Solo and Open World Relevancy

[SchalaZeal]

I thought setting undersized and then going into Brayflox Normal was exciting. But seeing as how there's no reason to do it because of no rewards (not even xp or gil from the mobs), was a turn-off. I bet if they allow gil and xp to be gained from undersized, I know I, myself, would still run the low level dungeons.

You can get stuff in the chests. This includes the gear and minions. The gil drops are barely enough to be relevant to repair, so don't matter. And if you're lv 60, who cares about exp? I want my chocobo to come with me though. Then I might invest in +15% attack greens.

[TheUltimate3]

The issue with "relevancy" is that, due to the straight forward nature of power growth in this game, what is relevant in terms of difficulty will no longer be so next patch.

If they want the overworld to be "relevant" for more than just the leveling phase, then the entire structure of the game would need to be altered to accommodate it with that in mind.

[Gehena]

server limitations
hard content caters to minorities
not enough developers
no one does existing over world content
etc etc etc

Who cares at this point? Just gonna get more of the same boring stuff this xpac. Are only hope is island exploration, everything else is just a 2.XX patch reborn.

We the people have to put an end to this!
Stop letting the sheep win!

[zosia]

We the people have to put an end to this!
Stop letting the sheep win!

I wish I had more than apathy for these situations at this point, but this game is slowly going the route of LoTR online. LoTR stopped making any content with teeth and the game slowly slipped into obscurity.

A strictly story driven game with no compelling content is doomed to go F2P, it's only a matter of time.

[Enkidoh]

Look, this game is never going to be FFXI-2 HD no matter how much you whine and complain, which is what you all really want. It is never going to be Second Life with a FF skin either. Just accept that and either enjoy the game for what it is, or leave and play something else.

[DPZ2]

you've clearly never experienced a good mmo

name it please. you obviously THINK you have one in mind that matches. And no, FFXI isn't it.

[WinterLuna]

Never played FFXI before anyone jumps in, but I agree the world needs something that's actually dangerous. When I was a newbie I remember running from North Shroud into Coerthas and seeing mobs at 'crazy high' levels, it was awesome.

It would be cool to have some mobs level 60+ that are challenging to kill or require a party (no, hunts aren't the same). I feel like mobs, other than FATE's and the odd few things like Hunting Log, are pointless.

[Gehena]

name it please. you obviously THINK you have one in mind that matches. And no, FFXI isn't it.

What do you know about XI? I'm eager to read what narrow minded response you manage to come up with. lel mae ay oh

[Kaliban]

name it please. you obviously THINK you have one in mind that matches. And no, FFXI isn't it.

Well depending on what you are referring to: (in no particular order) FFXI, EQ, AC, SWG (pre-NGE). I would think UO and DAOC might qualify too. That's a few. Obviously more out there and depends on what you are wanting as to which would apply. The solo part depends on what you want to do. The problem lies in that MMOs are now really just instant gratification with glowy things and big numbers. The risk vs reward and immersion is significantly less than it was once. If it is too hard, it won't make money (comparedly speaking). Everyone needs their loot and they need it sooner rather than later.

[Enthy]

I too would like some better open world content that requires teamwork. I can solo the lvl58 Large 10-leve-allowance leves on my gimp lvl 52 BRD... I thought those were supposed to be group leves for us to do like in 1.0. I actually miss doing a bunch of leves with the LS.