[dev1009] HNM's

[Xellith]

Make the HQ pop item from Fafnir/Behemoth/Adamantoise at least a 75% drop rate.

This is all.

[Bumbeen]

I am annoyed when I see people posting demands instead of polite requests.

Also, please no. I like it how it is.

[Yarly]

I like it how it is.

Only because you have no intention of using the system.
I am annoyed when I see people posting like they think their opinions matter.

[Bumbeen]

Only because you have no intention of using the system.
I am annoyed when I see people posting like they think their opinions matter.

I don't have black belt or d. ring. I have to finish BB, and I would like d.ring. I still like it how it is. I'm quite happy they haven't turned either of those items into worthless accomplishments. BB still isn't difficult, but maybe it's a little better(as in harder to acquire) than it was before. And if d.ring is really as difficult as all the whiners in here are saying it is, it's going to be glorious if I somehow hit the jackpot when I start to burn my seals on horns of war.

[Runespider]

I camped HNM for years and know how rare it was to fight them so although I would be ok with a slight increase I think the HQ needs to be a rare fight still. Infact if they did increase the drop rate I think they should increase the hq's level to at least 100 to offset it.

[RaenRyong]

People defending the drop rate: are you aware how terrible it is? If we assume it is 10% (and most estimate ~5%), you need on average

99 * 10 = 990 Kindred Seals for ONE HQ pop which can drop you just Dfeet/just Mbody/etc and no Black Belt item. If we assume it's 5%, which most people think is closer to the truth, 1980 Kindred Seals per HQ pop. Do you think that is anywhere near reasonable?

[wish12oz]

People defending the drop rate: are you aware how terrible it is? If we assume it is 10% (and most estimate ~5%), you need on average

99 * 10 = 990 Kindred Seals for ONE HQ pop which can drop you just Dfeet/just Mbody/etc and no Black Belt item. If we assume it's 5%, which most people think is closer to the truth, 1980 Kindred Seals per HQ pop. Do you think that is anywhere near reasonable?

This sums up my feelings.
Wanting them to be rare is fine, but 5-10% drop rate is just way to low. 1000->2000 KS is just to much for any normal player to be expected to get, and that's just for a CHANCE that the HQ will even drop the piece you want from it.
In all honesty you will need to farm 2-3 HQ pops if you're trying to get a specific piece off of it, so 3000->6000 seals.
Or 20 if you want a d ring, which is 40,000 seals.

[Korpg]

This sums up my feelings.
Wanting them to be rare is fine, but 5-10% drop rate is just way to low. 1000->2000 KS is just to much for any normal player to be expected to get, and that's just for a CHANCE that the HQ will even drop the piece you want from it.
In all honesty you will need to farm 2-3 HQ pops if you're trying to get a specific piece off of it, so 3000->6000 seals.
Or 20 if you want a d ring, which is 40,000 seals.

On average, don't forget to add that.

[Sparthos]

Why do they need to make HQs rare? I fail to understand this logic. It's like sense is completely detached from these responses.

Aspid/Nid/King Behemoth have had most of their drops obsoleted or alternatives so easy to obtain in Abyssea, there is no reason for these mobs to be special anymore.

It's ok for SE to make AF+2 a one-day venture (some of the most powerful bodypieces in the game btw) yet it's oh no, don't touch the rarity of my Nids bro.

The requirement to obtain 99 Kindred Seals alone is enough to make these NMs rare for the playerbase. The only logic for making these difficult to spawn is to somehow appease the masses who once dominated the mobs, attempting to reconcile the design choice of removing the timed nature of these mobs.

[Vold]

Why do they need to make HQs rare? I fail to understand this logic. It's like sense is completely detached from these responses.

Aspid/Nid/King Behemoth have had most of their drops obsoleted or alternatives so easy to obtain in Abyssea, there is no reason for these mobs to be special anymore.

It's ok for SE to make AF+2 a one-day venture (some of the most powerful bodypieces in the game btw) yet it's oh no, don't touch the rarity of my Nids bro.

The requirement to obtain 99 Kindred Seals alone is enough to make these NMs rare for the playerbase. The only logic for making these difficult to spawn is to somehow appease the masses who once dominated the mobs, attempting to reconcile the design choice of removing the timed nature of these mobs.

The gear may not be all that great anymore(even with augments that are supposed to make it in line with empyrean...Byakko's haidate gets some pretty damn good augments but because Empyrean set bonuses are so good you can't really afford to use the ole boy over Empy, and how many people aren't getting Empyrean? It just feels like a waste of dev and player time to bother with augments)but the pieces are still trophy pieces. The logic to keeping them rare is black belt at this point. SE gave us the so called "one day venture" empyrean gear. I think that was reconciliation enough for them. You can't really complain when you could technically as a hardcore player get +1 and +2 within mere hours. It's that easy with help.