Complaints Concerning the Yokai Watch Event

[Ilitsa]

I don't overly mind the fate grind personally, but I feel they should have put more thought into it, maybe have some yokai's asking for monster kills, some asking for lower dungeon clears, some asking for item fetching (maybe akin to the no-hint quests, where you have to think and figure out where the stuff they want might be, no map markers are given) etc. Making it ONLY a fate grind for all of the Yokai seems kind of.... lazy imo, and doesn't really give an idea of what the related series is about, different yokai take different things to befriend.

[Samcaesar]

I don't overly mind the fate grind personally, but I feel they should have put more thought into it, maybe have some yokai's asking for monster kills, some asking for lower dungeon clears, some asking for item fetching (maybe akin to the no-hint quests, where you have to think and figure out where the stuff they want might be, no map markers are given) etc. Making it ONLY a fate grind for all of the Yokai seems kind of.... lazy imo, and doesn't really give an idea of what the related series is about, different yokai take different things to befriend.

That's definitely part of the problem for sure. Heck, make it so a lower level dungeon or hunt could also equal legendary medal drops would at least help break the monotony of ~800 FATEs

[Helius]

This event is honestly, not remotely fun at all....

[XiXiQ]

My main gripe is with the price-jacking. Your reward for grinding is to grindmore next time... and the time after that... eventually more than 4x as much. They could have just set the price to 12 or 15 each and left it at that.

[Felblood]

Not sure if its been said, but this event was designed along with the free login campaign to make the lower level areas populated to give a new/returning player the sense of low level population.

I plan on getting the fancy mount, but I am taking it slowly as I have two months to do it. I am using it to level alt jobs, which I would be doing mostly FATE's anyways, so the event on top of that is a bonus.

[Chiramu]

Not sure if its been said, but this event was designed along with the free login campaign to make the lower level areas populated to give a new/returning player the sense of low level population.

I plan on getting the fancy mount, but I am taking it slowly as I have two months to do it. I am using it to level alt jobs, which I would be doing mostly FATE's anyways, so the event on top of that is a bonus.

The login campaign is only for players who don't have an active account. I read on reddit about a new person wondering why they couldn't log in for free with the campaign, a new person still needs to apply the money to the account.
For the "returning" players putting people in the low level areas does nothing for them.

[Jetstream_Fox]

This event is honestly, not remotely fun at all....

Is anything in this game fun anymore? That should be the real question.

[Nightlistic]

One of the absolute worst things about this event has been the mass crowds of level 60's farming all the level 3-10 fates so they can quickly grind away coins, and legendary coins preventing new players who the fates were kinda designed for to teach them the mechanics, and to help progress level wise. Can't compete with these fate parties going in and wiping it out before the new player can even get one or two attacks in. Really sends a negative message to newer players, and makes progression a lot slower than it would need to be if it was just kept out of fates that are for levels 1-10

[Nihility]

just some insight on this

The final reward is not shown on the event page, the achievement for it is hidden in game until unlocked, and the event you get for doing it pretty heavily suggests you did something special and unexpected.
Strongly hints at them not expecting a majority to complete it, can even quote game devs on this fact

The length of the event is pretty extreme letting people take their time and it will become easier as time passes for the dedicated(believe it or not fates go a lot faster with less people, if you have a zone to yourself they're a breeze and I've already been able to get zones to myself a few times)
Just do a little at a time, you'll get there without burning out if your diligent

It's good to have events that appeal to various gamer types. I know a lot of people that are happy to have an event that's not exhausted within an hour for example
the first rewards are instant for the instant gratification crowd
the minions are guaranteed and quick, the first few weapons are easy, and the first mount is reliably obtained for the more casual
the latter weapons and second mount are a hell of a grind for the hardcore, grindy, willing to do a ton for some small special reward group
(if you actually have all 13 jobs leveled to use the weapons you've already did a lot more grinding than this even will possibly take for even the most unlucky)

despite what most seem to think the "glowy whisper mount" is not the only reward. There's a glamour bracelet, 13 minions, 13 glamour weapons, and 2 mounts. Pretty sure that's probably triple or more what most events have to offer and most of it is easily obtained while also leveling jobs and the event is also overlapped with moonfire faire and anniversary there's a lot going on all at once event-wise

The event is also lined up with free play time, if everyone could finish it in a day it wouldn't do much to populate the old world zones for possible new players to see activity

and finally, not all content will appeal to all players. It's just a plain and simple fact
I don't really care much for deep dungeon though i know people that have grinded out 4-5 weapons out of that already which i think is way more of a tedious RNG grind than yo-kai
I absolutely love aquapolis while my gf thinks a bunch of guys cheering for a door opening is the stupidest thing she's ever seen
to each there own

if you just want one or two minions and a weapon, if you want to iron man grind out a mount that is not very discernible from an easy to get one, if you want to take it easy and get everything over months, if you just want to outfit your favorite jobs with glamour, if your just an avid minion collector; this event does have something for most anyone

[papichulo123]

i dont mind it but we shouldnt need so many legendary medals they made the event to grindy im sorry. yeah brings life to fates old arr fates more appealing to new people that join the game see people around doing fates but no events shouldnt be so grindy less legendary medals required would have been fine