Lebros Supplies

[Ziyyigo-Tipyigo]

Any chance of at least reducing the difficulty of the Crimson Erucas at level 99? It's hard enough getting 3 people together for these non-Nyzul Assaults, and this one practically needs a full party to do all the requisite running around and eruca juggling.

Let them lose aggro, let them die faster, let them be more manageable...

[Ziyyigo-Tipyigo]

Seriously, is this Assault even beatable with only three people, given perfect conditions? Absolutely aggro-free? Even with WotG-specific Sprinter's Shoes?

[Karah]

It is beatable with 3... however, you need perfect conditions, severe luck with food placement, EXCELLENT communication, and ALL members need (speed+)... whatever method you obtain this by...

A good solution to this is bst/thf ... you must have skadi feet, basically not negotiable. or another method of movement+ (...)

12% movement, + flees, + jugs to hold/kill/etc the eruca if you aggro

[Shenul]

Never had a problem with this assault. Then again, I've never had a problem getting 6 people together to do assaults when it's called for. Maybe you need to re-evaluate your linkshell choices and not yell at the developers if you can't muster up 5 additional people.

Anyway, if anything needs to be worked on assault-wise, it's Imperial Agent Rescue. I've met about 4 people total that actually can succeed at that assault.

[Ziyyigo-Tipyigo]

Then again, I've never had a problem getting 6 people together to do assaults when it's called for.

And yet the in-game minimum is 3 players, just like every other Assault.

Maybe you need to re-evaluate your linkshell choices and not yell at the developers if you can't muster up 5 additional people.

That might mean something if this were a PSC assault for which just about everyone has clearance. As I recall, the censuses indicate that most players haven't passed PSC, which isn't surprising considering the lack of benefit.

Anyway, if anything needs to be worked on assault-wise, it's Imperial Agent Rescue. I've met about 4 people total that actually can succeed at that assault.

Most people in my linkshell are past that, maybe you need to re-evaluate your linkshell choices.

Besides, that's a UI issue at worst. Lebros Supplies is a mechanics issue.

[Karah]

Being captain rank, and going through each assault 4 times, Lebros supplies is by and large the most difficult. It's the only assault I've failed more than once.

The majority are pretty straight forward just kill anything that walks. or locate items.

But, agent rescue, is somewhat annoying, this is true, very easy if done right however.

If you take 3 people... you're in for a rough time regardless, as it takes possibly 10~ trips that require 2 minute travel time, that's roughly half your time accounted for without even counting the close trips.

[Dragoy]

Ah, Lebros Supplies. How I don't miss thee...

It is, indeed, doable with just three. At least in my opinion though, it takes way too much of effort and specifics to get done. It definitely is not designed for 3, and sticks out of the bunch more than anything else. Even though I've done it more than enough of times, and it is quite unlikely that I will ever do it again (but still very much possible, just for fun, even!), I'd definitely like it a lot if they did put aside some time to adjust it, even if it was just a little bit.

Well, actually I hope they will eventually make Assault worthwhile in some way all in all, but I doubt there will be time for that for a long time to come (similar to Campaign).

As for Imperial Agent Rescue, it can be annoying fer sure, but I never had real issues with it. Don't think I was ever really annoyed by it even. Maybe I was lucky. Maybe not!

More than that (but less than Lebros Supplies), I am annoyed by basically anything in the game where you have to keep NPC(s) away from harm, especially when they're rather weak, and go (almost) where ever the shoop they wish to (looking at you, Professor Chanoix). The Escort Professor Chanoix mission might be the most annoying such a task in the game (to me at least).


Blubb.

[Spirachub]

I agree 3 is tough, but I think you would have little problems with a group of 4 provided they listen and coordinate. My group went 1/1 with 4 people, plenty of time left with, i'd say, medium luck on food.

at 99 you shouldn't have problems with the crawlers at all provided you and your friends aren't gimp at evasion skill, and with the right pathing you shouldn't get hit much at all(e.g. make use of lava holes for u-turning). Of course helped by job choices (3 of us were dnc/thfs with +12% movement speed boots, fan dance also works wonders in survivability.) I think most job would be able to do this with ease nowadays with the amount of +movement gear out there. rdm or /rdm would give you gravity/sleep/stoneskin, /nin or nin will give you utsusemi to mitigate dmg, /thf to run faster... and you can always resort to the classic route of powder boots spam.

This mission is the most fun out of all the ones we've done so far :3 I really don't think it needs any more nerfing. Obviously, when you say 3 players if you actually mean 1 player trio-boxing, that's another problem.. lol