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If there is one good thing to come out of the currencies tab, it's been to show just how many currencies there are in this game. I counted last night and while I might be off by a couple, I saw 82 currencies on the list.
I am wondering, does the dev team not see this as an issue? I get that the point of having so many currencies is to create grind... but it's sort of getting ridiculous.
I know the dev team has promised to make it more reasonable for solo players to complete their goals. As part of that, would they consider merging some of the currencies (especially region specific ones like different conquest points for each nation) and/or also putting an NPC exchange vendor of some kind in place? Would be nice to (say) use cruor to buy plasm - even if it was a bad exchange rate it would give folks the ability to farm different items their own way.
Rhonda
06-21-2014, 05:21 PM
Copper A.M.A.N Vouchers help sometimes.
Copper A.M.A.N Vouchers help sometimes.
Agreed. I'd like to see more currencies available with these - but also I'd like to be able to either buy this kind of thing - or directly exchange one currency for another. Rates of exchange could be set based on how much time it takes to accrue said currency.
Like I have a Tojil win but because there is no real way to farm plasm efficiently solo except with vouchers... it is kind of stupidly slow to buy the sword. I need 120K more plasm... that's a REALLY LONG TIME if I have to just rely on copper vouchers (especially since I don't even get 1 every day because I only play a few times a week)
If I could buy 1 plasm for 100 cruor I could at least solo that. I don't think it's unreasonable to buy a weapon drop like that for 20 million cruor.
Mitruya
06-24-2014, 08:25 PM
Agreed. We need more ways to get plasm.
Agreed. We need more ways to get plasm.
Glad you agree! Doing full on wins is a bit stressful! First of all to even find a party/get invited to one, but then it's pretty high stakes. Some evenings I just want to log in for awhile and get a bit done - but I can't do that with plasm... its pretty much join a "win" run or farm shards for 100 plasm each (so like 200-400 plasm an hour max)
Ramzi
06-25-2014, 04:16 AM
Glad you agree! Doing full on wins is a bit stressful! First of all to even find a party/get invited to one, but then it's pretty high stakes. Some evenings I just want to log in for awhile and get a bit done - but I can't do that with plasm... its pretty much join a "win" run or farm shards for 100 plasm each (so like 200-400 plasm an hour max)
I've seen shouts for plasma/CP farming just by running through the fracture killing trash mobs. I guess this could be considered an alternate way, and you could do low-man, but obviously not ideal. A new method to acquire plasm needs to be introduced. What ends up happening, is a MNK/MNK/MNK/SCH/BRD/WHM party will form, and no one else is welcome. I have MNK and WHM but they are not elite because I need plasm lol.
I've seen shouts for plasma/CP farming just by running through the fracture killing trash mobs. I guess this could be considered an alternate way, and you could do low-man, but obviously not ideal. A new method to acquire plasm needs to be introduced. What ends up happening, is a MNK/MNK/MNK/SCH/BRD/WHM party will form, and no one else is welcome. I have MNK and WHM but they are not elite because I need plasm lol.
yeah people used to do that back when the gear from T1 delve was worthwhile but now that most of it is trash I never see anyone shouting for plasm farming parties. I have a decent 3 song bard so I can get invites to stuff but some nights I just want to log on and do chill sort of things. A way of farming plasm solo would be nice... but really I just want the ability to exchange currencies as it would make all content more viable. If the exchange rates were set based on difficulty of acquiring the currency I can't see it becoming a balance issue. It would just make a way to attain things we want by doing the events and activities we enjoy.
Mitruya
06-25-2014, 10:41 AM
Yes, either people's schedules don't mesh or the server is just dead (everyone is mules or afk, can't get the "right" party set-up) or everything is low-manned and random people aren't invited .... whatever the reason, it would be nice to be able to log in and actually accomplish some progress.
Pretty much they killed alliances by making it much easier to do with 6-7 people than with an alliance and giving same amount of loot. Why share with more people and do a harder battle?
Glamdring
07-02-2014, 08:34 AM
If there is one good thing to come out of the currencies tab, it's been to show just how many currencies there are in this game. I counted last night and while I might be off by a couple, I saw 82 currencies on the list.
I am wondering, does the dev team not see this as an issue? I get that the point of having so many currencies is to create grind... but it's sort of getting ridiculous.
I know the dev team has promised to make it more reasonable for solo players to complete their goals. As part of that, would they consider merging some of the currencies (especially region specific ones like different conquest points for each nation) and/or also putting an NPC exchange vendor of some kind in place? Would be nice to (say) use cruor to buy plasm - even if it was a bad exchange rate it would give folks the ability to farm different items their own way.
kinda reminds you of one of those stupid Clapalong facebook games with multiple needed currencies and at least one only available via RMT, doesn't it?