Favorite 3.5 content and worst

3.5 has some pretty good content, but there are some ones we hate. My favorites are:

1. Main Scenario- even though it was a sloppy end.
2. Dun Scairh- loved how the mechanics were handled. Then again it might have been luck for me at the time.
3. Hildibrand- because why not.
4. Scholasticate- it was an interesting story.
5. Anima- AS1 was pretty much the fastest of all light farmings.

Least favorite:

1. Feast chat restrictions- a lot of us love chatting in the Feast but lack of communiction doesn't help much, even with new "macros" for them. At least they didn't do the same to the Frontlines.
2. Zurvan Extreme- while it's a fun trial, pugs expect ya to skip the first soar then pretty much rage should that fail or too many deaths occur. Plus we will have to do the second set of soars anyways.

What is your favorite and least favorite content in 3.5 so far?

Best: Main Scenario, Dun Scaith, tiny Machinist gun :v

Worst: That super weird hairstyle that everyone's running around in now where there's like three blades of hair curved right over the middle of their face...

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Originally Posted by EorzeaHero69

3.5 has some pretty good content, but there are some ones we hate. My favorites are:

1. Main Scenario- even though it was a sloppy end.
2. Dun Scairh- loved how the mechanics were handled. Then again it might have been luck for me at the time.
3. Hildibrand- because why not.
4. Scholasticate- it was an interesting story.
5. Anima- AS1 was pretty much the fastest of all light farmings.

Least favorite:

1. Feast chat restrictions- a lot of us love chatting in the Feast but lack of communiction doesn't help much, even with new "macros" for them. At least they didn't do the same to the Frontlines.
2. Zurvan Extreme- while it's a fun trial, pugs expect ya to skip the first soar then pretty much rage should that fail or too many deaths occur. Plus we will have to do the second set of soars anyways.

What is your favorite and least favorite content in 3.5 so far?

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So..with your #1 favorite thing, did you mean for that epic pun? Or was that pure luck? XD because you nailed it my friend! lol

Favorite things: MSQ was short but truly epic(and sad) The new Garo gear. Zurvan Extreme..I really enjoy the fight(The aesthetics of the fight are gorgeous) And Dun Scaith..purely the way the place looks.

Worst things: Light farming for the relic again. I hope with Stormblood, SE gets a little more creative with relic questlines. o:

Overall I'm pretty thrilled with this patch ^_^

Favorite: Zurvan

Least favorite: Zurvan

Best: PvP

Worst: Dun Scaith

5min queues to frontlines might finally get my ads mounts now since dont have to wait 45mins in queue for a loss xD and dun scaith lol

I love absolutely everything about this patch except Sohm Al (Hard) and Anima. [[SPOILERS]]


Sohm Al feels really boring for me. We are basically going to this cave to just kill some... animals. And the boss is just a bug you kill and it's over. The story is super weak and for me, dungeons that have great stories add to the fun.

Anima.. The fact that your Anima becomes a minion upsets me alot : /

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Originally Posted by Magic-Mal

Anima.. The fact that your Anima becomes a minion upsets me alot : /

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Lore-wise that makes the most sense since this version of the weapon is supposed to make it so that other people can see the Anima.

Best: X-Server PF
Worst: Dun Scaith (difficulty way too low, hoped for another weeping)

Best: Garo event, Dun Scaith
Worst: Feast chat restriction, more inane relic grind

Haven't done everything yet, but from what I've done:

Best: Dun Scaith in general (the visuals, the mechanics <3), PvP queue times.

Worst: Zurvan HM (I can't even die there when I actively try), new EX dungeons.

Garo, fast pvp queues. Dun Scaith, visuals reminded me of Alice Madness Returns.

I love Dun Scaith. Especially from Scathach on. I liked Sohm Al's music and the first two bosses.

Hated the final though. You have a rock bulbasaur with AoEs. Then you have a Feraligator with unmarked attacks that lead to a fun fight. Then you get to the boss and its the one from TamTara but on fire. And it was boring.

Favorite
Garo Gear: Thanks to that doing pvp is actually possible without having like 2 hours queue, I also really like the Garo whm staff.
New orchestrion rolls: I love collecting them, and 3.5 added a good amount of new ones.
Dun Scaith: Nice visuals and fun bosses, even though the last boss is a bit of a letdown.

Least Favorite
The new Ex dungeons: All 6 bosses have barely any mechanics except dodge aoe and kill adds.
Light farming for the new relic, but I guess it wouldnt be part of the relic quest if it werent tedious.

like: all but 1

dislike: the 1 (un-origional relic grind, but not sure what else they could have gave us & semi-expected it at some point anyway... also not finished it yet so maybe removed as a dislike after)

The only thing I don't like about this patch is how it put a spotlight on the worst parts of the community. I knew it was pretty bad during Sephirot with how it was virtually impossible to find a farm party that was both capable of clearing, and lasted more than 3 runs. It was also really telling how any Ravana run that got to Swift Liberation instantly fell apart. At least I could say "maybe it's just my server" and have the possible greener pastures of other servers if I had enough.

But now? Zurvan has brought out the WORST in people. MUST skip a mechanic, and tank LB the second??? Are ya'll for real right now? Literally git gud and do the mechanic!

Mechanic skipping was a mistake.

Best: Dun Scaith
Worst: the communities attitude to Zurvan EX and their compulsive need to demand high dps from other players to hide the fact that they themselves have low dps and a poor understanding of mechanics.

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Originally Posted by Aquaslash

The only thing I don't like about this patch is how it put a spotlight on the worst parts of the community. I knew it was pretty bad during Sephirot with how it was virtually impossible to find a farm party that was both capable of clearing, and lasted more than 3 runs. It was also really telling how any Ravana run that got to Swift Liberation instantly fell apart. At least I could say "maybe it's just my server" and have the possible greener pastures of other servers if I had enough.

But now? Zurvan has brought out the WORST in people. MUST skip a mechanic, and tank LB the second??? Are ya'll for real right now? Literally git gud and do the mechanic!

Mechanic skipping was a mistake.

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No. That's a good thing. Mechanics are boring.

The Good
Garo revitalizing PvP
Dun Scaith
MSQ (Albeit too short)

The Bad
Paintings retaining the odd rust tone from the Sightseeing log
The conclusion to the Warring Triad saga
Zurvan (both versions)

The Ugly
The community's response to Zurvan EX
Chat removal from The Feast

Dungeons fall under a "meh" category. An improvement from 3.4 to some degree, but neither were memorable. I did thoroughly enjoy the final boss of Baelsar's Wall. Granted, my opinion may change when I run it more. Haven't queued for Expert roulette since the patch dropped.

Best: Garo PVP event, Dun Scaith, MSQ, ability to dye on the Fitting Room; Baelsar's Wall (it's just a dungeon but the FFVI nostalgia got me).
Worst: Cross server PF and Zurvan. It completely ruined RF.

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Originally Posted by Evangela

No. That's a good thing. Mechanics are boring.

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Aether was a mistake

Huehue people acting like pissy people in party finder is a new thing because of Zurvan.

Best: PVP event and various QoL improvements

Worst: new dungeons including Dun Scaith. The thought of having to having to run any of them fills me with pure sadness. I personally just find them all so...meh. I will say that I think the fact Dun Scaith immediately starts with a boss that is essentially nothing but a bunch of insta-KO mechanics is an awesome (and hilarious) idea, but after that, I just mentally check out.

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Originally Posted by Aquaslash

But now? Zurvan has brought out the WORST in people. MUST skip a mechanic, and tank LB the second??? Are ya'll for real right now? Literally git gud and do the mechanic!

Mechanic skipping was a mistake.

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Wait, this is actually a thing on NA servers? I thought people were joking. The Soar mechanic is almost trivial. It requires the most basic communication with a simple macro to coordinate around them. I play with JP players and don't speak a word of Japanese and still manage.

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Originally Posted by Belhi

Wait, this is actually a thing on NA servers? I thought people were joking. The Soar mechanic is almost trivial. It requires the most basic communication with a simple macro to coordinate around them. I play with JP players and don't speak a word of Japanese and still manage.

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Eh, remember people had trouble splitting Sephirot's Earth Shakers, people fail easy stuff a lot. Many people hope that mechanics they have trouble with don't target them as a means of progressing in the fight. Soar guarantee targets everyone but the healers so the people who have trouble with it can't hope it doesn't target them. The people who freak out about Soars aren't the elitists who demand high DPS for the sake of high dps, they freak out because they're the ones who have trouble with the mechanics.

Worst:- ALL things Party Finder.
Zurvan ex especially. it is not hard. I've never skipped soar at the start usually always get one. but it's not hard. I've been to under 5% a few times at which point people seem to think "we got this" and go totally tunnel visioned. some of those were raid finder groups as well. but every other group I join pf or raid finder can barely get past the adds.

Now I said ALL things party finder. because in general I've had very little luck in party finder at all the last week or so.. I hate the term "clear party" because most people don't have a damn clue what that should actually mean... the 3 successful parties ive been in this week have all be "leaning" parties.

a seph ex learning party that was described as. "been upto adds" cleared the boss on the 3rd attempt. (again learning party)
a soph ex learning party that was described as "phase 3 practice" cleared on the 4th attempt.
and another soph ex learning party that cleared it with 2 minutes to spare and most of them hadn't even set foot in there before that run.

and yet every single "clear party" I join struggles to get past the first phase. regardless of what it's a clear party for, nid seph soph zurv every single one fails...

Best thing:- all those extra items for red scrips. can cap em in half hour now XD. makes getting sands for relic much faster

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Originally Posted by Belhi

Wait, this is actually a thing on NA servers? I thought people were joking. The Soar mechanic is almost trivial. It requires the most basic communication with a simple macro to coordinate around them. I play with JP players and don't speak a word of Japanese and still manage.

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Mostly at RF in my server already put macro like

...........MT/ST
D1.......................D2
D3.......................D4
..........Healer

And done, nobody messed up at Soars