Please Allow 50's to Enter Ishgard w/o having completed MSQ

[DreadRabbit]

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While true, Skyrim and Elder Scrolls as a whole is a unique series. While RPGs have been moving towards ES' design as a mainstay, vast majority still follow a linear format.

Truthfully I don't think that us being in pre-expac, especially the week before, is helping current queue times already. There's a lot of factors potentially slowing those of us still getting through MSQ and 2.1-2.55 post story. Too many players use roulette to make gil or whatever the current tomes are for it to spell doom, plus the changes we're getting. I personally think we'll be okay. Despite what forums would have you believe, there's still plenty of players who have to level the current classes to 50, let alone 60. There will be plenty of action once people start playing again in early access. The game's just in a data-center wide dry spell right now and has been for awhile.

[Spiritreaver1217]

Westwind was over an hour to find the second tank.

@Dread, I can skip all of the main game of Skyrim and blow through Dragonborn DLC around level 10 if I don't want to do Alduin on a new toon.

Trials I'm concerned with: not primals.

Westwind, praetorium, castrum.

All were obnoxious during prime time. I can imagine before noon Pacific sucking more.

Well you answered my question indirectly, thanks for that i suppose.

I said in the second post of mine you skipped, Cape Westwind is known to have long que-times. So i'll grant you that one. However, that one is currently a one time deal and while it sucks, when its done on a character its done.

As for CM and Praetorium, i can't see anyone being held up too long in the que for them as both are run daily by many ppl as they are the main scenario roulette-and they are dungeons not trials btw. I try to run my roulettes as close to daily reset as i can, but i've done the MS roulette as late as at least midnight eastern time and not had que's take more than 25~30 min. Not too shabby for the middle of the night.

So all that said, you aren't concerned about trials as much as you are about one trial. One trial that i will concede was overlooked by SE and not added to a roulette. All i can say to that is i hope SE rectifies the situation with Cape Westwind when the reorganize the roulette.

In the meantime, i suggest you do as other posters have put forward and que with your friend and as many other friends as possible when he/she gets to the trial in question in an effort to cut down on the wait time.

EDIT: Just to see how bad the que is for Cape Westwind is, i've logged on and decided to run it. I see i was in error, CW is listed as a req. to have the trial roulette unlocked. My bad. i honestly thought it wasn't in it.

[Gralna]

Surprised how many people seem to just be choosing to ignore the features being added to 2.XX duties/trials, that'll make getting through storyline content extremely easy.

For the umpteenth time, in 3.0, we'll be able to enter 2.xx content with no lvl/ilvl sync, and with no party size restriction. So for all of you crying that you'll have to wait 30 hours for a queue, wait a week or two, grab an FC buddy who is lvl 60, and steam roll the content.

So all that said, you aren't concerned about trials as much as you are about one trial. One trial that i will concede was overlooked by SE and not added to a roulette. All i can say to that is i hope SE rectifies the situation with Cape Westwind when the reorganize the roulette.

Cape Westwind is in the trial roulette, i've gotten it several times.

[Whiteroom]

Surprised how many people seem to just be choosing to ignore the features being added to 2.XX duties/trials, that'll make getting through storyline content extremely easy.

For the umpteenth time, in 3.0, we'll be able to enter 2.xx content with no lvl/ilvl sync, and with no party size restriction. So for all of you crying that you'll have to wait 30 hours for a queue, wait a week or two, grab an FC buddy who is lvl 60, and steam roll the content.



Cape Westwind is in the trial roulette, i've gotten it several times.

Because they don't care. Their argument isn't one they care about. They have alternate reasons for wanting their people in.

[Telsyr]

I just want to add since Cape Westwind doesn't have imposed roles you can just throw up a party finder group of 1 tank 1 healer, 4 DPS (perferably ones who need it) and the last 2 slots for any of the 3 roles. There are people who will help and there are definitely people on every server who needs to do it. It's also a good way to find those people who're going to need to do the same future content, having half a party makes it easier to hit those long queues.

[Tuathaa]

So for all of you crying that you'll have to wait 30 hours for a queue, wait a week or two, grab an FC buddy who is lvl 60, and steam roll the content

Wouldn't that kind of bypass the reason behind the gating?
The msq is to the point now people just blow through it and don't pay attention to the story or are forced to skip the cut scenes.

[Blood-Aki]

Wouldn't that kind of bypass the reason behind the gating?
The msq is to the point now people just blow through it and don't pay attention to the story or are forced to skip the cut scenes.

If people don't pay attention to the story Or skip the CSs (no one is forcing them, if they actually enjoy the story, nothing will stop them from watching CSs) they weren't very interested to begin with. RPGS are about stories. at least... they are supposed to be..it seems silly to get all the way to heavesward and you have 0 clue what lead you to that point. but i think that is what this entire topic as aiming for. (i dont care for the story, just get me to the stuff)

[Catwho]

Westwind was over an hour to find the second tank.

We did Westwind as a FC for that reason. 7 high level FC members blew threw it.

Maybe you and your DRG friend need a better FC....?

[Spiritreaver1217]

Wouldn't that kind of bypass the reason behind the gating?
The msq is to the point now people just blow through it and don't pay attention to the story or are forced to skip the cut scenes.

That question is only going to get a positive answer if we knew for sure all of SE's reasons for setting up HW the way they have. Thus far, we only know that they want as many ppl as possible to have access to the story. I truly doubt the playerbase has been told all the reasons. All the best guesses given in this thread and elsewhere are just that, best guesses.

[Tuathaa]

but i think that is what this entire topic as aiming for. (i dont care for the story, just get me to the stuff)

Actually the topic is people who have solely concentrated on dol/doh classes (a play style condoned and encouraged by SE) with minimal combat classes/ability/experience not being able to go into Ishgard and farm mats and craft at their respective max level.
No one said give me stuff they have just been saying let me go kill trees and pick up rocks in the new area at level 50.