Atmas - Unfair for low level players

[Kazamoto]

Its about a content DESIGNED to be for players of certain level... and now being cleared by players of high level.

(The following section of this quote has been edited for hyperbolic humor)

If Im...and I...my level...I...FOR ME...my OWN...I should be able to experience it at its fullest...

Aside from my crafty snarking relating to the use of the backspace key to remove fluff...


It doesnt matter if its a lv45 fate, or a lv3 fate.

If a lv50 player wants to participate, they will have to hit the level sync button.

Instantly making their character the level the fate was DESIGNED for.


This means, that rather than rage at 'those durn lv50 folk who kill my fates too fast cuz they so high level'

We have ' Those durn folk who kill my fates'.

People, please, realize what you are truly mad about.

You are mad because there are a bunch of people playing with your toys, and you dont want to share.

[Rein-Yagami]

You can always tell a lot about a person by whether they say "get off our server" to someone who's actually trying to help lowbies out.
Now I just question whether you're intentionally trolling.

Awww what gave it away? That apparently Balmung is a pit of elitism and villainy?

On a serious note, No, I'm not actually trolling~ I'm fairly angry that I have been lumped together with the elitists that the OP is complaining about~

running a 4person atma farm with 4 reserved spaces for low level players so we can help them get gold (Party participation counts in fates), I'm apparently as bad as the groups that kick low level players for no reason~

[Kaoru_Nagisa]

Awww what gave it away? That apparently Balmung is a pit of elitism and villainy?

On a serious note, No, I'm not actually trolling~ I'm fairly angry that I have been lumped together with the elitists that the OP is complaining about~

running a 4person atma farm with 4 reserved spaces for low level players so we can help them get gold (Party participation counts in fates), I'm apparently as bad as the groups that kick low level players for no reason~

Going to throw out there that telling someone to "get off my server" sounds elitist in and of itself.

And if you'd taken the time to read OP's posts, you'd see that they already mentioned a while back that they don't include EVERYONE in Balmung into the elitist pool. They stated that Balmung as an overall server is very elitist, not that EVERYONE in it is elitist. Just that a large portion of the server is. Large portion =/= every single person on the server.

Personally I've never stepped foot on Balmung, and all I hear about it is stuff from roleplayers who are on that server, so for all I knew, it was the main RP hub of FFXIV. So no, it wasn't because Balmung "is a pit of elitism and villainy". Your own words lended to the "wow that person sounds like a sarcastic jerk".

[Rein-Yagami]

Going to throw out there that telling someone to "get off my server" sounds elitist in and of itself.

And if you'd taken the time to read OP's posts, you'd see that they already mentioned a while back that they don't include EVERYONE in Balmung into the elitist pool. They stated that Balmung as an overall server is very elitist, not that EVERYONE in it is elitist. Just that a large portion of the server is. Large portion =/= every single person on the server.

Personally I've never stepped foot on Balmung, and all I hear about it is stuff from roleplayers who are on that server, so for all I knew, it was the main RP hub of FFXIV. So no, it wasn't because Balmung "is a pit of elitism and villainy". Your own words lended to the "wow that person sounds like a sarcastic jerk".

Did you read my post, followed directly by an accusation that I'm an elitist that restricted my OWN damn PF to stop the people I wanted to specifically help from fucking joining?

I'm sorry, but there's so much trolling going on by the OP that I can't help being exceptionally sarcastic to people like them~

As an inhabitant of Balmung, yes there are some elitists~ not a large portion of the server as our trolling OP would lead you to believe~

[Kaoru_Nagisa]

Did you read my post, followed directly by an accusation that I'm an elitist that restricted my OWN damn PF to stop the people I wanted to specifically help from fucking joining?

I'm sorry, but there's so much trolling going on by the OP that I can't help being exceptionally sarcastic to people like them~

As an inhabitant of Balmung, yes there are some elitists~ not a large portion of the server as our trolling OP would lead you to believe~

How are they trolling by asking that this already horrid system for Atma farming be fixed slightly so that lower level players actually have a chance to get gold in FATEs without being forced to join a PF group that they'd be disadvantaged in anyway due to not having a mount? And from what I gathered, the OP claimed that you did something opposite of what you claim to. At that point I don't take sides, since it's their word over yours and without actual proof, neither of you can prove you're being truthful of that claim, so I don't give a crap what that was about.

My personal thing is, telling someone to "Get off my server" in itself is very elitist-like, regardless of whether you are or not. The reason I say this is because I had to take abuse like that from a former FC member who fancied himself an elitist and kept telling me to "get off his server, I don't want no filthy casuals on Ultros". So pardon me if that statement comes off as elitist.

Regardless of whether you personally feel the OP is "trolling" and "using lowbies as an excuse", the fact is that the issue they bring up IS an issue for some servers and something DOES need to be fixed with the Atma farming so that it doesn't hurt lowbies as much as it is in some areas. So once again, just because you personally don't think it's a problem doesn't mean that the problem doesn't exist. That's like people saying "there's no lag in Titan" solely because they haven't experienced lag.

[Arkghyom]

Atmas are a bad example of grinding. They should make grinding fun again!

[File2ish]

It doesnt matter if its a lv45 fate, or a lv3 fate.

If a lv50 player wants to participate, they will have to hit the level sync button.

Instantly making their character the level the fate was DESIGNED for.

But you forget that level synced equipment still has better stats than the equipment for made lower levels. (Stat-wise, ilvl 90 gear synced to 30 will still be superior in every facet than any level 30 gear of the same type).

Say a group of full ilvl 90+'s joins a FATE, their level synced stats gained from equipment are still a fair bit better than people at that level. Their damage output is more significant, and even with FATEs adjusting depending on how many participants were in the last one, they still burn really fast with overgeared levelsynced players.

[Jinko]

This is a very important discussion. Because low levels have complained that they can't FATE a single area because high levels have been hogging the places for Atma farming with chocobos on their mount, and they had been getting bronze or nothing. Even if they join Atma party, they are booted for other 50s to get an opportunity to get Atmas. Really? Is this how the game should be? Kicking low level players to encourage high levels to get their relic weapons?

These Atma farmings are in low level places. FATEs in low levels are really made for low levels, not lvl 50s.

This is a very good point, and what with PS4 launch incoming I imagine its going to get even worse.

[Eekiki]

**And if any people who says "they should do leves or Duty finder", should be kicked in the face

Nice. "I think this is bad, and if you disagree with me *%#%@$#(&%!" I can tell you're looking for a civil discussion and not just whining to hear yourself whine.

I've been leveling PGL the past couple days, and I've been getting golds consistently without much trouble (and without a PT or chocobo). If you're getting bronzes in FATEs you have to change your tactics.

Here's how FATEs work. It isn't about how many enemies you get credit for killing. It's about how many times you are able to execute a skill on a FATE target. The key in a crowded FATE is to be constantly switching targets and tapping as many as you can. It doesn't take a lot to get a gold rating, and you don't have to stay in the FATE area to get credit. So you do enough in one FATE so you know you'll get a gold, then you check your map and start heading to the next one.

If you go into it believing what the General Discussion Piss & Moan Club tells you about them being "boring, mindless grindfests", then yeah you're gonna have trouble. If you pay attention and know the mechanics, it goes real fast and it works quite well.

[EdwinLi]

Kind of saw this happening with ATMA current low drop rate.

Unless ATMA drop is at a decent rate to get a proper balance of lvl 50s from being stuck in 1 area too long there will be a lot of lvl 50s stuck in low level areas fighting the RNG God while low level players are left behind because the lvl 50s are swarming the FATEs.

When you are leveling your first lvl 1 to 50 class/Job it will still requires a few FATEs here and there to make it to your first lvl 50 but current ATMA quests has made a bit difficult for new players to join FATEs.

As of now I'm waiting to see how this issue will be handled once Relic ilvl 110 (2.3) and Relic ilvl 120 (2.4) is released.