No exploratory content

[ElysiumDragon]

Wait, didn't Yoshi-P recently say in an interview that the dev team were discussing the possibility of adding an Exploratory Zone for Dawntrail? As for the 'lifestyle content' they were talking about, I could absolutely see it being an instanced 'house' of sorts, just to permanently nix the housing issue.

[Shurrikhan]

Wait, didn't Yoshi-P recently say in an interview that the dev team were discussing the possibility of adding an Exploratory Zone for Dawntrail?

The last I can think of was the July 7th one with Famitsu, which then said they'd say more in the upcoming Live Letter (since passed)... after which I then heard no one here discussing any mention of further Exploratory Mission stuff?

For the full interview.

ヴァリアントダンジョンおよびアナザーダンジョンに続き、今後も新たな4人用エンドコンテンツの開発計画はありますか？　これまでのところ、どういったフィードバックがありましたか？　また、こういったコンテンツの実装を受け、今後は72人用の新しいコンテンツはないと考えてもよろしいでしょうか？

ヴァリアントダンジョン、アナザーダンジョンのシステムの完成度がすごく高いので、まずはこのシリーズで4人用のエンドコンテンツを作っていきます。もちろん、フィードバックをいただいたものをどんどん反映して、カジュアルに、かつエキサイティングなコンテンツにパワーアップさせていきたいと思っていますが、しばらく4人用のエンドコンテンツは、ヴァリアントダンジョン、アナザーダンジョンシリーズを続けていく予定です。

ただ、これまでにないタイプのまったく新しいバトルコンテンツも、いま企画を出し合っている最中です。そして"南方ボズヤ戦線"や"禁断の地エウレカ"のような、エリア全体を使った大規模な遊びも、次のシリーズをどうしようという話し合いはしていて、また新しいチャレンジをするつもりです。ヴァリアントダンジョンに関しては、明日（日本時間で7月30日、ファンフェスティバル2日目）のプロデューサーレターLIVEをお楽しみにしていただけると！

Rough Translation:

Following the Variant and Criterion Dungeon, do you have any plans to develop new four-player endgame content in the future? What kind of feedback on such have you received so far? Also, with the implementation of this more Variant/Criterion/4-man content, is it safe to assume that there will be no 72-man (large-scale / Exploratory Mission] content in the future?

We feel that Variant and Criterion dungeons are pretty well complete as systems, so we want to go ahead and first create more endgame content within that type. Of course, we want to progressively reflect more on feedback and improve that content to be more casually accessible and exciting, but for the time being we plan to continue providing Variant/Criterion dungeons for that 4-man endgame content.

However, we are currently in the process of finalizing a never-before-seen type of new type of battle content that has never been seen before. As for large-scale games that use the entire area, such as "Bozjan Southern Front" and "The Forbidden Land, Eureka", we are discussing what to do with the next iteration in that series, and we plan to take on new challenges. As for Variant Dungeons, please look forward to the Producer's Letter LIVE tomorrow (July 7th in Japan hours, the second day of the fan festival)!

[ElysiumDragon]

The last I can think of was the July 7th one with Famitsu, which then said they'd say more in the upcoming Live Letter (since passed)... after which I then heard no one here discussing any mention of further Exploratory Mission stuff?

For the full interview.


Rough Translation:

To be fair, Eureka was too grindy and Bozja didn't have a sufficient reward system to encourage long-term play. If they've learned from both of them, then a Tural-themed Exploratory Zone would be a wonderful idea.

[Supersnow845]

To be fair, Eureka was too grindy and Bozja didn't have a sufficient reward system to encourage long-term play. If they've learned from both of them, then a Tural-themed Exploratory Zone would be a wonderful idea.

Eureka was too grindy……If this is the only MMO youve ever played

[Minarisweet]

Eureka was too grindy……If this is the only MMO youve ever played

That's what ive been saying lol. And there's way griendier and more BORING activities (looking at you achievements) that no one calls out.

[AwesomeJr44]

Eureka was too grindy……If this is the only MMO youve ever played

I said this in another thread, and I think it's relevant here so I'll just drop a quote of myself.

Bozja and Eureka were designed for people who love MMOs, the Manderville relics were designed for people who hate MMOs.

[ElysiumDragon]

Eureka was too grindy……If this is the only MMO youve ever played

I remember that Pagos on release was despised because it was both grindy and poorly designed, and that you can still find complaints about Pagos and Hydatos being a chore to this day. I have at least two Eureka weapons complete, and 3 more on the go, so it's not like I don't have any experience with Eureka...