Catwho wrote:
Can't use a chocobo either, I've found out.
The trick with most of those quests is to make sure you follow the NPC instructions. They'll tell you which enemies to kill first, which other NPC to stand next to, etc. If you just go off and start killing you'll probably not make it.
I've found that the default strategy in almost any fight in FFXIV is "take out the adds first."
Snipe at the boss as you have a chance, and keep NPCs alive if you have the abilities, but the priority is always to take out the adds and weak stuff before the boss. There's often more adds to come, and if you don't have the first wave clear by the time the second or third group show up, you're going to lose. And unlike FFXI, killing the boss doesn't always end the fight and make the adds vanish, so you'll have to deal with them anyway.