ST is fun

Hey all,

Just wanted to share my experience with this new addition to the Labarynth of the Ancients.

Went in blind last night as PLD after finishing the pre-reqs. I like doing things as tank first for that perspective, I feel it helps to prepare me for when I go in as a DPS or Heals. Anyways, we had one tank that had done it only once. So through out we were learning as we went and it was a blast.

I must say that SE has done it for me with this one. Interesting mechanics, great music, and the place looks amazing. Drops were pretty cool too, 1MNK, 2BLM, 1DRG pieces, as well as the Onion Knight minion and a UAT.

No tank gears and I got none of the final "extra" chest. But had a great time.

Just thought I would share my experience.

Syn

they failed on the hunt nm part of the patch, but i agree st was alot of fun, and the 3 new dungeons :o)

Haven't tried hunt yet, I have my bills just haven't gotten around to them. From what I have read though, they are kindsa ..meh.

Reminiscent of NM hunting in XI, except that it's open tapping as opposed to "claim button" when it pops.

On the fence about it. Hard to say if it's worth it or not. Time spent vs rewards got.

Syn

It's the first time that I've had fun in this game in quite a while. Fights are interesting and tough but not impossible, and there doesn't seem to be any more of that 1 dumbass/troll wiping the raid like some bosses had previously.

Honestly they need to design more content like this, I might actually keep renewing my sub if there was more endgame that was relaxing and worthwhile.

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Originally Posted by Kaonis

It's the first time that I've had fun in this game in quite a while. Fights are interesting and tough but not impossible, and there doesn't seem to be any more of that 1 dumbass/troll wiping the raid like some bosses had previously.

Honestly they need to design more content like this, I might actually keep renewing my sub if there was more endgame that was relaxing and worthwhile.

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they are making leaps and strides in my opinion, this content was huge, hunting can end up being a very good system, and the fights in ST were very good. i wasnt just standing still popping physick the whole time. and savage mode should solve the issue people have with clock-work mechanics.

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Originally Posted by Mindylou

they failed on the hunt nm part of the patch, but i agree st was alot of fun, and the 3 new dungeons :o)

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ya, its the content 90% of the com do without rest, must be really shitty

Syrcus Tower is indeed fun. I enjoyed it. The return of jump pads was a welcome one.

If I had to search for a complaint, it would be that the bosses get less complex and more forgiving as you go in. The order really should have been Amon, Dragonball Z guy, Scylla, Xandes.

Saw a DPS get turned into a frog last night. That was kinds funny. Watch out fer dem snakesez!!!

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Originally Posted by ServerCollaps

ya, its the content 90% of the com do without rest, must be really shitty

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You must not be hearing the complaints on shout in Coerthas...

The S ranks are fun but the weekly hunt being a squishy B rank is utterly ridiculous.

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Originally Posted by Immut

Syrcus Tower is indeed fun. I enjoyed it. The return of jump pads was a welcome one.

If I had to search for a complaint, it would be that the bosses get less complex and more forgiving as you go in. The order really should have been Amon, Dragonball Z guy, Scylla, Xandes.

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Yeah, the order was kinda weird to me too with the hardest coordination check being at Scylla.

I'm really enjoying ST myself. Been spamming it to help friends get their drops even though I got mine. ^^

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Originally Posted by Synestr

Saw a DPS get turned into a frog last night. That was kinds funny. Watch out fer dem snakesez!!!

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We took quite a long time to kill this boss today and it was chaotic but fun. Several times there were 4 or 5 toads jumping around (plus many dead corpses in the floor, just a few alive and hitting.) I was a BLM and got converted in toad twice. Big red and black toad, jumping away from the snakes, lol.

"Clown Tower" is fun when you don't have too many bad players. Unfortunately the later in the week it gets the worse players seem to get. Wiping more than once or twice on any boss in ST is just unacceptable

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Originally Posted by Nabian

"Clown Tower" is fun when you don't have too many bad players. Unfortunately the later in the week it gets the worse players seem to get. Wiping more than once or twice on any boss in ST is just unacceptable

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So new content people should just automatically know it 100% and should not in any way fail? Tell that to the people who did coil from week 1 and let them laugh at you.

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Originally Posted by Synestr

Haven't tried hunt yet, I have my bills just haven't gotten around to them. From what I have read though, they are kindsa ..meh.

Reminiscent of NM hunting in XI, except that it's open tapping as opposed to "claim button" when it pops.

On the fence about it. Hard to say if it's worth it or not. Time spent vs rewards got.

Syn

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Rewards are not worth the time spent. As I understand some people who can't beat harder content believe they can get lvl110 gear that will help them to complete what they want instantly - my guess after weeks of lame grinding there will be lot of disappointment on that harder content. I still meet skilled players who are leveling new jobs and perform excellent with crap gear and fools that are stuck at 1 job with lvl 100 gear unable to do anything. So instead of sitting in Coerthas might be better to do the new dungeons, Syrcus tower or anything else that actually is fun to do.

I like ST quite alot too. But tanking in there is really boring again (as in CT). As MT you just stand at the boss and ignore most of the mechanics. As OT you have a bit more to do, but you are playing dps most of the time. At least one boss with a tank swap mechanic would have been nice.

that would be to hard for random groups, most tanks even fail at the soldier positioning at the 2nd boss.

Running it a few more times (like a dozen), my only real complaint about ST is the same issue I had with the original CT, the drops are just atrocious. So much waster gear because everyone wants the stuff at the end, and you get 1 drop per boss so if you're looking for a certain piece, it's just a low chance to see it drop. So instead of making drops a bit more accessible they make it the same crap % hoping we'll spam the thing over and over, all the while people get burnt out on the dungeon and so much gear gets trashed.