[dev1101] Please add "Don't get the drop X times, get key item for drop" EVERYWHERE!!

[Camiie]

Will people quit when they have nothing left to do? Or will they quit because they spend many fruitless hours NOT getting a drop?

That's what the opponents of this idea don't see. Events like VW, WoE, and Neo-Nyzul are being avoided by people like me because of the randomness and poor drop rates. So, guess what? I FEEL LIKE I HAVE NOTHING WORTHWHILE TO DO! The abysmally low drop rates have the exact same effect as 100% drop rates, just for a different reason.

Pardon my use of SE's favorite buzzword, but where difficulty and drop rates are concerned there needs to be balance. As long as SE decides to ride one extreme or the other they're going to lose people. The OP's suggestion is trying to help avoid the extremes which would in turn help SE retain subscribers.

[Sfchakan]

That's what the opponents of this idea don't see. Events like VW, WoE, and Neo-Nyzul are being avoided by people like me because of the randomness and poor drop rates. So, guess what? I FEEL LIKE I HAVE NOTHING WORTHWHILE TO DO! The abysmally low drop rates have the exact same effect as 100% drop rates, just for a different reason.

Pardon my use of SE's favorite buzzword, but where difficulty and drop rates are concerned there needs to be balance. As long as SE decides to ride one extreme or the other they're going to lose people. The OP's suggestion is trying to help avoid the extremes which would in turn help SE retain subscribers.

Then you are not interested in the endgame content SE is currently offering. I'm not really sure what there is that's appealing for you to do in the game once you "finish" with Abyssea content. Perhaps SE will bring out more casual-oriented content in the future to appeal to your demographic.

[Camiie]

Then you are not interested in the endgame content SE is currently offering.

I am interested in it, but with the loot distribution as is, it's a waste of my limited game time. I prefer to go where I know I can advance my character a little bit instead of going where I may have a slim chance of possibly advancing it more. I'd love to get into VW, WoE, and Neo-Nyzul if they didn't feel like they'd be a gigantic waste of time. I don't mind challenging or time consuming, but I do mind being unrewarded for my conquest of the challenge and spending of my time.

I don't expect a reward for helping friends or newbies, but I expect some form of advancement when seriously participating in endgame content. Each fight should be a step forward in some way. Why do you think guilds and linkshells came up with DKP? It's not just to sort loot, but to give members a feeling of progression while doing largely unrewarding content. Now, for better or worse, SE has taken DKP out of the equation so they need to fill that void. Maybe the OP's solution isn't perfect. Maybe it isn't even the best solution. There's obviously never going to be a perfect one, especially from SE. It's still far better than letting pure dumb luck be the sole arbiter of advancement.

I'm not really sure what there is that's appealing for you to do in the game once you "finish" with Abyssea content. Perhaps SE will bring out more casual-oriented content in the future to appeal to your demographic.

What's going to be appealing to you once you get lucky with the drops you want?