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NPC's in Chocobo Racing. Why?
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02-28-2015, 08:56 AMLandricFreyNPC's in Chocobo Racing. Why?
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02-28-2015, 09:07 AMKariArisu
They should give the option, though most will probably not care.
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02-28-2015, 09:09 AMSpawnie
its to prevent 90min waits like it is for pvp... so im all for the npcs being thrown in the races to fill the numbers and besides its easy win lol
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02-28-2015, 09:25 AMWelsper59Exactly this. 1000000000000000000000 times this. If it means better queue times, which it clearly does with a maximum of 30 seconds, I'll take that over playing exclusively players anytime. Unless you're on a dead server, the brackets are populated during (at least) prime time, assuming you're not in the higher tier circuits. If you are, then them's the breaks until people can catch up (assuming you/they don't decide to breed the birds). Seriously though, the NPCs are a godsend, despite the massive amounts of frustration they can bring due to stat differences sometimes. The option for player-only races would be interesting, but I think it'd just end up being more of a problem than otherwise with how people will incessantly complain about the queue times for something that SE has no control over.Quote:
Originally Posted by Spawnie
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02-28-2015, 09:29 AMLandricFrey
If it was cross server and for a 3 minute race, I don't think it would be anywhere near pvp wait times.
They could increase the reward for the added challenge of going up against real players and to compensate for longer wait times. -
02-28-2015, 11:43 AMFealow
I Agree that there should be a player only queue as well. There are always people gathered at the chocobo square reception round the clock on my server and on a lot of other servers i have seen via twitch streams. I honestly don't think queues would be longer than a few minuets at most and thats at non peak times. Also those that are saying they don't want this because it will cause longer queues, nobody said you had to use this theoretical player queue, you'll still have your npc races available to you.
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02-28-2015, 06:02 PMMomita
there are multiple rating races.. no possibility to find everytime 8 player at the dame rating race.. now we r similari rating... but people at their 4th chocobo in r100 they are likely alone in races... if NPC cant run then thwy have to wait infinite queue
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02-28-2015, 07:30 PMFealowAs i said in my last post.Quote:
Originally Posted by Momita
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Originally Posted by Fealow
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02-28-2015, 11:46 PMLandricFreyHonestly people, read before you post.Quote:
Originally Posted by Momita
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03-01-2015, 02:21 AMrappa
if a have to wait 15 mins for a race that entire time is 2 mins, i directly quit
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03-01-2015, 02:33 AMKamikazeMan
It's fairly easy to form a party for races. Especially now since it's a big thing.
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03-01-2015, 02:34 AMMikagaru
My Chocobo is now in 5th generation, Cant tell you stats cause its being covered at the moment, But as i was ranking up my 4th generation, I was Racing in the R 121-160 by myself. There is no way id ever get a que for a race if there werent NPC's so It is a Absolute must. Don't know how many weeks id have to wait for casuals to catch up just to Race 1 time
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03-01-2015, 02:34 AMtrojanweed
even if they added the option, i see people doing one race and then never looking back. cue, wait 15-20 mins for all 8 people to finally register together, and then do a 2 min race where one OP racer kills everyone.
no thanks.
we have the option all ready its called party finder, and open race bracket. -
03-01-2015, 06:26 AMKatzyn
I guess I wouldn't mind an option for "players only" races, but I like racing against the NPCS as well as players.
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03-01-2015, 07:20 AMUlfhade
I really enjoy having NPCs in races. There are times where I don't know how long I'll be on, so I don't want to wait for a party which can take a while. Also I might get up and leave for a short while, and if you're in a party or waiting on one you can't just get up and go. I cannot express how much I enjoy that I have to wait no more than 30 seconds to get in a race. With as many as I want to do, longer wait times add up fast.
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03-01-2015, 07:23 AMSpawnieexactly adding npcs to the races was really smart on SE end.. if was player only it would die down fast n be unfair on those newer playersQuote:
Originally Posted by Ulfhade
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03-01-2015, 08:17 AMKenthy
It concerns me to see people saying, "It's packed! Why are they using NPCs when it's so busy?" That's really shortsighted. What happens a month from now? Two months from now? What happens when the crowds aren't necessarily there anymore?
I think SE made a good choice filling the races with NPCs, particularly because this is the only way we can level our racing chocobo. It means faster leveling and it means a consistent experience for racers who start later than others. -
03-01-2015, 08:19 AMUlfhadeAbsolutely. A lot of events that are user required are really hard to get into if you're not trying the first day.Quote:
Originally Posted by Spawnie
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03-01-2015, 11:58 AMSpawniethey should really consider doing it for pvp aswell lol dont know how they could work it since alot more npcs are needed but would drastically decrease waiting timesQuote:
Originally Posted by Ulfhade
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03-01-2015, 12:22 PMFealow
I don't see how the majority of you think adding a player only Q will cause issues? There is no reason as to why the current Q and a player only Q can't both be in the game.
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03-01-2015, 01:22 PMWelsper59I don't see a problem with it on the system level, which is why I really don't think it'd be a bad thing to have. I do however, doubt the integrity of fellow players. We see it time and time again, complaining endlessly that queues take too long, that SE needs to do something about it, that said content is dying, that it takes too long to get something clearly intended to take at least a month, etc etc. Regardless of how wrong much of those complaints would be, they're still complaining and will likely get attention for their whining. You ever receive criticism from your peers? If so, how much attention do you pay towards negative feedback (regardless of how stupid of a comment some of those may be) compared to any larger amount of positive? Chances are, you're gonna feel more stress from the few negative than you will from the larger positive.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fealow
Either way, whatever the devs feel works best for them in this case, it's sound reasoning. It's fine they add it in, or if they don't for reasons. Keep in mind though, you can currently form parties with players if you want to really do that. I played with FC members in Open (since I was the highest rating before breeding the bird). It was fun and very easy obviously lol. No reason you can't try to do the same with /shout or PF, FC, LS, etc. -
03-01-2015, 01:47 PMFealow
There is very good reason to not form parties to do that, people are dishonest and will not truthfully share their chocobo rank and/or pedigree.