Final Thoughts

[Rowde]

I actually didn't know hunt radars were a thing, but parsing is quite possibly one of the most important things that can be done in this game. With such a big focus on DPS, knowing how much DPS you're putting out relative to your potential and the DPS required? It's important. Parsing is a necessity in almost every MMO because of this, and the fact Square Enix still won't produce a proper addon API becuase 'parsing bad' is annoying.

Also, how do I make bait like this? I know I just took it, but that was masterful.

I play on PS4. I don't use any mods and afaik there aren't any mods even available for PS4.

From my vague understanding of the topic of "hunt radars," back when I started playing in 2.0 there actually was a 3rd party program that detected, flagged, and relayed (to other users of the program) hunt marks. At some point during the many patches throughout 3.0 that program stopped working and hasn't been updated since. Everyone I know generally disliked this program as it often resulted in the ppl that actually worked on popping S Ranks missing the mark entirely if they spawned on the opposite side of the map from the trigger.

Nowadays there is only a program that can detect S Ranks afaik... So when ppl do triggers they know immediately if the S Rank actually spawned, but then they still have to go out and find it and do calls/relays once they do.

[KageTokage]

From my vague understanding of the topic of "hunt radars," back when I started playing in 2.0 there actually was a 3rd party program that detected, flagged, and relayed (to other users of the program) hunt marks. At some point during the many patches throughout 3.0 that program stopped working and hasn't been updated since. Everyone I know generally disliked this program as it often resulted in the ppl that actually worked on popping S Ranks missing the mark entirely if they spawned on the opposite side of the map from the trigger.

Nowadays there is only a program that can detect S Ranks afaik... So when ppl do triggers they know immediately if the S Rank actually spawned, but then they still have to go out and find it and do calls/relays once they do.

The program did die for a while, but the maker eventually published the source code and it got revived.

There's a select few individuals in my server's hunt community who constantly use it (Largely because they just want the false sense of "prestige" for being the first to relay the hunts, to the point where they'll subtly stalk people in my hunting group between zones without actually trying to spawn anything), and it just causes problems.

[Awha]

I hope you find a game that fits your needs. I will say this though if you have an issue with parsing best of luck finding any MMO that does not use it in some context.

[HyoMinPark]

I'm not condoning it at all and there is no question that gather bots have done a lot of bad things to influence the in-game economy, but I would be a big fat liar if I said I don't appreciate super cheap shards/crystals/clusters (no guarantee I bought them from botters, but come on)

Shards are one thing - I was mostly referring to current, high-level mats; especially things like aethersands. That market was destroyed by gathering bots on my server before they were ever purchasable with scrips. Same with current consumables - both food and pots. I know there are also servers where the crafted gear market (e.g., i380 stuff) has been destroyed by people who use bots.

When I buy consumables, I actually pay more to not buy from those I know use botting services to mass craft things.

[Awha]

Know it is not a popular opinion but I do think being able to name and shame, coupled with the smaller community did a lot to deter people from generally lazy play. I never played those older mmo's. Though I have a feeling if a player did the bare minimum their name would spread like wildfire and would greatly impact their own experience. So why risk it? That is just the vibe I get when m I think back to stories of the past I have heard.

[Racen]

please, complain some more about how what other players do privately makes your gameplay experience so bad.

[KageTokage]

When I buy consumables, I actually pay more to not buy from those I know use botting services to mass craft things.

TBH, this is one of the main things I'm looking forward to about world travel.

Now I can go buy infusions/gear when I feel lazy without having to give money to cheaters, and I honestly hope people start making community-formed lists of the bot farmers on their servers for this purpose (I've already made a mental note of all the big names on Cactuar...).