Sightseeing must change! .. Please?

Seriously, please SE change this.
I was so excited to do jumping puzzles like in GW2. Jump jump jump, click a floating thing, check out a sweet view!

Seriously, I hate it already, its stupid. MUST be a time and weather for you to do it, AND ONTOP of that you have to use an emote,.... Rubbish. NAH i'm out.

Please change this, just make it fun like GW2 did.
It's a shame because I love everything else in the game, the one thing I disagree with!
I didn't even mind farming the atma :P

Please change it.

Thanks
Zilk

Did you not reply to another thread about the same topic, with this same...exact post?
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You must really be upset.

Sat there for 2 hours on top of a lamp waiting for the right weather.... looked away and i missed 010 . . . This is dumb... i get the idea of doing puzzle based on clues but aggravating the user base in completing side quests due to RNG is terrible ...

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Originally Posted by Lozzykins

I didn't even mind farming the atma :P

Please change it.

Thanks
Zilk

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hunting atma* farming has come to mean you can successfully procure x amount of an item until a desirable stackable amount is obtained. Atma is not stackable nor able to successfully obtaina vast amount in a short time frame.

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Originally Posted by Suniva

Did you not reply to another thread about the same topic, with this same...exact post?
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You must really be upset.

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This is how this game works now. People like OP do this then devs get bombarded and get tired of the BS and cave and change content to make it easier.

I'm really enjoying it :D I joined a Sightseeing linkshell and we all spread out at certain times to check the world. I'm enjoying working with others to do this!

Why do you think you need it all done today.

It's something to do when you happen to be in the zone and the weather is correct.

Weather doesn't change that quickly. do it then.

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Originally Posted by Xakery

This is how this game works now. People like OP do this then devs get bombarded and get tired of the BS and cave and change content to make it easier.

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Pfft, if that was the case, there would've been a hell of a lot of changes to the atma grind by now
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Originally Posted by Kewitt

It's something to do when you happen to be in the zone and the weather is correct.

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Yup. There's borderline no reward for it too - you do it for the sake of doing it. Figuring out where and when and what emote is the puzzle aspect.

Also as for the weather aspect it should be slightly easier when 2.3 hits as we're supposed to get weather forecast NPCs.

Anyway, I don't want any of this to change! It's a completely optional, tricky sidequest that you have to stop and think to solve. GOOD.

I've not tried this yet but blimey its sounds like a monotonous time sink - If they removed either the time of day or weather requirment this could be fun, with all of them together it just sounds like a chore!

I'm not one to complain about things because I played 1.0 from Beta so I know it could be worse, but this seems like a wasted opportunity for something really fun.

When I first read about it, I thought it might be something similar to the GW2 jumping puzzles or the ones they had in SWTOR which were both a really fun passtime.

I may give it a go but i'm not going to focus on it at risk of frustration and annoyance.

When will the whining end?

Yes, in some cases it kills my time...
and the sightseeing took me nearly 10 hours to complete, but when it ended, I feel good. XD
And this may help you to find these locations if you need. :)
http://eu.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodest.../blog/1270962/

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Originally Posted by Caesir

Yes, in some cases it kills my time...
and the sightseeing took me nearly 10 hours to complete, but when it ended, I feel good. XD
And this may help you to find these locations if you need. :)
http://eu.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodest.../blog/1270962/

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Woo! Congrats!

I'd be there too if it wasn't for an internet outage today :(

Out of interest, does completion of the 20 in the log unlock further clues?

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Originally Posted by Cordelius

When will the whining end?

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Sadly never. Can't appease everyone, I'm afraid.

This game excels at stealing good ideas and turning them into something terrible.

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Originally Posted by Mjollnir

Woo! Congrats!

I'd be there too if it wasn't for an internet outage today :(

Out of interest, does completion of the 20 in the log unlock further clues?

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Clues are hard to find sometimes, but if you read the note carefully, you can soon find them. :)
But for me, the most difficult thing is to get to the right locations. T_T

I have no problems with the sightseeing system as it is now, I simply hop by, check if the weather is the right one, if not, then I go do something else and try later. People are too used to having everything handed in a silver platter, or as fast as possible. Some things are meant to take time.

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Originally Posted by Caesir

Clues are hard to find sometimes, but if you read the note carefully, you can soon find them. :)
But for me, the most difficult thing is to get to the right locations. T_T

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Sorry, I wasn't clear!

Once you have completed the first 20 locations in the Sightseeing Log, do more automatically appear?

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Originally Posted by ColorOfSakura

Sadly never. Can't appease everyone, I'm afraid.

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At least 80 locations I think...
SE says we need to complete 80 different logs, then, we can get a new minion...

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Originally Posted by Caesir

At least 80 locations I think...
SE says we need to complete 80 different logs, then, we can get a new minion...

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That's right.

I wanted to know do any more appear in your log once you have finished the first 20? My Sightseeing Log started with just 20 clues.

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Originally Posted by Mjollnir

Sorry, I wasn't clear!

Once you have completed the first 20 locations in the Sightseeing Log, do more automatically appear?

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No, I mean... you can open you sightseeing log and read the notes, you can find some clues in them...
I have 20 logs as you.

No one said they had to be done in a day, i just dont like them! lol.

I was really excited for this. I want to figure everything out myself. I got to the first location in Limsa, tried every emote. Then I realized that since the clue started with "Under the azure," that I should probably do it when there's a clear blue sky. It was overcast while I was playing. So I found the next location, also in Limsa. The clue mentioned "the dead of night," or something like that. So me and 5 others all gathered around midnight (Eorzea time). No luck. Nothing at 1 AM, nothing at 2 AM. Finally someone looked it up and it's supposed to be between 8 and 11 PM. That's not the dead of night! And the weather is supposed to be clear. On to the next clue. Found it. It's supposed to be raining, but it was just overcast. Another one hinted at windy weather. Another one mentioned clouds, but overcast skies were apparently too cloudy.

I still don't know what happens when you complete an entry. This is very frustrating.

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Originally Posted by Xakery

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This is how this game works now. People like OP do this then devs get bombarded and get tired of the BS and cave and change content to make it easier.

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Yeah, 'cause sightseeing is hard.

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Originally Posted by Kewitt

It's something to do when you happen to be in the zone and the weather is correct.

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No, you don't. Cause you have no way to know the right weather or time or emote without camping the location for hours.

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Originally Posted by NaliaBrown

I still don't know what happens when you complete an entry. This is very frustrating.

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You get text lore of the location

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Originally Posted by Caesir

No, I mean... you can open you sightseeing log and read the notes, you can find some clues in them...
I have 20 logs as you.

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So once all 20 are completed, new ones don't appear automatically?

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Originally Posted by NaliaBrown

I still don't know what happens when you complete an entry. This is very frustrating.

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Circle of Light explosion around you. Log updates with a Lore tidbit.

If you want to ease some frustration, forum posters are contributing to a list in this thread. It's by no means complete (specifics as to time and weather are still being confirmed) if you want to take part, it's still a lot of doing for yourself! (especially as currently there's zero information on anything past the first 20).

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Originally Posted by Vogue

I have no problems with the sightseeing system as it is now, I simply hop by, check if the weather is the right one, if not, then I go do something else and try later. People are too used to having everything handed in a silver platter, or as fast as possible. Some things are meant to take time.

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People are too used to assume the dumbest things they can imagine.

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Originally Posted by Alukah

People are too used to assume the dumbest things they can imagine.

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What the hell does this even mean?

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Originally Posted by Mjollnir

So once all 20 are completed, new ones don't appear automatically?



Circle of Light explosion around you. Log updates with a Lore tidbit.

If you want to ease some frustration, forum posters are contributing to a list in this thread. It's by no means complete (specifics as to time and weather are still being confirmed) if you want to take part, it's still a lot of doing for yourself! (especially as currently there's zero information on anything past the first 20).

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No, they don't. they will appear the next version or SE will post news to let us know :)

The OP is so angry he could jump off the highest point in Western Thanalan... during a heatwave... at noon... while doing the Manderville.

*Achievement Unlocked!*

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Originally Posted by Caesir

No, they don't. they will appear the next version or SE will post news to let us know :)

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Thanks for this. I had wondered! :D

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Originally Posted by Mjollnir

Thanks for this. I had wondered! :D

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I'm surprised you can understand what I worte, lol. I'm not a native speaker and my English is a little poor, I'm still learning it. XDDD

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Originally Posted by Caesir

I'm surprised you can understand what I worte, lol. I'm not a native speaker and my English is a little poor, I'm still learning it. XDDD

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I can understand what you write just fine! Though maybe it's easy for you to misunderstand me due to my 'relaxed' use of my own language lol We got there in the end ;)

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Originally Posted by Taruranto

What the hell does this even mean?

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I mean that assuming things like this

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People are too used to having everything handed in a silver platter, or as fast as possible.

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makes little kitties cry.

I have to agree I expected something more fun and enjoyable. Not something equivalent to fate grinding and then you only get a crap minion for all the trouble, I was thinking maybe xp, Gil, seals or something worthwhile.

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Originally Posted by Cordelius

When will the whining end?

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Never, people don't realise that this was implimented to be exactly what they're whining about, it's a Time sink. They never lied about it, threy never said youll get amazing rewards, they just said it's a fun way to view the world, which i think they succeeded in, But the Vocal minority (AKA most of the people on this forum) will whine and complain, while 90% of the population is A-Okay with it, but they stay quiet, because the toxic environment that is the official forums.

This place is nothing but Facepalm Sunday's