Live Letter XXX Discussion Thread

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Originally Posted by Nezerius

Current discussion about the Aquapolis aside, I'm curious if you can list some of these decent puzzles from WoW?

I've played that game for years, up until the SoO content drought made me quit, and again after realizing that WoD was garbage on every front except raiding, and I can't recall any decent puzzles.

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Um I don't know the game well enough really to name locations lol - I just leveled up a Priest to 100 (haven't played in 6years previously to that) about a month ago. That said there were some with statues that you had to turn to tether to each other and things like that. In all honesty, I didn't really record them or devote to memory, I just remember leveling and think "hey, this is a fun little puzzle! I wish FFXIV did stuff like this."

Here are a few vids
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxJ9M_RZ0G4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlAP4l0DLSU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqZx3ppCEVY

They're not amazing, but it's a nice little break from the usual

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Originally Posted by silentwindfr

exept they have a whole place for gambling called gold saucer... plus most of the game are rng based, make this system leave me.... confused.

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Only 2 contents in Gold Saucer is gambling

I'm gonna discuss Palace of the Dead. Unlike Diadem, I can see the devs continuing with Deep Dungeons becuase unlike Diadem, it CAN be solo'd (it would be easier to bring more people, but nothing is preventing you from doing it alone), it would also allow them to experiment with mechanics for Dungeon/raid use. What do you think?

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Originally Posted by Kaurie

Um I don't know the game well enough really to name locations lol - I just leveled up a Priest to 100 (haven't played in 6years previously to that) about a month ago. That said there were some with statues that you had to turn to tether to each other and things like that. In all honesty, I didn't really record them or devote to memory, I just remember leveling and think "hey, this is a fun little puzzle! I wish FFXIV did stuff like this."

Here are a few vids
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxJ9M_RZ0G4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlAP4l0DLSU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqZx3ppCEVY

They're not amazing, but it's a nice little break from the usual

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Oh right, now I remember the Warden's/Sentinel's Game. I'll agree that those are pretty neat. Never really thought of the ropes part of the Timeless Isle as a puzzle, though. (probably because I was an engineer, and simply glided to the treasure chest, lol)
I also remember the statues one in Talador, but I'm not sure if I'd call that much of a puzzle, as it simply involved turning 3 statues around. (also felt stupid to only just now realize that it was a reference to FF6, with the treasure containing the Signet Ring of Gehs'taal)

It'd be difficult to add puzzles that'd require some thinking, without being too easy. As well as it being difficult to add them to the Aquapolis, with it being less than 2 weeks from release.
It might be cool for a future patch, like some kind of Allagan Labyrinth filled with puzzles, or perhaps puzzles related to quests like the ones from Matoya's Cave, or "The Greatest Story Never Told."

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Originally Posted by Nezerius

It'd be difficult to add puzzles that'd require some thinking, without being too easy. As well as it being difficult to add them to the Aquapolis, with it being less than 2 weeks from release.
It might be cool for a future patch, like some kind of Allagan Labyrinth filled with puzzles, or perhaps puzzles related to quests like the ones from Matoya's Cave, or "The Greatest Story Never Told."

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Undoubtedly, I don't expect them to actually be able to introduce it for this in time for release. I would like them to think more in terms of stuff like that rather than just using RNG to decide in future content though.

I wish I could do palace of the dead with my chocobo

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Originally Posted by Derio

I wish I could do palace of the dead with my chocobo

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Yeah, I love having my chocobo eat all the AOEs.

Lets talk abou the trial of Nidhogg, do you guys expect some similar mechanics like on the aery?
You think we may encounter mechanics similar no any dragon we faced on the coil, divebombs perhaps?

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Originally Posted by Frederick22

Lets talk abou the trial of Nidhogg, do you guys expect some similar mechanics like on the aery?
You think we may encounter mechanics similar no any dragon we faced on the coil, divebombs perhaps?

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I expect the Mechanics from the Aery, but cranked up to eleven. I also woul like to see Nidhogg use some mechanics/attacks from Migardsomnr and Bahamut (particularly the latter)

Some pics that were released seem to indicate a presence of adds/minibosses, so expect some semblance of a dps check even on normal mode.
Also, probably a hard wipe even on normal with his megabreath atk XD No shields this time tho.
I'm pretty sure 1 mechanic is going to be him switching between his dragon and eleven form, and perhaps in extreme splitting into both forms at the same time, with 1 form in the Aery at all times with different mechanics and a hard dps check.

Plus AOEs, LOTS AND LOTS OF AOEs!!!
*moment of silence for our dead healers*