So, how is Pagos?

[Rufalus]

I suppose the slow level grind doesn't seem as bad if you think of it as the replacement for the most severe parts of the zodiac/anima steps. Some of those grinds pre-nerf were extremely slow. The alternative to raid weapons has always been tedious stuff we grind begrudgingly since ARR. I think adding more interesting things to do within Eureka would probably mean sacrificing something from other parts of the game so they have more time to work on it, or longer waits between patches.

[MomomiMomi]

I suppose the slow level grind doesn't seem as bad if you think of it as the replacement for the most severe parts of the zodiac/anima steps. Some of those grinds pre-nerf were extremely slow. The alternative to raid weapons has always been tedious stuff we grind begrudgingly since ARR. I think adding more interesting things to do within Eureka would probably mean sacrificing something from other parts of the game so they have more time to work on it, or longer waits between patches.

But didn't they already sacrifice things? Wasn't that the reason given for less dungeons? Not that I would ever miss a dungeon in their current form, mind you, but that's beside the point. The point is they said they were sacrificing things so they could give us more varied and interesting content. Where is it?

[Rufalus]

But didn't they already sacrifice things? Wasn't that the reason given for less dungeons? Not that I would ever miss a dungeon in their current form, mind you, but that's beside the point. The point is they said they were sacrificing things so they could give us more varied and interesting content. Where is it?

Eureka series being multiple new instances to explore is a lot more dev resource heavy than the Anima series which added no new instances/battles, so that's the biggest something versus nothing comparison. Yoshida claimed that they increased resources put into the MSQ (that 4.1 Lakshmi battle at Ala Mhigo for example). I don't miss dungeons either.

[Bourne_Endeavor]

I suppose the slow level grind doesn't seem as bad if you think of it as the replacement for the most severe parts of the zodiac/anima steps. Some of those grinds pre-nerf were extremely slow. The alternative to raid weapons has always been tedious stuff we grind begrudgingly since ARR. I think adding more interesting things to do within Eureka would probably mean sacrificing something from other parts of the game so they have more time to work on it, or longer waits between patches.

Considering Eureka is supposed to be a highlight of Stormblood, it'd be a smarter investment to shelve something else and make it better than the disaster we currently have.