Field Operations

"We've received a lot of feedback on this subject so we want to talk about new Field Operations."

"I've mentioned this a bit in interviews but in 7.x we will be introducing something in the style of Eureka and Bozja: a new Field Operation.

"This will be something for a lot of players to participate in simultaneously in order to clear."

"So please wait a bit, and we'll give you some more information."

"I remember when we started with Eureka, everyone was like uhhh... Eureka?"

"But we saw it through to the end and we worked hard to develop the content into something that a lot of people ended up enjoying."

"We have taken a break for a while, but it will be back now and we look forward to developing more similar Field Operations."

YES. We did it. :D We got them to actually announce it.

You didn't force them to do something like that. They just took a break from that content to make it better. Not release a trimmed down piece that players will complain about as usual

I'm not gonna lie, it seems good, but I'll only be reassured when I'll play it. With the direction they went lately, they're still able to give us a Field operation area without any shelf life. There is a world where they heard the "play in large groups" part of the complain, but not the "we want content with shelf life that we have reason to run on the long run".

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Originally Posted by NelaryNeaky

You didn't force them to do something like that.

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They literally didn't add it in Endwalker at all. They literally didn't announce it in the first Fan Fest, despite announcing everything else such as a Deep Dungeon, Variants, Ultimates and Lifestyle Content. They didn't announce it at the second Fan Fest either.

They made a slight hint as if they weren't sure they were going to do it, but not announcing it along with everything else at the first Fan Fests usually means we are not getting it.

After those Fan Fests, feedback continued to be produced and videos went out about the need for a Eureka-like area.

So now this is not a hint. They actually announced it.

oh god bozja/eureka is the worst content in the game please do not add anymore zones like that

Hoping it’s a continuation of the story we began in Bozja. I want to see what the state of affairs in Ivalice is.

i am super excited for new field operations

i always enjoyed eureka and bozja (eureka more though)

i just hope they fully remove the exp loss from it so that more people will want to participate cause exp loss doesnt feel good and i understand not wanting to do the content because of it.

i also want a bunny fate equivalent back! i hate cluster farming and much enjoy treasure hunting better.

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Originally Posted by Jeeqbit

They literally didn't add it in Endwalker at all. They literally didn't announce it in the first Fan Fest, despite announcing everything else such as a Deep Dungeon, Variants, Ultimates and Lifestyle Content. They didn't announce it at the second Fan Fest either.

They made a slight hint as if they weren't sure they were going to do it, but not announcing it along with everything else at the first Fan Fests usually means we are not getting it.

After those Fan Fests, feedback continued to be produced and videos went out about the need for a Eureka-like area.

So now this is not a hint. They actually announced it.

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They didn't add it because they decided to try other content, like Criterion (which is 50/50) and Island Sanctuary, which... well, there's enough problems with it. Now they know roughly what to do with Criterion, and open field just might have been delayed to work on it more. They never said they were going to give up that kind of content

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Originally Posted by NelaryNeaky

They didn't add it because they decided to try other content, like Criterion (which is 50/50) and Island Sanctuary, which... well, there's enough problems with it. Now they know roughly what to do with Criterion, and open field just might have been delayed to work on it more. They never said they were going to give up that kind of content

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They never said they were going to give up deep dungeons either. But they stopped adding them in Shadowbringers and then saw complaints about it so they did one for Endwalker.

They normally announce everything at the first Fan Fest but they save specifics for later, such as names, concept art and videos. They had no slide for it at the previous 2 Fan Fests despite having one for everything else. It seems like it was a response to feedback, and this feedback was mentioned, and there's nothing wrong with it being a response to feedback either. It's a good thing that they can respond to feedback before it's too late.

I hope they remember to future proof it this time, so anyone joining the party late isn't totally screwed out of required group content that nobody wants to do anymore to proceed.

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Originally Posted by TheMightyMollusk

I hope they remember to future proof it this time, so anyone joining the party late isn't totally screwed out of required group content that nobody wants to do anymore to proceed.

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Lack of future proofing was Yoshi P's main reason for EW relics, so I would hope that would be on their minds.

I wouldn't count on it though. Really expecting them to give us an extension to the Bozja storyline, give us a couple new zones and throw in the variant actions before calling it a day.

I love the part where Eureka and Bozja were universally hated, the content that only masochists would play. Right up until there wasn't a version in Endwalker. Then they became the gold standard of mid-core content and Endwalker was trash without it. Guess it's true what they say. You don't know what you have until it's gone. Also be careful what you wish for, you might just get it. I look forward to the monkey paw finger curling, and people hate the new zone just as much as Eureka and Bozja were. I give it 3 weeks after its release. Probably less, but I've been told I'm an optimist.

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I hope they remember to future proof it this time, so anyone joining the party late isn't totally screwed out of required group content that nobody wants to do anymore to proceed.

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No content in the current field content zones is remotely uncompletable now

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Originally Posted by Supersnow845

No content in the current field content zones is remotely uncompletable now

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While true, it is a much more massive slog for the likes of Bozja now then compared to back when it came out. The steps that basically require you to enter DR to grind stuff, take forever now due to...no one wanting to play DR. It is still join PF > Everyone gets ready > Sit in queue for 10 minutes > Finally get into DR to do one 30 minute run...out of 5. So that is almost an hour of queue waiting and about 2 and a half hours of slogging through DR. And that's just for Timeworn Artifacts! If you want Raw Emotions without dealing with Dalridia pops, either another 8 DR runs or 15 synced stormblood dungeons.

Eureka has its own problems that make it just...suck at times. (Looking directly at you Pagos.) but Bozja's issues are a lot more glaring and come from a lack of future proofing.

I loved Bozja when I started playing in Shb. I enjoy Eureka as well to a certain degree. I'm glad we're getting new field operations, because without it the game felt very empty this expansion.

Well, if relic is Tied to it, l hope they won't make the mistake of delebrum. Shadowvringer's idea is fine. First one is very grindy, but if l want more, then no more memory grind.