Is Baldesian Arsenal discord a mistake?

[EorzeaHero69]

B.A. is pretty fun imo, especially when proper communication is involved, but it can be a big burnout after 2-3 runs regardless of when you rest up and what type of party you volunteer as.

[Vivi_Bushido]

People are selling Ozma now

https://imgur.com/a/YAMbyRf

[Lambdafish]

People are selling Ozma now

https://imgur.com/a/YAMbyRf

People have been selling anything and everything since the beginning of time, why are you surprised? It's not a failing of the content.

[Vivi_Bushido]

People have been selling anything and everything since the beginning of time, why are you surprised? It's not a failing of the content.

Being informative is not the same as being surprised. Chill a little bit.

[Lambdafish]

Being informative is not the same as being surprised. Chill a little bit.

When you make a statement like that in a thread like this it implies that you are complaining about run sellers and blaming the discord organizers for it. I'm simply saying that run selling is normal in this game.

[Vivi_Bushido]

When you make a statement like that in a thread like this it implies that you are complaining about run sellers and blaming the discord organizers for it. I'm simply saying that run selling is normal in this game.

I'm not blaming or complaining. Please do not put words in my mouth.

[ErdrickT]

Well the discord thing even though I do think its a good idea I will never see BA. Do to Anxiety problems its simply not something I am going to do and there for can't get in. I do believe its been mentioned enough in zones that a simple fix could be worked out. Instead of leaving it up to SE to fix the problem which yes it could of been done better. I see no reason to form a group but leave room for at party or two. By doing this everyone gets a chance but also like every raid every dungeon every savage ppl will die till its learned. Im all for that over and over again to help ppl. Call outs help lots of ppl so sure discord for that but as for me I pug my savages would of pug uwu if it was possible and I learn the fight to the point I never need call outs. Not that we all don't make mistakes and yes a call out could of helped but me I just move on and lets try again. tyvm all ^^

[Reinha]

It is and it's good that SE is stepping into that direction. But I guess some just like doing the same mindless dungeons we have 100 times rather than a single challenging one lol.

Honestly I'd rather take the 100 dungeons because I can actually participate in them. Most of the "new and innovative" content expects me to have a static or

roughly 4-5 hours just organizing

or is made so simple it borders on insulting the abilities of the player base (Eureka = FATE grinding, Masked Carnevale = guildhests).

It would be nice if the devs could combine accessible and challenging into a single piece of new content. Trials and raids prove that those two are not mutually exclusive. Extreme dungeons could fill this void assuming they don't once again exclude the vast majority from even trying the content by placing nonsensical restrictions to entry and grouping.

[Alucard135]

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I'm with you that BA has an issue of long wait time to find and organize a group to do it, which needs to be addressed by SE. But that doesn't change the fact that it's a really fun experience. I was replying to the part that just because of that issue, some labeled BA entirely as a mistake as a content rather than it being SE's fault for not making it accessible and easy to get a group for it.

[Sapphire_Dianta]

In my opinion, both Eureka and Baldesion Arsenal are not mistakes. HOWEVER, both have been implemented in probably the poorest ways possible in a game like this. I could fill a page and a half with all the salt I have on Eureka's implementation, like the insane amount of RNG and grinding required for content that'll be as dead as Diadem in a couple months, but let's stick to Baldesion Arsenal, shall we?

Baldesion Arsenal should not have been a public dungeon, let's just get that out of the way first. Limiting the portals like this doomed BA from the start, and I legitimately don't understand what Square Enix was thinking when they came up with the idea. You want a huge public dungeon? Sure, sure. That's a great concept. More, bigger raids sounds cool, and the concept of an open one sounds interesting. But then you add what is essentially perma-death to it? Coupled with the game's tendency to use one-shot mechanics? And you expect random strangers (who can't even change classes in the dungeon's lobby to suit their party's needs, by the way) to be able to have a shot at clearing it? Have you SEEN how well 24-man raids go? I'm not sure that pugs will EVER be able to clear it. That leaves pre-made parties. Yet you fail to provide it with even the most basic of systems to help organize said parties, forcing them to use a third-party program, hop between instances for 30 minutes trying to get into the same map, only to possibly get ganked by a portal-sniper or three and hamper the whole experience for everyone involved. The BA Discord should not NEED to exist. Portal snipers should not exist, either. Square Enix should have provided a system to allow mega-alliances to form, but they didn't, hence the existence of the Discord and the presence of snipers. That's a terrible and frankly foolish oversight, and it just strengthens my suspicions that no part of Eureka was ever playtested at all.