Golden Corral buffet or high quality dining...Which do you prefer?

[syntaxlies]

The only thing close to what you talking about were the eft party's we used to have. Taking one on was hard enough and there was always the chance of aggro which would mean certain death. I remember when we were doing this plenty of people would take the easy way out and solo/duo coblyns in copper bell mines.

[Khal_Drogo]

The only thing close to what you talking about were the eft party's we used to have. Taking on was hard enough and there was always the chance of aggro which would mean certain death. I remember when we were doing this plenty of people would take the easy way out and solo/duo coblyns in copper bell mines.

I HATE to talk about "that of which we do not speak," but have you ever played....<.<

>.>

FFXI? X.x

It's a prime example of the kind of "savory meal" I prefer from battles in MMORPGs.

[Xoo]

The only thing close to what you talking about were the eft party's we used to have. Taking on was hard enough and there was always the chance of aggro which would mean certain death. I remember when we were doing this plenty of people would take the easy way out and solo/duo coblyns in copper bell mines.

I'm so glad they got rid of weak Coblyns/Doblyns...

[Khal_Drogo]

I'm so glad they got rid of weak Coblyns/Doblyns...

I'm actually still a little upset about that. I'm all for "prolonging battle," so battle can be savored, but I prefer diversity above all else.

In "that of which we do not speak," although it was poorly implemented, there were multiple ways to level.

You could make burn parties to take on "weaker" mobs, but get high chains (thus, resulting in larger amounts of exp), or you could take on "harder" mobs for an increase in length of battle (resulting in lower chains, but a much higher base exp).

[Point_Zero]

I'm actually still a little upset about that. I'm all for "prolonging battle," so battle can be savored, but I prefer diversity above all else.

In "that of which we do not speak," although it was poorly implemented, there were multiple ways to level.

You could make burn parties to take on "weaker" mobs, but get high chains (thus, resulting in larger amounts of exp), or you could take on "harder" mobs for an increase in length of battle (resulting in lower chains, but a much higher base exp).

Without a new engine and server we wont get that diversity we want
I think Yoshi realizes what needs to be done, so our fight mechanics consist of more than "avoid the poo"

[Khal_Drogo]

Without a new engine and server we wont get that diversity we want
I think Yoshi realizes what needs to be done, so our fight mechanics consist of more than "avoid the poo"

I agree. He certainly knows that SOMETHING needs to be done. The problem is....he might not choose the *RIGHT way to fix it. Hence, my decision to start this thread :P

[Kallera]

Now that I think about I would love to see the forum complaints that would erupt on players start getting two shotted by mob aoes/crowd control.

But no,endgame fights based solely on luck and Resists are not what'll help.

[Yelta_Sumasu]

In then end, for the same reason that both the Golden Corral buffet and the fine dining establishments both continue to exist, I believe there is a market for both.

I still want all the things!

[Atoli]

No idea what this thread is talking about, never heard of Golden Corral, but I usually hate what is considered high class dining, it's always ewwy stuff and it always leaves me hungry.
*googles Golden Corral*
Looks like I would enjoy most of their food

What do you mean, you didn't ask about my food preferences?

To answer what most people consider this thread is about:
There once was a time, when a single tiny Dodo could wipe out an entire party...I'd rather not go back to those times.
An army of 20 deremites wiping out my party though? Seems legit.

[JakeRoon]

I take it the OP is comparing FFxi to FFXIV is the way I understand it.

ie: take FOREVER to kill one mob and etc etc etc....

sorry Chuck I found that to be VERY dull, as do most video game players, we like action lots of it....fast pace and all that jazz you know.