Checkpoints in Solo Duties (4.1 MSQ Spoilers)

[Maeka]

So, from the thread Title, I'm pretty sure people already know what this is about.

First off, I will say I loved the solo fight against Lakshmi. I really did, it was very nicely done, and I love how well the AI controlled characters perform, I certainly noticed how they responded to the Stack and Spread mechanics, how they would line up the cross AoEs to give you room to avoid it, how they would stand out of the AoEs, etc.

Very well done!

But uh. If you're going to make a long Solo Duty, and if you're going to give it an insta-fail condition, could you please add a check-point in the middle somewhere?

On my first attempt, one..... ONE... aether orb managed to slip out of my viewing area and I didn't notice it until it was too late, and this was rather late into the battle (the 2nd time she summons orbs) and..... well. The amount of annoyance and displeasure was not small.

It was like "oh great, I have to do ALL Of that ALL OVER AGAIN!?"

There should have been a checkpoint, at the very least, when Fordola came running in to join you, so that if you fail, you restart there instead of restarting the entire duty all over again.

Or, if that is not possible, how about splitting it into two duties? Or something. I'm not complaining about the challenge, as the fight isn't really that hard, I'm complaining about the tedium of having to do it all over again, if you let one. single. orb. slip by, then you gotta repeat the last 10+ minutes of gameplay to go through that all again (even if you skip cutscenes it still takes awhile).

[NephthysVasudan]

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Yeah I encountered this multiple times through out the MSQ...one of the most hated areas for me was the Azim Steppe Battle for control over the nation. Dozen attempts to get it right...each time had to redo each-and-every phase.

Checkpoints would be a great thing to install. Course I suspect SE's response would be akin to "You get an echo bonus" but even then.

[Maeka]

Yeah, Echo doesn't do squat against an instant-fail condition. The only thing Echo helps with, is if you die because of taking too much damage, or failing to kill something fast enough.

[Avatre]

The only thing Echo helps with, is if you die because of taking too much damage, or failing to kill something fast enough.

Echo doesn't help in one of the class quests...using a skill that is very rarely ever used(or in my case NEVER used) does though. Stupid Elusive Jump and needing to be used....haven't used it since doing that quest either.

[Balmung_Griffin]

I certainly noticed how they responded to the Stack and Spread mechanics

They're are better than a lot of people doing 24-man raids LOL

On topic, yes, some checkpoint would be nice.
Or give an option to restart form the beginning or from last checkpoint like most games.

[Ekimmak]

Echo doesn't help in one of the class quests...using a skill that is very rarely ever used(or in my case NEVER used) does though. Stupid Elusive Jump and needing to be used....haven't used it since doing that quest either.

My issue with that quest was that I didn't realise you're supposed to pass the prey mechanic to the NPC. So more often than not, by if I didn't die to lack of healing, it would be due to getting frozen just before the dragon takes off, and getting impaled by two-dozen icicles.