Provenance Watcher~

[Aequis]

But they forget that they got omphalos bullet on their first set of akvans (even though they might not play cor). They neglect to mention that they got brego gloves while they were just doing one kill to tier-up.

It's really difficult, because I agree with so many things said on here but vehemently disagree with others. The above, very true. When you're chasing those one or two specific items, the race becomes all about that goal.

I don't agree with the next comment though. It's irrelevant whether someone else in your group gets their item because it doesn't impact on yourself in any positive way (due to individual chests). In fact, with the way the system works, every time that happens the situation takes a turn for the worse. Fewer people are going to be shouting for that NM, any shout will take longer to fill, people get impatient and leave, thus the overall chance of you getting that item diminishes.

It's unfair to compare VW now to Sky 7 years old.

Oh, I agree. Was just pointing out that when Square Enix "update" content they merely half-fix it, so it's somewhat better but still has gaping problems. Sky and sea are still huge timesinks, even when you can kill an NM in three minutes. I just get the feeling that no matter what we ask for, SE are not going to change VW beyond the scope of, "Oooh, let's change BST procs because some of them can miss the target right now." They're failing to see the point. By virtue of "updates" of that nature, either SE are incompetent or blatantly ignorant.

Although I wouldn't mind seeing Prov Watcher shit out an abjuration or something 100%, I actually wish all Voidwatch mobs had similar loot mechanics to this dragon: individual loot pools AND direct drops. This is one trend I like, and I wish they retroactively applied it to prior VWNM's. The individual pools would reward the PUGs, and the direct drops would reward the DKP-based LS's.

We already have Prov shout groups that lock the loot pools (where this false sense of entitlement comes from, I don't know) and I feel it could only get worse if this happened. To even see a body/piece of Rubeus/Ogier's/Athos's is very rare. To see it, then get outlotted by someone who is lotting "for the lolz" or because they might level a job that can use it in future ... no. I don't even want to go there.

I understand how that seems paradoxical of me to say, but I don't want to be a part of a linkshell "waiting my turn" either. I want to set my own paths and achieve things at my own pace; not battle a R.N.G every time I do a VWNM.