Quote Originally Posted by Mawlzy View Post
I think my disinterest may stem from the fact the name Cosmic Exploration sounds pretty cool, but what we're doing on the moon is not.

"Cosmic Construction" might have been better
With a name like Cosmic Exploration, I was hoping for more… exploration! I get that we’re just on the other side of the Moon we already know, but I hope there’s some kind of exploration aspect when we get to a new planet or moon. Like maybe we have to explore before we can gather in certain areas…

My personal experience… got on about 11am my time (an hour after reset). It had already progressed to the point where the hoverboard launchpads were there. I don’t really mind missing out on the growth stages. Firmament was like that too, I think I got to participate in 2-3 major events like that because of my work schedule. No one can be there 24 hours a day…

The Fates are what I enjoy most in there at the moment… the only thing where you really get everyone together. I started off on one of my specialist crafters. Did a few sets of recipes, only managed to get one silver and one gold, but I only have orange scrip gear and barely any current materia so far. I wonder how those not at max level are finding the recipe difficulty? I’ll go back to crafting when I have better gear/materia. But it does feel like we’re missing the “starter” recipes that Firm had for each level grouping, 5 recipes ranging from easy to expert.

Gathering… I never thought I’d miss Diadem so much! lol With Diadem, you could put on a podcast or a show, do your endless loop and enjoy the local chatter. I’m not enjoying the timed levequest format. I really wanted an endless gathering loop like that, but in space! Still have to have 500k in each for the title, and this is going to feel like much more of a grind than Diadem did. It feels rushed with the time limit, and honestly the “challenge” is running from node to node since we can’t use mounts, and waiting for our tools to be put away at the end of each node eating into our timer.

Rewards in general feel too expensive for the amount of credits you get per craft/gather… 6000 for a framer’s kit?! The gear is on par with Firm gear, but again, it was much easier to earn Skybuilder scrip than it is to get the Cosmic/Lunar credits. The amount of time/effort to reward ratio is a bit daunting. I spent 7 hours in there yesterday and couldn’t afford anything as a souvenir of my first day! lol I also didn’t get selected as a mech pilot all day, and only got one spin on the wheel of fortune, which I did before realizing that was the currency I needed for the pilot’s license! LOL Again I feel like the scratch tickets in Firm were a lot easier to earn than wheel spins here.

I’ll probably plug away at it, at least for the gatherer title… I love all the titles, but I know I’m not going to have the patience to grind for all of them.