How to fix the duty finder

[MakotoNano]

How do you propose people get gear (from dungeons) if they don't use the DF? >.>

The way it was intended. Crafters, Grand Company, the dungeons that DONT have requirements. AKA ALL of them except Amdap. Keep.
Why would SE have level 50 and 55 craft gear, easy to make and pay for, 5-10k, on the market, provide you with a seal only costing weapon, if they had no intention for you to use them?

If your a caster? Buy some militia gear, make it yourself, have a friend make it. Do the Quests to become an officer, buy GC gear and weapon. Thats how.

You not being able enter AK with shit for gear, should not be other players problem. We worked on our gear. So can you.

Edit: oh And don't forget praet and CM give 100 philo and now WP as well. So by the time you finish story, praet and CM you have 200. Run WP twice, and you can already afford 1 piece of ilvl 70.

[LordSideKicks]

Attitude sucks but he is right.

[MakotoNano]

I'm sorry, I realize my attitude sucks. This better?

Ways to get gear:
1) Level 47-50 Dungeons (minus AK) have gear, good enough to set you up for AK.
2) Philo and myth acquired from Wanderer's Palace, Praet, CM provide you with a way to farm ilvl 70 DL gear or Crafting mats for ilvl70 Crafted gear.
3) Doing the grand company missions (as of the recently changed quest) to supply yourself with a weapon and a few pieces of armor depending on class and faction.
4) Base level crafted gear either made by yourself or other players / friends. (i.e. Militia gear)

Ways to improve Duty Finder:
1) Add a cross server friend list that lets you que up together.
2) Allow groups to reque with who ever is in the group while in the dungeon.
3) Add a gear level requirement on AK and HM Garuda / HM Titan (already being implemented)
4) Add more instance servers. (already being implemented)
5) Increase Philo and Myth drops. (Already being implemented)

[Scratchs]

Some of those options will create bottle necks such as 1 or 2 tanks/healers and DPS/healer/tank preference.
I think Casual/Hardcore option would be by far the most helpful out of the things you listed.

[krazykrusnik]

Some of those options will create bottle necks such as 1 or 2 tanks/healers and DPS/healer/tank preference.
I think Casual/Hardcore option would be by far the most helpful out of the things you listed.

My issue with the casual/hardcore thing would be how they would tell who is casual and who is "hardcore".
I just don't get how the game would magically know who would qualify as what.

[Ryios]

My issue with the casual/hardcore thing would be how they would tell who is casual and who is "hardcore".
I just don't get how the game would magically know who would qualify as what.

They wouldn't tell who is casual and hardcore, you would. If you check both boxes you are saying you are hardcore or casual. If you just check hardcore you are saying you only want to run with people who also checked hardcore. SE wouldn't be calculating that, it would be based on what people check in the DF. So it would que you with people who checked the same stuff as you.

[Zaiken]

--Player Filter

Language-> JEDF (can select multiple)
Check All
Player Type -> Casual, HardCore (can select both)
Casual
Cutscenes -> Enabled, Disabled
Enabled
Average Item Level -> 55, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, etc (Can select multiple)
50, 60
Number of Tanks -> 1, 2
2
Number of Healers -> 1, 2
2
Healer Spread -> Check box "Prevents two whm, or two sch, etc"
Check
Tank Spread -> Check box "Prevents two war, or two pld"
Check
--Gear Filter
Need Disabled -> Checkbox, for gearing out alts
Check


Come back after 2 hours and 45 Minutes into the que. "WTF!? Why Que take so long, this game sucks!" Rage quit!
On a serious note, Que as an DPS for Hard Mode primal, AK and WP is already long enough even with all the Language check. We don't need it to be more complicated and longer. But the Cut Scene on and Off is a good ideas. And how can the game differency the people form Hardcore and Casual when you have it check?

[tort]

I too would love sitting in 5 hour queues.

[Iecerint]

They should add an optional Advanced tab that includes this information.

Or at least let us submit other group set-ups.