HoH feedback

[Vnolan]

The entire purpose of HoH is a gauntlet style system wherein you begin from the bottom up. Allowing players to start from floor 61 eliminates a portion of the risk.

The purpose of the reset, as well as the stinginess with shards, and no KOs in order to do 31+, is to pad content. You have to grind 21-30 over and over if you want potions for solo runs. You've seen what garbage you can get even from higher tiered sacks.

Allowing people to start from 21 eliminates even more risk. I guess that should be removed. Two RDM, a PLD and a healer takes away from the challenge, so let's also not allow certain party comps. While we're on the topic of having people waste time for no reason, let's bring back DoL favors and permadeath in EX trials.

wiping to Xande has far less impact if I go back to floor 61. At the point, I've spent maybe an hour and a half tops. Now it's no longer a gauntlet but a mild annoyance.

Does Xande gain a buff if you wipe? Do you get debuffed if you wipe? 90 mins wasted is a 'mild annoyance'? If 90 minutes is an annoyance, what about a few hours? You admit right there that's all it does - inconvenience you. It doesn't make the boss hit harder or gain mechanics, it doesn't increase the number of patrols or add floor debuffs. It just wastes your time.

Do you have any decent reason as to why HoH’s challenge floors should only take 2-3 hours? Aside from “because I want it to”?

The challenge floors (61+) already take 2-3 hours. "because I want it to" is the reason for most QoL changes, though if it needs to be said, having to spend a few hours to reach the challenge floors before every attempt is poor game design. You already have to locate sacks, finish the floor set and do battle with rng when appraising. Adding a few hours of fluff just to start that grind each time is overkill.

I haven't gotten to floor 100 yet, because I haven't had 5-6 hours of spare time and the idea of a slapdash party finder group meeting up more than one day seems unlikely and unfun to set up.

With all of two save slots.