About damage essences in Delubrum/Dalriada

[Goji1639]

Here's the thing, it'll go faster if you have essences. That means less net time in bozja for you. If no one used essences, you'd be looking at an hour and a half each run.

I've already had this discussion what feels like 100 times, but no it won't. Me specifically using an essence might take 1 minute off of a DRN run at best. Farming essences takes considerably more time than that; and, before you suggest it, I'm not spending gil on MB lootboxes for a chance at them either.

I'm not saying you shouldn't use any essences you've lucked into while doing relic stuff, but once you run out there's ABSOLUTELY NO reason to ever farm them.

[Valkyrie_Lenneth]

I've already had this discussion what feels like 100 times, but no it won't. Me specifically using an essence might take 1 minute off of a DRN run at best. Farming essences takes considerably more time than that; and, before you suggest it, I'm not spending gil on MB lootboxes for a chance at them either.

I'm not saying you shouldn't use any essences you've lucked into while doing relic stuff, but once you run out there's ABSOLUTELY NO reason to ever farm them.

I disagree. You can get 5 or 6 skirmishes essences from the mobs just outside the 2nd camp in SF in less than 10 minutes. That all adds up.

But you do you.

[Goji1639]

I disagree. You can get 5 or 6 skirmishes essences from the mobs just outside the 2nd camp in SF in less than 10 minutes. That all adds up.

But you do you.

AFTER you've put together a group to farm clusters and IF you get very lucky with fragment RNG then sure, it's likely possible. Once all of that's happened you can pop a skirmisher essence for your 5 DR runs, at best saving yourself maybe 5 minutes in DR. Even in a best case scenario farming, no matter how you look at it, farming essences doesn't save you time.

[Valkyrie_Lenneth]

AFTER you've put together a group to farm clusters and IF you get very lucky with fragment RNG then sure, it's likely possible. Once all of that's happened you can pop a skirmisher essence for your 5 DR runs, at best saving yourself maybe 5 minutes in DR. Even in a best case scenario farming, no matter how you look at it, farming essences doesn't save you time.

Uhh, no, solo farm mobs. Not for clusters, just the fragments. They drop frequently off them. Just kill the doblyns.

[Goji1639]

Uhh, no, solo farm mobs. Not for clusters, just the fragments. They drop frequently off them. Just kill the doblyns.

To get that many essences that fast solo farming fragments would take some insane luck with RNG. Might want to store that luck for a lottery ticket.

It's still beyond the point, though. Even if in some fantasy world I could consistently solo farm 5-7 skirmisher essences every 10 minutes, that 10 minutes is still technically a net loss in time. Me using a skirmisher in DRN has virtually no impact on the clear time.

[MilkieTea]

My GUY... me, solo farming like 8 mobs RIGHT outside the BSJ gate netted me 6 fragments. for 10 mins of work - and that was solo farming, not doing anything at all. Just pop an essence and GO, my guy.

[Goji1639]

My GUY... me, solo farming like 8 mobs RIGHT outside the BSJ gate netted me 6 fragments. for 10 mins of work - and that was solo farming, not doing anything at all. Just pop an essence and GO, my guy.

You realize a fragment is not an essence, right?

[MilkieTea]

You realize a fragment is not an essence, right?

And you realize you don't need top of the line essences, right? Just take ten mins out of your time ONCE (not every time, just ONCE), either farm with a group or solo farm, get a few fragments, trade them in for the most BASIC of essences.

[Goji1639]

And you realize you don't need top of the line essences, right? Just take ten mins out of your time ONCE (not every time, just ONCE), either farm with a group or solo farm, get a few fragments, trade them in for the most BASIC of essences.

You don't trade them; you gamble them. That 10 minutes could easily result in nothing, and me using a basic essence in a DRN run won't make any notable difference in the clear time anyways.

It's funny, you're basically pleading with me to waste 10 minutes for no reason. I'm not sure why some of you can't accept this; farming fragments, clusters, etc. is a waste of time for relic hunters. That's undeniable.

[MilkieTea]

You don't trade them; you gamble them. That 10 minutes could easily result in nothing, and me using a basic essence in a DRN run won't make any notable difference in the clear time anyways.

It's funny, you're basically pleading with me to waste 10 minutes for no reason. I'm not sure why some of you can't accept this; farming fragments, clusters, etc. is a waste of time for relic hunters. That's undeniable.

Not farming fragments, clusters, etc. is a waste of time for relic hunters. That’s undeniable.