Feature Request Feedback: One week of development time?

[Immortal]

They have long taken pride in stating they won't join shout groups and basically just play with all their bot—i mean mule—accounts and some LS members. So that is who they party with, mostly themselves.

No pride, its just how I choose to play. I have lead an LS thru every era of this games life and now I consider myself retired and don't lead or really play as much due to RL. I have first hand experience with literally everything in this game and know it like the back of my hand.

[Gwydion]

No pride, its just how I choose to play. I have lead an LS thru every era of this games life and now I consider myself retired and don't lead or really play as much due to RL. I have first hand experience with literally everything in this game and know it like the back of my hand.

Immortal is talking about 75-Era XP not being a badge of Honor, and I agree with it. Folks responding and arguing to his later comment are splitting hairs over a minor point: How busy is a Mage player at 75-era? Does that make them a quality player? Look, the point is moot. This is not related to the larger discussion: There are very few quality indicators for competent, human player (for any jobs). So, let's hear your opinion.

If I had a week of development and had to develop a solution that identifies a competent human player, I would create the Goblin Skillchain mini-game but relevant for each job. It would be boring as hell, but players would have to answer 10 questions their job by acting on it, i.e:

White Mage:

• Cast a spell with capped Fast Cast
• Cast a spell with capped Quick Magic
• Successfully remove Cursna on a dummy Cardian in front of you.
  ...etc

Red Mage:

• Hit a dummy cardian with enough enspell damage
• Successfully land enfeebles on a dummy cardian
• Stoneskin/Phalanx a total amount of damage from dummy Cardian in front of you.
• Recover a certain amount of RP in a particular encounter.
  ...etc

As you can see, this list would go on. It would be boring as hell and no one would really enjoy it. If you think you can do better, come up with content that makes it really easy to confirm that a player is worth partying with? Go ahead, I'll read every reply.

I can even think of a suggestion right now that will blow your mind and make everyone hate bring up this "Badge of Honor" nonsense. A new indicator / point system that counts how many players you helped. How many people did you help clear Dynamis mid-bosses for? (Everyone get's a personal pool for each player they helped, so if you're a helper, you get 10 Altriusm Points). Farming subjob items, Helping with missions, Helping with HTBFs, etc. etc. All of those things you don't need ==> Generate Altruism Points.

Let these Altruism Points be used to further upgrade Dynamis necks, REMA weapons, purchase new Gallimaufry Amplifiers, etc. etc. Boom, competency problem solved (but yes there will always be someone gaming the system).

At this point, your success and progression would be determined by how many people you help.

[Zenion]

I can even think of a suggestion right now that will blow your mind and make everyone hate bring up this "Badge of Honor" nonsense. A new indicator / point system that counts how many players you helped. How many people did you help clear Dynamis mid-bosses for? (Everyone get's a personal pool for each player they helped, so if you're a helper, you get 10 Altriusm Points). Farming subjob items, Helping with missions, Helping with HTBFs, etc. etc. All of those things you don't need ==> Generate Altruism Points.

Let these Altruism Points be used to further upgrade Dynamis necks, REMA weapons, purchase new Gallimaufry Amplifiers, etc. etc. Boom, competency problem solved (but yes there will always be someone gaming the system).

At this point, your success and progression would be determined by how many people you help.

Define "people." Because I see a teeny-tiny itty-bitty little smidgen of a flaw if you say "characters" or even "POL accounts", and I'm not sure the game could handle "SE accounts"...

[RichLester]

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I can even think of a suggestion right now that will blow your mind and make everyone hate bring up this "Badge of Honor" nonsense. A new indicator / point system that counts how many players you helped. How many people did you help clear Dynamis mid-bosses for? (Everyone get's a personal pool for each player they helped, so if you're a helper, you get 10 Altriusm Points). Farming subjob items, Helping with missions, Helping with HTBFs, etc. etc. All of those things you don't need ==> Generate Altruism Points.

Let these Altruism Points be used to further upgrade Dynamis necks, REMA weapons, purchase new Gallimaufry Amplifiers, etc. etc. Boom, competency problem solved (but yes there will always be someone gaming the system).

Also, regarding this point, I think most people have now already done all the missions so everyone getting these points that you suggest will be quite rare, indeed. It depends which server you're on & what time of day. It ain't gonna work. Also the possibility of people powering up their own mules, just to get the points.

I still think the best suggestion so far is what i suggested a while back about giving us more ROEs but for "Content: Sortie" & "Content: Odyssey" for exempler pts, gallimaufry & mog segments. It's a quick temporary solution but a needed one.

At this point, your success and progression would be determined by how many people you help.

[Sp1cyryan]

Immortal is talking about 75-Era XP not being a badge of Honor, and I agree with it.

Of course they don't want to see them as a badge of honor. They botted their Master Levels. With every excuse in the book to justify it, and then lie and refuse to even acknowledge the fact.

[Gwydion]

Of course they don't want to see them as a badge of honor. They botted their Master Levels. With every excuse in the book to justify it, and then lie and refuse to even acknowledge the fact.

The level of misanthropy and antagonism that you exhibit through each forum post is worthy of seeking professional help. It's just a vicious cycle for you because your neural reward pathways are so broken, you have to be a jerk to everyone in order to feel any kind of dopamine response. I'm certain there is a combination of serotonin and dopamine therapy, that would make SpicyRyan just turn into NormalRyan. There is hope through wellness therapy and medication if necessary, if you choose to seek it out. You don't have to be this way this forever.

That's the most unpredictable and ironic thing about Mental Health: You can be blissfully unaware of core cognitive and emotional malfunctions, but still be categorically high-functioning in many other human capacities. This is exactly why those with mental health issues cannot diagnose themselves but can identify when it's time to seek help. In SpicyRyan's case, he has to be an antagonizing jerk to everyone because he's physically incapable of experiencing joy, otherwise. I hope your behavior serves as an indicator for others experiencing the same symptoms and with a modicum of introspection, take the first step to seeking help.

[Sp1cyryan]

The level of misanthropy and antagonism that you exhibit through each forum post is worthy of seeking professional help. It's just a vicious cycle for you because your neural reward pathways are so broken, you have to be a jerk to everyone in order to feel any kind of dopamine response. I'm certain there is a combination of serotonin and dopamine therapy, that would make SpicyRyan just turn into NormalRyan. There is hope through wellness therapy and medication if necessary, if you choose to seek it out. You don't have to be this way this forever.

That's the most unpredictable and ironic thing about Mental Health: You can be blissfully unaware of core cognitive and emotional malfunctions, but still be categorically high-functioning in many other human capacities. This is exactly why those with mental health issues cannot diagnose themselves but can identify when it's time to seek help. In SpicyRyan's case, he has to be an antagonizing jerk to everyone because he's physically incapable of experiencing joy, otherwise. I hope your behavior serves as an indicator for others experiencing the same symptoms and with a modicum of introspection, take the first step to seeking help.

How in the world do you ever find the time to post such yarns when it cuts into your budgeted "glance at diploma from armchair" timetable?

The irony being that the bouquet of flowers you just smashed into your keyboard there is a much finer antagonistic pursuit. Spare us all the thesaurus on the fine china though, please. As this is an Arby's, sir.