Are Hunts Ruining Final Fantasy XIV?

[SwashBuccaneer]

Asshats ruin FF14, not a gaming mechanic.

[StrangeAeons]

Asshats ruin FF14, not a gaming mechanic.

Unfortunately if the game mechanics are designed to be manipulated & farmed, it's gonna happen. It's an MMO yo.

[Worm]

Are "Sky Is Falling" threads ruining MMO Forums? Trick question, MMO forums have had less decorum than a bunch of baboons screeching for dominance for years now.

Hunts are ok. They're a bit like any other rare mob farming, raid items probably should have been on the vendor and definitely shouldn't have been on that vendor exclusively. It's sort of fun but it would have been more neat if mobs were more rare and dropped actual items rather than being another badge farm to zerg.

[Zeeg44]

It makes me laugh that people are going so crazy over these hunts for the sands and oils of time when the high allagan gear is still the best in slot. I would rather devote my time to working through the second coil then deal with the angry mob.

[StrangeAeons]

It makes me laugh that people are going so crazy over these hunts for the sands and oils of time when the high allagan gear is still the best in slot. I would rather devote my time to working through the second coil then deal with the angry mob.

I agree however if people don't have crazy devoted FC's to do that kinda stuff but they want the gear this is the alternative. But the alternative is mindless drivel that's making everything redundant. Ramuh is pointless now. Why even do it? Bragging rights? Nobody cares anymore. Hunts need to be nerfed bad. And soon.

[zPanda]

It makes me laugh that people are going so crazy over these hunts for the sands and oils of time when the high allagan gear is still the best in slot. I would rather devote my time to working through the second coil then deal with the angry mob.

I know ppl who've been clearing T6-T9 regularly and are still stuck on 1-2 pieces of loot. With the weekly lockout and RNG, SCoB by itself is not a reliable way to gear up. Hunts provide a good alternative route - the current implementation of them however needs to be fixed. Also, I'm pretty sure that some of the upgraded soldiery gear is actually BiS over High Allagan, similar to how some myth gear used to be BiS vs Allagan Gear back during the i90 days.

[Kagari_Asuha]

I agree however if people don't have crazy devoted FC's to do that kinda stuff but they want the gear this is the alternative. But the alternative is mindless drivel that's making everything redundant. Ramuh is pointless now. Why even do it? Bragging rights? Nobody cares anymore. Hunts need to be nerfed bad. And soon.

I wish SE would come out and say something instead of remaining silent.

[Ooshima]

It makes me laugh that people are going so crazy over these hunts for the sands and oils of time when the high allagan gear is still the best in slot. I would rather devote my time to working through the second coil then deal with the angry mob.

It makes me laugh that you think that every HA piece is best in slot.

Well I am already done with gearing (i110) and T9 before Patch 2.3. A handful of people want the seals for minions and vanity gears.

[Angelfish51]

It is absurd that se impose weekly limit on 115 & 110 (scob & soldiery) and even 100 (syrcus) but let the hunt unlimited! Odin & behemoth fates are just similar to the hunt, but even worse, it just destroy the atmosphere by giving out not just vanity gear!

[KingOfAbyss]

Yup - The idea is super good - I love to think of myself as a bounty hunter, trying to be the first to catch my prey -

The rewards are simply too much (don't worry I am super happy about sands and oils) as well as the amount of myth and soldiery, makes me feel that I am somehow 'forced' to do my expert roulette for my mysterious map for my alexa.. oh wait! I can even get Alexandrite for 200 allied seals?

Man.. Hunting is a new job in itself - forget Coil runs, Dungeons, Trials.. you can gear up all your alts to 90 and now 100, fast like speed runs..

If: you use the super-duper 3rd apps.

It's really a shame, it's a good idea, but 2 things:

1- lessen the rewards a tad.
2- banish the use of 3rd apps. (I'll be nice - don't perma-ban them)

This will make some at the top tier to rage, but this game might become more stable, hopefully.

"Hey guys - fresh lvl 50 in here, what would be my next steps?" - Start hunting - in no time, you'll get all of your 8 battle class iLvl90, and your main iLvl100-110.

*Now back to Naul! Hehehe