Skipping all trash?

I understand that this was done in the original FFXIV for dungeons, but does anybody actually prefer running straight to bosses? Wonder what was going through their heads at the time :eek:. This simply makes dungeons feel like a chore, instead of fun like it was meant to be. Seriously, monsters should follow you indefinitely in dungeons

inb4 this is FFXIV so its not called "trash"

Because back then the only dungeons worth doing we're level capped or required level cap to be effective, and the only gear worth getting was rewarded from speed runs. That's how it seemed to me.

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Originally Posted by Statrix

I understand that this was done in the original FFXIV for dungeons, but does anybody actually prefer running straight to bosses? Wonder what was going through their heads at the time :eek:. This simply makes dungeons feel like a chore, instead of fun like it was meant to be. Seriously, monsters should follow you indefinitely in dungeons

inb4 this is FFXIV so its not called "trash"

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people only did that in darkhold in version 1.0 because it was so long and you only had one hour

couln't do it in the others

You can't put inb4 in the original post, that's cheating. :P

I think speed running should be a decision for the group as a whole. I don't know how many times I've used to duty finder only to get a player who is way to impatient and runs ahead of the group because he's done the dungeon multiple times, then when he dies he blames everyone for not catching up to him in time.

I do 20min amadapor keep runs. It's fantastic.

What's not to like?

Don't blame them to be honest. Killing trash feels like a slog after you do it as intended once or twice. It's cheesing stuff but killing all the trash gives very little reward if at all at 50 and is probably seen as a waste of time. The fun stuff are the bosses. Dungeons like Keep, once you do it once or twice clearing everything you don't want to kill the trash anymore.

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Originally Posted by indira

people only did that in darkhold in version 1.0 because it was so long and you only had one hour

couln't do it in the others

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I watched someone do that yesterday. Tank grabbed all the mobs as he ran toward the boss and then died. As the mobs returned to their places the WHM gave him a raise and then it was time for boss fight.

Just make every trash mob drop a tombstone and lower the boss tombstone rewards and it will sort itself out.

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Originally Posted by Arkine

Just make every trash mob drop a tombstone and lower the boss tombstone rewards and it will sort itself out.

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Or drop gil rewards that make the trash worthwhile to clear and not the laughable 700 gil worth from a chest that is given to one random member in a group of 4 at level 50.

More likely SE will ninja update giving dungeon mobs Heavy abilities like the ones in the strongholds have. Preferably giving trash mobs money or tomestones would be awesome. Would give groups unable to beat bosses yet some incentive to keep trying.

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Originally Posted by Ethos

Or drop gil rewards that make the trash worthwhile to clear and not the laughable 700 gil worth from a chest that is given to one random member in a group of 4 at level 50.

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They do drop gil... every 4-5 mobs I see I've obtained 1 gil. Rejoice!!!

I love people that say "I love doing it in 10 minutes, saves time."

...time from what exactly? From you playing the game? Isn't that what you're already doing? If you don't enjoy doing one of the core mechanics of the game that much, why do you even bother?

I only skip trash mobs if I have to, like if my team lacks communication or if the boss has a learning curve. But completing the map layout provides a achievement. If the game didn't have a time. It'll be so much better.

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Originally Posted by Xerich

I love people that say "I love doing it in 10 minutes, saves time."

...time from what exactly? From you playing the game? Isn't that what you're already doing? If you don't enjoy doing one of the core mechanics of the game that much, why do you even bother?

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everyone has their own reason for playing the game. for some people it is efficiency in reaching a maxed out character, for others it is to relax and soak in the atmosphere. I generally fit into the efficiency category, however i don't hold it against folks for wanting to take it slow and enjoy what the devs / artists put together.

i like the fact that we can do 20 minute clears. it makes farming the thousands of tomes you need to complete the darklight set more tolerable. honestly i would have preferred they upped the difficulty of the dungeons and just had darklight drop from the bosses instead of having to mindlessly grind out tokens, but we can't get everything we want.

I agree with the OP, clearing out trash in some dungeons takes too much time to be even remotely enjoyable.

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Originally Posted by TacoTheTaru

I watched someone do that yesterday. Tank grabbed all the mobs as he ran toward the boss and then died. As the mobs returned to their places the WHM gave him a raise and then it was time for boss fight.

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I was in one group that tried to do that. Unfortunately, the BLM then pulled the first boss, causing a wipe. And then started to complain about the tank. And complain about the tank. And complain about the tank. And complain about the tank. Our second attempt at speed running to the first boss worked much better, but the healer bailed due to the idiot BLM who wouldn't shut up, and that was the end of that.