Cheating with The Hunts

[Kellauchia]

As stated on reddit... there are many abusing this third party system in order to find hunts and get their sands or oils in a day or two, or other items that they may want.
I've even noticed on my server that it has been increasingly hard to find hunts now compared to days ago.

They even have proof of the cheating in the link I provided.

http://www.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/commen...rks_with_your/

On my server at least and others too, since there have been reports, there have been people finding hunts immediately and keeping it to them selves other then their FC or LS.

I know that part is a community problem, yet finding the hunts immediately is a problem that can be fixed with banning or changing up the hunts a bit where even with this cheat people who aren't in the loop have a chance.

Suggestions:

1. Make finding marks easier in a way that, it is hard still to make them pop and all, but when they do pop an aoe like fate circle will appear in the map but the area will be quite large. As in people will still have to search said area but will have a general idea where it maybe.

2. Have the marks cap.

3. Make the enemies actually stronger with health and attacks for A's and S's at least to where it is favorable for people to wait for others.


Any other suggestions guys?

[coldreactive]

We've also suggested to make elite hunts into treasure map-like bits. Or player-spawned FATEs with a special Hunt FATE Icon like Hildibrand Episode 3.

[Kellauchia]

That actually sounds good too.

[Ravno]

Just rename your chocobo name to Naul and have fun with idiots calling out your chocobo location from looking at radar

[RathSkybreaker]

People are figuring out Time of Deaths and camping their spawn windows, while what you mentioned is definitely true with people abusing 3rd party programs, I know a handful of players not doing this and have multiple parties combing zones all day to find these mobs. They aren't reporting them to other people because they worked hard to find them. Turning hunts into fates would be the worst idea ever because it completely destroys the point of open world content which is direct competition. A lot of people are having fun with the hunts because they have to work hard to beat out other hunting groups. Making it popable by a party would be really boring just like maps are.

[Kellauchia]

I am aware about the people working hard on hunts with no cheats. I've done a few my self and shout about said hunts. Doesnt mean this isnt a problem though. I know it would be hard finding said cheaters unless they say they use it, but changing the hunts a bit to let others have a chance is all I wish for really since they die easily.

[Yumi_umi]

Just rename your chocobo name to Naul and have fun with idiots calling out your chocobo location from looking at radar

Done it and got 3 ppl.
Spammed laugh on them and called em out lol.
It couldn't be a coincedence as i was far from a mainpath / anything of value.

[ruskie]

I might suggest this to a person that is very annoyed by the hunt cheats atm(I just don't care enough about the hunts atm - got more important things to do).

[wicked-one]

Just rename your chocobo name to Naul and have fun with idiots calling out your chocobo location from looking at radar

Best Idea ever!* (but Naul is not the only NM you will be after)

would be cool if you can send him around the map on his own for training ^^ that would be fun.