Live Letter XVI Discussion Thread

[Kallera]

Q22: Are there any plans to add mechanics to the elite marks similar to those that bosses use?

A22: We are able to maintain balance in dungeons because of the specific battlefield you fight the boss in. If we do the same for elite marks, it might end up even killing the players that do not want to participate in the fight

Any fool that wanders into a mob of players fighting a vicious monster without intending to fight it, deserves a death. We're not even talking lost exp here for this Darwin award level foolishness.

GG SE. Toothless hunts remain in the hands of the Teamspeak brigade.

[Tupsi]

Q22: Are there any plans to add mechanics to the elite marks similar to those that bosses use?

A22: We are able to maintain balance in dungeons because of the specific battlefield you fight the boss in. If we do the same for elite marks, it might end up even killing the players that do not want to participate in the fight

Any fool that wanders into a mob of players fighting a vicious monster without intending to fight it, deserves a death. We're not even talking lost exp here for this Darwin award level foolishness.

GG SE. Toothless hunts remain in the hands of the Teamspeak brigade.

See, he wants the world "dangerous" but doesn't want people to die..? I mean, that's the whole purpose of tough rampaging monsters.

That's like saying Godzilla will fight mecha godzilla but nothing in the surrounding area will be destroyed and no one will die if they get caught in the crossfire. It just does not compute.

Then they need to look into S-Rank Mob more then. Seam like they are just a zerge fest and add no challenge to the fight or what so ever. They need to add in more Mechanic to the fight, and NM either have instant kill or they use a skill that does a lot of damaged. If you look at FFXI or other open world boss in other game, they are nothing like this and a push over as they are right now in FFXIV.

^ Many times have I wandered too close to someone fighting something in the overworld only to get tossed off my chocobo dead. The Voidwatch system is somewhat similar but you need a status to interact with people/enemy though.