Palace of the Dead (PAX)

[Thayos]

They're not worthless, they're just not tied to a single specific thing. It's a measure of how active FCs are in relation to other FCs, based on all the things that give FC credits, which is pretty much everything.

But this really means nothing about how good a FC is. As long as you have enough people all out there doing their own things, you'll accumulate lots of points. These points aren't earned by working with each other or accomplishing shared goals -- and if FCs don't exist for that reason, then why do they need to exist at all? Why not just have Grand Companies, linkshells and a simplified housing system?

Seriously, the way the game is right now, you could axe FCs from the game and not a whole lot would change. That's a big problem.

I used to really look forward to FC alliances, which Yoshi-P said months ago was an upcoming feature. But now, I don't care. Because why? The game doesn't even have content to necessitate a FC, let alone a FC alliance.

[ThirdChild_ZKI]

I think the reason why The Shroud has so much Voidsent is mostly due to what the Mhachi did, they did summon very powerful voidsent (Diabolos and Ferdiad) not only that, but the Elementals have weakened considerably, so they can't protect/ prevent voidsent from appearing.

Though I think Edda has a hand in this ... she does have a propensity for awakening the undead in Gelmorran ruins

I was JUST about to say I hope Edda's worked into this somehow

[Katchoo]

I see a lot of people making the Nyzul Isle comparison on here but to me this seem more reminiscent of Challenge Mode from PSO on the Gamecube / Dreamcast.

For anybody unfamiliar with this mode/game, challenge mode is a special mode where you must progress through the areas of the game with minimal equipment utilizing teamwork and puzzle solving skills moreso than they are used in the regular game.

Challenge mode has no difficulty setting, but the enemies in it are equivalent in difficulty to Normal mode. When you begin a stage you are transported directly into the stage and your level, items, Techniques, Meseta, and everything else you have acquired in the regular game is stripped from you and replaced with defaults for the stage you chose.

It was pretty fun, trying to work out the best team composition and sharing item drops between you to best help the progress of your party.

[Caitlyn]

I was JUST about to say I hope Edda's worked into this somehow

Hello? Its the Palace of THE DEAD! If even Hildibrandt isnt involved into this, then surely Edda is!
I just want to know, what happend to her Lalafell-pal xD

[Rhaja]

I see a lot of people making the Nyzul Isle comparison on here but to me this seem more reminiscent of Challenge Mode from PSO on the Gamecube / Dreamcast.

For anybody unfamiliar with this mode/game, challenge mode is a special mode where you must progress through the areas of the game with minimal equipment utilizing teamwork and puzzle solving skills moreso than they are used in the regular game.

Challenge mode has no difficulty setting, but the enemies in it are equivalent in difficulty to Normal mode. When you begin a stage you are transported directly into the stage and your level, items, Techniques, Meseta, and everything else you have acquired in the regular game is stripped from you and replaced with defaults for the stage you chose.

It was pretty fun, trying to work out the best team composition and sharing item drops between you to best help the progress of your party.

O_O I've made the same comparison to my fiancée! God I loved Challenge Mode, especially the insane drop rates you got to help out that you didn't level any faster, but had more challenging enemies.

[Katchoo]

O_O I've made the same comparison to my fiancée! God I loved Challenge Mode, especially the insane drop rates you got to help out that you didn't level any faster, but had more challenging enemies.

Yeah it was pretty epic. The biggest problem we had advancing in it was that if somebody switched to a different class or you had somebody new round you had to start all over again.

I loved coming up with good party combinations. Like only having one mage and then two HuCast's so they could give all the mono fluids to the mage and such.

[Kotemon]

Sounds like Nyzul Isle to me.
I'm looking forward to it!

Dito. As long as there are no lamps I'm satisfied.

[Spawnie]

hmmm weapons in deep dungeon can be upgraded n used elsewhere?? wondering on the ilvl n upgrade difficulty nows lol

[LineageRazor]

I see a lot of people making the Nyzul Isle comparison on here but to me this seem more reminiscent of Challenge Mode from PSO on the Gamecube / Dreamcast.

For anybody unfamiliar with this mode/game, challenge mode is a special mode where you must progress through the areas of the game with minimal equipment utilizing teamwork and puzzle solving skills moreso than they are used in the regular game.

Challenge mode has no difficulty setting, but the enemies in it are equivalent in difficulty to Normal mode. When you begin a stage you are transported directly into the stage and your level, items, Techniques, Meseta, and everything else you have acquired in the regular game is stripped from you and replaced with defaults for the stage you chose.

It was pretty fun, trying to work out the best team composition and sharing item drops between you to best help the progress of your party.

Sounds a little bit like Salvage, from FFXI. In Salvage, when you enter the dungeon you're afflicted with numerous status ailments that reduce your stats, lock your spellcasting and job abilities, and strip you of your equipment. ALL of your equipment. Over the course of the dungeon, you can obtain items to unlock unlock these restrictions, bit by bit - but at the point you enter the dungeon, everyone is bare naked and unable to do anything but punch enemies in the face. XD This made jobs with native hand-to-hand skill particularly popular, as those are the only jobs that could deal appreciable damage while barehanded, and so were crucial until you'd unlocked some folks' weapons. Enemies started out quite weak, but their difficulty would ramp up as you advanced floors and unlocked more and more equipment, abilities, and stats.

Was one of the more enjoyable endgame offerings in FFXI, in my opinion. Offered some of the best gear in the game at the time, too, albeit at infuriatingly low drop rates.

[Tanathya]

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Salvage ROCKED, and at this point, that low drop rate we suffered back then is missed (by me), as it would give the content on FFXIV some longevity, which is its weakest point in my opinion.