Hard Mode Servers

[Galliano]

I agree with some of your points that the things I listed are time sinks rather than harder to complete. What I should have also mentioned is that in adding these time sink type features it would get players back out into the world map travelling around instead of tele's and mounts from the get go. New players should explore the world a little first before being able to bypass most of it.

I think more of a grind and gated content helps people become attached to the world they're playing in. If you're forced to stay in an area because you aren't high enough to progress to the next then you grow accustomed to all the little intricacies the developers took time to add to each area and you're much more excited once you do finally progress.

I also forgot to add:

• No markers on the map (but you can add your own)
  
• No highlighted npcs, you have to talk to them to find the quests
  
• World NMs or FATEs that are as tough as single world NMs

[Nukocafe]

• tele's use anima like in 1.0 instead of gil
  
• certain areas of the maps are filled with dangerous mobs
  
• all world mobs in general are much tougher but also give higher exp giving people the option to grind old school style.
  
• you have to run to a dungeon to enter it
  
• NO DUTY FINDER
  
• And other similar difficulty increases.

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.

Go play Ragnarok Online lol, it has all the "features" you are looking for!

[Galliano]

Go play Ragnarok Online lol, it has all the "features" you are looking for!

That actually looks pretty cool, I'll give it a go.

[MrDiezel]

That actually looks pretty cool, I'll give it a go.

RO is a staple in the MMO universe. One of the first greats. Still a great game, but if you play it expect a big learning curve. The game has been adding content for a long time now, and a whole lot of aspects to the game will be different depending on what server you decide to play on. If you do play, you should have an amazing time.

[Xenor]

Time sink != hard

[KyroeFelix]

How about death = xp loss? Since everything you've mentioned is from XI/XIV 1.xx.

[Galliano]

How about death = xp loss? Since everything you've mentioned is from XI/XIV 1.xx.

Yeah that would be good as well.

[Onidemon]

That doesn't sound like hard mode but more like time waster mode. There's nothing difficult about making things take more time to do... it's just that... longer and annoying.

[Meshico]

Some posts/reply's were a little out in right field but for the most part in General I believe this should be a reality.

I just wonder how hard it would be to implement.

If people want hardcore, and there are hardcore people out there...by all means TimeSink/waste/have fun

I would love to be a fly on that wall, could you imagine how much fun the hard core people would have? They already isolate themselves as it is, and the "cock fights" would be pretty amazing to witness.

But seriously this thread/post has some value. But "Servers" LOL no more like "server".