The Hunt. Your Response?

[TeganLaron]

Usually when a topic gains the slightest bit of traction on here, we tend to get an official response. From dungeons to classes, glamour to music, usually if enough people want a response about something, they get it. Yet the extremely heated topic of The Hunt, of which every other thread seems to be about, has apparently not warranted a response. People are discussing (arguing) about all sorts:

Will there be changes to The Hunt? Or is the system is fine as it is?

Are SE looking into way to punish those using third party apps? Or is it something they won't/can't do?

Maybe most importantly of all, are you even reading all of this?

I don't want this to turn into yet another debate about The Hunt, we have more than enough of those threads for people to post in. I'd just like to see if someone could let us know what is going on regarding the dev team's view on how The Hunt has played out.

Thank you

[Tranquil]

I think the main issue with the lack of communication from SE is that this heated conversing on the forums has mainly happened over the weekend - a period of time when SE goes silent. I'd expect a reply of some sorts soon enough.

[Merle]

Are SE looking into way to punish those using third party apps? Or is it something they won't/can't do?

Well... someone did a thread complaining about people using third party apps to kill hunts faster and not "legally" and mods closed it because it was a "sensible" matter... so i guess they don't give a f*ck about it... one of the greatest contents from this patch killed in less than 3 days... great job.

Honestly, i'll try to get 500 allied marks, even if i only can get 7 from my daily hunts, and then i'll forget everything about hunts. Great idea, but poor design and a lot of selfish people cheating to get his items and not letting everyone enjoy this content.

[TheUltimate3]

I found one hunt in Mor Dhona by accident. I didn't even know it was a mark until the legion rode up, so I tamahawked it and started the fight. Never lost aggro and got 20 marks.

The beginning of that story is what I thought hunts would be like. I've been mostly in ST or ArcheAge so I have no idea how the rest is paying off in Hyperion so I can't judge now

[Kallera]

I hope there are some changes to the hunt. I'm sick of instanced content as much as the next man, but there has to be a way to bring meaningful combat to the open world without cheating. This is why I'm leery about the top end FCs. Much like in professional sports, cheating, bots, and pc-only addons cannot be the necessity for future gameplay.

[Ilenya]

My Response?

"Wait, since when do mobs spawn here? (Being where the Gold Ore is in East Thanalan)" "Oh crap, why is it attacking me? Run, run!" "Okay, it's off, switch to something combat-y and kill it" "Well, that was different...Now back to Miner."

[Donjo]

My Response?

"Wait, since when do mobs spawn here? (Being where the Gold Ore is in East Thanalan)" "Oh crap, why is it attacking me? Run, run!" "Okay, it's off, switch to something combat-y and kill it" "Well, that was different...Now back to Miner."

Haha. That is literally exactly how one is supposed to handle a "sudden" sighting of a B Rank Mark.

On topic, the topic of Atmas also had a period of every other thread being complaints about it but that didn't get an official response. Given the level of sheer animosity being directed toward SE for what people are erroneously thinking of as a broken system, they probably won't respond just like with Atmas.

[Tupsi]

I hope there are some changes to the hunt. I'm sick of instanced content as much as the next man, but there has to be a way to bring meaningful combat to the open world without cheating. This is why I'm leery about the top end FCs. Much like in professional sports, cheating, bots, and pc-only addons cannot be the necessity for future gameplay.

Copy FFXI like they should have:

ZNM System
Voidwatch System
Walk of Echos
Abyssea
BCNM/KSNM/ISNM/ENM/Etc
Records of Eminence
Fracture (pull out of the void into the overworld)

So many ways to do open world content, but of course nothing XI did was right....>.>;

[Xystic]

Well... someone did a thread complaining about people using third party apps to kill hunts faster and not "legally" and mods closed it because it was a "sensible" matter... so i guess they don't give a f*ck about it... one of the greatest contents from this patch killed in less than 3 days... great job.

It is a sensible matter. You don't want other people instigating what the program is or where to find it so you close the thread.

Please take a moment to think about it before lashing out.

[Desidious]

The Hunt system has the Lamia server working together really well. So far, it's been quite organized. Not too bad but I say there needs to be a bit of an increase in hp for all elites.