Hunt etiquette - early or not?

[Benolan]

So everyone's favorite hunt topic, the early pull.... Yes, there absolutely the jerks who love to pull early and cause drama. They didn't get hugged enough as kids, and we can't do anything about it. So, aside from that, I don't think people understand that most pulls are not early pulls.

I speak as someone who only has 1 hunting linkshell, and usually doesn't get early info when one pops. There are at least a dozen hunt linkshells on my server, all of them full... I don't think it's a matter of early pulls, I think it has more to do with SO MANY people hunting at once, and not everyone hears about it... To the 40 people who heard about it 5 minutes ago, they have waited long enough. To the other 40 who heard about it 30 seconds ago, it's an early pull.

Also, so often the party who found it wants to wait until everyone is there before announcing it to anyone else.. That's too long. Just wait until your party is in the zone, not on the spot. It will take at least 30-60 seconds longer for anyone else to get there as it is, no need to be super cautious.

We won't change player behavior, it will always be based on the number of people there.. As more people arrive one of them will look around, see enough people, and pull. So what is the answer? Bigger linkshells? Better coordination between linkshells? Has anyone solved the puzzle yet?

[Myrhn]

If your party is there is not an early pull, plain and simple.

[Judge_Xero]

Pull and Pray as soon as you're ready.

[Llyren]

Announced pull times, and getting there early.

Honestly, I was in favor of the 5 miniute immunity when spawning for A and S Ranks that someone proposed. Perhaps even a Zonewide message for A Ranks, and a Serverwide message for S Ranks.

[TomTom1968]

^^ I'd love to see some kind of visual/audio effects when an S rank has spawned on the map. Screen shaking, a different BGM kicking in, something like this. It should be like BAM, everybody stops what you are actually doing and look out for the big phat monster. Like beeing in South shroud and noticing the Weather change..although I do not do Odin fights anymore, I still love the change of the area when he pops. Downside could be if even more people become alerted that you have a hard time dealing enough DMG or building aggro to get full reward. But still, especially the S ranks could need some more WOW moments.

[NargaHuntress]

There is no such thing as "pulled early " Its called a "Hunt" like in real life if you find it its yours. The people who found it does not have to tell you where it is. Because by then being the 1st to get there it is theirs. If they wish to shout then that is their choice. Linkshells are for convenience when hunting. But your party should be ACTIVELY involved in searching for your mark. And in actuality sence there is hunt trakers up to help you a significant amount to help you find these hunts. The people who usually hear it last either is not hunting, not in a ACTIVE party, lazy leeches ,and/or hunting in the wrong area at the time. And just make your own hunt linkshell. Once you shout that you have one open people will come. And I play on Ps3 so I come late to EVERY hunt I dont find on my own that is not in the zone.

[TheMoonflow]

Because I'm in EU playing on NA I am active at some pretty odd hours.
I have found the playerbase to be more patient and less toxic in general during those non prime time hours.
To such an extent that I am not even going to bother with hunting during prime time now.

[blowfin]

Pull it whenever your group is ready. People don't actually need allied seals anywhere near as much as they think they do. You may even get to taste some delicious tears of the entitled.

[Kurai_Miu]

Cause if how toxic 90% of my server is I don't shout if I find hunts anymore I only send 3-4 messages 1 to my FC 1 to my party if I'm in one searching, and 2 to the hunt LS I'm in. Tho been working with FC and LS to spawn S ranks and 99% of the time were the first LS's to report any hunts found them get the trail of ppl waiting around. Tho still my fav moment was when the South Than S Rank spawned right on top of me and I wasn't trying to spawn it, just collecting hq mythril for craft leves. Spawned when I was crafting my rings fun Time but I do wait before I pull one I found usually based on how long the run is from ather with a max of 5-6 min. Tho always fun to watch a ranged try to pull early durning non peak hours and the groups just let that party die most of the time.

[Benolan]

Pull it whenever your group is ready. People don't actually need allied seals anywhere near as much as they think they do. You may even get to taste some delicious tears of the entitled.

200 seals for an alexandrite, no 800 myth map needed.... If it weren't for that I would agree.