Dye-able AF Disappointment.

[Buff_Archer]

The most retarded thing about this is how much we'd have to invest in what's essentially to cast a new type of glamour on something, so that it in turn can go through another process to be glamoured onto something else. Perhaps the whole point of this is SE's way of showing people who consider the glamour prisom to be a nuisance- look how much worse it could been!

Add this to the list of things (relic upgrade, sightseeing log) that I initially wanted to do but am too disappointed in the process to derive any enjoyment from it. I already have an activity I partake in dozens of hours a week where I spend more time than I want doing boring repetitive things that don't pay off as well as they should... it's called my job.

[Ecks007]

Well, I can't speak for every server, but on my server the day I made this post I gathered the ingredients needed to make an Evoker Augmentation. People weren't still sure at the time if crafting it meant you'd get 1 augmentation or a "set" like in the description, meaning x7. Well It cost me roughly 500k gil for the mats and the tip for the Alchemist I used and I received 1. 1 that I'll be hanging onto for quite a while because I am not spending 3.5 mil just to have a nice glamour. That is ridiculous.

So I'm pretty SOL until I can either gather the materials myself and do it for far cheaper, or somehow get enough gil that a few million is no big deal. *laugh*

Oh, and the prices on those materials has only skyrocketed since that day. So.. yeah.. even more than 3.5 mil for the materials now.

[Seoulstar]

But it is traditional artifact gear like I said, they just aren't going to make it simple, that's why it is the way it is. It's not just another piece of craftable armor or a dungeon drop. This is the traditional armor handed down to you. What do you want? A quest to bring two simple items and that's it? If you simply lost interest, why? Because it's a lot of myth? What else are you gonna spend myth on anyways?

I fail to understand..why are you defending this..when it's just simply dying armor..it's not like we're getting the best gear in the game. It's. Just. Simply. Dying. Armor. Not everything in this game has to be a huge grind. Especially if it's something purely for cosmetic reasons that does not affect anything in the game at all.

[Althea]

Honestly? The tediousness of this game is something that keeps pulling me away, whenever I resub to check out new things.

A while back I was like awesome! A barbershop! Then I had to do this arduous quest line of traveling to the major cities to collect items to unlock it? I mean the quest was humorous, but all that just to change my hair style. And even after I unlocked it, all the little cutscenes before and after actually changing the hair style that I have to watch EVERY time? It's really over the top.

I feel like glamours ended up being way too complex as well - with all the different tiers and item level ranges.

If SE were to make "enjoyable" things less tedious, it'd go a long way. And result in more subs.

[Buff_Archer]

I fail to understand..why are you defending this..when it's just simply dying armor..it's not like we're getting the best gear in the game. It's. Just. Simply. Dying. Armor. Not everything in this game has to be a huge grind. Especially if it's something purely for cosmetic reasons that does not affect anything in the game at all.

Exactly. And you know, when dyable Darklight was released I actually had fun with that. I had just leveled Dragoon to 50 and they were in a mix of half DL/Myth gear for a few days, and figuring out what dye made the DL match the rest and look the coolest was fun (Void Blue I think). I also figured out a somewhat scandalous way to dye the DL healer pants that I glamoured into my Myth SCH gear and which are prob responsible for the last 10 or so names being on my friends list. Locking casual fun behind a grind that's even more arduous than that used for some forms of progression means it will never be used in creative and spontaneous ways.

SE- I'd strongly recommend utilizing Focus Groups representing a cross section of invested players in developing new content. Not all content can or should be designed to appeal to all people, but for too many thing all it takes is a quick read of the patch notes for players to be able to point out consistent feedback as to what makes something go from having potential to be fun, to being a turn-off. With the whole Frontlines queueing issue that had to be patched tonight- I hate to say I told you so, but the feedback on the message boards speaks for itself in saying this could have been addressed in the design phase rather than as a correction following a frustrating release.

[DeadRiser]

I fail to understand..why are you defending this..when it's just simply dying armor..it's not like we're getting the best gear in the game. It's. Just. Simply. Dying. Armor. Not everything in this game has to be a huge grind. Especially if it's something purely for cosmetic reasons that does not affect anything in the game at all.

Um I don't know, because it's not really a grind? I was able to get in two days of doing hunts, my daily, and like 3 crystal tower runs. I seem to be one of the few that sees it as a fluff item that when you run out of stuff to spend myth on, this is something else. People are just upset they can't get it immediately. But whatever, I love my robe. If you really wanted it, you'd save up the myth for it, which won't take long for a couple pieces.

[Mattlex]

It seems like this was put in for the sole purpose of making Alchemist useful... but all it has done is cause frustration to everyone else and ultimately will encourage RMT due to the stupidly high price the augments are being sold for. If people really want them and they have no morals they will get gil from RMT and eventually will screw the economy and increase the Gil seller spam!

[Riviere]

Um I don't know, because it's not really a grind? I was able to get in two days of doing hunts, my daily, and like 3 crystal tower runs. I seem to be one of the few that sees it as a fluff item that when you run out of stuff to spend myth on, this is something else. People are just upset they can't get it immediately. But whatever, I love my robe. If you really wanted it, you'd save up the myth for it, which won't take long for a couple pieces.

Irrelevant. We're not getting an upgraded set with better stats that could actually become useful. Same ilvl, same stats.

[Kamifubuki-Yoakesetsuri]

[Aushi]

While I'm all in for grinding/busting your virtual ass for things that actually IMPROVE your gear/stats/etc. Why the hell bust your ass for something... so... fluffy? I mean it doesn't improve ilvl, or anything, it's just vanity shit...