Because of Hunts~~

[IgnisFatuus]

But 2.4 will make all the stuff you did useless too!

I perfectly know that, but bluntly put I think hunts is the most retarded thing theyve done since the rerelease and I just cant get any sense of satisfaction or accomplishment from it. it works for others, for me it just made the game a trainwreck.

doesnt help that I always pay 6 months in advance, because in this case I would really like to show them how much they fucked it up, since $$$ is the only language they understand.

[Yukiko]

Well... you know: 500 S-rank hunts... its an achivement!

[Clicked]

I am about to hit 50 and the only thing I even hear about is hunts. Is there any other end game content or did I waste my time leveling up?

If level 50 is just running around the world face rolling spawns then I don't really see the point in learning my class or gearing up at all. This is an honest question.

[Authority]

Hunts are ruining this game.

No other way to put it.

[ChloeGrace]

Add me to the list.

SE needed to put a daily and weekly cap on Allied seals, but they didn't. It's far too late now.

[echoica]

Yeah, too much damage done. I don't think it can be corrected at this point. I'm really disappointed because I've invested so much into this game.

[MilesSaintboroguh]

Hunts are ruining this game.

No other way to put it.

And Atmas ruined the game before that.

And Echo buffs ruined the game before that.

How many times can the game get ruined?

[Luvbunny]

I am about to hit 50 and the only thing I even hear about is hunts. Is there any other end game content or did I waste my time leveling up? If level 50 is just running around the world face rolling spawns then I don't really see the point in learning my class or gearing up at all. This is an honest question.

Depends, if you are a tank, your game won't be ruined too much, you can still dungeon grinds and your queue will be short. But other than that, you kinda have to hunt if you want EASY INSTANT gears handed to you that will give you level 90 gears ASAP NOW. Otherwise you will be gimped with your level 55 starting gears. If you want EASY level 110 gears, you also have to join HUNT, no way around this. You hunt or you will get left behind. If you are on PS3, then you better change your playtime to be on off hours since on prime time, you can't really hunt. This is the same problems that ruining the game at launch where everyone busy doing instant level FATE party and avoiding dungeon run because it was a waste of time.

[CYoung187]

And Atmas ruined the game before that.

And Echo buffs ruined the game before that.

How many times can the game get ruined?

You forgot about the time lockouts ruined the game, or Speedruns, or fates, or titan, etc etc

OMG WHY DO BAD THINGS HAPPEN TO GOOD PEOPLE?!?!

[Nutz]

I don't mind the hunts much. They aren't all that interesting and the rewards aren't tantalizing enough for me to do something very boring for an extended period of time. I usually kill a B rank here or there and have joined 2 hunting parties. Sitting on like 430 seals I think. To me the problem is the content is most rewarding when you and everyone else resolves to turn every mark into a seal/ tome piñata. The 'include absolutely everyone' mentality trivializes not only any difficulty this content may have had, but also the excitement of finding a mark! Who needs to find a mark themselves? Your party/LS will tell you when something is up and hold the mob until you and everyone else gets there. Hit it 5 times and go to the next one.

I think I can see SE's intention, but I'm not really sure. Certainly it's odd to say that the problem is that everyone is trying to give everyone else the max rewards, but it is kind of a problem. It means that the horde is large enough that finding a mark yourself (when not actively hunting) is meaningless. You can't participate (and get decent rewards) unless you try to discretely solo. Calling for assistance usually just summons full parties to your location who will decimate your find and leave you with minimum credit (sorry, full).

I was so excited for the hunt system (thinking of how much I liked it in FFXII), but this is just annoying. When it was announced I assumed it would be more inspired than simply carrying the same name. I would have liked a system where you got a bill to hunt a specific mob which would then be visible to you because you had that bill (any other marks would not be visible and hunters with other bills couldn't see your mark -- everything would respawn quickly as well). Party members could see each other's marks, sure, but it would essentially play out like treasure hunting with an unlimited supply of maps (and much lower rewards), just have to go get a new bill. There'd be plenty of room for abuse there as well, but at least with a max 8 person party the content could be challenging and/ or fun. No point wishing for what might have been I suppose.