Thread: Feeling Underwhelmed with 3.4

Hey fellow Warriors of Light,

So patch 3.4 is just over a week away and I should be excited right? Well, not exactly. While I am excited to stop time in Alexander: The Creator, as well as trying to prove myself to the Goddess Sophia, I can't help but to feel underwhelmed by lack of new content presented to us in patch 3.4 Soul Surrender. Before you assume this is a "doomsday" or an "I quit" thread, hear me out because I would love to hear your opinions on patch 3.4 as well.

Nevertheless, here we have the main course of patch 3.4:
- Alexander raid
- Extreme Primal
- Additional dungeons (Expert roulette update)
- Main scenario
- Side quests: Hildibrand, Scholastic
- Deep Dungeon expanded

These are essentially the core pieces of content being added. Although, I am quite worried that the side quests are going to be extremely short like they have been in previous patches. As with Deep Dungeon, I am desperately hoping there is a change in how we go about advancing floors above 50. Because I really don't want to do the same exact method of killing (X) number of monsters for 50 more floors. Everything else? Well, everything is else either an addition to already implemented content and items, or a small taste of something that will be implemented in a later patch:

- Wondrous Tails: Khloe is a Mi'Qote girl who has a list of objectives for you to do. On completion of these objectives you will gain certain rewards. However, these objectives are going to require you to complete older content and roulettes.

- Adventure Squadrons: Recruits will join you by completing various objectives in your challenge log. Once you have recruited 4 NPCs, you will have your Squadron. However, you won't be able to use these in any duties until an update in the future.

- Gold Saucer updates: These are quality of life changes to already existing content.

- Diadem changes: Again, already existing content that is seeing changes with the hope of reviving dead space. However, the gear drops are item level 235, which will be nearly useless on arrival of patch 3.4. How will that help towards the end of the 3 months when everyone has Tomes of Scripture gear? I'm still scratching my head on the direction of (or lack of) Diadem. At least use Diadem for something current like relics, instead of the same old previous content grind?

So what do you think about patch 3.4? Do you think this amount of content is sufficient enough to last 3 or so months? Are you satisfied with the type of content that we are getting? Do you feel like something was left out of Soul Surrender?

I feel like people will complain no matter what.

The new dungeons, trials and the raid look great to me. Main scenario expansion is always good for me (as long as there aren't too many meaningless fetch quests).

Squadrons are basically dead to me because I don't find retainers interesting. I'll use them if they give me nice stuff. Ignore if that isn't the case.

Diadem could be interesting, or it could be a massive failure. 235 gear doesn't sound promising, lol.

The biggest things aside from the actual content, imo, are the Nocturnal Astrologian+Card changes and the Egi Glamours. If the Egi Glamours aren't in the patch, well, that's one less thing I have to look forward to. =|

Shit. You're already underwhelmed by something that's releasing in a week and a half. Whatever will we do.



On-topic; I'm a big dissapointed with Squadrons basically going to be like garrissons from WoW. Other than that, I'll find a way to continue to entertain myself.

I'm looking forward to the conclusion of Alexander, the new trial, and further development of the main scenario.

The dungeons will be fun for the first couple of runs, if not only because they are new.

Once that's all gone, it'll be back to business as usual for me. The Squadrons are just a different retainer system, the Wondrous Tales are a different challenge log, the Diadem is... well still Diadem. As such, none of it catches my interest or desire to do any of it.

My schedule: Do content, let sub lapse. Same as every other patch. I am quite excited by the new patch, but once I'm done with the content for clear/story, there will be nothing to keep me here. As has been the case the whole time I've been playing.

I'm more excited for the story and the new items/clothing than I am for the battle content, which yes is the same kind of stuff as always.

But this is just a patch after all, and they a preparing to blow us away with a big expansion, which we will start seeing next month with fan fest vegas.

Originally Posted by DamianFatale

I feel like people will complain no matter what.

Absolutely. There's this growing mass off "no matter what you do, I'm going to be disappointed" people.
Only looking at something to complain or be 'offended' about, and in this case not even waiting to experience the content before once again starting up the negative bandwagon.

Im interested in the new primal and thats pretty much it... infact if there was no new tome gear to get i would be happier with this patch. I hate new tome patches.

Edit: im kinda interested in more storyline but i havent really gotten into heavenswards story as much as i got into the 2.0 story.