The Hunts Fantasy 14

[Dree-Elle]

It must really suck for those on PS3 with their load times.

Ohh, indeed it do... indeed, it do.

Unless Hunt Marks become obtainable in some other fashion (and no, I'm not talking about the truly laughable 7 Marks given by the dailies), I (and others like me) will have halted progression until Sands start dropping in Syrcus Tower. I have only ever seen one Mark above B-rank, and as soon as the Horde appeared, the Mark disappeared, and I could no longer see, or target it.

(And yes, before it's brought up, I do already have everything that can be turned off, turned off. "Upgrading" is not an option. Neither is "just do Coil", since my FC is no longer raid-ready, and no, I won't change FCs. There. I think I've covered everything.)

[AlexPayne]

Ohh, indeed it do... indeed, it do.

Unless Hunt Marks become obtainable in some other fashion (and no, I'm not talking about the truly laughable 7 Marks given by the dailies), I (and others like me) will have halted progression until Sands start dropping in Syrcus Tower. I have only ever seen one Mark above B-rank, and as soon as the Horde appeared, the Mark disappeared, and I could no longer see, or target it.

(And yes, before it's brought up, I do already have everything that can be turned off, turned off. "Upgrading" is not an option. Neither is "just do Coil", since my FC is no longer raid-ready, and no, I won't change FCs. There. I think I've covered everything.)

I'm on PS3 too, have the exact same experience. Don't know why; they fixed it so we could see Odin a long time ago, I would think these marks would show, too.

[Anniecoo]

The hunts will destroy the game -. -
No one are interested in Dungeon / Coil / Fate etc.. any more

[Chrisbox]

This is a nice little troll commune you guys have. Hunts haven't really changed much, at all. i90 gear and alexandrite are the only things worth noting from the rewards, and only alexandrite is important at this point in the game. You all should keep in mind 2.3 and the odd number patches are the bridge/catchup patches almost, leading into the massive character progression updates such as 2.2.

[Sassi666]

This is a nice little troll commune you guys have. Hunts haven't really changed much, at all. i90 gear and alexandrite are the only things worth noting from the rewards, and only alexandrite is important at this point in the game. You all should keep in mind 2.3 and the odd number patches are the bridge/catchup patches almost, leading into the massive character progression updates such as 2.2.

Well Dr queues have skyrocketed in wait times since the hunt so yeah..

[Donjo]

The hunts will destroy the game -. -
No one are interested in Dungeon / Coil / Fate etc.. any more

Yes, I am truly concerned for the life of the game. The rewards for the Hunts are simply too good. They absolutely must be nerfed, or the consequences may be severe.

[Kaonis]

This is a nice little troll commune you guys have. Hunts haven't really changed much, at all. i90 gear and alexandrite are the only things worth noting from the rewards, and only alexandrite is important at this point in the game. You all should keep in mind 2.3 and the odd number patches are the bridge/catchup patches almost, leading into the massive character progression updates such as 2.2.

You do realize one of the rewards from hunting enough is Sands and Oils right? As in do the hunts and you can have as much 110 gear as you care to farm in a week? Hunts have changed everything in the game, why do dungeons or EX's when you can get better rewards from the hunts? Alexandrite is even more worthless from the hunts because if you get a UAT from ST or T8, then you can just farm yourself a sands far faster than you can 75 alexandrite + 75 (assuming you don't fail to the RNG) materia to get yourself a 110 weapon for infinitely less time, effort, and money spent.

[AlrikRouge]

I honestly don't see how hunts is even seen as the End All Play All right now. Yes it is fun. Yes I go on hunting sprees. But even if I got 20 oil and 20 sands, I couldn't use them all. I don't have even 40 pieces of gear to upgrade with them. Maybe people do. (40 is just a sample number. But a good sample at that)

I only use hunt seals for alexandrites. It is probably the most economical route in terms of time right now since it gives myth as well so a two birds with one stone approach.

Now, if they uncapped sol tombs, then I could see a problem of "no reason to raid any more" as I too would then spend a bulk of my time hunting since only then would I be able to fully i110 gear up any job I have open, with sol and oil/sand upgrade.

Just my two cents worth.

[skaterger]

I honestly don't see how hunts is even seen as the End All Play All right now. Yes it is fun. Yes I go on hunting sprees. But even if I got 20 oil and 20 sands, I couldn't use them all. I don't have even 40 pieces of gear to upgrade with them. Maybe people do. (40 is just a sample number. But a good sample at that)

I only use hunt seals for alexandrites. It is probably the most economical route in terms of time right now since it gives myth as well so a two birds with one stone approach.

Now, if they uncapped sol tombs, then I could see a problem of "no reason to raid any more" as I too would then spend a bulk of my time hunting since only then would I be able to fully i110 gear up any job I have open, with sol and oil/sand upgrade.

Just my two cents worth.

So many inaccuracies with this. Just where do I start?

Is your idea of fun watching a mob blinking every few seconds and becoming untargetable midway thru a fight? Is your idea of fun watching a spamfest of AOEs on the ground? Is your idea of fun watching healers spam medica all day to get healing aggro even though everyone's hp is full? Is your idea of fun watching someone resetting a mob to screw over a solo/player small group who stumbled across the mob? If it is, all the power to you, but the it is definitely a big fat NO for me and many others playing the game.

If you had been diligently capping soldiery since 2.3 hit (you just have to do expert roulette 6 times weekly), you have enough soldiery to buy a full set of weathered gear (full left and right side) and more. I don't really know how to respond to your "20 oil and 20 sands comment" honestly. Do you think 20 sands and 20 oils is a tiny number? Do you know that raiders who have been clearing second coil every week have 2, at most 3 sands/oils in 3 months? And here SE is giving you unlimited sands and oils and you try to make it seem not like a big deal. Do you know it only takes 7 sands and 5 oils to be FULLY decked out in i110, something that less than 1% of the playerbase has before they introduced the hunts? Yet you throw about 20 and 40 sands as if its nothing. You have no idea how coveted sands was before 2.3. Are you f**** kidding me? But if you think about it, the loot handout with hunts has really made the general playerbase think that sands are supposed to be pinatas that drop from the Eorzean sky.

And lastly, if you are using seals for alexandrites, you are doing it wrong. They are probably the least economical unless you tell me you are one of those players that have been farming sands non stop that you have fully decked out your character in i110. It is much much more economical to get a UAT and a sands to get a i110 weapon. But regardless, good hunting sir, I wish I had your patience.

[Xmbei]

Lawl this crap again!!! 1.0 Final Levequest XIV, 2.0-2.2 Final FATE XIV, 2.2-2.3 Final SpeedFlox XIV, 2.3 Final Hunts XIV... You guys complain about anything new each patch because people are lazy and want the fastest way to achieve it. Then people bitch about the grind saying anything that takes more than a day to complete as bullshit grind. This is pathetic just enjoy the game if you dont like a feature dont do it, they track participation numbers and if a lot of people do an activity it means its supported but who is surprised forums must bitch about something because "exclusivity"

Edit: also people seem to forget frontlines has also caused a decrease in other activities... I know i have been doing them more often then anything else since 2.3. But go on keep blaming hunts for your exclusivity. I dont find it worth my time do to the assholes in the horde wanting exclusivity.