New NMs almost impossible to claim - unless you live in Japan!

This is something that I saw happen many times in FFXI, and it seems that this issue has reared it's ugly head again in FFXIV. Players in Japan or close to Japan have an unfair advantage claiming a mob that respawns in their area, compared to a NA player. Due to the locations of the servers these players have a lower round trip for their packets and they see the monsters spawn probably a half second before a NA player will.

We've tried claiming these new NMs with a JP linkshell group in the same area and every time they get it. Hell, I've even had one of my group tell me that he saw the mob get hit by his weapon (THM) and the NM was still claimed by the JP group. I've personally watched my Provoke go off and the claim STILL go to the JP group. So I guess the lesson is that if you want to claim one of the new NM, you'd better either A) live in Japan or B) log on during a time that no one is fighting these monsters.

I say make the NM unclaimable for 1-2 seconds after spawning. I'd like to at least SEE the monster spawn sometimes before I see it claimed - half the time before it even appears they're fighting it.

Well this was obviously going to happen due to the latency issue, as I said to you in the other thread I don't see what you are suggesting making much difference as JP players will still be able to get their skills and abilities off faster due to less latency.

This is a very good reason why all NM's should be instanced or popped with an item IMO.

Instanced or Faction-leved. (along with reduced faction leve costs)

I play on the unofficial JP server with a bad ISP and have no problems.

My group was doing fairly well against the JPs as well.

Most the missed claims where when it simply poped away from us.

How to claim NMs is easy:

1) Have your weapon drawn (there is a delay when drawing the weapon)
2) Use Pugs ability which lets you run full speed with weapon out
3) Use Archer due to they can claim the farthest distance.

Do those 3 things and you will get claims.

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Originally Posted by Xzen

I play on the unofficial JP server with a bad ISP and have no problems.

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what is 'the unofficial JP server'? they are all JP servers.

Or make spawn times faster......

oh wait!

NVM lets make spawn times 3,12 or 24+ hours!!

IMO every NM should have a faction-related version.

outdoor NMs not only are hardcore content, which is bad in a game that is said to be casual-friendly, but also not everyone has the time, will or ping to camp them.

And having a faction version, those that don't want to camp could still have a fair chance of getting his stuff from faction leves. This also should include ths past NMs that donn't have faction still, like uraneus or mosshorn.

They should have been faction leves from the get go really, especially considering the drop rates, as much as like the addition of the NM's I do think SE messed up this time, there is still time to correct it though.

I hardly consider them impossible to claim. Not to mention the fact they repop like every 5 minutes. My LS got NM items last night for almost everyone in the party and we are mostly NA players. Just keep trying to get them thats all.