Why Hamlet still not available yet?

[BobbinT]

I remember news about discontinued Achievement back then:

http://lodestone.finalfantasyxiv.com...0c9127bfe4e624

It didn't mention Hamlet's being removed at all.

So why it still hasn't existed yet?

I admit that it did invites some dramas over the loot back then which is heavily related to relic quest, but let's face it: it was one of great content where all Disciples can participates. Even DoH/DoL play very important key here.

Now that many of players had their DoH/DoL capped, at least I would really love to see this happening again.

[Shirai]

Because it will probably come back at some point but like the rest of the game, has to be completely redesigned and reprogrammed.

This takes some time and probably has less priority over other content.

[ToraoKoga]

Maybe in next patch? What are hamlets anyway?

[Antanias]

Maybe in next patch? What are hamlets anyway?

What you know as Hyrstmill, Aleport, and Golden Bazaar in 2.0 were also hamlets in 1.22 that were occasionally attacked by beastmen. You were given 50 hours to supply the hamlets and raise their ranks in order to try for better rewards. Afterwards, there would be a 25 hour battle phase where you could take a party of 8 and help ward off beastmen while protecting four supply carts.

This content dropped seals that were required for the 1.0 relic quest. You could guarantee yourself a seal drop, but you had to camp the hamlet and turn in loads of items only to be outdone by that one other person in the final minutes of the supply phase.

[Rin_Azel]

What you know as Hyrstmill, Aleport, and Golden Bazaar in 2.0 were also hamlets in 1.22 that were occasionally attacked by beastmen. You were given 50 hours to supply the hamlets and raise their ranks in order to try for better rewards. Afterwards, there would be a 25 hour battle phase where you could take a party of 8 and help ward off beastmen while protecting four supply carts.

This content dropped seals that were required for the 1.0 relic quest. You could guarantee yourself a seal drop, but you had to camp the hamlet and turn in loads of items only to be outdone by that one other person in the final minutes of the supply phase.

That sounds amazing, hopefully it will return.

[Ryuko]

I always assumed Hamlets (the activity) were discontinued and gone forever. They were an integral part of the relic quest, and possibly the most time-consuming part unless you were REALLY lucky. Basically, they functioned as a time sink for 1.0 players as the devs began working on ARR and wanted to keep us occupied. The drops that weren't part of the prerequisites for the relic quest are now craftable, but they used to be pretty rare drops from the Hamlets. I do hope they'll reintroduce something LIKE Hamlets, but I doubt it will be the same. It will probably drop different things and reward you in a different way. I'm not sure if any of you have noticed, but some of the Hamlet music has been used for certain FATEs in ARR. Unfortunately, I don't recall which ones... but it was nice to hear the old music again.

[Zumi]

Was a time sink for 1.0. 25 min fight for about a 50% drop you needed 9 drops, if you had a set group thats 81 drops so yea that took forever to do just to even get past the first part of the relic quest.

[BobbinT]

yes... the Hamlet BGM was used as series of FATE which one of them occured at big bridge at Eastern Thanalan & the west area of North La Noscea.

And yes, it was a time sink activity we had back in 1.0. But aside the drama over seals and other drops which is now craftable, the content itself are really interesting.

Reason I'm posting this is because this content is one of kind where DoH/DoL can actually shine rather than having them "just" crafting & gathering.

In Hamlet, DoH helps buffing the defense including raising NPC offensive damage, while DoL helps debuff incoming beastmen attack which including poisoning them.

DoW & DoM could actually have smaller role in this content. Healers usually help heal/protect/stoneskin NPC and tanks help registering small amount of dps before having to tank the main boss, which would be necessary for making special hidden content to pop to add bonus points.

The achievement for Hamlet back then even includes participation of either DoW/DoM only and DoH/DoL only. I personally never done DoH/DoL back then because mine wasn't capped yet. ^^;

[Zeno-Ira]

It would be nice for PVP? 1 team as enemies, 1 team as protection.

[Duuude007]

Don't forget Chocobo escort missions.