SE. Please. Ilv sync everything.

[Gemina]

I was going to add "in 7.0" to the title, but we honestly don't need to wait for that. This is something quite simple that can be done even in a mid-patch update.

I'm just so tired of bosses melting like butter on a hot skillet. In many of my roulettes tonight there were more new players than usual, and I felt bad that they couldn't experience the fights in their entirety. Advice that's given to them about mechanics that happen later in the fight are redundant because we don't even get there. It almost feels like they are punished for not being around when the fights were new.

I'm not even asking for casual content to be more difficult. I would never do that. I'm only asking that the content be as difficult as it was intended. I believe this is fair for all players. And when I say ilv sync everything. I mean everything that is below current, but all of it. Failing groups have the echo if it really is that bad.

[Boblawblah]

I was going to add "in 7.0" to the title, but we honestly don't need to wait for that. This is something quite simple that can be done even in a mid-patch update.

I'm just so tired of bosses melting like butter on a hot skillet. In many of my roulettes tonight there were more new players than usual, and I felt bad that they couldn't experience the fights in their entirety. Advice that's given to them about mechanics that happen later in the fight are redundant because we don't even get there. It almost feels like they are punished for not being around when the fights were new.

I'm not even asking for casual content to be more difficult. I would never do that. I'm only asking that the content be as difficult as it was intended. I believe this is fair for all players. And when I say ilv sync everything. I mean everything that is below current, but all of it. Failing groups have the echo if it really is that bad.

And are you also thinking the rewards for roulettes should go up to account for the increased length/complexity of the roulettes?

[Jeeqbit]

Yes, I would really like this. But SE has just let it be this way all these years for some reason. They are content for Thordan to be a joke, old trials to be braindead to heal because raid-wides only do 2% damage and dungeons to either skip the best mechanics or render them irrelevant.

The only dungeons and trials that remain good most of the time are leveling ones, which are level synced and thus item level synced almost to what they were designed for.

[RitsukoSonoda]

And are you also thinking the rewards for roulettes should go up to account for the increased length/complexity of the roulettes?

Nah, the bonus reward is getting a specific demographic to become better gamers... >.>

[Limecat]

I'll agree, but only if all leveling is permanently removed and all gearing becomes glam-only.

[Gemina]

And are you also thinking the rewards for roulettes should go up to account for the increased length/complexity of the roulettes?

Not in even the slightest. My mind is on what's healthy for the game and enhancing the player experience. Not rewarding veterans for performing on a braindead level of gameplay.

[SargeTheSeagull]

Agreed. This is a game. The point of a game is to be fun. There is nothing fun about pressing one button and seeing a supposedly mighty being melt in 45 seconds.

[PyurBlue]

Until we get a sync that lowers stats and doesn't remove abilities I'll have to say no. It doesn't happen often but on occasion I'll find PF's that are unsynced, but only have a handful of players. It helps to keep some of the challenge while allowing full access to class skills and I like it a lot. Being synced to lower levels isn't that fun in this game, especially as low levels get simplified over time.

[Gemina]

Until we get a sync that lowers stats and doesn't remove abilities I'll have to say no. It doesn't happen often but on occasion I'll find PF's that are unsynced, but only have a handful of players. It helps to keep some of the challenge while allowing full access to class skills and I like it a lot. Being synced to lower levels isn't that fun in this game, especially as low levels get simplified over time.

You need to understand that this is an entirely different request that involves restructuring the game. Also, allowing the use of skills before they are intended to be given completely defeats the purpose of ilv sync. What you're asking for exacerbates the problem. Again, all I am asking for is for the content that is already there to be played at the same level of difficulty as was intended upon its release. This shouldn't be an issue for anyone except those who actually enjoy being able to play the game with a drinking bird.

If you want to play lower level content with your full array of skills, this is already available to you through the unrestricted party option. Your rewards using this option are next to nothing, and for good reason. Because your commencing the duty at a level and/or with a party composition that it not intended for it.

[IvoryBadge]

Agree. I had one cracked alliance run of Crystal Tower and somehow we wiped to every boss, it was kind of odd that we got an opportunity to see mechanics we’ve never seen before. It got me wondering what if we were able to experience old content without being significantly overpowered, that would be a lot of fun.