What's your first impression of Eureka?

[Gun-Cat]

I'm still in there doing it though because I am afraid if I don't at least get close to max level then I'll be left behind if I ever did need something from there.

Same for me, but I am probably already a lost cause seeing I can only really get into this in the weekends and there are already barely any sub 10 groups left right now. I am going to be really upset if they lock a cool boss fight, dungeon or something along those lines behind this.

[Joryan]

Same for me, but I am probably already a lost cause seeing I can only really get into this in the weekends and there are already barely any sub 10 groups left right now. I am going to be really upset if they lock a cool boss fight, dungeon or something along those lines behind this.

This is my biggest issue right now. I managed to solo until level 4 - took a few evenings (mostly about half an hour each, which was just enough to get to chain 30 once) and it wasn't that bad. Now the XP requirement is raising fast and I should start doing some NM monsters - but no NM party will have me because of my low level. I still remain hopeful, I should be able to get to level 5 solo and maybe the third magicite will change things, but if not ...

[Shouko]

This is my biggest issue right now. I managed to solo until level 4 - took a few evenings (mostly about half an hour each, which was just enough to get to chain 30 once) and it wasn't that bad. Now the XP requirement is raising fast and I should start doing some NM monsters - but no NM party will have me because of my low level. I still remain hopeful, I should be able to get to level 5 solo and maybe the third magicite will change things, but if not ...

Make your own PF with 4+ people should join..then you just shout for the location of the train and you're good.

[Rosalynd]

While my first impression was incredibly unfavourable of Eureka, my opinion DID change over the course of my level 20 grind.

In the end i thought it most definitely brought back an old school MMO feeling, not just for FFXI but older MMOs in general. Having the community figure out everything was also a great touch, even if it did not take very long. Finding that i had some 2000 odd Anemos Crystals by the time i hit 19 was a nice surprise too. On my way to hitting 20 i completed a full set of DRK anemos armour, the +2 versions of the DRK, SAM and BLM weapons and 2 pieces of the BLM anemous armour with the other 3 slots sitting at +2.

There ARE however a lot of cons. The most notable of which being the exp loss on release. The lack of any direction could be a deterrent for the modern style of gamer. The issues with models disappearing in large groups has been GREATLY demonstrated with this content. The relic weapons have no new models or lore, this is extremely and disappointingly lazy. Zero gil throughout the venture, mobs should drop a bit of gil at the very least.

[NovaLevossida]

I just went ahead and unsubbed. If this is the best they can do, I'd just rather have none of it.

[Granyala]

The only entertaining thing about being in there is just laughing when people get rekt by mobs lol and/or watching the NM train choo choo into level 17 mobs and then seeing like 10-20 players get cleaved and die in a pile lol...honestly SE should have given monsters Achievements cause that deserves a "Let the Bodies Hit the Floor" achievement for the monster lol "Kill 20 players with one attack"

During maintenance, when they all sit around the campfire, I bet these mobs have some stories to tell.

[Lord_Umbra]

It bad real bad solo, though it's tolerable/slightly enjoyable with party easy golds ;p I will say what I've come hate most is people who pull/bring mobs into NMs.. I love get a change that makes so only those with Emnity on a mobs get hit by AOEs by said mobs.
Really sick of getting wiped by this because people can't avoid simple sight lines of mobs or do it on purpose, seen plenty who drag mob into group before NM fight & then ignore it hoping someone else pulls it off them.

[Alleo]

I'm made so many new friends this week playing in Eureka. All the hate seems to be isolated to the forums.... Its fun content.

And I had instances full of people moaning about this content and disliking it. Someone even said that this gives him brain cancer. So both can happen. Just because you had positive experiences does not mean that its just isloated to the forum and just because I had negative ones does not mean that nobody find it fun. But lets not pretend that everyone likes it ingame.

Throwing in some more feedback, this time re: the storyline.

I agree with you. The story line of the relic was never that big but still interesting, especially the HW one. To see the new soul inside the weapon grow and become a part of our friends at the end, to see Gerolt and the other NPCs interaction was great. Our character also had some great reactions. Yet here Gerolt is nothing but a ventor..its like they forgot to tell a story as soon as we set foot on Eureka. There are no special cutscenes between each step, just a bland exchange of items. I am not sure if there is at least something at the last step but I kinda doubt it..

The same can be said about Kriles part of the story. Outside of Eureka was still kinda interesting but as soon as we got inside Krile was nothing more than a quest giver that told us to got there and get something back. They could have given us at least one more scene after each quest. Maybe the other lala reports back in and gives us some informations or other NPCs. And after lvl5 you have such a huge gap with the next being lvl 13 and seemingly after that lvl 17..Sadly I will probably never finish her story because that would mean that I have to reach 20..sad how such an old question from ARR turned into this barebone quest line.

So imo both questlines suffered by being in the same place..and its sad.

[Metsonm]

Just went in solo to see what it was like and realised that was a mistake. Sure I could kill the Squib things but at that speed as a WHM it wasn't worth it. So I went back in as a party for a couple hours and got to level 4.

It's just not fun. Chain pulling masses of mobs is just typical dungeon pulls. If I wanted that I could just run Ala Mhigo and get the tank to pull wall to wall, and at least that has better music. We heard fighting the Sabotendors spawned a boss so we went to do that but it was just the same. Everything feels really slow, too.

I was already on a break from the game, and was looking forward to Eureka to bring me back. I realise I should have expected nothing, but I'm very disappointed. Can't see myself coming back until the next patch so unsubbed until then.

[Ghastly]

Just went in solo to see what it was like and realised that was a mistake. Sure I could kill the Squib things but at that speed as a WHM it wasn't worth it. So I went back in as a party for a couple hours and got to level 4.

It's just not fun. Chain pulling masses of mobs is just typical dungeon pulls. If I wanted that I could just run Ala Mhigo and get the tank to pull wall to wall, and at least that has better music. We heard fighting the Sabotendors spawned a boss so we went to do that but it was just the same. Everything feels really slow, too.

I was already on a break from the game, and was looking forward to Eureka to bring me back. I realise I should have expected nothing, but I'm very disappointed. Can't see myself coming back until the next patch so unsubbed until then.

I really thought the elements would make any job a super job if done right, instead you're still a weak whm struggling. They really missed the chance to make elements a fun aspect of Eureka