Does anyone like this game's RNG / focus on luck?

[Cap75]

The RNG here looks like cake compare to what Blizzard did to D3 and then they shoved down all their throats forcing it all to be bind to account. So I don't know if this RNG here is really that bad.

Huh? The D3 loot system is awesome compared to this. You're at least garaunteed decent gear and the drops are weighted to your class type. An nothing of any worth is tradeable in FFXIV at all as far as gear. At least in D3 you can still trade in party so long as you don't put it on.

[Foo01]

Huh? The D3 loot system is awesome compared to this. You're at least garaunteed decent gear and the drops are weighted to your class type. An nothing of any worth is tradeable in FFXIV at all as far as gear. At least in D3 you can still trade in party so long as you don't put it on.

Then you should be over there playing D3.

That RNG there is complete BS. And trade with a 2 hour limit is good as no trade. At least here, you can see the market boards being active and the trading is good. The economy is plenty healthy with prices on thing fluctuating based on demand.

With all the stuff targeted to your class, you can't do jack about gearing your alt. Good luck with that. And then with such wide stat ranges that depend on the RNG gods. Good luck on any drops, it didn't take long before people complain about how they can't get any loot that are upgrades.

[Chihaya]

After being knocked down, stomped and spitted on by the RNG in Aion, I find the RNG in this game to be very kind and forgiving...

[L-D-Omlette]

Gonna quote myself here.

The patch has been live for three weeks, the next one won't be out for another nine or ten (not counting 2.25), and even that will probably not add progression content since it is a CT patch. The next progression patch would then be 2.4, which is presumably close to twenty four weeks out.

With RNG some people could have their upgrades already, while most will still be grinding it out. If everything were moved to a token system where everyone were guaranteed something after X amount of work, then you would have to set the payout at a point in time that keeps content relevant for a majority of a patch cycle, otherwise people will grind it out in a week and the "nothing to do" threads come back even faster.

There has to be a balance.

If you were to completely remove RNG from the game, there would be nothing left to do after X amount of weeks. If content is going to last a dev cycle, then that X has to be large enough to cover the majority of the current dev cycle. Is that what you really want?

And saying that they can pump out content faster is not realistic. No form of digital entertainment (or non-digital for that matter) will be developed faster than it can be consumed.

[Alipoprocks]

Yes, I like it. RNG is what kept me doing Garuda/Titan/Ifrit for accessories. Otherwise, I would have only done them a few times and then would have been bored with nothing to do.

But what would be nice: Remove lockout for all coil turns since we have to deal with RNG there too. Lockout and RNG together makes me a sadpanda.