Hunt changes - for the better of us all

[Luvbunny]

Just now i practically lost any goals. I think that just now real fun in this game is replaced by surrogate - "i grind in a hope to get fun further when i'll be equipped". I see that this will not happen - new equip is only a step to the new grind.

This is the biggest problem of Hunt system, it require almost ZERO skills, which is totally fine if ALL Hunts are treated like the way they fixed B rank. Meaning you only do it casually, to complete your daily task, as a casual things to do because the reward is ok, but it is not fantastic and there is a cap on how much reward you can get.

I agree that players should do more of the dungeons since it teaches you the basic of "memory pattern of what some of these big nasty will do" and help them settle in to their roles and understand what their job abilities should do. In a perfect world these contents will ease players to be comfortably challenging harder content and hopefully being able to clear Extreme Trials and Coils Version 2. Right now, Hunt is making these "harder" content loose all the reasoning why people should want to do that and aim to be better at the DDR-or-DIE-DIE memorization pattern.

[Edli]

Now that Bs are soloable what exactly is the difference challenge wise between a weekly mark and a daily one, those fate mobs?

[blowfin]

Some players, who would grind hunts hardcore, will now have to work twice as hard to achieve what others have already obtained.

Not really, you get 4 B's worth of seals from dailies with very little effort. The buff to the weekly hunt is huge too.

So really, this is only going to impact the folks who farm for longer than a couple of hours a day. Too bad for them, but it's not as if they haven't had ample opportunity to spam hunts and get their seals.

As someone who has only purchased one oil, I'm not bothered at all, and I'm much happier about the daily changes than any impact on higher level hunting. Anyway, the message to come out of all this is that hardcore hunters were accruing too many seals.

Now that Bs are soloable what exactly is the difference challenge wise between a weekly mark and a daily one, those fate mobs?

B's are still tougher than regular mobs, probably not the FATE bosses though.

[Edli]

B's are still tougher than regular mobs, probably not the FATE bosses though.

My question was exactly about those FATE bosses you get for daily hunts though. One would say a weekly is easier since it respawns much faster.

[Luvbunny]

Now that Bs are soloable what exactly is the difference challenge wise between a weekly mark and a daily one, those fate mobs?

Nothing much, daily ones you get to do everyday, with mobs exclusive to you, while weekly one you can only do and kill the requested mob and only good for that week quota. It will give you decent amount of seals per week. It's a great option if you just want to log, do your daily tasks, maybe a couple duty roulette, and a few beast men quests and call it a day. Fantastic options for all the casuals and solo, small group players who just want to enjoy the game at their own pace without the pressure of "get in line, take a number, join a group, or be forever GIMPED!!".

[Gralna]

Nice change to hunts SE, viable ways for both casuals and hardcores to do hunts.

as for those fuming over Bs no longer giving rewards and slowing down their farming, slower progression isn't a bad thing, this game actually needs more of it. Progression in this game is way faster than any MMO i've played. Most MMOs I've played it took the better part of a year to get your first max lvl char, let alone complete endgame.

Although at a casual pace I've been able to get through most content in game a week or two before new patches came out, never had to really suffer through sitting around thinking... what should i do?

[Hybris-Maenad]

Hermits can now claim a sands every 20 days.

A and S marks still dish out myth and sol so nobody has to run dungeons still.

No change to mapping, people using add-ons still have a 1-up over console players.

*slowclap*

[Luvbunny]

A and S marks still dish out myth and sol so nobody has to run dungeons still. No change to mapping, people using add-ons still have a 1-up over console players.

Yeah I wonder why they are not taking out myth and sol tomes out from A and S rank.... I am hoping another fix will put an end to this "amazing" reward for so little time and effort assuming you catch the "A-Rank" Hunt Mark Train Ride just as it leaves the station. Hunt should be just about allied seals and nothing else. More seals if you catch the A train, and decent seals if you just want to solo. Put 20 seals reward to each daily duty roulette and you will see more people do dungeons, even if it only doing 1-2 duty roulettes.

[Alx789]

Hermits can now claim a sands every 20 days.

A and S marks still dish out myth and sol so nobody has to run dungeons still.

No change to mapping, people using add-ons still have a 1-up over console players.

*slowclap*

Addons - what is it?
I play on ps4 and use pad to monitor open windows. Which 1up you have in mind?

[Edli]

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Big huge bleh from me.

When hunts were announced I always thought about it as open world content that is challenging to you. Something that you would tackle with your friends or a light pf party. The only challenge they gave me was if I could tomahawk them before they died. After several fixes to them we still have A and S that will be zerged and B that is soloable. Challenge and effort lacking in all.

The way I would do the weekly it would require a light party. The person that has the bill gets the 50 seals reward. There are 30 seals on the table too that would be distributed among pt members. The bigger the party less reward each one gets. That would discourage zerging but still be something to make people come with you. The party would try to take down a hard mob with as few members as possible, hence challenging. It's a weekly, you're supposed to have all week preparing for it not something you quickly do alone right after reset. No different from daily marks.