When people are all about GOTTA DO IT NOW ONLY BEST PEOPLE MUST HAVE A2S CLEAR TO JOIN A2S GROUP then that's all you'll get.
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Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward |OT| Raiders of the Void Ark
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When people are all about GOTTA DO IT NOW ONLY BEST PEOPLE MUST HAVE A2S CLEAR TO JOIN A2S GROUP then that's all you'll get.
Augemitbutter
Member
gotta rush everything and open -bonus = kick- PFs. you can be relevant for 8 weeks when you go sonic.
as of now there's not enough incentive to be helpful to the community in terms of raid content i feel
for example the 1 chest raid clear thing, i only recently found out the cleared members of said run actually can't roll on the loot? then there is absolutely no point for the common players to be helpful to others, this is really dumb
for example the 1 chest raid clear thing, i only recently found out the cleared members of said run actually can't roll on the loot? then there is absolutely no point for the common players to be helpful to others, this is really dumb
You know this system was implemented in FCOB right? It's also better now because uncleared players will still get their item tokens.
Well if you have a static then what does it matter?
Also, I did some crazy catchups in FCOB. Just needs some constructive thinking and asking around.
Better than whining people won't take you into parties.
I literally quit everything and am playing on a fresh alt.
tiggerkiddo
Member
Trying to clear Ravana Ex in PF as of late is rather frustrating. A couple of wipes and people want to leave already.
Iced_Eagle
Member
Not confirmed AFAIK. However, it is supposedly only available at the training dummies. Not while you're actually in combat. Still, it would be a huge improvement!
Gold_Loot
Member
Since when was it a problem to just simply be helpful to , ya know , help others?
I can understand not wanting to be yanked around by 20 different players every week, but helping others should be rewarding enough. Now we MUST have a promise of loot or no dice?
What's the general consensus on healers doing dps?
I'm a 57 WHM right now. In dungeons and stuff I really only output damage for the laughs. Nothing terribly serious. But should I be going offensive whenever possible? Am I a bad healer if I don't?
Ooh okay. That could be cool! Curious to know what I get on my Bard >.>
I'm a 57 WHM right now. In dungeons and stuff I really only output damage for the laughs. Nothing terribly serious. But should I be going offensive whenever possible? Am I a bad healer if I don't?
Ooh okay. That could be cool! Curious to know what I get on my Bard >.>
but there's no incentive for the cleared players at all, that's my point
before i knew how the chest system works i actually wanted to help 1 chest runs because i thought there's a still a chance i could get my loot for the week
No tangible incentive (outside the bonus tomes) but it's still a feel-good thing to do like the other dude said. Nice for easier organizing for FC/friend groups, and it's a thing to do at the end of the week if you're done with static raids for the week.
If there was a significant incentive like getting extra drops that'd get abused so badly.
Seems fine to me.
I also don't see the relation between the two. Is this just a "weekly lockouts are the devil" thing?
Lanrutcon
Member
Any mechanism which goes 'you can only do x in y period' is kind of bullshit in a game which literally charges you for time spent with the game. It's there to slow players down, and little else.
If they didn't limit the drops you can get in a week, then they wouldn't have to incentivize lootless runs.
If they didn't limit the drops you can get in a week, why not just farm out the floor with your static and have no need to do it ever again with less efficiency. Would also affect the whole raid progression scene.
Lockouts can also be there to get players to do other things instead of just farming out one thing in a week non-stop.
Actually, the mechanism in place now does let you "do x" as much as you want, compared to pre-FCOB where you were bound to your highest turn.
Lanrutcon
Member
People are already just farming things with their static. That's not a new "problem", but when they want to help out other people at least with my suggestion there's loot attached to the time.
The raid progression scene is decided in the first 2 or 3 weeks after content is released, and then it becomes irrelevant as the world firsts are done and the strats become public knowledge. Whatever contribution lockouts hold for raid progression then falls away.
And if lockouts are there to steer me from the content I actually enjoy to the mindless side-bullshit and their associated grind...then fuck it. That's terrible design in and of itself.
Too bad for you I guess, since I don't see this changing.
Also, if you enjoy the raid fights you can still do them. If you enjoy grinding for loot then you have the 24-mans (lol) or just go play a real loot game.
Pellegri Testament
Member
Is this your first themepark mmo? Because this has been a common thing for years when it comes to lockouts and how they work. They want your money and the longer they can keep you subbed through locking out content, the more money they make.
Lanrutcon
Member
Oh, I know why they do it and I know it's done all over the place. FFXIV is not unique in that regard. I'll still bitch about it tho
Which reminds me, I should go poke Secret World again and see how that's doing.
http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/special/2015/The_Rising/
Time to buy thousands of new consumables.
Time to buy thousands of new consumables.
The only new rotational change is their opener (cause you can Form Shift Demolish to start) and you have Elixir Field as a new oGCD to put wherever.
AW YIS! gotta catch em all!
A career monk would have better knowledge on this but the new MNK abilities basically help them do what they were already doing better.
Form Shift helps you keep up GL when you have to move off the boss for a bit.
Tornado Kick and Meditation help offset unavoidable GL dropping.
Purification gives more staying power in AoE fights and Elixir Field bumps up their AoE power and gives another oGCD.
DarknessTear
Banned
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7LiDzSBvaM Just saw this posted.
Munba
Member
Nice version!
SliceSabre
Banned
Gobbies sure like to sing about some vicious violence.
Aeriscloud
Banned
I can't think of a single reason to play the game at the moment.
Someone needs to let Soken make his own music videos like that Titan one he did.
Well then I reckon you shouldn't play it.
A4 Savage.
Well this is a raging debate but most fights don't require you to heal 100% of the time at all, and healer actually have a fairly decent DPS output so for me, there's really no reason not to dps when comfortable with a fight unless you're lazy.
It's probably a bit trickier as a WHM/AST than a SCH because you don't have the fairy as a crutch but it should totally be done. Saves time for your whole group.
Audioboxer
Member
Got 60 TT cards, yay! 60th was from Rowena. Started the relic reborn quest, seen the purple loot and thought ohhh shiny! About to do amdapor keep, as it's part of the quest line.
Also some kind Gaffer used my recruit a friend code. I didn't seem to get the friendship circlet, just gold chocobo feathers. Do I have to go somewhere for it or should it be mailed to me?
Also some kind Gaffer used my recruit a friend code. I didn't seem to get the friendship circlet, just gold chocobo feathers. Do I have to go somewhere for it or should it be mailed to me?
Ah, the official lyrics, how timely.
Trojita
Rapid Response Threadmaker
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Audioboxer
Member
SliceSabre
Banned
Of all the people to choose. Hell I'd have been okay if you even said Merlwyb.
But Iceheart? Gross.
Merlwyb Schmerlwyb
Iceheart reveals her tsundere in Moghome though.
Xion_Stellar
People should stop referencing data that makes me feel uncomfortable because games get ported to platforms I don't like
Final Fantasy Portal App was released today and the App has a point system that lets you trade for content and I saw this in the reward page (although its empty at the moment):
Is there any other Square-Enix game that currently uses Item Codes in the US? If not doesn't this pretty much guarantees that they will be giving out FFXIV content through this App?
Is there any other Square-Enix game that currently uses Item Codes in the US? If not doesn't this pretty much guarantees that they will be giving out FFXIV content through this App?
Got my Lala Ninja to 50 yesterday, and it's the first class that I have no idea how the rotation should be. I need to read more guides.
I mean, I understand the concept (Dancing Edge first, DOTs and Aeolian Edge last), but those mudras and related skills are giving me trouble. Biggest problem is the damn mudra lag, that makes casting Suiton and Huton really slow. Even Raiton takes mire time than it should, so I'm using Fuuma Shuriken only. But it kinda feels like a waste to use Kassatsu for Fuuma Shuriken... Ugh.
Anyway, really fun class to play as.
I mean, I understand the concept (Dancing Edge first, DOTs and Aeolian Edge last), but those mudras and related skills are giving me trouble. Biggest problem is the damn mudra lag, that makes casting Suiton and Huton really slow. Even Raiton takes mire time than it should, so I'm using Fuuma Shuriken only. But it kinda feels like a waste to use Kassatsu for Fuuma Shuriken... Ugh.
Anyway, really fun class to play as.
SliceSabre
Banned
I don't know if I can trust you based on your choice of SK girl.