Mount Farming and the 99 Totem Issue

[DixieBellOCE]

Endsinger parties are few and far between already

And this is why JP servers are 100% the best place to play the game.
People just QUEUE for extreme fights in Duty Finder, maximum 5 minute wait to do them at any time of the day.

Higher average skill level makes the game way more playable. The fights aren't exactly hard.

[DixieBellOCE]

It's honestly one of the best systems in place, better then most other MMORPGs. Fairly low chances of the mount dropping but you have a parachute, you're pretty much guaranteed to get your mount because you can trade in your tokens.

P.S. Another titanmen alt?

And not timegated to 1 kill per week like most other MMO's.

You can do 1 kill a day and have the 99 totems by the time the next patch drops.

People are just complaining about nothing.

[Darthgummibear]

Imagine being the poor guy who gets the mount when they have 90+ tokens.

There needs to be something else you can use the tokens for after you get the mount so you don't end up with a colossal amount of wasted time.

[Saraide]

Imagine being the poor guy who gets the mount when they have 90+ tokens.

There needs to be something else you can use the tokens for after you get the mount so you don't end up with a colossal amount of wasted time.

You can buy weapons to desynth in hopes of getting the crafting material. You probably wont with that luck but you can hope.

[Absurdity]

Waiting until the end of the expansion is basically the way to go if you're just trying to get the mounts. You can easily farm the ealier extremes with the increase in ilvl and by that point most mount drop rates will have been increased twice.

A rather counterproductive design but that's an entirely different discussion.

[VictorTheed]

Explain this. Who, in the history of the universe, has ever said that because Billy Bob won’t do a fight 99 times makes their own 99 fights more valuable?

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Friend, I'm gonna warn u, don't let Billy Bob's name fall out of your mouth unless it's for praise.

I was at Pizza Hut & I said these bread sticks suck so bad even Billy Bob wouldn't eat em, then next thing I know he drove his Ford pickup truck through the wall, got out & beat me up using the bread sticks on my plate.

As I lay there beaten, broken, covered in bread sticks sauce, he said, I was the next notch on his KDR, then he got back in his Ford pick up truck & drove through the other wall on his way out.

[FatalFatalis]

Most can infer just based on the title what this is going to be about, but after spending hours and hours with nothing to show for it, I needed to vent. The current system of acquiring 99 totems to purchase a mount from any of the EX trials is absolutely ridiculous and a clear indicator from SE that they do not care about your personal time. I am currently in the endgame right now and like every patch, once you complete the raids there is nothing to do except go back and try to acquire the things you missed in previous expansions, mounts being one of them.

Now I am fine with the PF and I understand that obtaining a mount from any of these EX trials is intended to be a rare reward. However, when you have ran it 50, 60, 70 times and continue to walk away empty handed while others get lucky enough to obtain it their first try, it diminishes the incentive to even try. What makes it worse, is that if you're someone who has consistent bad luck, then your only option is to do the same trial 99 times.... or 50 times for those that award 2x totems. This is ridiculous and whats worse is that it is a practice that is defended. Why does the totem count need to be 99? Why not 50? Why not something reasonable?

What makes it worse is that many players defend it, either because they acquired the mount early on, slogged through the trial 99 times and feel everyone else should suffer like they did, or just generally enjoy wasting away countless hours of their life on one instance. The gatekeeping by this game's community needs to stop. Not even having a FC fixed the issue because no one wants to help out with anything, or most FCs are filled with player bases that are still in the leveling process or just craft non-stop. (from my experience at least).

Make the damn totem requirement 50. At least then it becomes more bearable. Who cares if more people end up with the mount. Your time should be rewarded, not taken advantage of, cause you can never get it back.

tldr; mount drop rates suck! 99x totem requirement suck! Make it 50.

You could do Endsinger 50 times since she gives you 2 totems per clear and thank god for that, it's the only one I farmed all 99 totems.
And even tho it's half the effort, you still take your sweet time to farm those, clearing the fight 99 times is just insane to me.

[GeorgeTheGamer89]

Imagine being the poor guy who gets the mount when they have 90+ tokens.

There needs to be something else you can use the tokens for after you get the mount so you don't end up with a colossal amount of wasted time.

Surely at that point you wouldn't need and let someone in the party who has far less tomes a chance at getting it.

You can buy the weapons, if you have a high enough desynth level potentially get the crafting mats. Some are still worth a bit of money. Or just use for glams.

[Gararr]

Surely at that point you wouldn't need and let someone in the party who has far less tomes a chance at getting it.

You can buy the weapons, if you have a high enough desynth level potentially get the crafting mats. Some are still worth a bit of money. Or just use for glams.

No.

I'm rolling on it then using the extra to buy trade ins. There is no garuntee you will get the mount with the same party you will pass on until you're at 99. And even then, they can be redeemed for GC / desynth if you hold onto them.

It is nice if someone chooses to pass but you have no obligation to do so. Having spent more of your time does not mean you need to save someone else time.

[Deveryn]

If anyone is concerned about a lack Endsinger parties now, just wait until 6.2 like everyone else. The higher ilvl means faster clears and less chance of enrage, plus (slightly) more chance of mount drop. This is how it's been for years. People will continue to run these trials.