Island Content Gated behind Expertise Crafts

[Darthgummibear]

The fountain is not required to complete island sanctuary.

Its just a trophy.

Time to level those crafters/gatherers and make some gil.

You don't need the Water Odder Otter Fountain.

What does this have to do with earlier statements regarding the island having no ties to the main game? This just makes me have even less interest in the island than I already do. Having to go through all that effort in maxing out your island just so you can have the privilege of shelling out millions of gil for the cherry on top.

[Arazehl]

Yeah, nah, I'm kind of with OP on this one. If it's supposed to be an IS thing, then it needs to strictly be an IS thing.


What?

Yeah I was thinking the same thing, when I discovered that "island prisms" is crafted with DoH.

[NanaWiloh]

Not getting the fountain but I am enjoying all the undercutting on the mats. People are wasting no time crashing the market. Lmao..

[Deveryn]

What does this have to do with earlier statements regarding the island having no ties to the main game? This just makes me have even less interest in the island than I already do. Having to go through all that effort in maxing out your island just so you can have the privilege of shelling out millions of gil for the cherry on top.

It's just aesthetics. It's inconsequential. You don't have to build the fountain to achieve anything.

You're really hell bent on finding excuses to not like this. Why? That's a rhetorical question, but answer it for yourself anyway. People are enjoying this fun new feature and you're trying to drag others down into whatever is going on in your mind. It's sad. Something else must be going on in your life that we don't have to get into, but man... figure it out.

It's just an optional feature in a game. It's also adorable af You're getting mad over otters.

[hydralus]

It's just aesthetics. It's inconsequential. You don't have to build the fountain to achieve anything.

Isn't everything on the island just aesthetics? Aside from materia there's nothing that really impacts the base game. Minions, hair, glamour, titles, mounts... all aesthetics. They're the ONLY achievements the island has. That or the island has nothing to achieve at all aside from materia collection.

Also don't take someone not liking something other people enjoy as a personal attack and start insulting them. They're getting upset at a game. You're getting upset at and belittling a person. I'm sure you can understand one is way worse than the other.

[Deveryn]

Isn't everything on the island just aesthetics? Aside from materia there's nothing that really impacts the base game. Minions, hair, glamour, titles, mounts... all aesthetics. They're the ONLY achievements the island has. That or the island has nothing to achieve at all aside from materia collection.

Also don't take someone not liking something other people enjoy as a personal attack and start insulting them. They're getting upset at a game. You're getting upset at and belittling a person. I'm sure you can understand one is way worse than the other.

I'm not taking it as a personal attack. I don't know how you read it that way. I'm trying to get them to see how trivial this is. My point is exactly the fact that it's all aesthetics. There's two ways to get a hold of that stuff in this game, work for it or spend gil on it.

It's nonstop with these ridiculous comments. It sounds like they haven't even tried it and they're already upset about it. So, that makes sense to you? Is that worth defending?

[AlaineIV]

The thing is, is that Yoshi P. stated that the island content was specific to the island, to come out and have expertise crafts, not only to have to get to rank 9/10 to the Island, complete the side quest, have every building to rank 3, and have all 4 land marks already built. The time/effort for the reward is lack luster. There are different ways to get people into crafting rather than lying to the people's faces.

Edit- The crafting recipe's are lvl 90 Expertise Craft- there is no macro for it as it requires pentameld gear and even if there was a macro it would still have a liability of failure. Lvl 90 Penta meld crafting gear is already expensive in its own so if we add the cost onto that. You are probably looking to spend close to 20 million pending the server for the Water Odder Otter Fountain for the stronghold.

[Deveryn]

The thing is, is that Yoshi P. stated that the island content was specific to the island, to come out and have expertise crafts, not only to have to get to rank 9/10 to the Island, complete the side quest, have every building to rank 3, and have all 4 land marks already built. The time/effort for the reward is lack luster. There are different ways to get people into crafting rather than lying to the people's faces.

Edit- The crafting recipe's are lvl 90 Expertise Craft- there is no macro for it as it requires pentameld gear and even if there was a macro it would still have a liability of failure. Lvl 90 Penta meld crafting gear is already expensive in its own so if we add the cost onto that. You are probably looking to spend close to 20 million pending the server for the Water Odder Otter Fountain for the stronghold.

Where is the lie? The content is specific to the island. This was not even sold as something to get people into crafting. The emphasis was on the fact that you don't need crafters or gatherers to progress. That it uses those jobs for an extra aesthetic item is a nice bonus, imo. With all the datamining and spoilers that float around it was a pleasant surprise as well.

The fountain doesn't even unlock until after hitting rank 10 and finishing what can be considered the base game. It's a bonus item and somewhere down the road, it'll be a lot cheaper than it is right now. Another thought would be to get friendly with a crafter. Maybe they can help you out.

[LittleChickenNugget]

Where is the lie? The content is specific to the island. This was not even sold as something to get people into crafting. The emphasis was on the fact that you don't need crafters or gatherers to progress. That it uses those jobs for an extra aesthetic item is a nice bonus, imo. With all the datamining and spoilers that float around it was a pleasant surprise as well.

The fountain doesn't even unlock until after hitting rank 10 and finishing what can be considered the base game. It's a bonus item and somewhere down the road, it'll be a lot cheaper than it is right now. Another thought would be to get friendly with a crafter. Maybe they can help you out.

Really gonna die on this hill, aren't you?

[AmiableApkallu]

What does this have to do with earlier statements regarding the island having no ties to the main game?

Well, I don't have the time to look up all the original statements on Island Sanctuary (and no one's linked to them), so I can say only what my vague impression was and is:

Island Sanctuary has no ties into the main game in the sense that nothing flows out of your island and into the main story and such. If I never unlock my island, I won't be missing out on some essential piece of story or high item level gear.

That aspects of the main game might tie into Island Sanctuary is not entirely unexpected. After all, letting your minions roam the island is exactly that.