Can We Be Honest For A Minute About Ixion?

[AmiBeau]

1. The FATE has a spawn timer of 24-72 hours. Typically on Excalibur, the spawn seems to regularly happen around 12-4 am, which isolates a number of the players.
2. Fate credit. Ixion itself has a set enmity table. This leads to getting limited credit (i.e. You could be in a group and kill Ixion from 100% to 0%, yet ONLY get silver credit (so you only get 1 horn; which leads to my next point).
3. Purchase cost versus horn gathering. Even if the mount drop outright, you may still buy it for 12 horns. The issue is that you have to fight through the sever lag when the FATE is trying to compensate for a "few" people; it makes it difficult to get a fair reward. Silver/bronze is the typical reward level, even if you are there for the entirety of the fight.

Unless you are lucky; you have to wait for it, hope you don't get locked out of the zone/crash, get invited to groups in which you MIGHT get silver credit if you're lucky, and do it 12 times if you are on a populated server.

[Walfan]

Try using a stygian ash (the item that removes the shield), I can't say it gives you gold 100% but I tried it out myself and while my group only got silver, I got gold.
It's really cheap on my server at least (1k gil) and you can override someone else's ash.

[Sylvina]

Try using a stygian ash (the item that removes the shield), I can't say it gives you gold 100% but I tried it out myself and while my group only got silver, I got gold.
It's really cheap on my server at least (1k gil) and you can override someone else's ash.

That still means some people who otherwise would be getting gold are only getting silver, it doesn't really solve the underlying problem of people who contributed not getting a high enough ranking.

[Walfan]

That still means some people who otherwise would be getting gold are only getting silver, it doesn't really solve the underlying problem of people who contributed not getting a high enough ranking.

Of course, I'm only offering a workaround until the fate clears out.

[NolLacnala]

Hit Ixion once then spam AoE heals for free gold rank

[Altena]

I wish they would fix contribution for all FATEs in general.

Tanks should be the only class that is based off the enmity table.
DPS classes should be the amount of damage you deal.
Healers should be the amount of HP restored to other players, excluding overheal. Damage dealt should also be included. Raises should also count - and should be rated quite high. This would encourage healers to raise people that aren't in their party.

Just basing contribution off the enmity table is silly. It creates an environment where players don't actually make good gameplay choices - healers just spam AoE heals regardless of their party's health, and tanks just spam enmity combos.

[Canadane]

Hit Ixion once then spam AoE heals for free gold rank

This.

Bascally if you want gold rank, be a tank or a healer. All boss fates are entirely scored off enmity.

[RegnumMagik]

im gonna puke if i sit in loch for another hour

[Niqote]

im gonna puke if i sit in loch for another hour

Then don't? It's really not that important.

On topic, perhaps it would have been better if they added a minimum drop of one horn, even if the price of the mount was raised.
I will however try the Ash with another party member, and test to see if throwing the ash simply generates a lot of enmity for us both thus giving gold.

[RegnumMagik]

Then don't? It's really not that important.

On topic, perhaps it would have been better if they added a minimum drop of one horn, even if the price of the mount was raised.
I will however try the Ash with another party member, and test to see if throwing the ash simply generates a lot of enmity for us both thus giving gold.

You will not tell me how to play, I'll skip meals and sit here until I get my mount or die trying