Missions need to become more soloable

[jamieg]

I have been stuck on ToAU mission 42: Path of Darkness because I haven't had anybody willing to help me out with this mission. It is not soloable because you can't keep the npc player alive while fighting at the same time. The same thing applies to getting empyrean weapons. Players have been screwing each other over left and right to get the items necessary. Many players don't help others out once they complete their own mission or quests, and this has made the game less desireable to play for many. I'm seriously thinking about calling it quits because of these very reasons. I am tired of being stuck on the same things for months at a time because nobody will help me out.

[Zarchery]

I hear ya, at least on the missions (it seems a little silly for Empyrean weapons to be soloable). You might just have to backtrack and see if you can start a static from the beginning.

[Ralos]

I disagree, here's what I think should be done:
Increase benefits and rewards to helping players complete missions already completed.
and not just little benefits, something with actual incentive, not exp.
For example, I'd bet my account that if a player who had already completed the mission could get alexandrite for helping you complete ToAU 42 and 44, you'd have help up the wazoo.

[Ralos]

The reason I disagree though is because I think the missions should hold some real difficulty, it is after all the carrier for main storyline(s) of the game.

[RAIST]

huh? It's already pretty easy as is. Did mine months ago with 2 SMN and a BST at 90 caps. Then we duoed the rest as just a SMN and BST.....all at 90 caps.

[Ralos]

huh? It's already pretty easy as is. Did mine months ago with 2 SMN and a BST at 90 caps. Then we duoed the rest as just a SMN and BST.....all at 90 caps.

^ this to be honest.

I soloed all the bastok rank missions in a single day. You don't need to find a whole pt to help you, just a single person.
(I would still like to see better incentives for previous mission re-completion though

[Zarchery]

I don't really agree that the fights themselves should be difficult. It's challenging enough getting a party.

I think the best thing they could do is make mission BCs enterable by anyone, even if they haven't reached that particular mission, so long as someone in the party has. It already works this way for the 3 mini-expansions. Why not expand that to the rest of them?

[Nynja]

You dont have ONE magery friend to help you? You've got 24 levels on that shit, just have them keep naja alive while you shank the gears