Sightseeing...

[Gramul]

And when that is, people have no way to knowing.

Now, I've only done a grand total of one so far, so you'll have to forgive my lack of experience. But from what I've gathered from the ones I've read, there's context clues for the right time and weather from the riddles themselves.

No, they should be about fun.

I don't see why can't they be about more than just fun? Life is filled with experiences. Why not a virtual life?
Maybe it's because I took photography at one point, maybe it's because I've never minded waiting or relaxing, but I actually enjoy those quiet moments to soak up my surroundings.
We should have fun yes, but we can also be frustrated, we can feel relief, we can feel happy, sad, relaxed, curious, and angry. We shouldn't have to rely on just a narrative to give us emotions other than fun. I feel that game mechanics can be enriching too.

I don't know why you quoted my avatar.

No they don't, That's why there's a log you have to decipher, and that requires you to walk and check the ground for a 1x1 square that activates the event. You don't stump on it randomly, you do it.

And even if you do stump on it randomly, good luck getting 80 logs with the right weather, time, and emote for all the 80 logs by "Happening across them".

I think you misinterpreted this part. He was saying how he solves the riddles and writes down the solutions for later when he happens to be around the area at the appropriate setting, and I think that's a good way to approach it. Or at least that's how I interpreted it. If you could log it once you figured out where you need to stand (Like, say, a vista is revealed on the map once you touch it) it might help with people's frustrations.

In the end I'm just trying to play devils advocate for a bonus feature no one was expecting at all. If there's a way we can make it more intuitive, like marking the areas once you discover them and maybe things like
interiors not needing weather, then yes, go for it. Otherwise, I just don't think it's worth all the heated complaints, especially with a world of more rewarding content to peruse.

[Mjollnir]

Now, I've only done a grand total of one so far, so you'll have to forgive my lack of experience. But from what I've gathered from the ones I've read, there's context clues for the right time and weather from the riddles themselves.

For about 50% of them. The other 50% are random trial-and-error (or you go look it up). Not that I mind.

[Kjima]

My biggest problem with this system is a direct consequence of this problem. Since you have to wait at a specific spot for a long time, you'll often see a mob of people clustered together, which ruin any views you could have had, and defeat the purpose of the whole thing.

And it also completely destroys any sense of "realism" and immersion. While I'm casually walking through the city and enjoying the sights by myself, and I suddenly come across 30 people fused together into an abomination on top of a lamp, doing absolutely nothing, it just ruins everything, and looks completely ridiculous.

I have to wonder what the hell is SE doing? Why are they relying so much on RNG for such a menial task, and something that's supposed to be enjoyable? It ruins all the fun, the immersion...

[Codek]

My biggest problem with this system is a direct consequence of this problem. Since you have to wait at a specific spot for a long time, you'll often see a mob of people clustered together, which ruin any views you could have had, and defeat the purpose of the whole thing.

And it also completely destroys any sense of "realism" and immersion. While I'm casually walking through the city and enjoying the sights by myself, and I suddenly come across 30 people fused together into an abomination on top of a lamp, doing absolutely nothing, it just ruins everything, and looks completely ridiculous.

I have to wonder what the hell is SE doing? Why are they relying so much on RNG for such a menial task, and something that's supposed to be enjoyable? It ruins all the fun, the immersion...

That's kinda of an issue that tends to work itself out over time. 2 weeks from now, I doubt you will stumble across a situation where 10 people are standing on a stump for these objectives.

Since there really is no rush for completing these, I'd say to just wait out the surge for a bit to truly get the immersion from the trials.

[Kjima]

That's kinda of an issue that tends to work itself out over time. 2 weeks from now, I doubt you will stumble across a situation where 10 people are standing on a stump for these objectives.

Since there really is no rush for completing these, I'd say to just wait out the surge for a bit to truly get the immersion from the trials.

I hope so, but seeing as it's RNG, and some people are not doing it right now, I think it'll be like for quite some time...