Consern regarding Brutal Mode

[Cherie]

You just provided another carrot; I'll look forward to proving you wrong.

Go for it, I'd be the first to congratulate you... lol

If you already clearing turn 9, which I imagine you probably are to say that. I'd imagine you'll have better luck than many of us in finding seven people that want to do it.

My personal experience is my static that I was working on turn 9 with mostly quit for wildstar and other games... So I'm happy at least some people still are having better luck than me with having friends that enjoy the game still.

Maybe I'm still just sad to see the friends I had been playing since nearly launch just up and quit the game because they were bored and weren't happy with the development cycle/etc. But yea, I realize some people still are having fun.

I hope it stays that way for you.

[Malamasala]

Would people still do brayflox if it didn't drop tomes to get i100 gear?

Sad truth is that people hate FF14, but keep playing because they think they need virtual gear to feel better about themselves.

If a MMO put all gear for free in town, and made dungeons and raids drop nothing, you'd see the exact amount of people playing for fun and not out of mental disorders. It would be a good field to get a doctors degree within.

[Zanarkander]

Brutal Mode should have no reward other than the title, and it's cool as it is. It is something that is not actually meant to be completed, if they put any kind of reward in it people will start complaining that it's too hard and it will eventually be nerfed, defeating the "brutal" purpose.

[Taruranto]

Brutal Mode should have no reward other than the title, and it's cool as it is. It is something that is not actually meant to be completed, if they put any kind of reward in it people will start complaining that it's too hard and it will eventually be nerfed, defeating the "brutal" purpose.

Brutal Mode should have an entirely different set of gears and a title.

You are not good enough to beat it? You don't get it, plain and simple. Do normal coil and or get tomes gear.

Back in the old mmorpg days, not everyone could complete everything. It's good to have hard, unerfed content, it gives players something to striver and aim for.

If it was human nature to take the path of least resistance, humanity wouldn't have moved out of Africa.
People wouldn't be working-out, or climbing mountains.

People aren't going to skip brutal, cause it's the most resistance. They ARE going to do brutal, BECAUSE it offers the most resistance, because they find normal-mode, to easy and boring.

No, they won't. Just like don't do T2 normal mode anymore or they don't remove echo buff from coil or primals.

Also, real life Africa analogy? What the fuck?

[Yukiko]

No, they won't. Just like don't do T2 normal mode anymore or they don't remove echo buff from coil or primals.

Why do people do Brayflox spam instead of spamming Amdapor Township? It's shorter. It's easier. Path of least resistance.

Because they are aiming for the item and myth and not doing it for the challenge!

[Leigaon]

Brutal Mode should have no reward other than the title, and it's cool as it is. It is something that is not actually meant to be completed, if they put any kind of reward in it people will start complaining that it's too hard and it will eventually be nerfed, defeating the "brutal" purpose.

The ones who wanted this brutal mode are the ones who said things were too easy in the first place so..let them have a challenge then complain it's not beatable. Then they can get a title..run past me so I can see...nothing because I have titles not showing in my config. But you're right there's nothing more they should be given but a title along with an ego boost. Best of luck to all who take it on though!

[Taruranto]

Some of the answers in this thread are pretty hilarious. It's like people are terrorized to the thought of items exclusive to the best players.

"Everything must be obtainable" by everyone is sadly the kind of thing that ruined modern mmorpg. Nothing to strive for, lazy players are rewarded, etc.

[HakuroDK]

Brutal Mode should have no reward other than the title, and it's cool as it is. It is something that is not actually meant to be completed, if they put any kind of reward in it people will start complaining that it's too hard and it will eventually be nerfed, defeating the "brutal" purpose.

As a completionist, I still feel like I'd need to complete it just to get the title, but with the title being the only exclusive reward, I honestly don't feel like I HAVE to complete it like I do with standard Coil. So I am completely fine with how it is right now.

[Darkshade]

Brutal Mode should have no reward other than the title, and it's cool as it is. It is something that is not actually meant to be completed, if they put any kind of reward in it people will start complaining that it's too hard and it will eventually be nerfed, defeating the "brutal" purpose.

1,000 times this.

This content should be purely for challenge. In it's current form; Reward, if anything, should be purely titles/vanity.

[Alexia89]

Brutal Mode should have no reward other than the title, and it's cool as it is. It is something that is not actually meant to be completed, if they put any kind of reward in it people will start complaining that it's too hard and it will eventually be nerfed, defeating the "brutal" purpose.

My thoughts, word for word.
There is no need for incentive for this sort of content. It is designed as an extra challenge. The title alone is bragging rights enough- i imagine it will be super rare.