Variant & Criterion Dungeons

[caffe_macchiato]

SE demonstrating yet again they have no idea how to create midcore content

Because the FFXIV playerbase consists of two types: those who like reading the story and those who like hardcore raiding. There’s an entire multi-billion dollar gaming industry outside of FFXIV that caters to mid-core gamers. Unless you want to kill the rat or read Nanamo story time, FFXIV doesn’t really have a purpose on the gaming market. I wish they’d just take the sub off or put out a book and call it a day.

[Iscah]

Seven runs in and I have had quite enough of Geryon and his exploding barrels. If they're going to do this gimmick with "one boss, variable skillset" then I think they need to lean ito it more and not just make it something you see once or twice in the fight.

Perhaps there could be some kind of stacking buff for solo players that keeps track of how many times you've been through the dungeon, and makes the bosses slightly weaker? I'd like to solve it all on my own but I hope I don't reach a point where I need to trial-and-error things and do the boss again every time.

[AmpelioB]

I think where it stands to be a problem is that in say a puzzle platformer you might run into a puzzle you can't solve because you need something from a different area the general idea is communicated in a much clearer fashion where as here you would expect the puzzle solves to have some in dungeon/visual clues but instead they are tucked away in little notes in a journal. Even worse someone might not have the time or desire to run this more than once or twice any given day and the expectation that you remember what you've tried or haven't over the course of weeks is kind of ridiculous. You also don't know if you got the solve right until you finish clearing the entire thing so you're set to potentially be running the same instance over and over hoping you worked out the correct answer.

I imagine most people will just look up a guide cause at the end of the day ain't nobody got time for that.

The content only got out this week jeez. Here, get some help.

[Listrella]

I hate how the puzzles can be fucked up by someone else, three times now I've wasted like 20 minutes going through the left path because I need entry no.1 but DF people keep failing the puzzle for the teleporter even after I specifically ask them to not touch the sacks

then do it solo

[AmpelioB]

then do it solo

not even that, you can just put a pf note # and people will join and no one will disrupt you

[Deveryn]

Seven runs in and I have had quite enough of Geryon and his exploding barrels. If they're going to do this gimmick with "one boss, variable skillset" then I think they need to lean ito it more and not just make it something you see once or twice in the fight.

Perhaps there could be some kind of stacking buff for solo players that keeps track of how many times you've been through the dungeon, and makes the bosses slightly weaker? I'd like to solve it all on my own but I hope I don't reach a point where I need to trial-and-error things and do the boss again every time.

You shouldn't have to do that much trial and error, aside from where left / right choices are made and learning certain things to do or avoid. If you ask the right person about what's missing, they can probably give a good hint. As was suggested above, you can also put a step number in PF and folks should respect it.

[VictorTheed]

Ive done it a few times with random DF groups, still judging it so no opinion yet.

[hobostew]

The content only got out this week jeez. Here, get some help.

It's not about FOMO it's about it being a hella tedious approach to a puzzle game but you go on and feel smug

[CaedemSanguis]

You can absolutely clear the savage in 610 gear.

Considering Im very close to death on each trashmobs packs (im 630 and my heal is 625), i doubt very very much that a i610 tank+heal can get through the dungeon

[Renalt]

As of now I think this new thing could be a dying event since the rewards really do suck but that is something that can be patched in or even rotated to keep it relevant and fresh. I did it 3 times and got my one emote ( I'm a sucker for emotes even though I'll likely never use this one ) and I'm personally done with it...but if they add to it I'll absolutely be back for more.

I guess my final verdict is...it has potential and I hope they do something with that potential.