A/S rank Hunts need a level sync like fates

[Krojack]

Or scale to how many people are in the zone.

It's to the point now that lvl 50 S-rank hunts die before you can even get a 3rd hit in, sometimes can't even get 2 hits in. Yes I know being in a party will get you much higher or full credit but that's not the point here.

This will only get worse as the max character level goes in in 5.0.

[supergiz]

Agreed. I don't bother with hunts especially after cross server world visiting. I imagine they are working on changes to that system to make it more like Eureka.

[Vnolan]

It's to the point now that lvl 50 S-rank hunts die before you can even get a 3rd hit in, sometimes can't even get 2 hits in.

So? You can get allied seals from A ranks or BLU weeklies and kills for the achievements from the SB S ranks. If you want the ARR S ranks, don't announce their spawn.

But sharing is good
Then come up with a better solution than syncing.

I imagine they are working on changes to that system to make it more like Eureka.

Eureka suffers from performance issues and it caps at 144 players. Viable tactics in Eureka include putting people between you and the boss so attacks don't affect you (because attacks can only hit so many players at once) and unsyncing if you're in danger of dying.

Maybe they go in the opposite direction and only allow the party that tags the hunt to attack it. Would eliminate any issues with crowding.

[Krojack]

don't announce their spawn.

Maybe they go in the opposite direction and only allow the party that tags the hunt to attack it. Would eliminate any issues with crowding.

You really like making other people upset don't you? The second choice will just cause the first person there to attack it then be "trade me X gil and I'll invite you to the me party!"

My concern is when people get level 80 and geared up they will be able to 1-shot old ARR hunts. Some Red Mage could just be the first and only person to hit the hunt even if there are 50 people standing there waiting.

[Vnolan]

My concern is when people get level 80 and geared up they will be able to 1-shot old ARR hunts. Some Red Mage could just be the first and only person to hit the hunt even if there are 50 people standing there waiting.

Why is this a concern? There are 17 ARR S ranks, 6 HW S ranks and 6 SB S ranks. If they have even 5 zones in ShB, that'll be 34 S ranks. Now multiply that by 8 to account for all servers. There were 17 S ranks max in ARR. Why do players need to be able to get credit for all 270+ S ranks once ShB releases?

[Krojack]

Why is this a concern? There are 17 ARR S ranks, 6 HW S ranks and 6 SB S ranks. If they have even 5 zones in ShB, that'll be 34 S ranks. Now multiply that by 8 to account for all servers. There were 17 S ranks max in ARR. Why do players need to be able to get credit for all 270+ S ranks once ShB releases?

Because it will be the beginning of all out aggression toward people in the community. It's generally good right now with a few rare bad apple already being selfish and killing then without announcing them. Some are going as far as marking them killed on tracking websites just to be toxic.

Maybe you don't know but there are achievements for killing these that award a nice mount. I'm not doing it myself but I'm adult enough to care about others doing them and don't like to be a selfish prick.

[Luna_Ariana]

A level Scale would be really Great but may I add something which could help as of now?

It's to the point now that lvl 50 S-rank hunts die before you can even get a 3rd hit in, sometimes can't even get 2 hits in.

You mentioned like 2/3 Hits but if you are in a Party it's better to do 1 Hit only and then work on the Enmity. Cause Enmity = Full Credit

Best is to go either as a Paladin or as a Whitemage: As a Pally you do one 1 like Shieldlob or Autoattack and then spam Flash. As a WHM you do 1 Hit and spam Med II/Med/Cure III
And other Jobs can do one Hit and you dont need to do anything else till it's dead.

This can help the S Rank to die slower and with that more people have a chance to get the Credit. ^^

[Iscah]

Because it will be the beginning of all out aggression toward people in the community. It's generally good right now with a few rare bad apple already being selfish and killing then without announcing them. Some are going as far as marking them killed on tracking websites just to be toxic.

The "killing marks without announcing" is frustrating, sure, but you should want them to update the tracking website to say so. The alternative is that other people waste their time looking for the monster which hasn't been marked as killed.

[Rufalus]

How about just do an item level sync rather than a character sync, so you get to keep your full attack rotation but just limit your damage potential.

[Deceptus]

I rarely try to make S ranks anymore because even if you port the second they are announced loading takes forever because everyone is trying to load in. They are almost always dead before you get there.