The Hunt - a game breaking feature

[Cassandaria]

I think the hunt is fine as it is. Most i90 gear is quickly being outstripped and the more experienced players do not have the time or the willingness to guide newer players through the motions of lower content. this allows you to gear up to be prepared on your own without grinding in dungeons that you will wait forever in queue for. It's not any different then the change to darklight being a dungeon drop instead and that wasn't met with horrific cries of foul.
As new content and new gear is released, new ways to obtain older content is released to allow players to experience all the content, not just what the elitist few think is the only important thing and leave everyone else by the wayside. If you were to start a new character right now, with no knowledge of the game, these things would be a boon, not a detriment, so that you could gear up when you maxed out and experience the game instead of sitting around wondering why no one plays with your i55 character.

[T2teddy]

I think the hunt is fine as it is. Most i90 gear is quickly being outstripped and the more experienced players do not have the time or the willingness to guide newer players through the motions of lower content. this allows you to gear up to be prepared on your own without grinding in dungeons that you will wait forever in queue for.

However new players will STILL have to do almost all the old dungeons and content because they have to progress the storyline to continue. That's one thing that was a mistake to my way of thinking. Basing story progression on mandatory dungeons. Because, yeah...its getting really hard to get groups for old content now. Some friends waited 2 hours each for Tam Tara and Copperbell regulars and never got groups. During NA prime time

[Cassandaria]

However new players will STILL have to do almost all the old dungeons and content because they have to progress the storyline to continue. That's one thing that was a mistake to my way of thinking. Basing story progression on mandatory dungeons. Because, yeah...its getting really hard to get groups for old content now. Some friends waited 2 hours each for Tam Tara and Copperbell regulars and never got groups. During NA prime time

I'm surprised, I haven't had that issue here, during prime time, enough people are doing roulette that it's almost an instant pop even if you aren't a needed class. Off of prime time, my linkshell and free company hop to helping anyone that needs it, new or old. I can see if that's happening on other servers, where they can't get in, that it could be a problem, but I myself do not see it.

[Geist]

I'm surprised, I haven't had that issue here, during prime time, enough people are doing roulette that it's almost an instant pop even if you aren't a needed class. Off of prime time, my linkshell and free company hop to helping anyone that needs it, new or old. I can see if that's happening on other servers, where they can't get in, that it could be a problem, but I myself do not see it.

Yup, at least on Excalibur I haven't run into the issue (the LS and FC I'm in also like to lend a hand whenever possible). Factor in the recent addition of ROG/NIN, and that alone has prompted a lot of people (new and old) to "rediscover" earlier content all across the map.

Personally, I also find it useful when dusting off a job I haven't practiced in a while: it's not humbling, it's just good training - and plain ol' good fun. I still love Sastasha to this day.