An unnamed group recently clearedFinal Fantasy 14’snewest raid, The Omega Protocol (Ultimate). In order to defeat this difficultFinal Fantasy 14encounter, players had to overcome some frustrating glitches involving the buff cap.The Omega Protocol is the fifth Ultimate raid inFinal Fantasy 14and wasadded shortly afterEndwalkerPatch 6.3 went live. These optional battles are extremely hard, requiring mastery of many game mechanics to defeat, and provide unique titles and cosmetic gear for beating them. Nearly a week after its release, an unnamed raid group in Japan was able to defeat this new Ultimate encounter.RELATED:Final Fantasy 14 Patch 6.3 Adds Swimming, New Story Quests, and MoreHowever, it had to overcome a frustrating glitch involving the buff cap. InFinal Fantasy 14, a player can have a total of 30 buffs or debuffs. The Hello World phase in The Omega Protocol (Ultimate) dumps tons of debuffs on players, bringing many players to the cap and causing buffs and shields to not apply to their characters, dooming their runs. This led many raid groups–including the unnamed team that just cleared–to prioritize classes like Machinist and Summoner, who relied on fewer buffs than others, like thenew Sage job fromEndwalker.
Normally, the buff/debuff cap isn’t an issue, but it has caused problems in the past incertain large-scaleFinal Fantasy 14duties. Delubrum Reginae (Savage) and the Baldesion Arsenal are two high-difficulty raids with groups larger than the standard eaight players that feature special actions and restrictions.Final Fantasy 14players have used the buff cap to avoid debilitating debuffs in these duties in the past, but the buff cap has rarely been an issue in an eight-person duty before The Omega Protocol (Ultimate).
Players were quick to celebrate the victory of their fellowFinal Fantasy 14fans. This marks yet another world-first victory claimed by an unnamedFinal Fantasy 14raid group–astark difference from games likeWorld of Warcraft, where nearly every raid has its first clear by one or two specific groups. Fans enjoyed watching streams of the groups attempting the challenging raid and look forward to using the strategies of the victors to get a clear of their own.
That said, some players are irritated atFinal Fantasy 14for The Omega Protocol. The complications concerning the buff cap seemed like an oversight from the devs, and many wondered ifFinal Fantasy 14properly tested the fight. Many are hopingFinal Fantasy 14makes adjustments to the buff cap so it doesn’t hinder raid progression like this in the future.
Final Fantasy 14is available now for PC, PS4, and PS5.
