Not sure if this is linked yet...LoV Trailer

Because one LoV "commercial" will solve all the issues with LoV and people will magically start playing it.
Well played, well played indeed.

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Give us cross-server queues that will actually put us against players with +- same amount of rank points. Give us the ability to play tournament against NPCs too (less rankpoints rewarded ofc). Let us queue up outside of Gold Saucer and do something about the awful gameplay for gamepad. Then we can talk.

One question: was there really a strong demand for something like LoV to be added to the GS? RTS games aren't exactly known to be aimed at a casual audience. Perhaps a basic rock-paper-scissors battle system would've been better for it...

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Originally Posted by FeliAiko

One question: was there really a strong demand for something like LoV to be added to the GS? RTS games aren't exactly known to be aimed at a casual audience. Perhaps a basic rock-paper-scissors battle system would've been better for it...

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i think a "pokemon" system would have been better , since u will need to train minions , travel around the world fighting "minion masters" , maybe duel other ppl ....u can even add some type of training , where u control a pet for minigames to advance on speed , health and what not...

my main issue is that LOV is cool if u like RTS and even then ...the novelty wears off fast. and the content dies since is a 1v1...all that develop time is wasted....in 1-2 weeks.

I do think that a Pokemon system would have been far more popular with people. The allure to the RTS system of Verminion is that it allows one player to use many different types of minions at once, but that novelty is lost when you consider how soon the difficulty ramps up.

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Originally Posted by Bourne_Endeavor

One of the biggest issues is you can't queue outside the Gold Saucer. No one wants to hang around there waiting when they can do something else. The devs need to give up on trying to makethe Gold Saucer another central hud. It's never going to happen.

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I agree, but partially. The Gold Saucer does have lots of stuff inside to gather players. Weekly Triple Triad tournaments, weekly and daily cactpots, FATEs, the myriad of video games, and the challenge logs devoted to all of them.

And then we have Lord of Veminion and Chocobo Racing, which are instanced activities, and really have no discernible reason to need the Gold Saucer as a base hub. I think the Gold Saucer stands well on its own, and that limiting these two activities to the zone only acts as a hindrance to everyone involved.

I hope they put GS content on the backburner for now, rather not have dev time wasted on content nobody actually bothers with.

I like GS content, but I think they need to keep things simple. Not everything needs to be its own gigantic meta-game, which is one reason I enjoy GATEs. Most of them are over in a span of ~3 minutes, and (aside from Skinchange, I dislike that one because some of the changes are so insignificant that it just becomes annoying to check each and every detail and try to remember...) for the most part they are all fun. Getting good at Verminion and Chocobo Racing takes lots of time and practice.

Same can be said for Triple Triad, but it has the luxury of allowing duties to drop cards and increase the chances of the player. As of yet, Triple Triad is probably the most popular and relevant game Gold Saucer has, despite Heavensward Areas having an overabundance of Random/Roulette rules and infuriatingly low drop rates. I hope that they take some time to rethink this as well.

Ultimately, my main point is that I think the primary lure of GS at this point is the smaller activities that players can do without much focus. Adding more ideas based on this idea would be good to build onto for the future.

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Originally Posted by StrejdaTom

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Give us cross-server queues that will actually put us against players with +- same amount of rank points. Give us the ability to play tournament against NPCs too (less rankpoints rewarded ofc). Let us queue up outside of Gold Saucer and do something about the awful gameplay for gamepad. Then we can talk.

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Exactly this, and also crank up the MGP payout (for Choco Racing, too).

Separate -- You know what'd be an obvious idea for a GS attraction from the original, that funnily enough already has a community... a Battle Square.

Honestly though, I'd rather them fix problems with game, GS or otherwise, or sort out things in need of attention that they've already made, instead of making things like this that just add on to the problem and fluff pile.

Yeah a Battle Square system would be nice. A PvE sub-game in a PvE game, but no let's put a RTS instead...

Honestly seeing the previews I had a feeling I would dislike LoV and upon trying it I was correct. Its interesting but I admit id prefer pokemon style minion battles, or more interesting and actual small games to play with or against people

On a side note I swear I remember reading a while back that there was going to be some sort of Gold Saucer attraction that involved flying through rings in the air to score points. Am I just imagining things? I wonder if that would be more popular?