What the hell is it with instances?!

[RLofOBFL]

3 a ranks? 3 foxes? 3 Ixions? I'll take it.

[Catwho]

You don't like round-the-clock hunts?

Yeah, this is a benefit if you're in the hunt community!

[Avatre]

Yeah, this is a benefit if you're in the hunt community!

Kind of a double edged sword. Yes, more hunts. Yes more chance of people pulling before you can get there if you're in the wrong instance(which is their right to do, as it isn't against the ToS).
But, it is a risk that people will need to take.

[Core1019]

They probably didn't have the time or resources to make it lochs only. It's a quick fix to address the Ixion situation. I'm sure they will look into a per zone system in the future but Yoshi only has so many dev resources to deploy. So it was: quick fix, no fix or fix it in patch 4.x

While not perfect, it addressed the immediate issue as quickly as possible. Let's be happy they were able to do what they did to address it.

I could have sworn we were promised more resources when that godawful 15 finally came out. I guess not though.

[AlexionSkylark]

I would care a lot less about instances if they didn't SPREAD PARTY MEMBERS ACROSS INSTANCES WHEN TELEPORTING TO A ZONE!!!!!!

THAT'S GOT TO BE THE STUPIDEST THING TO EVER HAPPEN IN A MMO

[AsbelLahnt]

Hyperia, i dont think it was a resources issue more of a why burn money asking for a custom setup when there's already one done previously.

This makes the most sense to me. Working in this field, setting up multiple instances for areas, and applying them as a whole to the entire cluster would be the easiest, and cheapest option.

You don't find it preferable? Neither does SE, which is why they don't keep them running like that for long. They'll go away sooner than you would think, and for now, while I've run into moments where I needed to double check my instances for partnering with a group or friend, it hasn't been game-breaking.

[Avatre]

it hasn't been game-breaking.

Exactly! It's like a mosquito bite. A slight irritant.

[Chocolys]

I'm glad the instances are back.

However I certainly don't like the way the members of a party can be teleported in different instances. That's annoying.

[Chiramu]

Because people camping Lochs waiting for Ixion to spawn was causing trouble for some servers, why all the areas needed the instance, I got no clue.

Players on big realms complaining about the Lochs. I wonder why they implemented instancing on all areas if the Lochs is the only one affected?

[Jas710]

Players on big realms complaining about the Lochs. I wonder why they implemented instancing on all areas if the Lochs is the only one affected?

Think about the dev's past track record with "fixing" shit. You really are wondering? lmao