Garo MGP Vendor?

[dragonseth07]

It's a shame that they don't offer an alternative method to get the dyeable version. There are going to be others like me, who have no idea what to do or how, with a life expectancy of twelve seconds, just waiting for every single death (we're bait), taking a spot in the battle from someone who might genuinely care about pvp.

And once I have the pieces I want, I'll happily drop pvp again, because it's not fun. It's an incredible bore.

It might be less boring if you looked up how it works. >_>

[loreleidiangelo]

More to the point, this is not the first time that PVP has had exclusive rewards...every season of Feast is littered with them, Frontlines has had what? 4 separate gear sets with no way to attain them otherwise besides Wolf Marks, AND three exclusive mounts to boot (even if one of them is a reskin of the other). I don't understand why people are complaining when THIS particular set of PVP rewards is actually way more accessible for people who don't like PVP (with the MGP vendor being added in 3.55) than any other PVP reward to date.

Well, all criticism is valid, I guess, even if I don't understand it. Maybe some of the people who are unhappy with this event can explain to me why this one is different from the other PVP-exclusive stuff we've had before?

[Ibi]

There are going to be others like me, who have no idea what to do or how, with a life expectancy of twelve seconds, just waiting for every single death (we're bait), taking a spot in the battle from someone who might genuinely care about pvp.

For what it's worth, there aren't enough people who genuinely care about PvP to keep things populated and running smoothly. That's precisely why they've connected to this event to PvP and (as we can see from some of the comments in this thread) it's working very well to help correct that.

[Moomba33]

Greetings, adventurers!

The GARO collaboration gear was implemented as PvP equipment, and as such we've made it so that it can first be obtained through PvP. However, in Patch 3.55 we will add the undyeable version of this gear, which will be obtainable in exchange for MGP. If you're interested in this gear ahead of time, we encourage you to try out the PvP content!

We apologize for any confusion regarding how to obtain the gear.

I hope you're all enjoying this event as much as I have been so far!

Thank you for the confirmation.
I'm going to echo what others have asked and request clarification about the length of the event. At the moment the GARO equipment cannot be stored in the armoire so I'm hoping they are permanent additions as keeping them all does not seem realistic without renting additional retainers.

[Amirya]

It might be less boring if you looked up how it works. >_>

I've done pvp before, both here and in other mmos. I've never enjoyed it, since my role is always confined to, "distraction, bait, corpse." Rinse and repeat.

I understand why, though, so I'll just think it's a shame, but go participate for a bit.

[Lambdafish]

It's a shame that they don't offer an alternative method to get the dyeable version.

You are lucky to get an alternative at all. The devs chose this as pvp content, and that is something they are well within their right to do. Should I demand an alternate method to get the archon chair because I don't like the gold saucer? You can do the entire event on frontlines and feast 8vs8, which A) means you have no obligation to be good as there is no large detriment to losing, and B) You can learn how to PVP in a good environment to do so, because for once the queues aren't impossible to get through (you know... because there is no alternative, so lots of people are doing pvp). Or if you really hate pvp that much, then there are other gear sets and mounts in the game calling for your attention

[AngelyLowell]

Any chance of MGP version is for all jobs?

[Vaer]

Any chance of MGP version is for all jobs?

Probably unlikely. If they wanted to do that the PvP set would be unlocked, too or the other way around since it seems the point of the event was to bribe people to do PvP. I guess it could happen.

[AngelyLowell]

Probably unlikely. If they wanted to do that the PvP set would be unlocked, too or the other way around since it seems the point of the event was to bribe people to do PvP. I guess it could happen.

Since it's a MGP gear, I think of a ilvl1 gear, and it's not dyeable.

Normally, gear in gold saucer is for fun and don't have job restrictions, so I'm still hoping. ^^

[Amirya]

People are misunderstanding. I can think it's a shame that there are no alternative options for the dyeable gear, but that doesn't mean I'm shrilly demanding an alternative be made. I'm perfectly aware it's to attempt to have more interest in pvp.

I'm bad at it, I hate it, it's boring. But if I want the dyeable, I'll suck it up, paint KICK ME on my back, and go tank the graveyards. If I don't, I'll wait for the mgp version, or not bother at all.

Please don't attribute motives or actions to me that don't exist. I didn't ask for an alternative. I just think it's a pity.