Summer Event

[DeadRiser]

Why should I go away? The event rewards people who actually do something: fun. That's what the leechers lose. The event doesn't offer uber spear-of-leecher-slayer +3.

You are pointless to talk with. You can't acknoweledge that the population is small as of now and that the event lasts for 18 days?

[MariyaShidou]

So I take it you don't feel the fun of actually doing an event is the reward? Then why are you doing the event? It doesn't give a pair of swimsuits with 9001 defense for all I can see.

And precisely because the player base is as small as now, they need to make sure that everyone got the event reward. You don't want to anger your small player base by not giving some piece of swimsuits to everyone...

[DeadRiser]

So I take it you don't feel the fun of actually doing an event is the reward? Then why are you doing the event? It doesn't give a pair of swimsuits with 9001 defense for all I can see.

And precisely because the player base is as small as now, they need to make sure that everyone got the event reward. You don't want to anger your small player base by not giving some piece of swimsuits to everyone...

[SIZE="7"]18 days....[/SIZE]

[buritoslicer]

[SIZE="7"]18 days....[/SIZE]

This... /10char

[MariyaShidou]

[SIZE="7"]18 days....[/SIZE]

So again, what's that about Behest locking out people? It's available for

[size=8]FOREVER[/size]

You would expect people to wait patiently 18 days for a chance to get in an event because they get locked out? Players log in, they are not to be locked out, for whatever reason. Unless maintenance.

[Kailok]

All arguments aside, this was as much a test as it was an Event. It was their first Summer event in this game, therefore they had to get the kinks out and figure out what to look for next year. As someone said before, I'm sure the kinks will be figured out next year...Hopefully.

[Esk]

They didn't hurt anything in the game play/enjoyment ways.

But i've seen a few of them were also selling the ash at a the quest npc.
In that respect they are hurting other players by profiting from doing nothing other then just having a macro looping and standing at the npc. (hmm... that's almost like RTM/botting )

**The ones just not running the bomb are just meh.
I still don't think they should get something for nothing but, they just a little annoying imo, i've more the issue with people selling the ash.

Simple solution is ash/fire works is bop, or make the ash require participation in some event.

[Lemuria]

I'm really getting frustrated with this event. It seems unless you're a level 50 its impossible to obtain all of the swimsuits. The bomb run in Coerthas is littered with rank 30+ mobs, with level 35 enemies attacking him. To even get there, I have to dodge the aggro of level 54+ mobs (Raptors, Boars etc), and if I die (which I undoubtedly will) the nearest spawn point is a spot on the map which is surrounded by yet more raptors.

/end rant

Seriously though, can't SE make an event which more people can actually complete? I get that a lot of people have their rank 50's by now, but thats no excuse for making an event which can't be completed at every level.

[Esk]

I'm really getting frustrated with this event. It seems unless you're a level 50 its impossible to obtain all of the swimsuits. The bomb run in Coerthas is littered with rank 30+ mobs, with level 35 enemies attacking him. To even get there, I have to dodge the aggro of level 54+ mobs (Raptors, Boars etc), and if I die (which I undoubtedly will) the nearest spawn point is a spot on the map which is surrounded by yet more raptors.

/end rant

Seriously though, can't SE make an event which more people can actually complete? I get that a lot of people have their rank 50's by now, but thats no excuse for making an event which can't be completed at every level.

The event will happen again next year.
You can complete the parts your able to, that or get people from your LS to help you.
R50's just happen to be able to solo the event, its a world event, a group thing really, not solo.
Its content, not R20 content but just content for all ranks if the right situation.
I get your frustration but if it was doable solo at R1, they might as well just give you it and not bother making any event of it.

[Lemuria]

The event will happen again next year.
You can complete the parts your able to, that or get people from your LS to help you.
R50's just happen to be able to solo the event, its a world event, a group thing really, not solo.
Its content, not R20 content but just content for all ranks if the right situation.
I get your frustration but if it was doable solo at R1, they might as well just give you it and not bother making any event of it.

Sorry, but thats junk. They've had many MANY events across FFXI which were completely accessible to all levels. And no, they weren't just 'given' you had to work for them too! Just because an event can be done by rank 1, doesn't mean it has to be quick or easy. There are countless ways to keep things interesting without requiring a trek through rank 60 mobs!