For the Devs consideration - Imperial Standing

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

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

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. >_>

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Originally Posted by 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?

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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?

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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 >_>