[Discussion] Upcoming Hot Fix

[Bufkus]

Simple solution would be to have Odin and Behemoth be instanced fights - then the cap could be on the instance, and not the zone.

Another option might be to have them pop in multiple locations at the same time in order to spread out the population - FFXI did this with some NMs.

Not a solution, because the FATE system needs to work. We have Odin and Behemoth now, but we'll be getting Lightning and the crossover fates later on. They can't just all make those instances. They need to figure out how to get FATEs working to handle more people.

[KisaiTenshi]

Not a solution, because the FATE system needs to work. We have Odin and Behemoth now, but we'll be getting Lightning and the crossover fates later on. They can't just all make those instances. They need to figure out how to get FATEs working to handle more people.

Actually, there is a hybrid solution, like with Chimera.

What you do is create a specific instance for Odin and Behemoth, where all the players that are in the immediate area are forced into this instance (even if they're DoL) and anyone approaching the instance are sent into the instance without a prompt.

[Boohiss]

I can't wait to not be able to zone into an area to do a quest because it's full!

[Azazela]

Now give us dailies to make money.

[Drako]

I don't believe they'd want to make dungeons harder. It seems to me their philosophy has been to make it harder for there to be a gap between hardcore and casual as far as progress. Making the dungeons harder, would be going back on that. looking at them increasing tomestone drops, and increasing the cap, is clearly going with that philosophy. Also not to mention they've been trying to make things as casual as possible, except for content they add that is clearly meant for hardcore. I.E Coil.

[Azazela]

The first month ran out, so they see a huge number of players that dropped out. now they're going to be forced to update in a timely fashion.

[Nukocafe]

All the fixes are great, keep up the good work!
And to those QQing about nerfing dungeons or that your botanist/miner is 50 and you worked so hard to get them there well...too bad so sad.

[DurtiMonkeyToe]

All the fixes are great, keep up the good work!
And to those QQing about nerfing dungeons or that your botanist/miner is 50 and you worked so hard to get them there well...too bad so sad.

Why do you assume it's going to be a nerf? The said they were going to adjust the difficulty, they didn't say which way it would go. I'm expecting them to probably make speed runs even harder to do yet again.

[Ronzeru]

Why do you assume it's going to be a nerf? The said they were going to adjust the difficulty, they didn't say which way it would go. I'm expecting them to probably make speed runs even harder to do yet again.

Yah, this smells like they are going to 'increase' the difficulty, not nerf it lol.

[DurtiMonkeyToe]

Yah, this smells like they are going to 'increase' the difficulty, not nerf it lol.

Exactly. Plus they made that post earlier this week about making dungeon mobs "more rewarding". I assume this is going to be addressed in the hot fix too.