A Simple Lack of Fun

[Cycloptichorn]

Msg me ingame, I have a couple shells you might enjoy being a part of, pretty active, lots of good times.

[Sypherblade]

Ya, I think the biggest issue right now is the population overall is pretty bad. So with a lack of a decent party search function, ALL this forced grouping stuff is almost pointless. I came back for the first time in about 4-5 months, game looks great, runs great, everything's improved... but there's 0 shouts going on in Limsa and Gridania and hardly ANYONE around. "Go to Ul'Dah!"... I don't want to, the place is ugly, bland and you shouldn't have to travel there to get a party.

I'm ALL for what they've done patch wise so far, the gear, the exp, the combat, it's all great. When you can't find anyone to participate in it with though cause people ignore you, or there's simply no one around, it becomes dull quite fast.

I get that those with established shells are probably having a blast, but every time I come back, my 5 shells are empty and so is my flist.

I hear you, and would love to see an "easy button"....a simple feature that can auto group you with people of your level range. I know many vocal people would hate this...but i think a lot of people would enjoy this...especially us casual players who dont have the time to put together a grind party with the 2ish hours they have to play.

[OMEGA_HACK]

Didn't read through this thread but I just wanted to point something out:

Group Play:
Greater experience rewards (as it should be; how dare you say you deserve as much exp as a group of people playing together, we took the time to get a group when you don't want to, you shouldn't get as much as dedicated people so stop whining about this please!

You fight monsters that are well over your level because there are 4-8 of you.

Solo Play:
You are by yourself what makes you honestly think you can solo a monster that is 10 levels higher than you? (yes you could easily do this when the ONLY stats that mattered were MND and VIT, and level 20 (pre1.19) I had about 80VIT and ~1000HP, and the initial stats on all the other attributes because they didn't matter. Guess what? Now they do. So fight stuff your level not 10 levels higher, you are getting the same amount of exp (might be slightly less but its not like you went from getting 600exp per mob to 50exp per mob)

LEVES LEVES LEVES! Damn with the new setup with the right level monsters you can easily get 5000-10000exp (in the 20-30 range) in ONE LEVE, and it takes you only 10-15 min, wtf are you complaining about not being able to get exp...not only that you get NEW LEVES EVERY 12 HOURS NOW, my god what more do you want.

SIDE QUESTS, they are one of the best ways to power through to level 20 (if you are a new player or have a new character), guess how many times I grinded in a party or solo'd from 1-21...if you guessed NEVER then you'd be right. I just did the side quests and the story quests and that alone got me from 1-21 without ever having to grind on monsters for a level, it's really that simple, plus you get all the lore and setup for the better GC quests.

TL;DR: My god stop complaining already, there are so many %$@#ing ways to get exp in this game, especially at lower/solo levels.

[leomike35]

Solo works better than ever in my opinion. Not having any issues this game only needs party search and deeper ls options and it is good to go. Elevate your game and u will have more fun. Btw I love chocobo caravan just wish ppl would do it more. Got 1k xp solo with 8 secs left lol. Mind u on my lvl 50 arch. Its damn challenging for the intended rank.

[Exni]

Linking 1, 2, 3 or 4 - it doesn't really matter. I'd like to come watch you solo sometime since we're on the same server.

EDIT: I really hope Exni is an alt, otherwise don't bother.

I previously paid no attention to what server you were on, or perhaps I'da offered that myself. Though it bothers me even more now that I know you should have had plenty of opportunity to ask that of the slew of players on our server prior to coming to the forums to rant. Exni is a mule, Exn is a main on that server.

Miraa, am I to take it that you too are no longer able to effectively solo? Gawd forbid your having issues on your arc, so I guess I'm only asking for any lower levels you may have..

[Miraa]

Miraa, am I to take it that you too are no longer able to effectively solo? Gawd forbid your having issues on your arc, so I guess I'm only asking for any lower levels you may have..

GAWD forbid!

I have no opinion one way or another. I've only played a few hours of 1.19 and I'm perfectly satisfied with my character at the moment. I just like calling out mean spirited people who like to pull out personal insults the moment someone disagrees with them. If you're gonna be that much of a blowhard, put up or shut up.

[Bahn]

You know what amazes me is that opinions seem to be divided evenly amongst people who want some solo/low-man content and hardcore nuts saying LOL TEH GAEM WUZ TOO EZ. I think that proves to Square that there needs to be a balance between the two. Pre 1.19 it swung too much towards the solo side, and now with 1.19 they swung it back towards the party-based side. Both sides need to be taken into account since there seems to be an even number of people wanting to do BOTH.

[Oscillate_Wildly]

You know what amazes me is that opinions seem to be divided evenly amongst people who want some solo/low-man content and hardcore nuts saying LOL TEH GAEM WUZ TOO EZ. I think that proves to Square that there needs to be a balance between the two. Pre 1.19 it swung too much towards the solo side, and now with 1.19 they swung it back towards the party-based side. Both sides need to be taken into account since there seems to be an even number of people wanting to do BOTH.

I would have liked to think that linking would be proportionate to the situation. If you are one person levelling alone it seems odd for two+ mobs even above your rank to suddenly gang up on you. I get it if you're in a party but it's hardly the same thing if you're on your own. The amount of links at times can be over exaggerated.

Think about if 2 mobs of a 2-3 levels higher didn't link, the person would still receive exp for killing one, and surviving long enough to kill the second. A risk that they'd get no bonus for killing in under a time limit, but still slower than if they'd been in a party. But to have party based play forced on soloers is a bit of a bold move especially with how unnecessary it was.

I thought links were to improve party based play, not potentially cripple those soloing.

[Buddhsie]

The bonus you get from linking is more than the bonus you get for chaining, so it's probably better for you to fight things a couple ranks lower than yourself overall. Ideally though you want to find a place where the enemies range -2 to +2 lvls around yours.

[OMEGA_HACK]

I've created a post discussing some ways to solo/duo exp post-1.19 if anyone would like to add to that thread then please go make a post so we can develop new better methods of exp gaining as they are out there.