I know SE (and everyone else pretty much) doesn't care about Ballista but....

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Originally Posted by Lithera

You do get things to wear from Ballista though. Most were hats that helped you in ballista and looked like night caps. I remember the last tournament SE put on and how that made a surge of people wanting to play. Braging rights that people could kick the butts of all the other servers. We slave away fighting against things that go by a script but never really get a chance to show how good one is or isn't against something that doesn't have a script. Raise your hand if you know what provoke does to an actual player.

If SE does do something to spruce up ballista and other older quick but fun mini events they will need to make them give something that people can use to get other things in the newer content. If not that then gear that's more than a hey look I scored 50 times in a match.

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Those don't count. They were awarded as trophies from the Ballista Royale tournament, which was a one-time event.

The only "thing" you actually get from official ballista is titles and chevrons for scoring well and for each job (which I've been trying unsuccessfully to get 5 other people to do one so I can get the GEO title), but these aren't even permanent and expire after a time period. So even the simple recognition you get isn't good enough because it's only temporary.

Like I said though, it's a pipe dream. The producer has made it obvious there's lots of things he'd like to do but SE isn't giving him the resources to make it all happen.

Na, a pipe dream is trying to lv up my dnc only so I can get sch base boots without joining a pay n go take a nap party. Trust me I've done days of boot farmin my self only to get 7 straight Blu feet. I hope that when/if they finally put in monstrosity it will light a spark for PVP

I can't see them inserting anything too valuable into PvP events, especially not something needed for any kind of progression since the game very much isn't about PvP (excluding of course the drama of old that people speak of, as well as competing on claiming NMs).

So things would probably have to be something not overly useful in the grand scheme of things (but lots of fun they could be).

I do hope they will adjust things, and add things related to Ballista just as I'm hoping for them to play around with all the other old content. I haven't even done Ballista nor Brenner, but I always wanted to! I know they can be tons of fun, and shouldn't be left untouched.

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Originally Posted by Dragoy

I can't see them inserting anything too valuable into PvP events, especially not something needed for any kind of progression since the game very much isn't about PvP (excluding of course the drama of old that people speak of, as well as competing on claiming NMs).

So things would probably have to be something not overly useful in the grand scheme of things (but lots of fun they could be).

I do hope they will adjust things, and add things related to Ballista just as I'm hoping for them to play around with all the other old content. I haven't even done Ballista nor Brenner, but I always wanted to! I know they can be tons of fun, and shouldn't be left untouched.

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Even if it was just gear that said "Conflict: Enhances Something something" I'd be all over that. Outside of ballista, its a trophy, and inside of it, it helps you in some way.

as much as I sometimes resent the hardcore ballista community (which gathered on one server and essentially left the others with no community at all) they have produced some pretty awesome videos showcasing some awesome teamwork. Everyone you ever see in the Diorama is just a couple ppl triyng to 1v1 eachother. FFXI combat was never made for that, and when ballista 'the game' is played as a team game it is so much more deep and exciting. Ballista more than even any PvE activity makes it possible for basically all jobs to contribute in a team setting.

What would fix it is to change "uncap" to 75 cap. That or change the -50 DT in ballista to - 90 or something.

What if improved the Ballista would add a new the pvp gear.

Everyone keeps ignoring Brenner even more than Ballista... and I'm still wondering what the Windurstian 'conflict' game would be.

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Originally Posted by Ryolen

What would fix it is to change "uncap" to 75 cap. That or change the -50 DT in ballista to - 90 or something.

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No, adding a 75 cap is fine, but there should still be a no cap.

Add 75, and remove 30 ~ 50. Nobody is interested in ballista under level 60.

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Everyone keeps ignoring Brenner even more than Ballista... and I'm still wondering what the Windurstian 'conflict' game would be.

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Ballista and Brenner aren't specifically associated with any nation.

Berenner would have gone a lot better if it was straight up capture the flag e.g. only one lamp instead of several.