mobs I'm attacking. I've had to stop and find another mob.

It's not like ff11. You can get xp and credit for fighting other people's mobs. You have to do enough damage.

For event mobs it's hard since you often need to AoE. I try to wait until the person fighting is done to pop my own and only help if they're struggling. Currently you can actually pk people by popping your mobs before they AoE theirs.

It really doesnt hurt people in any way. Just kill whatever. All you're doing is giving them exp and items quicker.

I have mixed feelings about it. For SOME quests you can get credit even if someone else claims the mob. Others however, that require you getting a 'drop' from the mob, require you claiming it. However, even if I am just out solo XPing, it gets a bit annoying when I am trying to, say, learn my class, or maybe improve my DPS by learning which abilities are more useful, etc...and someone, or two, or 8 comes running over and kills it in two seconds...it gets frustrating. Of course I still get the XP and loot, but seriously. If you are not killing something for quest, and you don't get XP from a mob because it is too high level for you, or unless I am going to die, please stay away from my mobs. K thanks. lol

there have been many threads on this already which I think have been locked down cuz i cant find them. But there is no reason to be butthurt about this when its the way the game was designed .. 10+ people doing there hunt logs on 5-10 mobs..Everyone is gonna attack everything. Group up if your that worried . If you attacked it first than someone rolls up and helps than there helping.. you get your loot and exp dont run away cuz that makes you look like a jerk.

I have actually caught myself holding back on casting stone 2 on things that I know are hunting journal or quest mobs that someone is helping me kill. If I claim the mob and someone comes over to help, since i have the claim, I'll automatically get the credit; but the person helping has to hit the dmg threshold to get his/her credit, so I hold back a little and just cure tank it till it is dead hoping the person gets credit.

IMHO, I think this system is probably the best for any MMO since no one like camping quest mobs and trying to beat out other people. This system lets everyone get a piece no matter who claims it.

Well, I asked the same thing, although I was much more blunt about my dislike for it and got torn to bits by this forum. FFXI you had to /help if you wanted help and for the most part people respected you and your space, to include your monsters. I don't like it and I really don't like it when you are in a zone that there is no reason to do it. Starting zones yes, level 30 zones, no. Ill end there.

I guess it depends on the situation. However, me, I will never attack someone elses mob unless I know they will die or its an accident.

The solution then is to try to avoid known quest mobs for your testing.

There are still quest mobs and hunting log targets in level 30 zones :)

I get it though, you're used to an idea that attacking someone else's mob is taboo, and habits are hard to break. But there's a reason why you can do it here, get full credit, and not take an exp penalty. It's a different game with different rules! There's no quest mob out there that's "challenging" or would live long enough for you to get some form of solo achievement. If you're fighting something much tougher than you, or higher level, and someone else comes and kills it with you... you are probably the one killing his quest mob without regard to what that person needs. You scoundrel!

Seriously, test rotations on a dummy, then just notice if in real situations they work, but on something that is going to die in 30 seconds and someone else might be on a quest for (with limited spawns no less) don't get annoyed that they are getting credit.

Trying to find somewhere to test things out, unless your level 50, is nigh but impossible. People are everywhere. Quests take you everywhere. Hunting Logs take you everywhere. It's annoying, but unavoidable. I'm done discussing this just because I only meant to chime in that I find it bothersome. Not because I think it should change. System works fine.

Yeah, later on down the road they may do that, however with as much as I hear the word congestion, I don't think it will be any tiem soon. More instances would only put a heavier load on an already strained system.

I think I've had some rare occasions when I claimed a mob first, but didn't get credit after others swarmed in on it.