Weekly Gear Lockouts Kill Gameplay

[Lann_Gallowfield]

You have a system that encourages playing every job but you are only allowed to gear one character unless you wanna spend millions of gil on crafted gear. What if someone doesn't want to craft? Yoshi's view on the game is someone shouldn't have to do certain content to get certain gear yet if you DON'T have penta melded crafting gear you are griefing.

You make an expansion that promotes playing continually then turn your savage content into a once per week event and do not allow people to go back and play them again without griefing other people's rewards. This system is fundamentally counter to the nature of this game, it needs improved because it's not fun it doesn't make any logical sense.

[LilaIronman]

Thats why its called END GAME RAIDING not Casual Game Raiding

[NekiUno]

You have a system that encourages playing every job but you are only allowed to gear one character unless you wanna spend millions of gil on crafted gear. What if someone doesn't want to craft? Yoshi's view on the game is someone shouldn't have to do certain content to get certain gear yet if you DON'T have penta melded crafting gear you are griefing.

You make an expansion that promotes playing continually then turn your savage content into a once per week event and do not allow people to go back and play them again without griefing other people's rewards. This system is fundamentally counter to the nature of this game, it needs improved because it's not fun it doesn't make any logical sense.

It seems you're suggesting that weekly gear lockouts are not desirable, even though such lockouts typically get removed after a patch or two.

I understand that some players have been inquiring about this since the release of Gordias. In my opinion—and I apologize in advance if this offends anyone—I believe that if Gordias were released today in its original form, the current player base might not engage with it, potentially leading to a stagnant raid scene......again.

Regarding your question, I must respectfully disagree. The desire is for players to continue running the raid even after obtaining their desired items. If players were given everything on the first day, there would be no incentive to run it again.

[EponaTBHSMH]

I agree but instead of removing them I just think they should be relaxed.

Mainly because yes there are a lot of jobs now and if you don't raid, you can only gear up probably 3 roles maximum to tome BiS before your gear becomes obsolete by x.2 or x.4 patches

It would be nice to be able gear up tanks, healers DPS AND one more DPS role, or all the melees within the melee role

having the tome limit to 900 instead of 450 would help a lot for that

[CaptainLagbeard]

I would argue that the lockouts are kind of countering the design of the Job system, the whole point of which is that you can get and play all the Jobs on one character... But then with the lockouts, you're essentially locked to just one Job for a patch cycle as you can only gear up one Job at a time.

[Stasya]

Thats why its called END GAME RAIDING not Casual Game Raiding

OP has poorly written message but let me rewrite it (minus gibberish about crafted gear) for you casual player to understand:

1) Gearing is trash, can't gear support and dps class at same time etc (dont get me started with melees split into dex and str, casters having different sps setups etc ...) (and also also something something 450 tomes in patch with number SEVEN at start)

2) After you get raid id lock in savage you can't do anything, you can't join any other groups on floor to practice fight more or other role (what if dps wants to try out prog as tank?). I want to play the game yet I can't, it feels way worse than WoW because there is only 4 bosses.... At least WoW has m+.

3) Essentially having all classes on one character is pointless, go level/waste time on msq on more characters if you want to play geared tank and healer and dps before savage hype dies.

Following carrot on stick (gear) in this game is a hollow experience and SE does not want casual players to realise that.

[Lak14]

OP has poorly written message but let me rewrite it (minus gibberish about crafted gear) for you casual player to understand:

1) Gearing is trash, can't gear support and dps class at same time etc (dont get me started with melees split into dex and str, casters having different sps setups etc ...) (and also also something something 450 tomes in patch with number SEVEN at start)

2) After you get raid id lock in savage you can't do anything, you can't join any other groups on floor to practice fight more or other role (what if dps wants to try out prog as tank?). I want to play the game yet I can't, it feels way worse than WoW because there is only 4 bosses.... At least WoW has m+.

3) Essentially having all classes on one character is pointless, go level/waste time on msq on more characters if you want to play geared tank and healer and dps before savage hype dies.

Following carrot on stick (gear) in this game is a hollow experience and SE does not want casual players to realise that.

1) SE want to milk your sub.
2) join book run
3) no one forced you to play all classes.

[NegativeS]

What if someone doesn't want to craft?

Then the millions of gil are your lazy tax.

[CaptainLagbeard]

3) no one forced you to play all classes.

SE shouldn't give the option then.

[Stasya]

1) SE want to milk your sub.
2) join book run
3) no one forced you to play all classes.

0) No one forcing you to defend multi dollar company that puts 50 gauge on tilana