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    Hasrat's Avatar
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    Hashmael Lightswain
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    "Why should BA be an exception?" Because it was designed that way. And they learned some lessons from the content and applied those to Bozja. But they're not inclined to spend the resources going back to modify every piece of content to apply every lesson learned. They'd be remaking half the game every year.

    Additionally, they probably just simply don't see it as the big issue it's made out to be, as (from what I recall back in the day) JP was absolutely capable of just getting randos together in the instance and getting it done, without exterior programs.

    Truth be told, most of the mechanics of BA aren't so bad that Discord is necessary. We just make it necessary by naturally being a culture resistant to working together on the fly.
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    Anhra Nefaris
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    Omega
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    Scholar Lv 90
    Quote Originally Posted by Hasrat View Post
    "Why should BA be an exception?" Because it was designed that way. And they learned some lessons from the content and applied those to Bozja. But they're not inclined to spend the resources going back to modify every piece of content to apply every lesson learned. They'd be remaking half the game every year.

    Additionally, they probably just simply don't see it as the big issue it's made out to be, as (from what I recall back in the day) JP was absolutely capable of just getting randos together in the instance and getting it done, without exterior programs.

    Truth be told, most of the mechanics of BA aren't so bad that Discord is necessary. We just make it necessary by naturally being a culture resistant to working together on the fly.
    They eventually have to go back and fix the mess theyre leaving behind, in ANY Content, be it BA, PvP or Dungeons in general. The more Time passes and the more Expansion were getting, the more not only the Powercreep grows, but also the Content, will lose more and more significance, unless you and your Discord are willing, to be up for it for all of eternity, to run BA just for that one Guy who got lost/sidetracked on his way to ShB.

    Also, there is no way for someone who isnt part of the Discord, to clear BA, unless he has enough Friends who just happen to be active at the same time. PF is meaningless because even during primetime, most People by now got everything they ever wanted from there, so why should they go back? It took me 4 evenings of trying to get 3
    People for running Rabanastre just for Glamour reasons, and it will be at the very least, equally as hard to get People for BA through current ingame means.

    If youre using Discord for yourself and your friends to organise this kind of thing, then thats nice, but forcing People to join you just so that they can clear ingame Content, is no different in essence than having to watch ads on Youtube.

    The Game should and has to, provide a reasonable way to Clear ANY content through ingame means, no matter how you sugarcoat it with you and your pals being nice and all, it is a ingame flaw in design no matter how you look at it.
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    Paladin Lv 90
    Quote Originally Posted by Hasrat View Post
    JP was absolutely capable of just getting randos together in the instance and getting it done, without exterior programs.
    Yep, if EU/NA would see BA like they see Castrum/Dalaria, they wouldn't have that problem. More people going in BA as they can would have meant they learn to prog it faster than once a week if they get into that special discord group. Releveling takes like 10min so it was really a non issue.

    Quote Originally Posted by technole View Post
    Level 70 potency changes aren't going to make Ozma any much faster compared to having elemental bonus on your gear
    I was testing Pagos as full Eureka+all-haste equipped BLM, Ive noticed I can't do as big pulls anymore and when I solo the dragon or a morbol I take a bit longer to kill it. Therefor I feel like the stat adjustment added like 10-20% more HP to a mob, or lowered our dmg by that much, how you see it. Idk if it's the same in hydatos
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