Are Hunts Ruining Final Fantasy XIV?

[Edli]

Hunts definitely ruined a lot of the incentive to do PvE content. Ramuh Ex might as well not exist.

I don't think hunts have anything to do with Ramuh ex. There is no point to it, hunts or not. SE's fault for making it i85 or whatever it is when the playerbase has been i90-100 for ages now.

I will do it once for the sake of challenge and never bother anymore.

[NorthernLadMSP]

Honestly, I'm starting to get very frustrated with these hunts. It seems the only people on my server being rewarded are the people who cheat. Everyone else gets screwed.

I'm about 98% sure there is an FC that is using the cheating app to locate all of the monsters (though I have no proof). Their FC members are somehow at EVERY single monster spawn point, pulling them immediately, getting full credit. I've seen about 20+ of their members running around in 3-4 pieces of upgraded gear. After a week, I have barely 170 seals.

[TeaTimeBear]

Honestly, I'm starting to get very frustrated with these hunts. It seems the only people on my server being rewarded are the people who cheat. Everyone else gets screwed.

I'm about 98% sure there is an FC that is using the cheating app to locate all of the monsters. Their FC members are somehow at EVERY single monster spawn point, pulling them immediately, getting full credit. I've seen about 20+ of their members running around in 3-4 pieces of upgraded gear. After a week, I have barely 170 seals.

A lot of people have put in the time to figure out the spawn times for mobs. It may seem like some are using an app but really they've just learned how to find mobs better. Going by what I've heard the app isn't as it's made out to be. Currently people use a more sound legitimate method of tracking. I will tell you what my static mate mentioned.." You just have to accept that you will not make all of the hunts."

Also I believe that if you're not particularly in an LS or know people running them then it's much harder to get to them.

[Eekiki]

I'm starting to get worried. My FC, which was previously a nearly constant source of conversation and impromptu collaborative events, has gone dead silent since 2.3 hit. The reason is hunts. That's all people are focused on right now.

[Jacost]

inb4 thread deleted: Yes, Hunts have indeed broken the game wide open. I haven't even logged in for nearly a week because I can't stand the way the game is right now.

[TeaTimeBear]

I'm starting to get worried. My FC, which was previously a nearly constant source of conversation and impromptu collaborative events, has gone dead silent since 2.3 hit. The reason is hunts. That's all people are focused on right now.

I know how you feel. I've been trying to get Striking Tree parties but everyone is focused on hunts mostly.

[NorthernLadMSP]

A lot of people have put in the time to figure out the spawn times for mobs. It may seem like some are using an app but really they've just learned how to find mobs better. Going by what I've heard the app isn't as it's made out to be. Currently people use a more sound legitimate method of tracking. I will tell you what my static mate mentioned.." You just have to accept that you will not make all of the hunts."

Also I believe that if you're not particularly in an LS or know people running them then it's much harder to get to them.

I actually belong to two LS's that have changed their focus strictly to hunts. Granted, one is a brand new LS, but the other has over 50+ people in it. I literally drop what I'm doing, immediately port to the location they call out, and the monster's dead when I get there. This happens roughly 90% of the time, on all three ranks.

[Leigaon]

A friend suggested placing a cap on allied seals a week. Like everything else, has a cap..find no problem with that. I'm sure it will be fixed up soon, we will see.

[NorthernLadMSP]

There should have been a cap to begin with. The cap should have been 750, since that is what one Sands costs. That way the cheaters and people who play for 13 hours a day can get their zerging done early in the week, leaving the rest of us to the monsters later in the week.

[Warlyx]

I'm starting to get worried. My FC, which was previously a nearly constant source of conversation and impromptu collaborative events, has gone dead silent since 2.3 hit. The reason is hunts. That's all people are focused on right now.

yup ,and friends that used to ask for DF roulette party or farm some glamour (coil / primals)..... arent asking anymore, my fc still form partys for Syrcus too bad is 1 item/week