Lightning Returns Rewards

[Mogi]

So one person feeling that their personal situation is somehow of more importance to the intrinsic game design than every other player isn't rude, but pointing out the arrogance of that view is? Okay, I'll gladly be rude.

All she was saying is her plate is full and leveling up is not all ways easy for her so she thinks the event be best for all and? that's her opinion on the forms we can have that right? a opinion? most ppl saw her post and told her ways to level up i'm not saying everyone has to be nice about everything but to say {If you think anyone cares what your situation is, when it comes to an event with a static set of parameters,} is that not rude. I care i all ways try to help ppl if i can and if you don't care then why post anything?

[Sigred]

All she was saying is her plate is full and leveling up is not all ways easy for her so she thinks the event be best for all and? that's her opinion on the forms we can have that right? a opinion? most ppl saw her post and told her ways to level up i'm not saying everyone has to be nice about everything but to say {If you think anyone cares what your situation is, when it comes to an event with a static set of parameters,} is that not rude. I care i all ways try to help ppl if i can and if you don't care then why post anything?

Okay, so not being altruistic is being rude... gotcha.

Look, you can equivocate as much as you like, but the fact is that these boards are constantly full of threads by people complaining that the intrinsic design of the game is too hard for them (as an individual). The overall theme, being that the developers need to alter their game because it isn't easy enough for those individuals to breeze through, is just completely arrogant and self-centered.

Before anyone comes back and tries to accuse me of the same, yes I clear top-tier content in whatever I'm playing, and yes my only interest is in playing a game that has challenging content. What I don't care about is complaining for SE to change their game design to cater to me. I don't care if they do actually change anything in their design to make the game less challenging or accessible. If that happens, I'll just go find something else that fits my style, and SE staff won't give two $#@!s about it; I wouldn't expect them to either.

One player is not the center of an MMO universe, and SE has a far greater number of players--most of which have absolutely no problems with their place in the overall game design--to consider than you. Get over it.

[Mogi]

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I and the op never said anything about SE needing to cater to just us or that the game was just made for us so? you seem like your just in a bad mood about something maybe the world idk and i don't care this will be my last post to you as now i'm just wasting time

[Cigaran]

Looking at how the Events have been done after this one, I think Square Enix learned a lesson about designing content. Allowing a player to complete all of it at level 15 has no negative side effects and actually can draw in more players than a multipart story line. Simply having an instance of the Event that is designed to work at level 15, 25, 35, and 45 works well. The player is able to enjoy the Event and content at a level they feel comfortable with and no one feels rushed. It's a rare win/win scenario from a design perspective and for the player base.

Sadly as others have said, I do not expect to see the Lightning Returns Event ran again. That said, there isn't any reason to not have an option in the future to earn a slight variation of the rewards. Maybe in a year we'll see the gear drop with an option to dye it to colors of our choice. It wouldn't diminish the fact that some already have a full set and would give those with a full set a reason to go out and get this new variation. If some feel that's giving too much away, remember only those that ran the original Events will have access to the cut scenes and story.

[Bluevann]

The overall theme, being that the developers need to alter their game because it isn't easy enough for those individuals to breeze through, is just completely arrogant and self-centered.

Right, maybe asking to lower the level of the quests is rude to the high level players and people who designed that content. But what about the small request of having this event come back next year, or the year after, and the year after that? Who would it hurt? No one. At most, it will make those who made it to the event feel "less special", but there's already plenty of exclusive items from early-access, 1.0, legacy or beta testing to show off. My low level friends aren't asking for any of those things, but they would just love if this event was to return in another year, when they will likely be lv45 or above. I don't think anyone is in the right to tell them "get over it" for hoping to have a chance themselves.

[KoujiMoreno]

Generally vanity items/items that don't effect max level players or the content, is for low levels. The only time I've seen items that were from events for high level, or close to it, has been items that max players can actually use (even if they don't have the best gear/raid gear).

Things probably would've gone better if the event items were completed at lvl 15, but the quests were more numerous to fill up a few days of questing for them. So, let's say the final event reward was Lightning's weapon (that gunsword thing). You'd get the normal white version (thats in the game now) and at 50, you could get a HM Primal version of it. Or something to that effect. Low levels get to see the end of the questline and a useful low level weapon, high levels get a weapon that's useful to them upon hitting level 50. Both now have an item that can be used for when vanity comes out. Everyone wins.

[AmalahRose]

I just finished levelling two alts to 45 for the event and it was a real pain in the butt, I feel your pain.

[Wobble]

Honestly if they were keeping with the "13" theme it should not of been levels over "13" just my opinion.

[Sigred]

My low level friends aren't asking for any of those things, but they would just love if this event was to return in another year, when they will likely be lv45 or above. I don't think anyone is in the right to tell them "get over it" for hoping to have a chance themselves.

Congratulations, you managed to completely miss the point, and agree with me simultaneously. Kudos.

[Nadrojj]

Casuals complaining about a casual game. You should be leveling instead of posting on the boards!