The Hunt - Contributions are Not Being Calculated Correctly (Bug)

[Kiara]

To: FF14 Dev Team,

After this latest Maintenance (post Patch 2.3), to "fix" the Hunt system (increasing HP), I've noticed that contrary to the Patch Notes, the amount of Contribution per Player has NOT been "eased" but is actually far more stringent.

It sounds like a bug / error occurred in the formula calcuation. Per the Patch Notes:

"As the elite marks HP is increased, the amount of contribution points which affects the reward after defeating will be eased."

Post maintenance, I've attacked multiple B Rank NMs on the Hunt, with only ~ 8 - 10 people (I was solo). BEFORE the Maintenance, I was able to consistently get 5 Allied Seals (Max Contribution) with small groups like this (even when I solo'd or duo'd something).

After the Maintenance, I'm getting 1 - 2 Allied Seals at best. Again, with no one else around (8 - 10 people max).

Please fix this!


Time: 11:01 p.m. Pacific
Frequency: 100%
World name: Masamune
Character name: Kiara Silvermoon
NPC name: n/a
Monster name: n/a
Class/Level: Paladin / 50
Party or solo: Solo.
In-game time: 3:38 p.m. Eorzea
Area and coordinates: Anywhere in Eorzea where NMs can pop.

Steps:
1. Load up Final Fantasy XIV in Full Screen Mode.

2. Once in the game, stay Solo and hunt for a B Rank NM (A Ranks suffer this problem as well).

3. Fight the B or A Rank, solo, but with only a few players (on your test server). Do full rotations and...

Result: Solo Player gets only 1 or 2 Allied Seals (Partial to Low Contribution status) even though they tried to do everything they could to contribute.

Prior to Maintenance, I could get the Max Contribution (even when I solo'd) with few players attacking a B or A. After the Patch I ONLY get Partial Credit / Contribution even with few players attacking it if I'm solo.

This only started happening after this latest Fix. Sounds like a Bug in the calculation of the "easing of contribution" for NMs in the Hunt.


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[Surian]

"As the elite marks HP is increased, the amount of contribution points which affects the reward after defeating will be eased."

This reads to me as "Because the elite mark's HP is increased, the amount of contribution points gained that affect the reward after defeating have been reduced".

So bad translations aside, it seems to me that this was the intended function (though why that would be, i do not know since it would solve nothing, just maybe let more people get a hit in)