Make solo versions of raids

[Kandraxx]

IMO there is no reason not to, let’s have a look:

- MSQ (majority of the game) = single player
- Open World = single Player
- Crafting = single player
- World-in-world content (Eureka & Bozja) = grouped only for convenience or necessity to be able to have enough contribution to get gold rating from Fates = single player
- PvP …. ….. good one

They have already built in NPCs to do 4-mans with and actively encourage to do deep dungeons solo through achievement, in a supposed MMO. This shows how much they think of their own game as MMO.

There is no single design aspect that would make you meet friends and/or future guild members the natural way, yet to fully get my moneys worth and finish all content, I have to magically have 7 people, people that I never met because all of the game was SP as mentioned in the first place.

This might also be the reason why there’s such a thriving RMT business around this game.

That’s why your devs should heavily consider making savages/ultimates/EX trials soloable.

[Kaurhz]

So if I have this correctly.. Your idea is to try and detract further away from the concept of Multiplayer rather than something closer?

[Tlamila]

Is this is a troll thread? cause if it isn't I'm worried.

[OranKells]

This is bait right?

Right??

[EgilTheStressedMage]

Play a single player game, then. Game’s solo enough already.

[Kolsykol]

Ehm... Savage, EX etc...
No.

Normal modes with the Trust system yes.
They did it in EW with one of them and I thought it was good for the story.
I also like the idea of just being able to insta hop in and do the fight for fun too.

With that said I actually do think that they should have some kind of a training mode for Savage and EX.
Both because there might be parts I want to practice myself but also because holy *insert a billion curse words here* I am so sick and tired of people failing the easiest mechanics ever and there would be no excuse if people could practice them by themselves.
The numbers in second circle in particular, I have no idea how so many countless people could fail so hard at that in clear or post third arrows groups.
It was one of the most infuriating experiences ever and it rly made me wish there was a mode where people could practice it alone because maybe that'd decrease the amount of people failing so hard at it.

There shouldn't be any rewards for it, but just a mode where you could pick a mechanic and the boss wouldn't one-shot you ( except for that mechanic ) and you had npc's with you doing it too so you could practice.
The npc's shouldn't just always do it 100% correct tho they should ultimately do it correctly but it could be a bit random and some of them could fumble a bit before and only arrive at the correct location in the last second to better simulate real players.
Otherwise people would just know to run to where the npc's are/ aren't.

[NegativeS]

Oh good, somewhere to dump this troll feed I've been carrying.

- MSQ (majority of the game) = single player

Except for all of the parts you need to group up with other people in order to complete, right?

- Open World = single Player

Any MMO open world is singleplayer if you choose to ignore everyone else.

- Crafting = single player

I mean, sure? But good luck making money off of it solely on your own...

- World-in-world content (Eureka & Bozja) = grouped only for convenience or necessity to be able to have enough contribution to get gold rating from Fates = single player

Translated: "Almost strictly multiplayer, but I choose not to acknowledge it in order to reinforce my point"

- PvP …. ….. good one

Translated: "ACTUALLY strictly multiplayer, but I choose not to acknowledge it in order to reinforce my point"

They have already built in NPCs to do 4-mans with and actively encourage to do deep dungeons solo through achievement, in a supposed MMO. This shows how much they think of their own game as MMO.

There's a reason that's an achievement; because it wasn't meant for you to do it like that, but the devs want to acknowledge people who go the extra mile. This is game design 101.

There is no single design aspect that would make you meet friends and/or future guild members the natural way, yet to fully get my moneys worth and finish all content, I have to magically have 7 people, people that I never met because all of the game was SP as mentioned in the first place.

I have encountered dozens of situations where I could have made friends if I wanted to, Diadem chatter being one of the biggest, something that's ACTUALLY majorly singleplayer. Sounds like someone isn't putting in the effort to be social, and is blaming the game because of it.

This might also be the reason why there’s such a thriving RMT business around this game.

Every game has RMT, because it's next-to-impossible to police. WoW, having been around and popular for much longer than FFXIV, never really solved RMT, and had to add the WoW Token as a way to combat it.

[Kandraxx]

Is this is a troll thread? cause if it isn't I'm worried.

Depends on your reading comprehension/intellectual state.

[SenorPatty]

Depends on your reading comprehension/intellectual state.

So it is a troll thread. Thx for confirming.

[Warpstone]

I'm all for the solo experience but I don't think raids should become part of that. If they want to add a Story mode like Castrum Meridianum and The Praetorium that is easy mode and shows you all the story aspect for the raid and queueable I would not see a problem in that. But just to be able to go in a solo raids would not be a good idea.