Let Players Speed Run Again

[BobbinT]

BobbinT, the implied contradiction lies in the fact that he is on record saying he hates mechanics, but then suggests a random generated puzzle (which would be a mechanic that would not exactly be speed run friendly, no?)

And please don't try to play the grammar card. You're better than that.

You really need to understand which mechanic being talked in this thread. If you run the same thing over and over, won't you get tired anyways? Random puzzle however, are more entertaining, and sometimes ppl are okay with their time wasted away trying to solve the puzzle. In my case, it's like Chess or Sudoku, I enjoy my time playing it trying to solve since there are literally endless possibility, unlike Solitaire which I generally trying to just rush it through since I play this from Windows 3.0 era which is way too boring. That's one of the point of speed-running. Wasn't necessary a must since we can still slow down for any inexperience players. I understand what OP meant by being punished for old method.

Another thing that proves speed-run was in fact very important and even a must: Coils of Bahamut. That content was meant for players required to master their output effectively. The enrage timer was placed there for that sole reason. This is why I said in previous post about the importance of speed-running. Every party member need to play effectively, not just tanks and healers.

Remember quest Relic Reborn in 1.0? The majority of quest steps in that quest are purely and stricly speed run only, or should I say Super-speed run. Then we see ppl starts to complain how tough it is to beat the quest. Yoshi even admits making the quest so difficult on purpose. In the end, Relic Reborn quest was greatly nerfed in ARR and Coil of Bahamut was created as a substitute for it.

But... if you want to enjoy this game in your own leisure, no one's gonna hold you back. Just don't expect you can try beating end-game content like Coil without learning to play your job effectively on tight schedules. ^^;

So yes, that "contradiction" thing was kinda hit and miss for me. ^^;

Too bad your achievement information are locked, though your current gear kinda speaks for itself.