Fix the LOVELY alexandrite maps

[CoolCat]

People keep suggesting to call on help to do the maps if you are having trouble. I have called on my FC and they gladly helped, however wouldn't people start finding it annoying if you call them to help with every single map? So I solo some and call for help on some. Most people wouldn't keep calling for someone because you just don't want to keep troubling them.

[Gesser]

I think it'd be more fun if these maps acted like the others & gave some rewards with a chance for super rare stuff.

[HulveinBlitz]

Honestly, from the day I saw you can 1. Get 1 per day. 2. Lose it if you die. 3. You can pay myth for another map. I automatically said I would never solo any of them. Even if they were marked as solo maps.

I want my daily as alexandrite, as I'm not farming more maps (unless gradually built up myth makes me have enough). I'm not in a rush to make Novus, but good luck to those who are.

[AlyssaFhey]

Honestly, I think these maps are impossible for some classes? If you're a Dragoon or Monk? Good luck man. Might be about to do two or three of the variations. But I've encountered some (the one with the multiple bombs comes to mind) that are just stupid. Each blow up for 1500-2000 damage and there are six of them? Even with a chocobo healing you, you're dead. No two ways about it.

That being said, this grind is better than atma and animus, I just don't like the idea of calling for help once a day. It's annoying to do that.

[Nekodar]

Honestly, I think these maps are impossible for some classes? If you're a Dragoon or Monk? Good luck man. Might be about to do two or three of the variations. But I've encountered some (the one with the multiple bombs comes to mind) that are just stupid. Each blow up for 1500-2000 damage and there are six of them? Even with a chocobo healing you, you're dead. No two ways about it.

That being said, this grind is better than atma and animus, I just don't like the idea of calling for help once a day. It's annoying to do that.

You're supposed to kill the bombs before they blow up. Both Dragoon and Monk have AoE skills to help beat them down. Or do them one by one as they have really low HP.

[AlyssaFhey]

You're supposed to kill the bombs before they blow up. Both Dragoon and Monk have AoE skills to help beat them down. Or do them one by one as they have really low HP.

The TP costs on those skills are stupidly high and they don't do nearly enough damage. Bombs aggro and blow up before I kill enough of them. It's clearly a balancing issue.

@Rjain

ever do any of the other maps in this game? They give you an idea of how many people are suggested. This doesn't give any such indication (which implies that they all should be soloable).
Not everyone is ok with spamming help requests every day. I personally don't mind since I decided to collect 3 maps before doing them.(one with each retainer and one on person)

[Rjain]

@Rjain

ever do any of the other maps in this game? They give you an idea of how many people are suggested. This doesn't give any such indication (which implies that they all should be soloable).
Not everyone is ok with spamming help requests every day. I personally don't mind since I decided to collect 3 maps before doing them.(one with each retainer and one on person)

Yeah, I do them regularly. But this is common sense. "Hm, a rare item I cannot get very often that I put effort in to receive. I'd better bring backup!"

All of them are soloable. But being that this is an i110 weapon, your gear/skill is probably going to have to be a lot higher than previous 1-man maps (which were for i50 people). If you don't want to risk it, bring friends. Simple solution.

[Rjain]

Why do people keep soloing these? It's as if the first death or sign of raging didn't get the message through lol. Bring friends or FC members to help with maps. 3-4 people assisting you should guarantee safety.

[TomTom1968]

I take the Novus ride easy this time. I will do the Expert Roulette (maps afterwards always with help of 1-2 from my FC, the enemies can be tricky) when I am online and if I catch a map doing a random FATE for tribe quests or something, that's fine. But no 800 myth horse race and no FATE grind anymore to get it. Been there to get the Animus and done with it. This will take almost three months but that's fine with me. This time I rather do it slowly instead of getting mad at the grind trying to get it really quickly lol.

[Xenor]

I'd rather the maps be harder, but the difficulty isn't what people are complaining about. People are complaining that you lose your map when you die. That has absolutely nothing to do with difficulty and everything to do with poorly designed content.