Open World Proposal

[Orophin]

And then as you look at the loot you obtain, you laugh at it being i70 since you already have the i90 Primal staff, drop it, and never do the content again.

My point here being that unless there is something that's actually worthwhile that drops from these monsters, they'll go largely ignored just like the current FATE bosses. People did King Behemoth for years because it had such a minuscule chance to drop an item that was damn near impossible to replace.

SE can create all the open world content in the world, but if there's no incentive to do it more than once, who cares?

[Zarzak]

And then as you look at the loot you obtain, you laugh at it being i70 since you already have the i90 Primal staff, drop it, and never do the content again.

My point here being that unless there is something that's actually worthwhile that drops from these monsters, they'll go largely ignored just like the current FATE bosses. People did King Behemoth for years because it had such a minuscule chance to drop an item that was damn near impossible to replace.

SE can create all the open world content in the world, but if there's no incentive to do it more than once, who cares?

Once your in raid gear is there much of a point to do group content? No. But if they didn't throw raid gear at you for doing group content (myth tomes) this wouldn't be an issue

Though if you insist on group content being relevant to raiders......

Add materia slots to raid gear (no overmelding). Make some NMs drop special materia. Stats you can't get from standard. Like a 5 crit 5 Det materia. Huzzah raiders now have a incentive to camp named if they want to be absolutely min/maxed. If they dont. 9 crit materia is still there.


Also since people keep bringing up FATES. This is NOT talking about fates. This is talking about a mob that is claimed by 1 group and only they get the loot. Don't want botters? Claim goes to the group that does the largest % of the damage. Huzzah unless bots are in armies of 8 sitting at every named you shouldn't have an issue.

[Morticous]

I think we should go straight back to FFXI style NMs and SE should pony up and do their job and take care of these botters. Also, people who are sad and get out claimed... Well I think the response should be... SORRY... claim faster. Enough of this 'everybody gets a gold medal' mentality. It makes for a dry tasteless game.