Why is diadem a duty?

[DPZ2]

It's not a tangent unless you suffer from smol brain. Open world is solo content, solo content feels bad so they amp it up in duties. Why can't they do the same for open world to liven it up a bit.

There is already open world gathering, FATEs, hunt trains, and, of course, the main story line.

You're saying that open world wouldn't have as much flexibility, so it's clear you're thinking of spaghetti bullshit everyone else does when they make excuses for the lack of fun, when you're just making assumptions on why Duties are more flexible.

This specific Duty (Diadem) was created much like those for Bozja and Eureka. A fixed world whose shape and size was determined back in Heavensward. Why create something new when you can use what is already there? The instance, the art, the entire 'space' has been rededicated for another purpose.

It's reverse armchair dev when we know those systems already exist in a pocket, the pocket is just too strict.

Technically speaking, each area of the "open world" is also a dedicated instance, complete with its own things to do.

Stop simping and start asking questions.

Do you get your kicks from statements like this? Were you traumatized while running through Eureka as a young Lalafell? Do you gather in Diadem, or are you just adding your two cents in this conversation? Are you a real human being, or an AI built by someone who is disenchanted with the responses one gets on Reddit? Why do you play this game? What sort of things do you actually like about this game?

Those kinds of questions?

[R041]

gtfoh with that righteous bs. You absolutely mean to be harsh.

Fine, I am being harsh - But you deserve it, people like you keep spamming everyone about how amazing the game is and how you all enjoy not having content. It's always the same people that are probably fine with just their ERP and nothing else.

I've been subbed since 1.0 - I just want more shit to do instead of people telling me to go do POTD for the 9,000th time. Would be nice to actually go do stuff in open world instead of half-ass designed FATEs and insta-kill murder trains.

There is already open world gathering, FATEs, hunt trains, and, of course, the main story line.

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"Do you gather in Diadem" - Can't tell if because I'm a bot, or because content.. (It's lonely in there with all the other bots)

You can't tell me with a straight face that world FATEs and Trains are content, you can fool a new player with that line sure, but come on. lol

I did the decade old side-content, I just want them properly repurposed and more open instead of letting both our open world and instanced duties die out. Maybe even add some additional challenges to the hallways we call 'dungeons'. Everything we have is a one and done, and they can be finished in a weekend.

My little lala is quivering in fear, I ran in a straight line for 2 days and accidentally found this thing.

[DPZ2]

You can't tell me with a straight face that world FATEs and Trains are content, you can fool a new player with that line sure, but come on. lol

I did the decade old side-content, I just want them properly repurposed and more open instead of letting both our open world and instanced duties die out. Maybe even add some additional challenges to the hallways we call 'dungeons'. Everything we have is a one and done, and they can be finished in a weekend.

FATEs and Trains are content. One is player led, the other invites player participation. FATEs in the last two expansions provide goals and rewards that are every bit as relevant as any other content out there.

The fact that you don't enjoy doing them means, well, that you don't enjoy that sort of content in this game. And that's fine. There are any number of players who do enjoy them, I come across them on a regular basis as I work toward leveling up other jobs. Clan hunts are another form of content, with both armor and mounts as (eventual) rewards. Crafting and gathering yet another form of content, with some interesting rewards available for purchase via the scrip you earn from gathering in Diadem and crafting using those materials.

Not everything has to be Full Battle Mode Full Time, although there is plenty of that out there as well.