[Suggestion] How to reintroduce HNMLS gameplay in FFXI Lv99‏

[Dazusu]

Legion is the whole HNM Experience, Without the botting and drama.

You misunderstand me. I'm not asking for HNM back - it was just an example of old vs. present. It can be applied to many things, such as Einherjar. That was a bastard when it was first released and thoroughly good fun.

Legion is exactly what I've been waiting for, and let there be a lot more of it.

The only real changes I'd like to see in the game are less (or no) temporary items during every encounter (Legion has started this). Technical challenge/gimmick fights. No more 'procs' and 'weaknesses' - they were a great gimmick to begin with, but its time to move on.

Still, I wouldn't oppose multi-zone HNM like Sandworm and Ixion. I quite enjoyed them, even though they're not everyone's cup of tea.

[Duelle]

One guy asked, Why we're so against them introducing it. If they introduced new World-Spawn HNMs, they'd have to give them new drops. Those drops would likely be useful. Meaning we as players couldn't just "ignore it" anymore than you can Ignore Abyssea, Voidwatch, or Legion if you want to get your good armor. It would introduce an Element of FFXI the majority do not want back, and if the armor was good, force them to participate.

This. It then becomes something you're forced to take part into because of the lure of the gear climb. If you're gonna put the carrot on the stick, might as well be ome where we don't feel like we're wasting large mounts of our lives doing so.

That being said, my own expectations on what encounters should have easily make me expect next to nothing when it comes to boss fights in this game. I mean it'd be one thing if Fafnir caused cave-ins in Dragon's aerie where large boulders or even large pieces of tree bark (as this is inside Boyahda) that damaged everyone in the room or maybe people standing in the wrong spot at the wrong time after you got him down to 30%; or instead of darters and bifrons being just mobs that pop in DA, maybe have them be actual adds that join the fight at certain intervals. Instead we get procs (not a bad thing aside from the fact that certain jobs were not kept in mind when those were implemented), absorb modes and status effect auras. Kings and HNMs were never about mechanics, to be honest.

[Hercule]

Wanted necro bumping my thread too

[Rosina]

Wanted necro bumping my thread too

i read what i could and just wanted to ask, do you know that exp on mobs raised 100% and canb easily get over 600 exp in chains w/o waiting on lights?

but sounds good what i read.

just as long as nothing is on a 24+ hr cool down timer so i can log in and do it w/e w/o waiting and sitting there doing nothing but being bored :3

[Trisscar]

I sometimes form up with an old style exp parties. It helps me appreciate how much better level grinding has gotten.

[Natenn]

option 2 sounds like fun =D

[Rosina]

I sometimes form up with an old style exp parties. It helps me appreciate how much better level grinding has gotten.

i was in an old school valkrum dunes party as a puller tank war with a greatsword and sub thf....

tell me that ant OLD school it was fun and we had a PL

[Trisscar]

i was in an old school valkrum dunes party as a puller tank war with a greatsword and sub thf....

tell me that ant OLD school it was fun and we had a PL

It's nice if you can luck out and find a good group for experience. But, personally, I don't much care for relying on luck.

[Habu]

i was in an old school valkrum dunes party as a puller tank war with a greatsword and sub thf....

tell me that ant OLD school it was fun and we had a PL

That's not oldschool, that's just plain idiotic.

[Karbuncle]

Yes, I was playing back in NA Beta, and it was fun then, But doesn't mean I'm going to romanticize it... it was terrible, especially in Exp parties... you really couldn't do jack or Sh*t at any reasonable speed without a PL... Finding a good group was almost impossible, since Level Sync didn't exist... ROBBER CRABS!

CRABS AND CRAWLERS FOR 70 LEVELS!

Seriously though. Crabs and Crawlers.