A8 Farming

[Paladinleeds]

If I played on Balmung, I'd offer to run with you. I'm generally quite an upbeat guy and my stance would end up being to refuse to roll myself until you'd got your item (and if you had to go, I'd carry on alone no qualms). Then again, I'm often considered too nice a guy... I have got an alt on Balmung so if I can be arsed levelling and gearing that up I could help. We'll have to see what happens.

[Adire]

If I played on Balmung, I'd offer to run with you. I'm generally quite an upbeat guy and my stance would end up being to refuse to roll myself until you'd got your item (and if you had to go, I'd carry on alone no qualms). Then again, I'm often considered too nice a guy... I have got an alt on Balmung so if I can be arsed levelling and gearing that up I could help. We'll have to see what happens.

You sound like a great person :3 , if you ever do happen to consider playing on Balmung, let me know! I'd be happy to help you level and stuff.

[Youkulm]

Sounds like you've just had some bad luck in DF OP I'm sorry.

I've had no issues with A8... I think I experienced a wipe once on day 1 or 2 of release and that's it. Good healers can mostly carry people not doing mechanics in the normal mode fights.. so wipes are pretty nonexistent as the mechanics are much more forgiving than in Gordias.

I hope your luck turns around.

[Yukiko]

1st: Very bad idea to add 6 new different items. what makes it worse is that those are just tokens (placeholder). On the current inventory space discussion its way too much!
2nd: Letting those item only drop in specific content. SE is too scared that content will die out, but forcing players doesnt help either - it just causes more frustration!
3rd: To be honest: First time I have seen in NORMAL mode (story) a boss going enrage frequently with different groups. Havnt SE said it will be mechanic based fight and not DPS check?

There is a reason why content will die out, and mostly because its no fun!
Stonefarming is much more fun than midas gear farming, just because you are not forced in a specific content... well... in theory because primals with 10 or less stones is a joke!
SE is calculating from a player who can do 24/7 the same content - lets say the fight duration is 2 minutes and you get 1 stone each time = a lot in 24h -> thats an inhuman calculation!

[Colorful]

3rd: To be honest: First time I have seen in NORMAL mode (story) a boss going enrage frequently with different groups. Havnt SE said it will be mechanic based fight and not DPS check?

You can't expect your DPS members to click one button and clear, I've not wiped once on it due to an enrage and I've run them more than quite a few times now. Not dependant on a DPS check =/= being able to be done by people who aren't even trying enough not to try. We don't need SE to encourage bad players even more than they do now.

[Yukiko]

You can't expect your DPS members to click one button and clear, I've not wiped once on it due to an enrage and I've run them more than quite a few times now. Not dependant on a DPS check =/= being able to be done by people who aren't even trying enough not to try. We don't need SE to encourage bad players even more than they do now.

I dont like how you call "others"!
Just because "others" meet enrage, it doesnt mean they are not trying hard enough, point.
Just because "YOU" did not meet enrage it doesnt mean "others" are as awesome as "YOU" are!

Such comments can be considdered "conceited"...

[Colorful]

I dont like how you call "others"!
Just because "others" meet enrage, it doesnt mean they are not trying hard enough, point.
Just because "YOU" did not meet enrage it doesnt mean "others" are as awesome as "YOU" are!

Such comments can be considdered "conceited"...

I'm not sure what you're trying to say here? If the DPS can't meet the enrage on Midas normal, then they need to adapt and improve, the content shouldn't adapt to their needs. I'm not a great player by any stretch of the imagination, but I actually try and googled how to play my Job, if the others aren't capable of meeting enrage then perhaps they should do the same? Unless they have a disability, then everyone can get to a decent level with enough practice. If they can't be assed to do that, then they aren't deserving of the rewards of the content, just like I'm not entitled to Savage loot when I don't do it.

Well... It's also a matter of when you go in there. For example, early in the week, during 'prime time' on your server, you get more of the 'good' players, who go there to farm. During off hours, you get fewer players, and the

I went in late in the week last week and did manage to clear M3 with just one wipe a few times, maybe I'm just lucky.

[ExKage]

I went in late in the week last week and did manage to clear M3 with just one wipe a few times, maybe I'm just lucky.

I did all of Midas for the first time on Sunday afternoon (10am-1pm PST) and in Duty Finder... Wiped max 3 times for each midas run but I'm pretty sure that in all four floors I didn't wipe more than 10 times.

[Ashkendor]

I dont like how you call "others"!
Just because "others" meet enrage, it doesnt mean they are not trying hard enough, point.
Just because "YOU" did not meet enrage it doesnt mean "others" are as awesome as "YOU" are!

Such comments can be considdered "conceited"...

There's no conceit involved in what she said, though. The DPS check on Midas Normal is really low. If it isn't being met and it isn't the result of something obvious like people disconnecting, it more than likely comes down to bad play. If the group isn't meeting the enrage, by definition it does mean that as a collective whole, the group isn't trying hard enough. Since it's new content and we don't shamefully overgear it yet, one or two players not doing their jobs can be more than enough to drag the group down. The key is to know when to remove players that are refusing to improve their play and holding you back.

Alright, I feel the need to ask this question because it's been bugging me. Why are people even going for the shaft/spring? Assuming you get 1 a week from M3-M4 it will take you four weeks to get the body/legs right? But in four weeks time, you could just cap lore tomestones and get the 230 body and legs without needing the springs/shafts from Midas.

The only reason to run M4 is for the guaranteed item for the weapon tomestone once a week.

Last week I got spring/spring from A7 and A8 and did the same this week. I get my lore top and my Midan pants. Win!

[Synrin]

You know... Sometimes some groups just don't work out. Sometimes we would vote dismiss and the next group we would join would clear it from the first try.. It is based quite heavily on luck. That is why I joined an FC that is absolutely amazing and we almost always have 7 people out of 8 for farming Alex.