Please EXPEDITE an Aetherochemical Research Facility HARD MODE

[Colorful]

The reason they didn't is b/c of historical harassment in cutscene-centric, instanced environments (Castrum/Prae).

Pretty sure they wanted unadulterated story completion in ARF normal, which I agree with.

Smart move on their part & the reason it's separated.

Lesser of two evils, ultimately.

They could always have had two separate instances, the expert roulette one being one without cutscenes, and only unlockable after beating the first one. The Research Facility is the best of the 3 level 60 dungeons, shame we run it once and likely never again.

[PlumpyMcduff]

They could always have had two separate instances, the expert roulette one being one without cutscenes, and only unlockable after beating the first one. The Research Facility is the best of the 3 level 60 dungeons, shame we run it once and likely never again.

That's exactly what I was saying in the very first line of the OP...

[Colorful]

That's exactly what I was saying in the very first line of the OP...

I was suggesting they didn't have to do any re-tuning or add gear, if that took much development time. Just throw them in and call it a day, dungeon gear outlives its usefulness within a few days/week of farming law tomes.

[Ashkendor]

They could always have had two separate instances, the expert roulette one being one without cutscenes, and only unlockable after beating the first one. The Research Facility is the best of the 3 level 60 dungeons, shame we run it once and likely never again.

That doesn't alleviate the queue problem in the original Research Facility, though. Since players don't have much reason to go back there, it's not uncommon for DPS to wait in the queue for over an hour at times. I queue there if I need quick law because you're guaranteed 100 + bonus, it's a fun dungeon, and I get to help someone out.