What's your first impression of Eureka?

[Reynhart]

There's diminishing returns depending on the level difference (which is why it's encouraged low level players focus on popping NM's roughly their level, rather than boarding the train trying to spawn Hazmat, Fafnir, Lamashtu, etc).

My first Pazuzu kill (Or I should say leech) was at level 5, and I gained roughly 2k Xp. for the same playtime at lvl 4, i gained around 10k by killing Harpeia and Teles. So yes, the level difference makes leeching high level trains really not worhtwhile, unless you just love being able to AFK.

Besides, while popping low level FATEs, you're also dropping a decent amount of crystals, on top of what you gain from the FATEs, while I've never dropped any crystal when my party killed monsters that ware far higher than my level.

[Nestama]

No, it's a magicite synch for NMs they corrected the transaltions.

But who knows? The levelling problems seems to be what everyone agrees about so maybe, just maybe they'll implement it.
I'd still rather get something else but w/e

Well that's disappointing. Well hopefully they include party level sync as well.

[Remedi]

Well that's disappointing. Well hopefully they include party level sync as well.

As I said I'd pick removing exp penalties when group with a higher level player over level synch, we have enough restrictions already in the game

[Tridus]

My first Pazuzu kill (Or I should say leech) was at level 5, and I gained roughly 2k Xp. for the same playtime at lvl 4, i gained around 10k by killing Harpeia and Teles. So yes, the level difference makes leeching high level trains really not worhtwhile, unless you just love being able to AFK.

Or you want to play with people who aren't your level, since killing any mob except a NM is worth nothing if there's a level disparity. As one of the slowest levellers amongst my friends, my options are to do the train with them, or play without them.

[Tridus]

It's feeling like you have to commit to something because you already partly invested into it, even when you realize it's more advantageous to bail out, because the investment you already made would be "wasted" if you bailed.

Basically almost every time you hear a character in media say "I've come too far to turn back now", they're engaging in this.

Ironically, a lot of people said that ARR itself was an example of this after the debacle of 1.0.

Do I looks like I care if you are doing Eureka or not?

You spend an awful lot of time in this thread for someone who "doesn't care", especially looking to see if other posters are in there or not.

Hold on let me check this instance, right... still 143/144.
I guess there are people who still need Eureka

Last one I was in stayed under 40 people for nearly an hour and it was a fresh instance. So, yeah... anecdotes. Certainly doesn't seem to be trending up.

[PerrinTaveren]

I would like to see these improvements:

1. Make it MORE solo friendly, at least eventually. Eureka is basically relics. No one does it for ''fun''. Right now, every relic in the game can be soloable, so it is clear this will be old content soon so it needs to have a solo friendly appeal for players to get their anemos step, a.k.a. pazuzu. I don't think no one will be able to kill pazuzu solo for a long time if they won't nerf it drastically but maybe making pazuzu feathers exchangeable by crystals in the near future would fix the issue.

2. NM fate grinding needs to go or be a small step on the next relic phase. We all know by now, all relics had a 1st step of fate grinding and eureka first step is no different. But if they go with this kind of approach for the next steps too, it would be extremely mind-numbing. It needs to change and improve for next phases.

3. Mounts. Eureka mount and possibly in the future ''mounts'', are only obtainable by eureka and they are untradeable. So, make those who has mounts are immune to damage while riding them so we won't have to worry about getting 1-shot by lv25 mobs, and in the end makes exploring more fun and stress free. Also, it adds another sense of achievement within eureka.

4. Lockboxes and crystal exchange. Make it so we can open them by 1, 10, 15, and 25. So those who has 5k lockboxes won't spend the whole 180 min opening them.

5. Let us teleport to the aetherytes we unlocked, like in-game teleporting.

6. A system similar to Khloe can be added which gives rewards, so it may make content not to rot in the future. (But please no more Alipoh sisters, i wouldn't mind doing chores for a sexy bro though)

7. Eureka gear. After even melding like crazy, my ''recommended gear'' section says for some reason, sigma 350ilvl gear is better. It may be because of spiritbonding, idk, i can't think of something else. Even my stats on full eureka gear is better than 360ilvl mendacity gear but the game seems not to accept that. Make gear better than the average gear. And for next steps, gear needs to improve. If it stays the same as this, idk why someone would really bother. It needs to change in a way. Like relics.

These are things i can think of right now.

[Reynhart]

Or you want to play with people who aren't your level, since killing any mob except a NM is worth nothing if there's a level disparity.

I was lucky to find 5 people with at most +/- 1 level from me, yes. Again, fingers crossed for a level sync soon.

[Ceasaria]

Not sure why you feel the need to condemn them for it.

I condemn the fact this player left too quickly Eureka without trying to join a party or form one.
And obviously didn't try to fight monsters after his first death.
I know the design of this content is not awesome, and I respect his first impression, but with just several minutes spent inside, it's not enough for me.

[Tridus]

I condemn the fact this player left too quickly Eureka without trying to join a party or form one.
And obviously didn't try to fight monsters after his first death.
I know the design of this content is not awesome, and I respect his first impression, but with just several minutes spent inside, it's not enough for me.

The thread is literally "first impressions". It takes very little time to form a first impression, especially when the weakest part of Eureka is right up front.

The game doesn't tell you that partying is required, so you can't fault someone for venturing out without doing it.

The whole thing here is a classic design problem SE has. They seem to want people to have to earn fun, when fun is what we're paying for. Content needs to be engaging immediately, rather than "oh after 10 hours of slog it might get interesting."

[BillyKaplan]

I condemn the fact this player left too quickly Eureka without trying to join a party or form one.

It's their right to play content they like. If this isn't their cup of tea, so be it. The fact they said the next Eureka would have more solo-friendly options means they're hardly alone in feeling like this and SE has heard the complaints and will implement countermeasures - sadly for the next tier, not this one, though I suspect this will be one of the forms in which this will eventually be nerfed.

I know the design of this content is not awesome, and I respect his first impression, but with just several minutes spent inside, it's not enough for me.

And when you pay their sub, you'll get a say in it. As things stay now, people are entitled to decide when they've tried content enough to decide they don't like it.