MGP too much of a grind

[Leumas]

Main point is that they said more stuff might be added in the future, do you really want to grind for Fenrir mount for a week straight only for it be replaced by something new at a later date, and have everyone be like: "oh that person has Fenrir mount, that's cool.. but that new mount/item they released is way better" and i said things like: weekly/daily cap on buying MGP, challenge log (weekly quest), duty roulette (daily quest), trading in gear (you actually have to get gear to trade in 1st, and even then it can have a cap put on it too) they all have limits, it just makes obtaining the items feasible for those that don't want to farm it for a week straight (some will anyway, but we should not HAVE to).. i do not want anything to be "handed out on a silver plate", but having to win jumbo cactpot to get it anytime soon is also not a good way of designing it, and to the person who said: "been playing the lottery for 20 years" .. there is a huge difference between cactpot and real life

[Eye_Gore]

there is a huge difference between cactpot and real life

Huge? Other than the currency, its pretty much the same. Pick numbers and hope yours come in.

[Dererk]

Wait? Too much of a grind hmmmmm gimi a sec. ( runs to nearest arcade and looks at the prizes for tickets) ( runs back to finish post.)

Seams legit to me man.

[LandricFrey]

MMO = Grind. (massively multiplayer online withstanding) Some worse than others. For this game I'd say it fits with SE's take on grinding. You don't like it? Vote with your wallet. Crying about it won't change a thing.

[Aeyis]

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If you only want the hairstyle; well that's actually one of the few reasonably attainable MGP items.

[Wintersandman]

But yea; totally 'everything in a month'. Basic math escapes people on this forum.

What's the rush?

[DenebPunkin]

I know it is an MMO.. which seems to be the common defense most defenders use... but...

A vast majority of the player base.. so the vast majority of subbers have things to do other then spend 24/7 grinding. EVEN with 24/7 grinding it will take roughly two weeks to get everything in the GS. There is a MMO grind.. and then there is SE milk you dry till you cry grind.

[DarkDedede]

And when they add the next set of new prizes, they'll make most (if not all) of the previous prizes easier to obtain, and the new prizes will require the grind premium. Nothing new here. The cycle continues.

[h0tNstilettos]

I can't believe some people in this thread. The OP has a very good point.

Think about how much stuff there is to do and get in this game, PLUS people that actually have lives, PLUS the fact that they release new content every month and a half (3 for big patches, month and a half for small patch). It is impossible in this game to do and get everything you want no matter how much work (grind not fun, work) all because everything in this game is placed behind insane drop rates or insane grinds and other insane barriers. This wouldn't be a huge issue if SE released new content at the same rate as most MMOs. Basically it is overwhelming fast. I literally have to ignore all other aspects of the game outside of Triple Triad just to be able to get Cloud before the next patch releases more content and new cards. Might as well forget about the Fenrir mount and progressing zodiac. The flaw in SE's design is that they do not scale their grinds to match the rate at which they release content. You have very little time to get things done and there is far too much to do in this game. There's the zodiac questline, crafting classes, pvp, and other things where you would have to farm/grind non-stop all day every day. Basically you cannot enjoy every aspect of the game you're interested in even if you're someone that doesn't have to work and have all day such as myself (disability reasons). You have to pick like 1 thing to focus on. Something more reasonable is the speed at which you can get new gear with tomes, like the poetics weekly cap. That's reasonable.

By the time I get all 80 cards and think I can now move on to other aspects of the game I am interested in, there will be new cards out which will also include insane drop rate, price, or other craziness. FFXIV is the first MMO I've played in my MMO history, since Everquest, that overdoes it on the grinds, prices, etc. Just getting a large house in the game costs waaaaaaaay more than other MMOs. I have always been able to get my own house in past MMOs, but not this one. And it is like this with every little aspect of this game. It's a complete mess the way they are currently doing things.

[Pterois]

have you saved up a million dollars yet? and i don mean over the course of your life... but all at once... no joke its kinda hard >.>