Bring back Long spawn/Rare WORLD HNM but put drops in legion/einherjar/other bc also

[Zerich]

That's probably the best reason not to implement a dual-pronged approach to the attainment of the same items. Why should SE put effort into designing new content for the benefit of such a miniscule amount of the player base, when they can just design one event that a far greater range of people could participate in and enjoy? This is especially pertinent as resources seem limited for FFXI atm.

what's to say that the game needs to alienate another branch of the players by not offering more than one route to get your shinnies?

[Aldersyde]

what's to say that the game needs to alienate another branch of the players by not offering more than one route to get your shinnies?

Lol, if SE is already prepared to alienate the supposedly handful of its NA PS2 playerbase by not releasing the new expansion, I think it can afford to alienate the handful of anti-social twats who absolutely must have HNM world spawns (ps I can`t see any of them quitting for any reason whatsoever).

[Demon6324236]

Sorry this reply is late, I was sleeping when the post was posted, but felt the need to reply still.

se creates content they don't like.

Correction, we ask SE to avoid creating content we cant do.

I really truly salute them for neo nyzul isle, prov watcher, neo odin/omega/ultia.

This is content I can do.

A lot in ffxi is reasonable to me, but it's just plain boring.

If the game is boring you please be smart, either take a break from it or stop playing it.

[Demon6324236]

Everything in ffxi is a waste of time.

This is actually not true. From 1 standpoint it is a waste of time as it gets nothing done in your real life that is notable to others. This is actually incorrect for many people. Games are a way to relax and have fun. MMOs are a way to make friends all around the world, enjoy being in a community for the games you play, and explore a much more vast world the likes of a single player game will never know.

I play FFXI, I play it more than I should, and I will tell you now if I were to get a job tomorrow and have little time to play it, it would be no waste of time. It would allow me to come home, relax, have fun after my long boring day, and talk with friends I have made on this game over the years.

That argument you give has always annoyed me because its not a waste of time, there is a reason we all play games, and that makes it not a waste of time at all.

[0nionKn1ght]

The fundamental mechanic of standing around for 3-12 hours daily as an event was a terrible one to begin with. The only thing that makes us think otherwise was nostalgia. No one enjoyed HNM camping, it was aggressive, often abusive, and mind meltingly dull. The skill became the fastest claim, not the fight, and quickly escalated into an e-peen festival extravaganza.

I am glad to see these HNM's are now poppable, based on the KSNM drops (from what I have been led to understand) and that the horrible world of HNMLS has finally gone forever.

Events that take a few hours each night, without the huge random elements of other players outclaiming you are much more welcomed, and 100 steps into the modern era of gaming. So no, I won't support your thread idea.

Also on reading some of the posts in this thread, when did WoW players start converging into this community? Never read such vicious and sarcastic passive aggressiveness.

[Trisscar]

@Trisscarm what I find fun is my business. Everything in ffxi is a waste of time, you make a moot point pointing finger and saying "omg u must be crazy to enjoy camping nms!". YOU sound like you're struggling with the concept more than me. So i'll make this easy for you, Don't worry about what i enjoy. Do what you enjoy and I'll do what I enjoy, as long as we aren't stepping on eachothers toes.

True strike, 'bro'. But you failed to address the question poised towards you. If you thought it was so fun why aren't you camping HNM right now?

Because it isn't relevant to you? But supposedly you 'enjoy the hunt', that you find it irrelevant to you exposes you for a liar.

Hell, I don't even like camping HNM and yet I've been camping one for single Blue Mage spell that is in no way vital to me for the mere fact it's the only spell I'm missing. So how about it, oh great hunter. Why aren't you camping them right now?

[Rosina]

ok here is what OP Zerich and who ever has been in agreement in them. HNM CAN BE IN THE GAME. Just not under the 24hr+ cool down and 3 hour windows. Not everyone whats content to be in an instance. It makes the open world dead (see WoW). What you guys seem to skip over is the fact these can be up all the time. And have a very small spawn time to have them be up consently. You still get ur thrills, and everyone can do the content. What ppl are saying is, instead of having 2 events. Make one anyone can do.

As for my style of play, this shouldn't matter. I do content or try to do it. I just do not worry about getting a reward, i'm here to have fun. As i stated i do not go out and farm gear as most said nm are still a pain, and said bcnm are still capped with very selective job strats. And as many other threads stated... getting help in this game is hard. ppl have a "leech to cap and solo mantality"

Also i think you guys painted the wrong picture of me, based on assumptions.

[Rosina]

I do not think i'm the greatest thing since white bread. (or w/e the saying goes) I have done gear swaping in the past. I've had my chraka gear, I also had a mnd set and int set for my sch. I didn't have fun doing it. All i personally got was stress on what i have to find to maximise my stuff having to hunt all these asinise time/lotto spawn stuff or try and find ppl to help me with bcnm. Both sucked... i want to do content not wait around. I wanna do content with a group, not solo and be bored. If there is a helpful peice of gear and I want it I will go get it. Or at least try to. But reality is my fun isn't spending weeks and weeks hunting for that 1 peice of gear that by your guys standers makes or breaks my character. My fun is doing content with my friends.

@ tuna... you should check yourself... you ask why ppl can't understand ur enjoyment of camping. And ask what u are mocked and ask why can't ppl enjoy their stuff as u enjoy yours... why not you lead by example and not step on my toes..

[Spiritreaver]

True strike, 'bro'. But you failed to address the question poised towards you. If you thought it was so fun why aren't you camping HNM right now?

Because it isn't relevant to you? But supposedly you 'enjoy the hunt', that you find it irrelevant to you exposes you for a liar.

Hell, I don't even like camping HNM and yet I've been camping one for single Blue Mage spell that is in no way vital to me for the mere fact it's the only spell I'm missing. So how about it, oh great hunter. Why aren't you camping them right now?

Off topic-

Don't know your Assault rank situation, but if you are First LT. you can use 3 of that ranks missions to get hydra, behemoth, and cerb family spells.

I personally went this route to get Tourb(sp.) and it was SO much easier than spending all that time camping a HNM. I had 2 buds that helped me into the assault, but @99 BLU you can solo all three. And if you dont have buds with that rank, do a shout-you'd be surprised how many ppl still need those wins.

[Nala]

Oy rosina quit double posting.