Early clear exclusive rewards

[ItMe]

Instead of rewards for an early clear, how about adding a challenge mode to it that gives rewards. Finish the savage fight with no HUD, in first person view. Entire party needs to do it. You can't use any 3rd party tools either, that includes voice chat.

I know you're being sarcastic, but I think you've got the kernels of a cool and legit idea here.
Like, giving a special reward for clearing it at minimum iLVL (or something). Not only could it be an interesting way to keep the content active and alive long after we should be facerilling it, but incsntivisising min iLVL runs could help create a bridge between the hard and harder levels of content.

Also, the reward wouldn't be gated by time, but by skill. Since the reward isn't tied to clearing it week 1, scheduling conflicts, finals, being ill, or Savage releasing over Christmas (looks like this'll happen in EndWalker), etc. wouldn't prevent you from getting your status item, your only "excuse" is not being good enough.
So for those wanting some kind of status symbol this would work better than the week 1 rewards too.

[Fland]

Having to learn and strategize to clear the tier week 1 is super fun, however there is no rewards for doing so. If you clear at week 1 or just wait for tomes to carry you in week number googleplex, at the end we all be bis. Getting gear early is not a reward.

I don't get where you stand.
You like getting first week clear because it's fun but you also don't like first week clear because there's no point on getting gear early.
So do you like/want getting first week clear or not?

[Vahlnir]

I'd rather see the resources spent giving us better rewards in general across the game. I wouldn't mind seeing some healer mount achievements or something, for example.

Yeah, I'm not sure why this isn't a thing by now. Tanks and healers are high responsibility jobs, so they should both have these achievements.

[Infindox]

World First races are the same as people speedrunning things and going to fighting tournaments: people get rewarded for this irl with stream and sponsor money, and they don't really need anything in game to prove it.
Also I personally think beating a fight first means that you have the skill, yes, but you also had the time, resources, and people possible to make it happen. Should be celebrated but not given exclusive favors (maybe a title).

[Ayche]

Just make "Min ilvl sync" achievements that give somekind of a reward. Would seem the easiest way to make it work in the current framework.

[Conundrum]

I don't get where you stand.
You like getting first week clear because it's fun but you also don't like first week clear because there's no point on getting gear early.
So do you like/want getting first week clear or not?

It's like arguing with hardcore raiders...

Why do you raid?

Because it's fun!

OK then, why should only raids have the best rewards?

Because no one would do them otherwise.


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Of course we all know the real answer. "Muh exclusivity" and "muh epeen" in town.

[Eldevern]

It's just a game, then the reward you imagine making you special to compare to others, most don't care and/or will do at their own pace. It will maybe make you special in front of your friends, but the majority of random individual will not care.

A simple fact : you care far too much for something that "new" content will make obselete and/or not "fashionable" anymore a few weeks later. FFXIV is not e-sport oriented and rewards reflect it. COIL was rather exclusive but finally, the "show off" fall very quickly (even before CT WoD release). The only things lasting were dramas (roster and FCs)...

Among players, a lot of them discovered the franchise back in 90s, many are parents now. If they can still be interested in challenging content, they don't care about the show off and world first. They have other priorities.

I don't care about exclusive rewards, SE do what they want but I know how it will end : selling clear, new dramas released.

[Liam_Harper]

I'm not asking for a glorious super luxury mount with fireworks, can be just an achievement without title.

To be fair, if it's only an achievement, or even a title + achievement, then sure why not.

[AngelCheese77]

I could use an award for doing the ARR slig before the trimmed down quests as well as fighting as Hien before making that fight easier.

[Dreamsoap]

The only thing I really want changed for savage is a title for beating a tier. Not necessarily an exclusive one (only avail while the tier is current.) It's effectively the same as what OP's asking for, since 1st week clears get the privilege of wearing it first, while the rest of us don't have to sacrifice irl for it.