Please reconsider RNG system (Dev Request)

[Arrius]

Sure it'd be nice if the drop rates were higher, but where would the fun be if we got everything in a few weeks?

That depends of how the path is set to require the items.
If you get the gear only by rolling against 7 others which have the same need as you, then you are in for a long ride of frustrations.

Done about 15 runs of A5 yesterday, about half of of the time there were two bolts in the chests. I have gotten not. a. single. one. of. them. due to my rolls being much lower than 50.

That stuff just drains the motivation and fun out of it.

[Kurogaea]

Right now for for items that drop 100% (or very frequently) you have a chance of getting what you want on the first run. But if they change things to always use a token system, people will be forced to run that content X times to get the same item. We're all unlucky with some drops, but at the same time I'm sure we've also all got something on our first try as well... do you really want to lose that chance?

Sure it'd be nice if the drop rates were higher, but where would the fun be if we got everything in a few weeks?

What are you talking about? We still have the chance of getting it on the first try or random times. We just now have a ability to get the item after 10 successful runs. Its fair, and everyone has enough time to get their item instead of running something 20 times for a drop. If you like bashing your ahead against a wall for an hour 1/2 for some spring then be my guest. Its bs. No other way to put it.

[worldofneil]

We still have the chance of getting it on the first try or random times. We just now have a ability to get the item after 10 successful runs.

I can't see Square Enix wanting to do that. They want people to keep running content, partially because it stops people from complaining about nothing to do, but also because they want people to have reasons to keep playing. Also if people weren't running content for whatever reason, duty finder queues would be longer and we'd be complaining about that... If you get everything "rare" in a few weeks, what's are you going to do after that? Complain about how there's nothing rare in the game for you to get? And how is anything rare supposed to actually be even remotely rare if everyone can get it within a set time frame?

I know it's a personal opinion, but I think it's fine as-is. You win some, you lose some. It's a game, I don't want everything handed to me after a set number of turns (which amusingly would be a grind since you'd be constantly counting down how many runs are still needed).

[Powe]

I know your pain, been rolling super low numbers for the last few days

[Mycow8me]

They could just as easily add totems or something of the like which you can trade for an item of your choice after a certain amount so atleast you feel like your accomplishing something even with streaks of bad luck.

[LunaSnowfield]

Shhhhhhh just let it go.

We are all slaves of the RNG GOD.

[Ultear_Milkovich]

You said you ran Ravana Ex 610 times for the bird?

Also for the Midan gear: we are lucky with this patch because the i220 crafted stuff makes a wonderful alternative in most cases, especially given that it can be overmeld whereas the Midan stuff only has 2 slots.

If it takes me more than 2 evenings of Midas farm to get my loot I just buy the crafted gear instead. It takes me more or less two days to make the right amount of gils in the meantime with my crappy GSM so it s ok for me (friends can craft everything within a range of 500k-1M which is not too horrible).

I never had to run any Midas turn for more than 7 times so far and this strategy enabled me to get 2 i220 jobs in 4 weeks (got 10 Midas drops and bought 10 crafted items. The rest is i230.)

And the Brute Justice card dropped on our 10th kills.

[ServerCollaps]

get a pf group und kill [insert alex turn of you choice] 3 times and everyone gets his loot within 20 minutes
get some friends or a static and kill [insert primal of your choice] for the mount until everyone got his/her

[Ashkendor]

get a pf group und kill [insert alex turn of you choice] 3 times and everyone gets his loot within 20 minutes
get some friends or a static and kill [insert primal of your choice] for the mount until everyone got his/her

Local Gamer Makes Shocking Discovery: MMO's Are Best Played With Other People!

Seriously folks, it's common sense. Just get a few friends together and everyone gets what they want. @_@

[Rebellius555]

get a pf group und kill [insert alex turn of you choice] 3 times and everyone gets his loot within 20 minutes
get some friends or a static and kill [insert primal of your choice] for the mount until everyone got his/her

Oh believe me I tried that countless times. Everytime I create a static everyone is so hyped, but after few runs people give up and never want to run it anymore.

Local Gamer Makes Shocking Discovery: MMO's Are Best Played With Other People!

Seriously folks, it's common sense. Just get a few friends together and everyone gets what they want. @_@

Easier said than done. Come over to my server and I guarantee that you will struggle for weeks to get a decent group together.