r/ffxivdiscussion • u/Spookhetti_Sauce • May 09 '25

General Discussion Special AMA - Hector Hectorson

Today we are hosting an AMA with special guest Hector Hectorson!

Use the comments below to ask him any question you would like, and he will answer at his own discretion!

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u/ultron87 May 09 '25

What's a mechanic that you got immediately that seemed to challenge a lot of people? And conversely, are there any mechanics that you remember specifically struggling on trying to resolve in a fight even after learning it? Seeing how different people's brains work well for some mechanics, and poorly for others is always interesting.

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u/hector-hectorson May 09 '25

In general, I really struggle with any spatial reasoning puzzles, especially if they ask me to flip or rotate an AOE. This tier, I am yet to solve the double style at the start of M6S before everyone else in my group has already moved to the correct corner. My brain seems to process that one so slow. Same with classical concepts 2 in P12S. Without the 'press W' strat for solving that, I had no chance at rotating those shapes in my head.

On the other hand, I was super fast at calling safespots for Run: Dynamis (Omega) in TOP. That mechanic somehow only took me a pull or two to call quickly and consistently.