The Fate of Campaign?

[Anjou]

I'm curious as to whether or not the players will ever get the opportunity to engage in the campaign ops Fiat Lux ever again due to the obvious state of the campaign map. I'm positive people would welcome this, I mean it'd be helpful for those who -want- to try and get that armor and not worry constantly about which factions own which areas, because right now the Fiat Lux op is just impossible to achieve now. If it came down to it, the highest campaign rank possible would be best, plus a fee of allied notes being used up during each run. Maybe 1 run per real life day too?

[Deifact]

I hope so! I always enjoyed Campaign it was alot of fun when it was first introduced!

Someone else on the forum (sorry your name escapes me!) suggested having a universal currency for all event types that can be used to buy equipment. This way you could do campaign if you wanted, but still work towards gear you earn with plasma for example.

This way people would hopefully do events they find fun, opposed to what is mandatory to get the best gear.

[FrankReynolds]

I hope so! I always enjoyed Campaign it was alot of fun when it was first introduced!

Someone else on the forum (sorry your name escapes me!) suggested having a universal currency for all event types that can be used to buy equipment. This way you could do campaign if you wanted, but still work towards gear you earn with plasma for example.

This way people would hopefully do events they find fun, opposed to what is mandatory to get the best gear.

They could call the new points "Merit Points" and you could use them to purchase enhancements for your jobs that would keep their value even when every monthly update brought new "Merit" categories. They could be available to all players. Not just the people who had 18 extremely dedicated buddies that all work the same schedule and speak the same language. It would be glorious...

Ahh but that was not possible. Matsui only had two options. Raise the level cap or make an incredibly convoluted system of gear levels that makes the entire game seem pointless. Those were the only two options. No other viable option existed because there was no other system in existence that could allow players to grow.

And players HAD to grow. There was no way they could continue the game without that. I mean, no game could survive for years on end by releasing new expansions, missions, quests, dungeons etc. without raising the level cap. That's just impossible.

[Deifact]

They could call the new points "Merit Points" and you could use them to purchase enhancements for your jobs that would keep their value even when every monthly update brought new "Merit" categories. They could be available to all players. Not just the people who had 18 extremely dedicated buddies that all work the same schedule and speak the same language. It would be glorious...

Ahh but that was not possible. Matsui only had two options. Raise the level cap or make an incredibly convoluted system of gear levels that makes the entire game seem pointless. Those were the only two options. No other viable option existed because there was no other system in existence that could allow players to grow.

And players HAD to grow. There was no way they could continue the game without that. I mean, no game could survive for years on end by releasing new expansions, missions, quests, dungeons etc. without raising the level cap. That's just impossible.

I was going to try and reply with something as equally witty and hilarious, but then I just sighed and thought "When did this game become such a chore?"

[Karah]

I was going to try and reply with something as equally witty and hilarious, but then I just sighed and thought "When did this game become such a chore?"

The day you started, you just still had "Rose-colored Glasses" Equipped. (we all did)

[Umichi]

The day you started, you just still had "Rose-colored Glasses" Equipped. (we all did)

I still got mine *dons dandy shades*

[Deifact]

The day you started, you just still had "Rose-colored Glasses" Equipped. (we all did)

Now they lay shattered and broken on the floor, while I weep and scream into the dark sky

[Anjou]

But what I mean is: People wanting to do campaign ops in say the Throne Room, but the allied forces need to control regions X Y and Z, and then home nation has to control X Y and Z as well. Basically anyone wanting to do said campaign ops (Like the one that yields the Nocturne stuff) is up the creek without a paddle since no one ever does campaign anymore. Can we please have an itinerary in terms of a possible solution to this?

[Karah]

Carbuncle has only ever, at any point met the conditions for Fiat Lux 3 times. At which point I was gone at 3 separate times.

It's a pipe dream, and literally the rarest gear in the game. More people have the new items that drop from new Naakuals than Nocturnus pieces.

Updating campaign would be a nice addition, but there are sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo many more things that are far more pressing.

One could only wish for a complete overhaul of the entire game after seeing what's going on now.

Seriously, the only thing keeping me active right now, is the promise of the 30 free pops for behemoth, and a < 1% chance of getting a shank for a Dring.

[OmnysValefor]

I'd enjoy a campaign update or, in the spirit of the recent Salvage event, the repeat login event, and even the upcoming Abyssea event, some event that either gave a reason to go back to campaign or gave us access anyway.

Campaigning towards Fiat Lux, as in all things these days, is not something you and a few friends can focus-do. Funny because it's not that the mobs can even kill you, but because a few people don't make an impact.

I have no fear that they'd ever merge currencies and that's good, because I sincerely hope they do not.