Dark Devices - Phase 1 Exploit

[Devilray]

Dark Devices is a four stage L:49 fate that spawns in Northern Thanalan. The first phase is poorly designed, allowing players to farm infinitely spawning mobs while completely ignoring the target mobs that spawn near the mine entrance. What results is approximately 14:30 of people spamming AOE and doing nothing else in order to earn anywhere from 10,000 to 200,000 XP depending on the quality (and luck) of their group.

This is an XP and quality of life exploit on par with "speed runs" of certain L:50 instances and needs to be fixed ASAP.

This needs to be changed so that the mobs only spawn near the target mobs, or that the target mobs charge into the fight as soon as the non-target mobs are engaged. That way this fate can progress as intended. The other three phases of the fate are working as intended.

You call that an exploit?? Give me a break. It is a legit way to level up.

[Badger]

It is a legit way to level up.

Yes, one FATE awarding 245,000 XP while every other FATE at this level awards 1/20th of that is completely intended and legitimate. Are you serious?

OP should be forced to level a second job using only fates, you know, like we're all forced to do if you want to have that second job. When he's all done, we can ask him if his feelings about DD have changed at all.

I'm already half way there with my WAR doing nothing but FATEs and dungeons. I don't need to resort to exploits to get over the "grind". This game is much slower paced than most other MMOs on the market. Perhaps it's just not your style?

[Senuska]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exploit...line_gaming%29

Game mechanics
Taking advantage of the systems that make up the gameplay. A game mechanics exploit is not a bug—it is working as designed, but at the same time is not working as intended.

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/exploit

Simply put, the players are taking advantage of a poor game design in a way that was not intended.

Thus it is an exploit. No ’if’s, ’and’s or ’but’s about it.