Hard Mode Servers

[Raynar]

You know what would be awesome? Hard mode servers!

I'm sure many people would happily move to a server like this and it would let different types of players get what they want.

Feel free to post anything you would like to see on a hard mode server, I'm interested to hear what kind of difficulty increases people would enjoy.

There's no point in this if they're having hard time maintaining servers as it is. You already hard and extreme mode on bosses so stop living in 1.x era

[Mogi]

1.0 oh lord http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/fi...critic-reviews this is way some ppl still think ARR is junk as they think it's the same junker that 1.0 was

[Synapse]

Reason they remade 1.0 is not because it had these things, the reason 1.0 was remade is that they released an incomplete game.

2.0 is the result of "throwing the baby with the bathwater" analogy.

1.0 had better concepts that 2.0 could never dream of or cant because of "hand me things" gamers.

[ReplicaX]

1.0 had better concepts that 2.0 could never dream of

- Physical Level and Class Level
- Stamina Bar
- XP Fatigue System
- Market Wards with a retainer system

Or are you referring to 1.23 perhaps? As what I just listed was extremely restrictive.

[Synapse]

- Physical Level and Class Level
- Stamina Bar
- XP Fatigue System
- Market Wards with a retainer system

Or are you referring to 1.23 perhaps? As what I just listed was extremely restrictive.

When i say 1.0 i mean the one that is not ARR. Its like people here says 2.2, they usually confine it as 2.0.

Its 1.0 vs 2.0 lol.. and 1.23 is part of 1.0 so to speak.

[ReplicaX]

When i say 1.0 i mean the one that is not ARR. Its like people here says 2.2, they usually confine it as 2.0.

Its 1.0 vs 2.0 lol.. and 1.23 is part of 1.0 so to speak.

Just wanted clarification, thank you.

There are ppl on these forums that specifically talk 1.23 and want nothing about 1.0 in their discussion.

[Fayto]

When i say 1.0 i mean the one that is not ARR. Its like people here says 2.2, they usually confine it as 2.0.

Its 1.0 vs 2.0 lol.. and 1.23 is part of 1.0 so to speak.

No dude, 1.0 and 1.23 are vastly different games. For starters, 1.23 is actually good.

[TheUltimate3]

Based on the original list.

• You don't get mounts until 30 and it's locked behind a difficult quest. There are no teleports. Airships exist for a reason.
  
• All areas of the maps are filled with dangerous mobs. Levels don't mean jack, you will be instagibbed because that lvl 5 monster is actually an elite in hiding. Good luck with that.
  
• Monsters are tougher but they give more exp. Dungeons give little exp with a small chance at an item. Various forms of junk (white items) are added to bosses loot tables, actual good items are rare.
  
• you have to run to a dungeon to enter it
  
• NO DUTY FINDER
  
• Exp needed to level is doubled. You want to have multiple level 50s? Be prepared to give SE a lot of your money because you'll be lucky to see lvl 50 on your first character by new years.
  
• all npc vendors are gone. Need something? Better hope someone else already made it.
  
• If your item breaks, it's gone. Forever. Artifact Gear and Relics are exempt.
  
• No changes to the Relic or Artifact questlines because if you make it to 45+, you are officially a boss.
  
• Primals can and will one shot anyone other than a tank. And that tank better be good because he'll get one shot as well.
  
• Market Board is gone. Only individual player stalls.
  
• Leveling up crafting classes is just as difficult, if not more so, than combat classes.
  
• Because monsters can and will randomly one shot you, gathering is now 100% more difficult. Invisibility and stealth are gone. If you need that mat and it happens to be in the middle of a monsters hunting ground, better find someone to kill them for you.
  
• Cannot switch classes/jobs out in the open. Can only do it in your home or in an inn. Why? Because fudge it that's why. Other games don't let you change classes period, why should you go from black mage to white mage at the drop of a hat?
  
• Dying removes exp and could delevel you. Also dying permenently lowers an items durablity. Players can repair items, but not completely if they are permadamaged. (For example, you have a sword that is 100% durability and as you use it, it drops to 10%. A blacksmith can repair it to 100%. You die, and the sword is permadamaged to 85% durability. A blacksmith cannot bring it over 85% durability.)
  
• Speaking of durability, it effects an items effectiveness. A suit of armor at 10% durability ain't gonna protect you that much. A sword at 10% durability ain't gonna hurt that much.
  
• No more tomes. Items drop from bosses. If you never see your loot drop. Tough better luck next week.
  
• FATEs are rarer and harder. Much harder. The last person who gets a hit on the boss will get an item. (Not fair to healers you say? Well I guess you shouldn't have healed during that fate then huh.) This is to make it far more cut throat. Why do I want it to be more cut throat? Because the thought amuses me to no end.

Go big or go home.

[Gilraen]

What alot of these people pining for 1.0 seem to be conveniently forgetting is... they had their chance and blew it. Yes, 1.23 could be running today, sans updates, if they, the players, actually meant to save it. After the character data was saved and the servers shut down Yoshida answered peoples cries to keep it running by opening them back up under the stipulation that the only way they'd stay up is if at least 20% of the population returned to keep playing. I played this resurrected 1.23... it was a ghost-town. Noone was playing. You'd think 20% wouldn't be a big deal but, meh. Had your chance.

[TheUltimate3]

What alot of these people pining for 1.0 seem to be conveniently forgetting is... they had their chance and blew it. Yes, 1.23 could be running today, sans updates, if they, the players, actually meant to save it. After the character data was saved and the servers shut down Yoshida answered peoples cries to keep it running by opening them back up under the stipulation that the only way they'd stay up is if at least 20% of the population returned to keep playing. I played this resurrected 1.23... it was a ghost-town. Noone was playing. You'd think 20% wouldn't be a big deal but, meh. Had your chance.

Wait what? Is this true? Is there anywhere i can see or read this?

Because if this is true, that is just hilarious.