Date & Time: August 9, 2026 between 8pm and 12 am
Frequency: Multiple times
World name: Excalibur
Character name: Shanoa Varhara
Retainer Name: N/A
NPC name: N/A
Monster name: Sword Dancer, Necrophobia, Index
Class/Level: 100 Samurai
Party or solo: Party, 48 players
In-game time: various times
Area and coordinates: Forked Tower Magic Extreme in the boss arenas.
Housing: N/A
Steps:
1. Apply the Samurai status effect, Higanbana, on the various bosses within the Forked Tower Magic Extreme. Index for this example, 10 seconds into the fight. The boss has 30+ status effects from the other 47 players in the alliance at this point.
2. The status effect is applied and is displayed on the target bar of the enemy.
3. When the status effect shows 50-48 seconds left, it disappears from the target bar.
4. I am able to reapply the Higanbana status effect on the boss immediately after it disappears from the target bar and it will once again show on the target bar.
5. Throughout the fight, the status effect Higanbana will occasionally disappear from the target bar before ticking down completely. I have seen it being removed with 48 secs left.
Connection Specs
- Type of internet connection/provider: AT&T
Platform: Windows
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INPUT_REMARKS SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_AXIS 0 SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_BUTTON 1024 SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_FOV 0
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Frequency: Multiple times
World name: Excalibur
Character name: Shanoa Varhara
Retainer Name: N/A
NPC name: N/A
Monster name: Sword Dancer, Necrophobia, Index
Class/Level: 100 Samurai
Party or solo: Party, 48 players
In-game time: various times
Area and coordinates: Forked Tower Magic Extreme in the boss arenas.
Housing: N/A
Steps:
1. Apply the Samurai status effect, Higanbana, on the various bosses within the Forked Tower Magic Extreme. Index for this example, 10 seconds into the fight. The boss has 30+ status effects from the other 47 players in the alliance at this point.
2. The status effect is applied and is displayed on the target bar of the enemy.
3. When the status effect shows 50-48 seconds left, it disappears from the target bar.
4. I am able to reapply the Higanbana status effect on the boss immediately after it disappears from the target bar and it will once again show on the target bar.
5. Throughout the fight, the status effect Higanbana will occasionally disappear from the target bar before ticking down completely. I have seen it being removed with 48 secs left.
Connection Specs
- Type of internet connection/provider: AT&T
Platform: Windows
■ PC Specs
-=-=-=-=- System Information -=-=-=-=-
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
-=-=-=-=-=-=- FFXIV Information -=-=-=-=-=-=-
FINAL FANTASY XIV - A Realm Reborn Language 1 Region 2
ProxyEnable 0
ProxyServer unspecified
ProxyOverride unspecified
-=-=-=-=-=-=- System Information -=-=-=-=-=-=-
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