The Hunt - a game breaking feature

[T2teddy]

I think the hunt is fine as it is. Most i90 gear is quickly being outstripped and the more experienced players do not have the time or the willingness to guide newer players through the motions of lower content. this allows you to gear up to be prepared on your own without grinding in dungeons that you will wait forever in queue for.

However new players will STILL have to do almost all the old dungeons and content because they have to progress the storyline to continue. That's one thing that was a mistake to my way of thinking. Basing story progression on mandatory dungeons. Because, yeah...its getting really hard to get groups for old content now. Some friends waited 2 hours each for Tam Tara and Copperbell regulars and never got groups. During NA prime time

[Cassandaria]

However new players will STILL have to do almost all the old dungeons and content because they have to progress the storyline to continue. That's one thing that was a mistake to my way of thinking. Basing story progression on mandatory dungeons. Because, yeah...its getting really hard to get groups for old content now. Some friends waited 2 hours each for Tam Tara and Copperbell regulars and never got groups. During NA prime time

I'm surprised, I haven't had that issue here, during prime time, enough people are doing roulette that it's almost an instant pop even if you aren't a needed class. Off of prime time, my linkshell and free company hop to helping anyone that needs it, new or old. I can see if that's happening on other servers, where they can't get in, that it could be a problem, but I myself do not see it.

[Geist]

I'm surprised, I haven't had that issue here, during prime time, enough people are doing roulette that it's almost an instant pop even if you aren't a needed class. Off of prime time, my linkshell and free company hop to helping anyone that needs it, new or old. I can see if that's happening on other servers, where they can't get in, that it could be a problem, but I myself do not see it.

Yup, at least on Excalibur I haven't run into the issue (the LS and FC I'm in also like to lend a hand whenever possible). Factor in the recent addition of ROG/NIN, and that alone has prompted a lot of people (new and old) to "rediscover" earlier content all across the map.

Personally, I also find it useful when dusting off a job I haven't practiced in a while: it's not humbling, it's just good training - and plain ol' good fun. I still love Sastasha to this day.

[EricCartmenez]

Actually, S Ranks do give our Poetics, but it's minimal (I think I got 10 or 15 this morn). There's still Alexandrite and blood spattered mark logs to be obtained and they're usually more fun than trying to earn seals for ventures. The fruits to change chocobo colors are still there. All in all, they just removed the iLVL 90 gearing (pfft) from it. I think they did the right thing.