Crystal Tower Loot Lock Out how long?

[Saidosha]

Sorry, but this is not about casuals. <snip>

Which gets flipped on its head when you realize this isn't other MMOs and we're able to level more classes on a single character.

I refuse to level an alt when the end result should be the same. I am only a "main job" BLM now because I have spent time on crafting. I will never be something comparable in a respectable time frame for another combat class unless I wind up abandoning my BLM to do it, too. This is backwards. This does not reward people for exploring multiple facets of the game. And it certainly isn't casual friendly no matter how much some may delude themselves into believing it's "keeping them close" to people that won't play with them to begin with.

I refuse to support time gating. If I can't get something, it best be because the content is hard. Otherwise, there is zero point in repeating the content after the fact.

[Arkista]

Today, I am sorely tempted to let my sub lapse at the end of the month. That's the only vote of no confidence I can express other than bringing up my discontent here. I want to play the game more, to progress me. Allow me. Please.

I talked to my wife today about it I'm thinking of not subbing after my 3 months is up until 2.2 comes out and that's if its going to get any better.......

it's funny that people complained about a 72 hour spawn window on nm's in xi, but support a weekly lockout in xiv...... some people will support anything this group of devs do.

True that. It sucks that CT is a week loot lockout but it should have been 72hrs ( I was hoping 1hr) ; ;

[darkstarpoet1]

True that. It sucks that CT is a week loot lockout but it should have been 72hrs ( I was hoping 1hr) ; ;

don't get me wrong. i do not mind an established game having a log lockout. i do have a major issue with a new game having that same lockout.

in other words after a game has been out a while and there are tons of content and options on what to do i don't mind not running something over and over, but when a game first releases there is only a fraction of the content needed to keep a playerbase. when a game first releases everything they have in game should be able to be ran like av and cc were in 1.0. give a small lockout after clearing, but have a low droprate. it keeps people playing that content, but allows them something to do other than sign in and run something once and then log out because there's nothing else left.

[Arkista]

don't get me wrong. i do not mind an established game having a log lockout. i do have a major issue with a new game having that same lockout.

in other words after a game has been out a while and there are tons of content and options on what to do i don't mind not running something over and over, but when a game first releases there is only a fraction of the content needed to keep a playerbase. when a game first releases everything they have in game should be able to be ran like av and cc were in 1.0. give a small lockout after clearing, but have a low droprate. it keeps people playing that content, but allows them something to do other than sign in and run something once and then log out because there's nothing else left.

I played FFXI for a long time so I'm use to lockouts but a week is just stupid. If the loot Lockout was 72hrs I could live with it. But this doesn't have much End Game content to keep most of us playing more than a few hours a week. Drop Rates make them low that's fine as long as I can run content over and over and be rewarded with something I want phil/myth can burn in hell.


People want to bring up the "Well you should have burned through content" crap again. What happens in 6 months when everyone (Causals) are in the same boat most of us are in with these lockouts and only logging In a few times a week?

And I don't see why anyone should be crying about who burns through content to fast, Do you pay their monthly subs? Start paying my subs and I won't ever say a damn thing about "there's not enough content". I would rather be able to burn through content at my pace and have nothing else to do, Than to be told I can only do it so many times per week.



There will be other content in 2.1 you say? Lockout on Extreme Primals loot too. PVP you say? Sounds like fun punching someone in the face with my MNK, But if I want to PVP I'll hop back on some BF4

If anything they need to change the lockout to per job. I so wanted to keep playing but with stuff like this I can see where the future of this game is going and its not good.
2.2 we'll be in the same boat.


Locking out gear which is not BIS is not helping the casual players in playing gear catch up like Yoshi wants.

[darkstarpoet1]

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just wanted to post to make sure you realize i wasn't disputing. i was just saying in a game that's been out a long time with tons of content i could overlook a week long timer for one piece of content as long as there are tons of other things to do. i was just pointing out that imo in this game there is nowhere near enough content to even justify a 72 hour lockout. at this point they should be hoping people were willing to run their dungeons multiple times a week because that would keep them in game. to say "pay us money to play 4 days a month" just doesn't add up to something you would expect from a p2p game. i would expect this type of locking gear and content out of a f2p mmo.

[darkstarpoet1]

it's funny that people complained about a 72 hour spawn window on nm's in xi, but support a weekly lockout in xiv...... some people will support anything this group of devs do.

[Felis]

it's funny that people complained about a 72 hour spawn window on nm's in xi, but support a weekly lockout in xiv...... some people will support anything this group of devs do.

Like I said, instead a weekly loot lockout (not dungeon lockout), a 5% dropchance for loot would be better.
Maybe not 5%, but something like the droprate from darklight body in 1.0. And after 6 month, change it to weekly loot lockout with increased dropchance and the people would be happy.

[darkstarpoet1]

Like I said, instead a weekly loot lockout (not dungeon lockout), a 5% dropchance for loot would be better.
Maybe not 5%, but something like the droprate from darklight body in 1.0

this i agree with completely. it extends the content, but it gives you things to do until more stuff is put in.

[Felis]

this i agree with completely. it extends the content, but it gives you things to do until more stuff is put in.

Yes, I know.
AV and CC, day for day, week for week, month for month, only with the hope that there could be a darlight gear for you now ^^
i think i did it for 3 months and got 2 pieces.

[Axidrain]

this is starting to get stupid. :\ wth lockouts for ilvl 80? whats the point>