Why everyone wants do PotD speed run?

[TristanBlane]

There are ways to fix it, like putting exp tokens in silver chests or putting 3 bonus silver chests in front of every boss so there are benefits to speed running for everyone. However SE won't acknowledge there's a problem until the players do.

This is a great idea!! Give more incentive to search for chests!! I love it and I need it.

[Youkulm]

I used PotD to help level bard recently. Most of the runs I had were speed runs, people just want in and out. I can't blame them? Either way OP, when I was done I ended up with 98/99 aetherpool ( started at 20/30 or something close to it ). Its not hard to run into silver chests even during speed runs. 51-100 chests pop up like candy compared to 1-50.

[Bourne_Endeavor]

Unfortunately, PotD is the fastest means of leveling and most people have obtained any rewards they may have wanted ages ago, you'll see speed runners unwilling to wait. What I usually do if I'm hunting for aetherpool is break off from the group and poke around. Only step into a room enough so you can see whether there are any silvers. In my experiences, even the speed runners will worm their way back for a silver if you find it. Basically, don't stick with the group the entire time. If you pick up any mobs, run 'em back to the group. Although, one or two you could handle yourself.

[TristanBlane]

My suggestion is to kill two birds with one stone. I only run PotD with classes that need to be leveled up. It makes it worth my time to be speed running to level up but also collecting silver chest along the way.

[Chevronone]

I ran floor 91+ the other week and we had someone in our party request to at least check the map for silver chests. I had no issues with this, but the other people did. ( They were 99/99 of course ) They laughed and had a good time standing in the teleport as soon as it lit up and I would go help look for chests. They would say "oh look a silver chest...nah" and stuff like that. Well come to find out the person who asked nicely to just at least peek into rooms for silver chests was exacting her revenge the entire time...

...she used every item, mass pulled the last floor and wiped us. She then left without a word. I commend her for living up to the quote "revenge is a dish best served cold."

Moral of the story: Karma does get served...usually cold. Lol

[Nixxe]

Because PotD has been out forever, so a lot of people, myself included, have been at 99/99 for a while now. We're only there to level.

Having said that, in matched parties you aren't exactly obligated to do whatever any random person wants. So even if I try to subtly herd you towards the cairn the moment its active (and usually before then if it will likely go active on the way), you can go grab every chest in every room and there's not a lot I or most other people can or will do about it, since my only recourse would to vote kick you, which I'm 1) not going to do over a difference in objectives and 2) would need to convince other people to do as well.

[Ama_Hamada]

Well for me PotD is only way to get a decent weapon for my jobs when i only able get ilvl 200 at the best because raids for ilvl 260 weapon are way too hard to me.And because of that i can't even beat Alexander - The Cuff of the Son because i keep dying when it's way too hard for me.

Also i know i can craft better weapons then ilvl 200 weapons but i don't crafting and because of that i only have 1 crafting job at lvl 60 and most my crafting jobs are around lvl 30.




Sadly talking to group don't help at all because they don't answer to me and don't even care about players like me who want collect silver chests when all they want is do speed run.

Also i don't have any friends to play FFXIV and same goes with FC that i'm not in any FC because i don't like be in FC.

doesn't matter, having one other person queue with helps immensely. Having 2 people being spoken out on finding chests and going together as a pair in case of aggro etc is a huge help. As said depending on their reaction, it is what kick is for, people will learn to be more cooperative, one way or another.

Also if you are looking for strictly weapon progress, there is always pvp. the 235 weapon that is super fast to get can act as a bridge to advancing.

also there is now getting 1000 scripts ( 2 weeks starting from zero, though getting it in 1 week is more likely, while doing 4 A 12 normal runs gives you a 260. After that doing each Va once upgrades it to 270)

So if deep is really unplayble for you your route can be PvP > script ( expert etc.) then when you have enough script, try climb alex again with the 235 weapon from pvp. Also remember VA weekly for a 270 right

[Ama_Hamada]

I never played PvP and i never will because i don't like PvP.

Scripts? You mean scripts i can get by doing gathering and crafting collectibles?

Also like i already said i CAN'T climb further in Alexander because i'm stuck on Alexander - The Cuff of the Son raid when it's way too hard for me, even i have ilvl255 kinna weapon for my main (i able get it when PotD got added where everyone actually wanted collect silver chests) and my main ilvl at this moment is 263.

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https://gyazo.com/b833e6a77c179b593cf5b88a093df698

You do not know what scripts are? the green tokens?

A6? how are you stuck on a6? anything before a9 is faceroll (yeah i know all normal is faceroll but a6???), just make a pf and shout for clearing those (what I did, being an alt it was hard finding people, lol but some people like the first time bonus)

If you have a 255 weapon why are you talking about you are stuck on a 200 weapon for O_o, in case this is for a second job, then you should be able pvp for it easily for a 235. If you can't talk to people to do chests in deep, just play pvp for a bit for a 235. It really does not matter if you like it or not? O_o it does not take many matches. If you only do the daily and get 3rd place each time, it is 3 days (1500 each) If you do the dailies and win twice, meaning just 2 front lines, you get the 235 weapon. You can do it in a day doing lets see... doing 6 runs if all are 3rd place. If you first place 3 of them ( one being daily) 2000+1000+1000=4000 = weapon. so your looking at 6 matches max for the weapon, why does it matter if you do not like doing it if it takes so few.

If you cant talk to people, cant buy a 250, can't make shout/pf to clear a6+ or make relic? (keep in mind i am an alt and I am going to have one in the next 2 weeks and I got it off pure dailies, no large grinds, the last update made sands a joke. The only grind I have to end up doing is lights. For the 74 umbrites, pure dailies of the past, same with unideds and everything else.) then I gotta say, no one here can help you this point. Also a6 is 200 avg entry, you extremely outgear it then you got echo on top of that, its complete faceroll. So my SCH has the 270 shire, while my SMN will have the 275 relic soon. I am not even sure what to do with scripts anymore =/

You can't just have a game completely hand you gear cuz you do not try at all?