60 Minute Time Limit on New Dungeons

[Orcishgrappler]

This is a bad thing how? From what I understand almost all instanced content on almost any MMO is timed to some extent?

How is this time limit a bad thing? Unless it's gruelingly brutal on time "Nyzul" I can't see any issues.

Um no. Most MMO games do not do a timed thing. If by timed you mean a week or 24 hours then yes. Sorry one hour time limit just means your too lazy to make a big meaty dungeon. When most mmo gamers are used to 8 hour 13 boss fight raids how this tiny raid idea is a good thing is beyond me. If i want to play for an hour max i would play tetris.

[Chardrizard]

instanced dungeons in MOST MMOs always have time limits.

we already have non-instanced dungeons with NMs that doesnt have time limits.
Cassiopeia Hollow, Nanawa Mines, etc

[Misha]

This is a bad thing how? From what I understand almost all instanced content on almost any MMO is timed to some extent?

How is this time limit a bad thing? Unless it's gruelingly brutal on time "Nyzul" I can't see any issues.

It's an unnecessary restriction lol simple as that. Should be able to explore and clear at your own pace, the challenge shouldn't be in friggin zergin the hell outta it and rushing but in harder encounters/battles!!!...... and no this will be one of the very few times I've seen or heard of mmo instancing being timed. As Draco said EVERY thing they release is restricted, typical SE bull****. The game is in bad enough shape yet they still don't understand their players or people who would wanna play. It'll prob be lifted the next patch after anyways... such a waste of time... SE LEARN from you damn mistakes already, this is what got you in this mess in the first place... *facepalm*

[Draco]

Um no. Most MMO games do not do a timed thing. If by timed you mean a week or 24 hours then yes. Sorry one hour time limit just means your too lazy to make a big meaty dungeon. When most mmo gamers are used to 8 hour 13 boss fight raids how this tiny raid idea is a good thing is beyond me. If i want to play for an hour max i would play tetris.

SE reffering to these dungeons as raids is probably another issue in it's own. From my understanding, a 4 man group is a LIGHT party, while an 8 man group is a FULL party. 4 man and 8 man groups groups do not constitute a raid. A raid is a huge undertaking by multiple full party groups together. They might want to amend that wording as well. Again, just my opinion.

[Betelgeuzah]

Um no. Most MMO games do not do a timed thing. If by timed you mean a week or 24 hours then yes. Sorry one hour time limit just means your too lazy to make a big meaty dungeon. When most mmo gamers are used to 8 hour 13 boss fight raids how this tiny raid idea is a good thing is beyond me. If i want to play for an hour max i would play tetris.

Still no good reason to dislike the limit. "other games don't do it" is laughable.

Play other games then.

[_C-a-e-r-i-t-h_]

So new dungeons were just announced on the lodestone. The link is below.

http://http://lodestone.finalfantasy...9520e72300f0d2

The single screenshot given is.... well.... ok, nice to know there will be a pre requisite to getting into dungeons, but why on earth is there a 60 minute time limit. How can you possibly have any kind of meaningfull dungeon experience in only 60 minutes.

Easily. Fine examples include Limbus, Nyzul, Salvage (100 minutes, but your argument is against time limits in general).

If the maximum time limit in the dungeon is 60 minutes, it is safe to say the dungeon, from start to finish, is beatable in more like 45 min, if not less. How can you go through areas and areas of enemies and finally to a boss at the end in only 60 minutes. I dont understand

Perhaps because it's not "areas and areas" but simply "area." One area. That's singular, not plurals and plurals.

I dont understand why whenever SE releases anything and I mean ANYTHING, they always have to put limits on it. Why not allow people to experience it at their own pace. I just cant for the life of me understand this.

Outside of instances, can you name one thing S-E has done that has a time limit?


No?

Time limits are not a bad thing. They're actually a good thing. Who wants to play a game all hand-holdy anyway?

Oh, right.

[Draco]

instanced dungeons in MOST MMOs always have time limits.

Ok, besides FFXI, please name me one meaty dungeon with a time limit on any other MMO. Just one. Please, someone name just one. I have played WOW, Rift, FFXI, EQ2, Runes of Magic, Aion ( for a short time ), Conan ( even shorter ), LOTR, and many others. I dont remember a single timed "Dungeon" besides in FFXI.

[Sonic_the_Hedgehog]

It's an unnecessary restriction lol simple as that. Should be able to explore and clear at your own pace, the challenge shouldn't be in friggin zergin the hell outta it and rushing but in harder encounters/battles!!!...... and no this will be one of the very few times I've seen or heard of mmo instancing being timed. As Draco said EVERY thing they release is restricted, typical SE bull****. The game is in bad enough shape yet they still don't understand their players or people who would wanna play. It'll prob be lifted the next patch after anyways... such a waste of time... SE LEARN from you damn mistakes already, this is what got you in this mess in the first place... *facepalm*

Do you actually know how challenging it is? Have you played in the dungeons yet? There's no reason in raging over something you have no idea of how it's going to play out.

[Cairdeas]

Its not mentioned but most likely you will actually need more then 60 minutes to complete the dungeon and to unlock extra time you have to complete certain tactical objectives. Don't complete them and you get kicked out. Thats how most of them were in FFXI. I don't know anyone that could actually clear Dynamis in the time alloted, you always had to unlock more time.

[Misha]

@Caerith

Read what Draco said... he didn't say TIME limits, just limits... and it's funny cause u just mentioned stuff above SE did in FF 11 that had time limits... there's your answer ... don't try to disagree just to disagree, read posts properly and fully in the future.