Hamlet Defense?

[Delmontyb]

Same here... I would like to know if it's still coming... (I'm sure it is) My guess would be that it's tied into companies, however, if it isn't I would want to fill disappointed.

Hopefully they will respond and let us know if this is something still in the works.

[zaviermhigo]

When first talked about Hamlet Defense was said to be more like besieged.....but I would love campaign. It was super casual, get tags, do battle, turn in tags, get exp and maybe items based on how well you did as an individual. In XIV a campaign should scale with ranks, the main problem with campaign in XI was after the level cap they were for sure dead, and then they were like "eff those zones", so nothing was done, now there adding new campaign system in XI that has nothing to do with WotG, or really campaign, so it ruins those preexisting zones more. "Learn from your mistakes SE!" Seriously quote of the year.

[Rukkirii]

Checked into the status of hamlet defense battles for you all. While the details/concept won't be exactly the same after shifting to the new team, there is something similar planned. The current plan is to implement settlements for this purpose in a future patch.

[AlexiaKidd]

Hmm but then what purpose will the Hamlets serve as they have nothing at the minute.

I hope the settlements will make this new system like Campaign from FFXI with attack and defend missions and things like that.

[Sorel]

I wonder why the Development Team is re-inventing the wheel?

Hamlets already exist. The geographic locations of each are nearly perfect for staging defensive battles. Each one only has one or two entrances. Implementation-wise they can create the hamlets as separate zones with separate server hardware, like they did for some of the low-rank camps. That will reduce whatever lag that may be caused by the battles.

I guess they could make "new" settlements that do all of that. But hamlets should be there for something! Please!! We as players desperately want hamlets involved in our day-to-day adventuring. They're kind of cool. We actually like visiting them, but we have no reason to right now.

Hamlet Defense was going to be that reason. If SE is not going to use the hamlets for that, we would appreciate knowing what these hamlets ARE going to be used for.

[Belial]

I wonder why the Development Team is re-inventing the wheel?

Because if re-invention was never tried we would still be driving around on wooden cartwheels instead of rubber tires.

[Sorel]

I wonder why the Development Team is re-inventing the wheel?

Because if re-invention was never tried we would still be driving around on wooden cartwheels instead of rubber tires.

True. I do understand the general concept of re-invention, and innovation. But my question was more addressing the specifics of Hamlet Defense. It was not asked as a rhetorical device. It was an honest question.

Why does the Development Team feel the need to create "new" settlements in new locations with new NPCs for us to defend and fight for, when these hamlets already exist? Did the "New Team" find a better purpose for the existing hamlets?

That's pretty much what I'm wondering. If any light could be shed on this, I'm sure many of us would be greatly appreciative.

[Jamel-Irief]

Have to fully agree Sorel. All this re-inventing seems, right now, to lead the game away from things that gave the game hope at release. Why was there a switch away from public, player driven companies to a pretty unknown substance in Grand Companies? Why not use the hamlets already in place for some content?

At release, the game didn't hold much weight (still really doesn't), but the things that gave people (well me) hope was the things listed on Tanaka's roadmap - for now to see all those things being wiped away?

The confusion is running higher and higher on this forum, dividing the playerbase and whatnot. A roadmap ala Tanaka's (if possible) would make the forums relax a bit during the next months, in my opinion.

[Belial]

True. I do understand the general concept of re-invention, and innovation. But my question was more addressing the specifics of Hamlet Defense. It was not asked as a rhetorical device. It was an honest question.

Why does the Development Team feel the need to create "new" settlements in new locations with new NPCs for us to defend and fight for, when these hamlets already exist? Did the "New Team" find a better purpose for the existing hamlets?

That's pretty much what I'm wondering. If any light could be shed on this, I'm sure many of us would be greatly appreciative.

Sorry, but that phrase is thrown around here a lot as if it's some kinda stoplight for new ideas. But as far as it goes, I don't think they'll leave the existing areas to go to waste, I would imagine there will be intents and purposes in the direction they're going.

Just like to say I totally agree with the playerbase being given a roadmap for the changes planned.

[Speeral]

Settlements? as in company settlements? as in will we be drawing war lines and trying to maintain zones? Now that would be freakin cool!? but I am probably way way way off on this one.

It looks more and more the companies will be the main focus and theme, I am starting to get a feel there will be some type of calamity happening and we are going to be thrust into some sort of MMO epicness not seen this side of the MMO universe. At least those are my hopes, I cannot wait for the battle system changes to happen and the foundation of the game is finally in a state where the dev team can really focus on two things, content and ps3 release.

I am truly waiting now with bated breath


/gasp!