So, no more random WoE coins at all?

[scaevola]

As far as I can tell, nobody's getting coins from lesser mobs in WoE on the Test Server.

Seems a little awful if true. If I had the time to rut around the Test Server I wouldn't need to solo coins at odd hours to begin with, so can anybody confirm or deny this?

[Xellith]

When I read that drops were removed from lesser mobs... I cried a little inside... easier to get abyssea weapons than walk of echos weapons? what the deuce!

[brayen]

Man really no singles from mobs is gonna turn WoE from a random 1-3 ppl in the zone to 0. WoE version is already a weaker version of empy weapons, but now if you add that you require help to get past this stage, since you need to clear the WoE level, i can't see who would be able to do it without using up the same amount of resources as it would take to even do empy of the equivalent stage.

The changes seem nice, and i could be wrong and the new loot really brings everyone out there, but as it stands it seems the one reason people went to WoE (soloing for coins) is going to be gone.

[Zagen]

Funny thing is lately I've seen far more shouts for WoE than I did before the changes

[Zatias]

Funny thing is lately I've seen far more shouts for WoE than I did before the changes

That's because you wont be able to go in and solo it anymore ;(

Stating the obvious. Shh.

[Zagen]

That's because you wont be able to go in and solo it anymore ;(

Stating the obvious. Shh.

Oh so now its a group event (which it was always intended to be a group event, SE just sucked at balancing the point system for rewards) in an mmo that's unheard of...

[Ziyyigo-Tipyigo]

Except that there are several jobs that are all but completely useless in a group and will never be invited to one. And, for the millionth time, if you assemble such a group then you are 95% of the way towards a real empyrean.

[Zagen]

Except that there are several jobs that are all but completely useless in a group and will never be invited to one. And, for the millionth time, if you assemble such a group then you are 95% of the way towards a real empyrean.

Which are "useless"?

While I don't disagree getting a group together for WoE means you can get an Emp with the same group it doesn't change the fact that WoE can be much faster to complete as once the 30 coins are out of the way you have a lvl 90 version available since the crests parts are a joke.

Some people are happy with an inferior weapon, if that weren't the case WoE wouldn't have been done by soloers at all in the past.

[Dragoy]

It was announced here on 07-26-2011 that 'random coins' would be no more:

• Thanks for all your opinions regarding the changes to Walk of Echoes
  
  There were some questions both here and on the Japanese forums, so here is some additional info on what’s being planned

And in that same thread, my observations thus far:

Has anyone tried with a party or more on the test-server?
I did one run at antlions and one at crabs, solo, and all I noticed was:

• No loot from little ones, at all (...).
• Warning messages when the monsteres 'thirst fer blood' meaning they're coming for a look-see (nice).
• Auto-reraise (yay).

Other than that, the monsters seem as tough as before, so it would seem just as I feared: No more soloing, duoing, or even trioing them coins...

Was it not supposed to be improved?
This is it?

I
Don't
Get
It
...

[Khiinroye]

#2 was always pretty easy to clear, even at lv 75. #5 and #7 are easy to clear with a few smns. I have never understood why the 3-5 solo people who always seem to be there never team up to win #2.