Did you know there was a level 40-50 area in Black Shroud?

Alright so you probably do because you've gone there to complete your hunting log. Then you went back to standing in Coerthas and Mor Dhona waiting on fates. My Highest battle class is 43, so I just discovered the Sylphlands this morning when I went there for my hunting log. What a cool area, but there wasn't another soul there. I hate to see content wasted. Throw some higher level banemites in there or something! There were fates but nobody to do them. I'm thinking about FC fate groups and we can go there but yeah. I think the developers need to add a reason for the general population to utilize this content.

I had read complaints on various forums about the zones in this game being small and not much content, now I see the zones are even bigger than I thought they were and more 40+ content than just Mor Dhona. Like I said, my highest battle class is 43, and I'm at level 42 quests in the main story. Do these areas get played through?

Sylphlands is underutilized atm I'd say.. only real reason to go there may be a few stray log entries + SMN relic. :|

There is also another 40+ area southeast of Quarymill after you go through a short tunnel.

Main reason no one does the fates there is since most Fates partys are Pick Up Groups. If you died and do not got a raise it takes to long to get back to the spot. They need a hp save there then it would work. Also you can die on the choco while trying to get back or fate runs out of time. Me and and some friends did that, but it just slow and to much of a repair bill and a hassle. There are a lot of areas like that if they just put in more warp crystals or HP crystals. Then there would be a lot more fate farming areas.

There's a few quests up there, but yeah. It's pretty quiet for the most part. I rarely see people in any of the beastman strongholds other than those finishing up hunting log entries.

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Originally Posted by Zappo

There's a few quests up there, but yeah. It's pretty quiet for the most part. I rarely see people in any of the beastman strongholds other than those finishing up hunting log entries.

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This. Nobody really goes through those zones unless its for a quest or hunting log as he said.

Also, Sylphlands is irritating as hell to pass through with winding and narrow paths and dense clusters of ranged mobs blocking the only path from one area to another. One wrong step and you get three Sylvan Screeches hitting you with heavy. Get in melee range of them and you risk drawing in more enemies that will hit you with various nasty side effects. Your options are to run away Baywatch slow-mo style or fight and possibly repeat this decision process if you pull more. The region has given me a new found hatred for those flying cabbages, I want to chop them all into sauerkraut :mad:

Nobody wants to run a FATE train through that mess.

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Originally Posted by mindful

Main reason no one does the fates there is since most Fates partys are Pick Up Groups. If you died and do not got a raise it takes to long to get back to the spot. They need a hp save there then it would work. Also you can die on the choco while trying to get back or fate runs out of time. Me and and some friends did that, but it just slow and to much of a repair bill and a hassle. There are a lot of areas like that if they just put in more warp crystals or HP crystals. Then there would be a lot more fate farming areas.

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Just shout for a raise. No big deal. I have had people shout for a raise in the sylph lands when I am in the vicinity, and I jump on my unicorn and come raise them. Nothing wrong with being 40+ and hanging out in east shroud, or south shroud, etc. If more people did it, then the disadvantage would be mostly gone because it wouldn't be an isolated area anymore, and there would always be people around to help, raise, etc.

I honestly don't know why people don't distribute more and seem to congregate just in mhor dohna. There are good areas all over the map, and instead people jump around in circles at the aetheryte in Revenant's Toll. It is kind of silly to me.

There's also this weird island you go to from Limsa via boat. I had to go there for my story quest (where you fight Garuda's dudes) and I noticed on there there's level 42+ side quests. Once I finished the level 40 side quests in Coerthas I realized I need to go to this little island to do the 42~43ish side quests. I guess when people fate farm their way to 50 they probably skip all these small areas. I like some of the quests (they can be really funny) so I try to do all the side quests I can!

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Originally Posted by Zappo

There's a few quests up there, but yeah. It's pretty quiet for the most part. I rarely see people in any of the beastman strongholds other than those finishing up hunting log entries.

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That'll change pretty darn quick once the DoW/DoM Beastmen Dailies come out. Those areas will see more population, which is nice because they are underutilized and there's some fun FATE chains.

A lot of the game is underutilized because most people will go to the highly populated areas. My sis and I had a blast exploring the world and the areas that don't get much love- especially since we didn't have to deal with the unholy amount of lag that is found in Dragonhead and Revenant's Toll.

Anyone else notice the Ramuh Aetheryte there yet? :3

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Originally Posted by Amyas

Anyone else notice the Ramuh Aetheryte there yet? :3

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Pics or it didnt happen O_O

yea pretty much every major area has a 40-50 area that many only visit for relic and GC/class log, i am sure in the coming updates there will be more reason to visit these areas.

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Originally Posted by Amyas

Anyone else notice the Ramuh Aetheryte there yet? :3

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I didn't search the area enough past getting my SMN relic item but this wouldn't surprise me I am sure the Dev's are going to find a way to have Ramuh a DF fight at some point as well as Leviathan and Shiva! its exciting to see what the future holds for the game with so many area's that are rarely used and can be expanded upon!

Ramuh will probably have something to do with that area.

http://1-media-cdn.foolz.us/ffuuka/b...5190155082.jpg

Yeah, pretty sure Sylphlands is a placeholder area for whenever Ramuh is introduced. That might not be until patch 2.2 though. It's a huge area so I'm assuming there's going to be a pretty decent sized story arc there.

Another small area that wasn't mentioned was Proud Creek, northeast of Fallgourd Float. Currently it's only used for some Hunting Log mobs though. There's an Ixali camp and a bunch of Dullahans in the area.

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Originally Posted by Vansair

Pics or it didnt happen O_O

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Didn't take any, but its there, just like the Titan and Garuda and Ifrit one, with a single mob facing it. Like they're worshiping it or something. Go look for it, Sylphlands are FUN! :rolleyes:

I hate sylphs

I think people will be there more with the incoming beastmen dailies with 2.1 patch.

Its the same thing as in La Noscea with the placeholder for the Levithan Primal. All things to look forward to in future expansions :D

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Originally Posted by Orophin

Yeah, pretty sure Sylphlands is a placeholder area for whenever Ramuh is introduced. That might not be until patch 2.2 though. It's a huge area so I'm assuming there's going to be a pretty decent sized story arc there.

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I don't think I'd call the Sylphlands huge. It's a bunch of small to medium-sized areas connected by narrow paths. It is very pretty though, if extremely annoying due to the density of ranged mobs.

The Sylphlands are kind of a pain for any other reason besides the quests you need to go there for. The terrain makes it awkward to move around for fate grinding, and everything there will agro on you. There aren't many players there because there are better locations.

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Originally Posted by Amyas

Anyone else notice the Ramuh Aetheryte there yet? :3

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Yes. Did you see the Leviathan one in Western La Noscea too?

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Originally Posted by Brises

The Sylphlands are kind of a pain for any other reason besides the quests you need to go there for. The terrain makes it awkward to move around for fate grinding, and everything there will agro on you. There aren't many players there because there are better locations.

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They could just make more of the mobs non agro. That would be an easy change. And the beastmen dailies sound like a good start. Hopefully a lot of them will be for mobs from these under played areas.

I've went there to complete the map and do some killing while waiting for a queue. I like how some Sylphs start doozing or dancing while on patrol.

Still... monsters from those beast dungeons could give more exp and useful drops.

I agree that there's some under-utilized content at the moment.

The Sahagin Landbase, Sylphlands, Natalan, Zaha'rak, and the U'Ghamaro Mines are all so empty. For instance, I'd like to think that the Four Winds FATE looks interesting - you kill 4 big Ixali bosses, except no one ever does them...

It would be nice if someone release alt FATE zones/areas to farm them so you can have more "options" specially on prime time xD

put rare high end gathering materials there with mobs that have stealth detection.

I prefer going to the quieter zones and do fates with my girlfriend to level her up. It may be slower but at least we get to experiences the fates for longer than 30 seconds.

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Originally Posted by Amyas

Anyone else notice the Ramuh Aetheryte there yet? :3

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Or the leviathan one in spawning grounds