Fixing The Praetorium

[Kaiserdrache]

Both Praetorium and Meridianum need a complete rework.

Both should be just normal Lvl 50 Dungeons, which should become just playable with an ARR based version of the Trust system with the order of the dawning npcs at that timeline, so Alisae (Summoner) , Yda (Monk), Papalimo (Blackmage), Alphinaud (Scholar), Minfilia (Whitemage), Cid (Machinist) and turning Grey Rock as Paladin and his caster friend , (Redmage, someone has to have taught Alisae how to be a Redmage) of the order into Trust NPCs too

Shorten the stuff, both have alot of unneccessary scenes and boring long talks that could easily be shortened to cut these two things down to dungeon format.

Doing this will help also newer players to catch up quicker, if you dont have to do all the ARR stuff with other players, but could use also just for the dungeon runs the trust npcs, without needing to wait for party members each time.

And yes UW should be an own trial, heck even such retarded garbage like the lvl 20 fight against Ifrit is one, where every veteran player could puke innerly to get drawn into this noob BS, and there you have that big final boss of ARR, that even gets not a spot as trial - ridiculous, and that only because of it being part of the MSQ roulette.

Seriouslr, remove that crap MSQ roulette and replace it with a better more senseful roulette, like a Treasure Hunter Roulette that puts 8 players into a random treasure hunt dungeon, or into Diadem, so that player get daile the chance once to go into them, without needibg to buy maps first, find the spot, kill a craload of trash mobs, just to have a big chance of wasting time, because of no entrance to the dungeon spawning.
Poetics Stone are not everything, there are more than enough options to get those stones elswhere fast

[LalaRu]

...My Fixes to Praetorium...

Praetorium gives you a so high zergload of exp that you will never find anything other so high in exp/time reward in all the game, if that goes changed.

Half level exp for free is not a "problem to fix" to me.
Not counting all the rain of poetics that comes with it, if for some reason you need them.

[ForteNightshade]

Given their reluctant to touch older content, I sincerely doubt changes of this caliber will occur, especially separating Ultima from the encounter entirely. I were to hazard a guess, both Castrum and Praetorium will eventually be reworked into Trust exclusive dungeons and the MSQ Roulette will be removed. They outright talked about running it with Raubahn, and whether that would be feasible for them to do.

[JowyAtreides]

Poetics Stone are not everything, there are more than enough options to get those stones elswhere fast

Barely anyone does it for poetics. We do it for the bucket load of exp.

What part of "If you don't like the content, don't do it" do people still not grasp?
Why do people want to fix something that they don't need to do? This is no longer a blocker for new players due to people ALWAYS wanting the exp reward as it is. If you remove the incentive of exp, new players will once again struggle to get a queue for it.

Literally the only fix that needs to happen, is removing it from the mentor roulette.

[Nanami_Naniwa]

Although you have some quite nice ideas and I agreee the voice over from Emet in Amaraut is a pretty good example how to keep the story and background flowing without being stuck in cutscenes - I always get triggered by people saying: "This dungeon is unplayable" and "I'm sad for people who have to experience that"

Because it is not - It is not unplayable. Actually a lot of people are totally fine with the reworks and couldn't care less about the amount of cutscenes or the time they spent in there. The rewards are huge. It is worth it - otherwise there wouldn't be so many people queuing up for it (although they don't need it).
And especially for new players it is better that way. Because it is hard for them to get lost (not like before) and they actually be able to see the cutscenes AND participate in the dungeon instead from being thrown in one cutscene after the other with - in worst case - even skipping some unintentionally.

They already announced that they are going to re-work it and I'm pretty sure they have ideas how to make it work. You do have great suggestions - not gonna argue with that. But why bring it up now?

[hynaku]

One thing they could fix is you getting it more often in the roulette. You have about a 5 to 10% chance getting it. I don't see problem with it how it is now at least it's not boring like other one is.

[Illiandra]

Agree that if they lower the item level it would actually make the fights within matter again.

On the cutscenes dont think the changes have to be that complex. Just have them play at 200% speed will already cut the time spend on it in half.

[JowyAtreides]

Agree that if they lower the item level it would actually make the fights within matter again.

On the cutscenes dont think the changes have to be that complex. Just have them play at 200% speed will already cut the time spend on it in half.

How would you adjust the voiced scenes? Difficult to take Lahabread seriously if he sounds like he's on helium. Just remove the voices altogether?

The cutscenes are already benchmarked against the longest, slowest spoken language. What can be said in 1 second in English can take 3/4 seconds in say, German.

[MaraD_]

iLv90?!?! Are you kidding? Thats WAY too high!
Back when my LS was iLv45-49 we steam rolled the places while watching videos on youtube.
The MAX should NEVER be above 50, and even then, 50 is too high.
(But you cant reasonably lower it below 50)
But seriously,the difference between iLv50 and 90 is pretty drastic at that point in the game.
Ilv90 is just shy of being able to solo the whole place.

I didn't think it was insufficient, I thought it eliminated the entire reason for the instance in the first place: Elimination of the Ultima Weapon.

That logic would claim the entirety of an expansion is eliminaited due to a final fight.
You still have to go through the place to get to Ultima Weapon.
Its not like you can skip it, and go straight to Ultima Weapon.

[LukaRoselia]

So, basically, ensure that the 2.0 finale is as incomplete and blah as possible before the credits launch ...

Um...it feels like absolute crap as it is now, what are you on about? You literally skip the majority of the trash and the boss fights are hideously boring.

I know as a new player experiencing it for the first time, I absolutely hated it. I asked my FC what the hell was that crap? Same for the other one but that one isn't anywhere near as bad.