Explorer Mode for Alliance Raids

So I was recently doing the Aglaia Alliance Raid, and was thinking that there's a few places in there that'd be great for taking screenshots. However, because you're not allowed to enter an Alliance Raid solo, if you need to take a screenshot using a backdrop from an Alliance Raid, your options are severely limited (especially if you're after the 'nighttime' scene from Aglaia). Not to mention of course that you can't use any minion or mounts, or change jobs whilst in the instance.

I'm not sure how much demand there is for this, but it's a feature I'd greatly appreciate being added to the game.

I would take so many photos in the Ivalice raids if this was implemented.

ARR Dungeons are all they have left to add to the Explorer Mode catalogue right now, so maybe (hopefully) Alliance Raids are next?

Have to agree with this. Not that there aren't other places I'd like to see it, but I'd want it just for the Azeyma section of Agliaia. That place has an absolutely amazing backdrop.

Its kind of one of those features they work on periodically, so might actually want to wait until around like 6.4 or 6.5 see if they do implement raids lol.

I don't know if we'd be able to get the "night scene" in Aglaia even if they did introduce explorer mode, given that we can't explore other dungeons in their unfinished state.

Most likely you'll have to wait until it can be undersized, and organise with a smaller group to go in there for screenshots before fighting the boss that alters it.

Would definitely be nice to be able to go through those more leisurely, and anytime you want, to get screenshots. Plus, with everything you have access to while in explorer mode, there are a lot of good screenshot potentials.

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Originally Posted by Tsiron

ARR Dungeons are all they have left to add to the Explorer Mode catalogue right now, so maybe (hopefully) Alliance Raids are next?

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Not true. Pretty sure you can't go into all the Stormblood dungeons and Heavensward. They still got a bit to go.

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Originally Posted by LianaThorne

Not true. Pretty sure you can't go into all the Stormblood dungeons and Heavensward. They still got a bit to go.

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You can go to all of those dungeon, only ARR left.

Also for Aglaia, probably we gonna get side quest so you can enter the instance? Who knows, hope for 6.2 it will happened :)

I wanna take big moon shots at Dun Scaith, do it! :(

Given how they did things with the Nier raids, I would be surprised if they don't do it again for at least Aglaia. Would be nice to have it in the older ones, though. I haven't gotten to really look around Crystal Tower in some time.

I support this idea and I would also like Explorer mode for pvp maps

If you want an "explorer mode" for the lv50 or lv60 raids, a 3 player lv90 unsynced alliance works great.

(My FC just tried it for Dun Scaith and Weeping City by making a private alliance in Party Finder an having each player join party A/B/C. You have to defeat the enemies and bosses but they drop fairly quickly - the whole run took about 15 minutes I think.)

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Originally Posted by Rowde

I support this idea and I would also like Explorer mode for pvp maps

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Ooh yes. All they need to do is not lock you in place once the fight ends, though perhaps that gets messy if people can still attack you.

They've used the PVP arenas as sets for cutscenes and solo missions a few times, so they have some degree of flexibility in what they can do there. But perhaps it needs to be managed differently, like a field zone (as they did for the factory and bunker) rather than allowing you to load the instance through duty finder when the game is expecting to see multiple teams.

PLEASE so much this.

I don't even mind ARR-HW dungeons and 8-mans anymore because I can just go there with a level 90 and solo clear in a couple of minutes to have the place good to go for gpose... But for 24 mans, I need to find 2 people willing to form a party with me so I can actually get into the instance, and even at that, just at the entrance.

I’m up for it. Would love to explore all the raids. :)

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Originally Posted by RobynDaBank

I wanna take big moon shots at Dun Scaith, do it! :(

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I like the architecture after the fight on ship, really can make nice shots there as well!

One other thing I would like to see(unless someone can tell me how to do this with console...) is being able to remove the entrance/exit glowy things. I've tried every setting in gpose to try and remove them(they are in some very awkward spots for screenshots....like the exit of The Vault or example), but no matter what they appear in the shot.

I'd like just an easier time to enter them solo too.

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Originally Posted by Jettinson

I like the architecture after the fight on ship, really can make nice shots there as well!

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As I noted, a 3 player lv90/unsynced alliance currently works for dun scaith screen shots as well as item farming.

yyaaaaasss

One thing that I really want in explorer mode to have the scenery before it is completed. For example in Ala Mhigo dungeon, I'd like to see our fellow friends (Aymeric, Hien etc) fighting in the background. I was lucky enough to do it with friends the first time I ran it so we stopped to look at those npcs.

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Originally Posted by Avatre

One other thing I would like to see(unless someone can tell me how to do this with console...) is being able to remove the entrance/exit glowy things. I've tried every setting in gpose to try and remove them(they are in some very awkward spots for screenshots....like the exit of The Vault or example), but no matter what they appear in the shot.

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The entrance/exit falls under Objects.
https://i.imgur.com/wbN9iii.png

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Originally Posted by einschwartz

One thing that I really want in explorer mode to have the scenery before it is completed. For example in Ala Mhigo dungeon, I'd like to see our fellow friends (Aymeric, Hien etc) fighting in the background. I was lucky enough to do it with friends the first time I ran it so we stopped to look at those npcs.



The entrance/exit falls under Objects.
https://i.imgur.com/wbN9iii.png

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I'll have to try that again, but pretty sure last time I tried it those stayed put.

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Originally Posted by TsuchinokoPanda

I would take so many photos in the Ivalice raids if this was implemented.

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I actually love Orbonne as a screenshot backdrop; I've often run the raid and then used Return at the end to go back to the beginning, then run down the remaining instance timer taking screenshots at the entrance area of the monastery.

Definitely.

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Originally Posted by Packetdancer

I actually love Orbonne as a screenshot backdrop; I've often run the raid and then used Return at the end to go back to the beginning, then run down the remaining instance timer taking screenshots at the entrance area of the monastery.

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I took a few amazing shots of the temple entrance. But I agree, that entire raid is probably the most aesthetically pleasing location