For the Devs consideration - Imperial Standing

[Autymn]

Recently a lot of prices have been lowered in terms of allied notes, imperial standing and conquest points, but there's one that bugs the heck out of me - the price to warp around Aht Urghan. I have about 5k imperial standing and I don't have to port around often, but when I do 200 points is a steep fee at this point. I'm not getting any xp parties out there, just doing solo stuff, so getting more IS to the point where I don't have to seriously weigh whether or not Its worthwhile isn't gonna happen. So in short:

Can we lower the cost for using the runic portals?

[Treasurehider]

I've been spamming Besieges JUST for Imperial standing as much as I can.

[Beowolf]

i was gunna say also doing besiege once in a while would probly help u out there :)

[Miera]

Me and a few friends was talking about this as well. The lack of Wajom parties killed my Imperial Standing so I tried going and doing as much Besieged as I could.

Or at least give us a permanent Pass. >_>

[Tsukino_Kaji]

Recently a lot of prices have been lowered in terms of allied notes, imperial standing and conquest points, but there's one that bugs the heck out of me - the price to warp around Aht Urghan. I have about 5k imperial standing and I don't have to port around often, but when I do 200 points is a steep fee at this point. I'm not getting any xp parties out there, just doing solo stuff, so getting more IS to the point where I don't have to seriously weigh whether or not Its worthwhile isn't gonna happen. So in short:

Can we lower the cost for using the runic portals?I always thought they should instead add a multi-pass(Like the mana clipper, which gets you a bilk discount.), or some kind of permanent ticket(That you could buy or quest.). Perhaps a reward for finishing TAU?

[Greatguardian]

You can already use the Runic Portals for free with Captain Rank.

[Miera]

I still haven't even bothered to go look for the Warhorse Hoof print to get my next rank. <__<

I really need to get on that.

[Flunklesnarkin]

Maybe lower it to 100 points...

that way each besieged you do would be about 20 warps...

even so.. captain is really easy to get now

[Eeek]

Since I usually forget that Besieged does exist, I try to earn a little IS here and there by doing as much skilling and as many magian trials as possible in ToAU areas.

[Necrose99]

yeah really , thier isnt too much in the way of incentives to party arround the ToAH area anymore ,

Perhaps they might add AByssya-Wajom woodlands (Har-Har) or someting of a revamp as or up the exp to Abysya like or adding pages for tabs & Standing that gives exp bonuses

but in General a multi-pass in gill or our warper to juno guy a multi-pass in gill as an option too . gil to Bronze coins for that locker rent ,

TOAH's not bad but of late their's fewer incentives to form parities in Wajom , and some the lvl-sync parties have been a bit precarious @ best.

Perhaps Adding a few Mage -Do able Solo-Missions to the Assault list might be in order , Spy-n-Saboteur runs. seem to have em on the WoG runs as an option , why not add'm to ToAh assaults. or add a few solo-able Assaults. Get ASPts and IS.

Sneaking around with invis and all mages can do well , plant a bomb(s) in (a) Key spot(s) and run like hell to the runic portal before a mass of mobs chase you when it go boom.... , failing to reach the portal in time will result in a not so Preity KO. or having to set traps , and narrowly escaping. with less reward.

can get the toah rank up , n get some standings .

but a perm portal pass pretty good Idea , as well as being to by a warp ticket to some the Extreme risk portals, as some are a kill joy to get Like Illrus.. Attol , or that other Cadav.... Mire one not so near Nassumaw. thus opening a portal that otherwise requires an 90+ Job or a 65-75 Party or mini Alliance to reach .. just use a warp ticket and warp back portal now keyed. I have 5/6 portals and since the last one I need is offten a re-raise suicide run traditionaly due to the Imps and Lamnia with true sight/sound IE illrus... Attol run I hear , ... I'm looking forward to getting that one over with.

[Flunklesnarkin]

You already get a permanent portal pass once you get captain rank.

[Eeek]

It's not hard to exp in ToAU areas unless you have no friends and you're too lazy to setup a party. It's not that hard to find a sync and bored people willing to exp in ToAU areas for old time's sake.

[svengalis]

You guys say it's easy to get captain rank now. Can assault missions be soloed? I have not done a single one. I just restarted early last year with a new account so all this whitegate stufff is still new to me. Now that they have went the way of abyssea I haven't even bothered with whitegate in months.

[Greatguardian]

They require 3 people to enter but pretty much any 3 people with a half-solid job selection between them can complete every Assault at 90. If you can find 5 other people needing captain rank (this seems common), you can pretty much destroy everything and your only limiting factor will be Assault Tags.

Edit: This is assuming you set up a static group and do each assault once and only once (till Captain promotion where you repeat each assault a second time). Pickups or shouts will make this process hell.

[Flunklesnarkin]

Yah.. i've been redoing all the assault missions recently because im working on a mythic weapon.. and they are soooo much easier than lvl 75 cap..

Most would be soloable if it wasn't for the 3 man requirement.. its not too hard to find 2 other people tho..

The atma for captain is a worthwhile incentive for people i've teamed up with as well as the free portals.

[RAIST]

hehe.. the post about only having 5/6 portals. I remember when I first got there and was unlocking the portals and I got lost and eventually stumbled on one I didn't have an online map to in the guide I was using. Come to find out, no one else in the LS had it either so I had to port back out there and stand there while the whole alliance tried to find me.

Good times.

Wish I still had a link to that guide...they had a PDF file with the safest paths marked on the maps to them. Was easy to do...did them all at like 62 BLM/WHM in one evening.

Raist

[Flunklesnarkin]

It would be nice if they removed the assault entrance requirements and you could solo them.

I really doubt there would be much overcrowding issues.

I also hope i have 5 tags when i come back.. burned all mine the day before servers shut down >_>