Why Are Low Level Dungeons Taking So Long To Get Into?

[Squrilruler]

My gods, how many of these threads need to be created?

[Luvbunny]

Probably as many as it takes until the developer acknowledge this BIG problems that will affect the majority of the players, especially new ones (or anyone who plans to create alt characters that are not going to be healer or tank, ever!). This is a big major problem at the high level as well, for certain trials that are NEEDED for completion of main storyline or optional quest that affect your duty finder trial roulette, but you cannot progress because it takes almost an hour or longer due to no tanks or healers.

With expansion coming soon, this problems will be magnified ten fold. Suddenly you have a bunch of outdated dungeons and trials (and raids) that gives pitiful rewards. Unless they revamp those post 50 dungeons as "exp dungeons for level 50-60" that also rewards tomes. Major tranny-hot-mess coming post launch of 3.0 - you will have tons of players working on their level 50-60 jobs and even less people doing anything from 16-50, causing much longer wait for any new players. Unless they make everyone to level the new jobs from level 1 again.

[Alukah]

Ah, I didn't realize this. So, has anyone recently tried queueing for some of these low level dungeons as BLM, SMN or BRD?

Even when rogue came out my friend did dungeons just fine as ACN, that while melee dps was stuck in a 1+ hour queue. The DF will always try to match 1 melee and 1 ranged before picking two of the same.

[Welsper59]

I really wish they would open up the dungeons to be done with less than the currently required 4, perhaps by going to the dungeon location rather than using the DF window. A number of people I know would be more than happy to form 2-3man groups to complete dungeons with, rather than rely on solely DF to do them. Heck, it'd probably inspire people to learn their classes/jobs better due to increased difficulty in trying to do so. I know I learned a lot while leveling SCH and soloing Haukke and Cutter's (had 3 FC members queue and drop after getting in).

[NorthernLadMSP]

Even when rogue came out my friend did dungeons just fine as ACN, that while melee dps was stuck in a 1+ hour queue. The DF will always try to match 1 melee and 1 ranged before picking two of the same.

Awesome, thank you for the info! I was feeling like it would take 6 months to finish the books LOL.

[Recaldy]

With expansion coming soon, this problems will be magnified ten fold. Suddenly you have a bunch of outdated dungeons and trials (and raids) that gives pitiful rewards. Unless they revamp those post 50 dungeons as "exp dungeons for level 50-60" that also rewards tomes. Major tranny-hot-mess coming post launch of 3.0 - you will have tons of players working on their level 50-60 jobs and even less people doing anything from 16-50, causing much longer wait for any new players. Unless they make everyone to level the new jobs from level 1 again.

I'll carry all the DPS and Healers on my Dark Knight's back just you wait and see!

[SgtPepperUK]

Pff, I still remember how hard it was to get a party as a DPS in FFXI, hours in Jeuno shouting and sending tells to party leaders at popular exp spots to see if they had any openings coming up or, if forming a party, trying to find that one healer or tank to complete the party.

30-40 mins in queue is nothing by comparison. At least FFXIV allows me to queue up and then go off and do FATEs and leves etc whilst I wait.

[Xatsh]

Xp party in XI lasted on average 1.5 - 3 hrs. Unless you joined 1 that has been going for along time.

So
XI: 1-2hr wait => 3 hrs of content (on a bad day... hell I level drk one of the "Crap Jobs" for xp and rarely waited more then 30-50mins)
XIV: 30min -40min wait => 30mins of content => ungodly long wait again

Which one is better?

[Mimilu]

You guys are only waiting 30 or 40 minutes for the duty finder? Lucky!
I haven't even been able to get into a dungeon since trying to level my Rogue. >3>
After seeing the 90 minutes on the clock, I just give up hope and continue to FATE grind.

[Alukah]

Xp party in XI lasted on average 1.5 - 3 hrs. Unless you joined 1 that has been going for along time.

So
XI: 1-2hr wait => 3 hrs of content (on a bad day... hell I level drk one of the "Crap Jobs" for xp and rarely waited more then 30-50mins)
XIV: 30min -40min wait => 30mins of content => ungodly long wait again

Which one is better?

Don't forget:

XIV: no wait time for healer/tank, low wait time for ranged DPS, can just do 1-50 off leves and fates.