Garo event a COMPLETE success!

[Pence]

I'm loving the event. If this event is lasting 6 months, i think it'd be sufficient time to prepare another PVP 6 month event and a continual cycle. I don't think it's too much to ask.

The chat restriction is stupid AF. They could have atleast gave as a disabled by default chat, with an opt-in option with a message reading 'Chat is unfiltered and may be toxic AF. By joining you accept these terms etc etc'....

But....SE. So.

[Culfinrandir]

And then there're people still laughing that glamour is the true endgame - the event is the proof that it really is haha!
But the freelancer status surely helped at least for me being in Maelstrom, the queues were unbearable

Likewise, I've been able to PVP every day, something I couldn't do since 3.1 on Primal Maelstrom. To show just how imbalanced the GCs must be in Frontlines - I haven't been in a Maelstrom team since Freelance was introduced & Mael has always had a full Alliance whereas the other teams can be short. Seems the old rumours of Badders & Flamers transferring to Maelstrong was true. ;P

[ThirdChild_ZKI]

There is also no way to read insults and swearing from noob teenager boys. Not that I cared about it personally, but many many people were turned off PvP because of this toxic behaviour. This event is a chance to get them back in a more friendly environment.

What data center is Cerberus on? Cause I can safely say I never saw anything so bad on Aether, so your mileage may vary. Pyrali however makes the point of all points: Reducing/preventing harrassment is great and all, but not at the cost of gameplay and the ability for players to communicate and teach each other.

You don't solve a problem by creating a bigger one.

Also it should be noted that while Garo is keeping the Feast active (in light of the changes), the improved queue times are more about them finally lifting GC restrictions as per our 3 years of requesting it.

[loreleidiangelo]

Likewise, I've been able to PVP every day, something I couldn't do since 3.1 on Primal Maelstrom. To show just how imbalanced the GCs must be in Frontlines - I haven't been in a Maelstrom team since Freelance was introduced & Mael has always had a full Alliance whereas the other teams can be short. Seems the old rumours of Badders & Flamers transferring to Maelstrong was true. ;P

I was in more Failstrom teams than Adders yesterday. Mostly I got Flames though. Either way, my entire alliance was filled with names I didn't know, and nobody directed so we mostly lost horribly. Trying to learn a bit more about the nuances of the game mode before I make some macros for callouts.

[Zojha]

I'm loving the event. If this event is lasting 6 months, i think it'd be sufficient time to prepare another PVP 6 month event and a continual cycle.

That was kinda the idea behind Feast Seasons, except on a shorter cycle (0.05 patch to 0.05 patch). It failed because it catered to the more hardcore PvPers, rather than the average PvE joe.

[Chevronone]

I feel like there needs to be some sort of player monitored "policing" in Feast, since the Dev/GM team clearly do not want to deal with the insurmountable harassment tickets they must be receiving.

Something akin to the Commendation system we have, but rather it's an Unsportsmanlike Conduct mark you can hand out at the end of the match. This would be on maybe a 2 hour CD, so use it sparingly. If a player receives X amount of marks in a time period, their ability to chat in Feast is TEMPORARILY restricted.

Could this be abused? Sure, no more than the vote dismissed system we already have.

[Geologo]

... Have I seen tanks grabbing the def bonus at start and getting 10 stacks? Yes. Have melees pushed all the way back to other teams spawn and followed em home to their bedroom, getting killed because of it? Yes. Healers using good ol PvE raises for all? Yep. Are super-advanced strats now being discussed in full detail with the words "Attacking ranged dps!"? Si.

And all of that done by a Silver tier player that is supposed to be aware of how medal works, how raise works in pvp and so on,
but no, he doesn't know because after ton of match spam no one could tell him hot to act proprely in a ranked game.

I understand the frustration of being insulted costantly, for that I went out of Feast in season 1 and 2,
but actually I think this is as bad as the other option, they REALLY need to adjust it because coordination is too important in a serious 4vs4 match.

[Moomba33]

The event is much better than I was expecting. The items are priced reasonably and I feel like the mounts are very achievable even if your win rate isn't great.
It's hard to say if this will help the PVP community grow in the long term but at the very least it has gotten many players to try XIV's PVP that may have not otherwise.

[kensatsu]

Its fine, but yeah i will not last for long i think, but the pvp is now even an option to cap token, even when queue will be slower it will certainly not be 30 minutes of wait again.

[Culfinrandir]

I was in more Failstrom teams than Adders yesterday. Mostly I got Flames though. Either way, my entire alliance was filled with names I didn't know, and nobody directed so we mostly lost horribly. Trying to learn a bit more about the nuances of the game mode before I make some macros for callouts.

Don't worry, I've been helping your Adders get wins. XD