Dynamis: way too much junk.

[Nynja]

Then whats the problem? Currency is falling to random people in your group? Didnt you say you're doing it as a LS? So whats the problem exactly?

unless you're in a shady LS where people will try to keep currency that falls to them

[Meyi]

The +1 version is absolute trash though. It's barely an improvement over the original piece. No one stops at af2+1 and says "eh, I don't really need the +2". It's just getting them closer to the +2. I honestly think the +1 should've been boosted to the +2 stats instantly, but that's a seperate topic. I'm just trying to cut out the clutter in Dynamis.

Clearly you're new to Dynamis. +1s have been out for years now. They were added to the game back at 75, before the Dynamis change. They weren't added to be a bridge to +2, they were added to be slight adjustments to relic back at 75.

Whether you want to take an armor through +1 or not is now up to you.

[Mahoro]

Sadly, I have been doing it wrong. Dynamis is a lowman event now. You can solo a freaking relic weapon and full AF2+2, and the drops off neobosses are sadly lack-luster. I've made several posts on that topic before, pleading for them to make reasons to bring groups to do it again. Sadly, Arch Dynamis Lord is the only reasonable thing to bring a group for. Well, maybe the neo Diabolos' too. Some of their drops are kinda neat.

I find it is best to focus neoboss activity on Oneiros Grips, Avesta Bangles, Tjurkurrpa Belts, Portus Collar from Arch Diab, and ADL drops. Nobody in my LS seems to want the other stuff as they do seem lackluster. Hope you continue on, the arch bosses and Tome NM's are fun, and it is always fun to actually get loot rather than logs from endless VW ^^

[Yinnyth]

Then whats the problem? Currency is falling to random people in your group? Didnt you say you're doing it as a LS? So whats the problem exactly?

unless you're in a shady LS where people will try to keep currency that falls to them

I know it's annoying to read every word I write in this thread, especially since I wind up repeating myself like I'm about to right now. But I dualbox in Dynamis (usually the main WHM + BRD). We allow currency to autosort, but my LS sees it as unfair if my dualbox char (or any of the other dualbox chars) get any of the autosort currency, because that means I, IRL, have twice the chance to get currency as someone who doesn't dualbox.

Edit: I forgot to also repeat that since our loot pool is full of ra/ex stuff, it forces the currency to sort before my dualbox char has a chance to pass.

[FrankReynolds]

I've been running my Dynamis linkshell for quite a while. I remember Xarc runs where we hit the zone (and linkshell) cap so other people simply couldn't get in. Lately, my linkshell is lucky to get 6 people to show up for a run. However, we produce more items in the loot pool now with 6 people than all those years ago with 64 people. And a good portion of what we produce, NO ONE WANTS.

It's junk, and there's tons of it. AF2, relic weapons, pop items, AF2-1, forgs, crafting items, exp scrolls, hydra gear, and even more AF2 because the drop rate is ridiculously high now. Even with just 6 people, we frequently kill so quickly that the loot pool fills up with 9 ra/ex items (mostly AF2), so the rest of the loot auto-sorts upon killing an enemy with no chance of being lotted.

My request is:
Make it so higher tier enemies in each zone don't drop AF2, relic weapons, or crafting materials. People who want those things don't target the higher tier mobs anyways.

edit: I removed my first 5 requests because people were objecting so heavily to them, and I honestly didn't care about them nearly as much as I care about the one remaining request on this post. If you wish to see my OP to see what they were objecting so heavily to, I've quoted it on reply #24. If you still object to my one remaining request, don't hesitate to say so.

I'm not sure what you are requesting. Do you want them to remove gear / craft drops so that the amount of currency is increased? or do you just hate hydra junk etc.?

I know it's annoying to read every word I write in this thread, especially since I wind up repeating myself like I'm about to right now. But I dualbox in Dynamis (usually the main WHM + BRD). We allow currency to autosort, but my LS sees it as unfair if my dualbox char (or any of the other dualbox chars) get any of the autosort currency, because that means I, IRL, have twice the chance to get currency as someone who doesn't dualbox.

I say: If your dual box character is pulling it's own weight, then you deserve whatever drops it gets. You earned them. If you were with a PUG would they know you were dual boxing because your mule sucks? If the answer is yes, then pass the currency, but if they are just mad because it's just you getting loot, explain that you have to gear 2 characters with that loot. Or you could always just tell them that your blind, mute nephew plays that character.

[Yinnyth]

Clearly you're new to Dynamis. +1s have been out for years now. They were added to the game back at 75, before the Dynamis change. They weren't added to be a bridge to +2, they were added to be slight adjustments to relic back at 75.

Whether you want to take an armor through +1 or not is now up to you.

I had 5 full sets of AF2+1 before level 80 was released. I feel confident in saying I've done more dynamis than anyone else on Fenrir. You've... half made my point for me though, so I don't really mind. You're right, it's up to you whether or not you hit the +1 stage now. Since 5 stackable items can now take any NQ item straight to +2 version, completely destroying the need for the 100 (20 jobs, 5 pieces) -1, unstackable pieces, it would be efficient to do away with them. I honestly don't care if they decrease the number of forgs required to do that to 30 regardless of the stage you're on, I'm just tired of all the junk that a person has to sort through in Dynamis. Imagine if petrified logs dropped into your inventory every 50 seconds while fighting qilin, and it took you 2 hours to finish killing him.

[Yinnyth]

I'm not sure what you are requesting. Do you want them to remove gear / craft drops so that the amount of currency is increased? or do you just hate hydra junk etc.?

You know there's 2 tiers of enemies in Dynamis, right? I'll assume you do.

We target the higher tier enemies because we're only after currency, forgs, and the neo NMs. I want those higher tier enemies to stop dropping AF2, crafting items, etc. The lower tier enemies would still drop those things, so you could easily get your AF2 or crafting items by farming them. But our loot pool floods with AF2 that no one in my LS has wanted in over 3 years. So I want the high tier enemies to be a strictly high-tier farming target- something that people can go after if they want the stackables and high tier loot.

[FrankReynolds]

You know there's 2 tiers of enemies in Dynamis, right? I'll assume you do.

We target the higher tier enemies because we're only after currency, forgs, and the neo NMs. I want those higher tier enemies to stop dropping AF2, crafting items, etc. The lower tier enemies would still drop those things, so you could easily get your AF2 or crafting items by farming them. But our loot pool floods with AF2 that no one in my LS has wanted in over 3 years. So I want the high tier enemies to be a strictly high-tier farming target- something that people can go after if they want the stackables and high tier loot.

Yeah, that kinda makes sense, but most people farming currency would probably still see it as: faster kills > slow kills /high drops rate. They would have to adjust the whole zone. Not that that is a terrible plan. Just thinking out loud so to speak.

[Yinnyth]

Or wait, killer new idea. Instead of nq AF2 dropping off high tier enemies, how about a painfully low drop rate of AF2+2? Make it so neo NMs drop one random piece every kill, and neobosses have a 50% chance of dropping a fully augged piece. That way our LS doesn't get flooded with junk as badly, but other players don't really lose out on their AF2 chances if they happen to prefer higher tier mobs for whatever reason.

[Nynja]

You guys distribute currency by luck of the draw instead of pooling it and splitting it? lol.....