Regarding Firmament Titles For 5.3

[Commander_Justitia]

In WoW there was a fishing event once every month or so, you got a rare item that could transform you into a fish(and let you breath and swim underwater I think) if you won it. It was special even at higher levels. That approach of a casual leaderboard reward sounds so much more fitting than a different title each season. With time and years it got easier to get it because less people competed for it, but it still stayed desirable. I feel like they fear people won't try hard enough if the hardcore guys don't go for it anymore(with the same title each season) and the leaderboards gonna look empty as a result. An actual item (vanity, mount, consumable, ishgard housing wall idk) would have given a better incentive. I also feel like a lot more people expected more than a title from the season. It is funny coming from Ranked PvP and having played it a lot, the time people would have to invest in a casual crafting leaderboard seems even higher than that (while many people complain about the time investment in PvP already, which is disputable because it varies a lot).

[Liam_Harper]

I feel like they fear people won't try hard enough if the hardcore guys don't go for it anymore(with the same title each season) and the leaderboards gonna look empty as a result.

I fear it's more because they don't have anything else for the hardcore guys to do and have no plans to add anything. They've turned Master Recipes into a week 1 and done thing and killed the MB, so this is just a way to push us into the corner and keep us quiet.

[SchwarzwaelderTorte]

I fear it's more because they don't have anything else for the hardcore guys to do and have no plans to add anything. They've turned Master Recipes into a week 1 and done thing and killed the MB, so this is just a way to push us into the corner and keep us quiet.

Perfect time for a thorough overhaul of FC airships and open them to everyone, make the crafting system more engaging and rewarding and not just "if you're alone it will be pain to grind if you're many to contribute it will take less time", and turn the airship system into something better and more fun than just "retainers, but slow" if you ask me :^)

[Jojoya]

I expect the botters will be more of a threat for DoL than DoH, because you can always solve a supply issue by throwing gil at it - simple pre-patch prep for any crafter aiming top 12.

Can't throw gil at something that doesn't exist in the game yet. They'll be changing the materials and recipes for the next phase of the Restoration so players can't stock up in advance of the ranking period.

I feel like they fear people won't try hard enough if the hardcore guys don't go for it anymore(with the same title each season) and the leaderboards gonna look empty as a result.

Then it's probably time to admit the leaderboards aren't working out for whatever they intended them to accomplish.

It's not like the leaderboards mean anything now with the amount of botting going on. I could care less about earning another leaderboard title if it means getting associated with bots.

I'll stick to doing the level 70 crafts during the ranking period. I assume those will remain the fastest way to farm scrip and Skybuilder Board progress like they were last time (though less material efficient) since those will be a 2 step craft at 80. Once the ranking period is over, I can switch to working on Castle in the Sky and whatever phase 3 Expert achievements they add.

[hqdm]

Can't throw gil at something that doesn't exist in the game yet. They'll be changing the materials and recipes for the next phase of the Restoration so players can't stock up in advance of the ranking period.

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I didn't say stock up in advance.
The prep is collecting a lot of gil so that during the ranking period you can just buy from the MB without care of the price.

[SchwarzwaelderTorte]

I'll stick to doing the level 70 crafts during the ranking period. I assume those will remain the fastest way to farm scrip and Skybuilder Board progress like they were last time (though less material efficient) since those will be a 2 step craft at 80.

Wait WHAT did someone do the math? Is it really more "profitable" if you only care about scrips and server progress?