Thread: Idea to get players out into the world again

Here's a simple proposal to get players out into the world again, as opposed to just sitting in camps and playing a lobby style game where we wait for Duty Finder to teleport us to dungeons.

For groups that form on a server and actually move out to an instance location to queue, reward them with the following.

1. Bypass "reserving instance" problem and immediately place them into their queue'd instance.
2. Implement a completion bonus.

Example: A group that wants to do Ifrit can teleport to Southern Thanalan and adventure to the crystal that takes you into the Bowl of Embers. Clicking on the Crystal with the group in zone instantly places you into a fight with Ifrit, no "reserving instance" issue. Upon completion of the duty you are rewarded with bonus rewards. Typically Ifrit gives 10 philosophy tomes and 4 mythology. Lets reward players with 15 philosophy and 6 mythology tomes instead.

Thoughts?

the good old 1.0 system, but really it is not a good idea, by bypass the queue it does not fix the limit so in the end it is the same. And a hot fix for that had already adress by SE

I like the idea of a small additional reward. I really dislike how little incentive there is to be anywhere outside of town if you are 50, like you said it really is just turning into a hub based game. Generally I would just like to see more content out in the world, but this would be a small first step at least.

Daily quest are coming in 2.1. So it should solve that I hope.

Originally Posted by texhnolyze

people are still running around in the open world right now
leveling 2nd-3rd jobs, mining, gathering
it's not that everyone is just sitting in the city waiting for DF

This totally. If you don't have anything else to do at 50 aside from standing around waiting for DF, you're doing it wrong. Unless of course that's what you want, in which case why complain about it? As a result, this thread will now implode.

Not really. I am asking for things to do at level 50, not level other things to 50. Realize that not everyone likes to get every job to 50 or that some have already gotten all jobs to 50. What SE needs to do is make sure everyone can enjoy the world even when we are max level, not just those who are altoholics.

What's stopping you from enjoying the world now? Choosing to sit around while the DF is queueing is your hangup, not SE's.

They will be adding Duty Finder Servers (almost exclusively for AK).

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Originally Posted by Gildrein

Details on the Upcoming Hot Fix
Greetings!

As we mentioned recently, we will be performing a hot fix next week where we will be performing adjustments and addressing various things. While the specific details will be announced separately, I would like to give you an overview of what will be done ahead of time.
* The maintenance is scheduled to take place on Oct. 14, 2013 from 8:00 p.m. (PDT) / Oct. 15, 2013 from 3:00 (GMT). See the following for more details: NA / EU (Added on October 11th, 2013)

Changes will be made to the way equipment is bound.
Introducing additional servers and enhancements to act as a countermeasure against the congestion to enter "Amdapor Keep."
The difficulty for level 50 dungeons will be adjusted.
The number of areas where you can acquire Allagan Tomestones of Philosophy and Mythology will be increased as well as the amount you can acquire.
Implementation of a population cap for each field.
* The population cap is planned to be introduced separately. (Added on October 11th, 2013)
Adjustments to the spawn rate of monsters that drop diremite web and additional locations where Karakul can be found.
The amount of experience points that can be acquired on botanist and miner, as well the experience points that can be acquired from their fieldcraft leves, will be increased.
User interface elements related to materia and target information will be adjusted.

In addition to the above adjustments we will also be fixing a number of bugs.