Thread: Where's Patch 4.35

I kinda force myself not to do much and take extended hiatus of like 4 to 6 months now because content
doesn't hold for long. Even then, I am really sick and tired of caps and lock outs. I'd be inclined to play more
stuff if they didn't lock me through everything to begin with. Since I took a 6month break
I'm still farming pieces for RDM in Deltascape and all, and leveling BLM. Content gap feels wide to me
so that's why I take looooooooooooong breaks.

Originally Posted by Zsolen

Skalla = 300
Hell's Lid = 310

Optional Dungeon The Swallow's Compass = 330

There is no way they wont let people using fully upgraded Eureka gear for their left side not be able to do MSQ, given they have ilvl 360 accessories.

Interesting, because these weren't the numbers I saw when I looked at my Duty Finder.

It does become a problem for normal players too if the request for faster reward goes asnwered too easy idd.
From my point of wiew SE is extremely sensitive to these complaints and have idd cut many aspects that took time in the game (some1 has to explain me why 90% of a season event reward should be handed me with the quests?) This has lead to the ever present shallow content imho.

july 3rd, yay

Originally Posted by InkstainedGwyn

Interesting, because these weren't the numbers I saw when I looked at my Duty Finder.

Skalla drops 315 gear. Hell's Lid drops 325 gear. They are not going to make the ilvl min only 5 below the gear let alone 5 ilvls over the gear. Having the min ilvl that high would make no sense not is it the written ilvl in duty finder. I have no idea where you got these other numbers, but it wasn't from duty finder.

Originally Posted by Bourne_Endeavor

Instead of "forgetting" about the game, they're jaded things are being purposely delayed to keep them subscribed.

Actually, this is pretty much exactly what SE is doing. They're delaying content to keep people subscribed. That was basically what I wrote. What I was also doing was DEFENDING the practice. It is necessary, because there is only so much the developers can put out within a space of time. While I concede that HoH and/or Eureka: Pagos might have more replayability than the current content, it's inevitable that white space is going to show up somewhere. It is in the interests of both SE AND the playerbase that that white space be divided into smaller chunks measured in weeks, rather than a single chunk measured in months. Even adding Eureka and HoH into the mix, I can guarantee there would be plenty of folks burnt out after months with no new content.

The game also offers plenty of opportunities to fill that space - if you're willing to take them. For crafters and gatherers, patch 4.3 added a new tier of equipment that many are likely still working on putting together and melding. A bunch of new Big Fish were added, as well. Crafting/gathering events in the form of new Custom Deliveries and the Namazu Beast Tribes provide these players with things to do as well. SE has provided more than enough content to fill the white space - if it is content that doesn't appeal to you, personally, well, no one can please everyone all the time.

Originally Posted by LineageRazor

Actually, this is pretty much exactly what SE is doing. They're delaying content to keep people subscribed. That was basically what I wrote. What I was also doing was DEFENDING the practice. It is necessary, because there is only so much the developers can put out within a space of time. While I concede that HoH and/or Eureka: Pagos might have more replayability than the current content, it's inevitable that white space is going to show up somewhere. It is in the interests of both SE AND the playerbase that that white space be divided into smaller chunks measured in weeks, rather than a single chunk measured in months. Even adding Eureka and HoH into the mix, I can guarantee there would be plenty of folks burnt out after months with no new content.

The game also offers plenty of opportunities to fill that space - if you're willing to take them. For crafters and gatherers, patch 4.3 added a new tier of equipment that many are likely still working on putting together and melding. A bunch of new Big Fish were added, as well. Crafting/gathering events in the form of new Custom Deliveries and the Namazu Beast Tribes provide these players with things to do as well. SE has provided more than enough content to fill the white space - if it is content that doesn't appeal to you, personally, well, no one can please everyone all the time.

People are far more prone to enjoying content when they dictate the pace over a company trying to nickel and dime them. The response has been anything but beneficial or positive for SE. Jaded fans inevitably start looking elsewhere, and should they find something. You can lose them entirely. Yes, the devs can only produce so much content. Reception would be much better if they didn't delay it, especially with a six week gap between things. HoH easily alleviates that, then Pagos releases when people start getting a little tired. You can defend that system all you fancy, I think it's both frustrating and scummy, especially when Yoshida talks about taking breaks.

Those all take less than a week to complete sans the Namazu, which are time locked. This has been the whole point. Even at a more gradual pace, what released in 4.2 simply doesn't last six weeks. Had they bumped 4.35 to four, you could make a case.