Hamlet defense feedback from a top 20 provisioner: Critical problems and solutions

[Asiaine]

Hello,

This has me worried, and sad. As a Botanist/Carpenter I had my little heart pinned on doing this so much. But after reading all this, now I'm hesitant to even try. This is why:

If you have to be in the top 20 contributors to get any reward, there are going to be following limitations:
1 - Only people who are willing to invest items worth millions of gil will be be in the top 20.
2 - If you invest 10Million gil, there is nothing to stop 20 other people investing 10.1 million gil at the last moment (thus rendering your 10 million gil investment worthless)
3 - You HAVE to then contribute to the physical defense. If for some reason you can not (sick, can't make it, can't convince LS friends to come help you fight 10+ times for no reward on their part) you loose out on your total investment. Not to mention you also have to win (which means you can't pick up 7 random people who are willing to go once, and have faith you will even win).

If the premise is true, the only real hope is:
1 - A lot of people loose interest in it, so that only 20 people in the world actually want to partake.
2 - You are part of a tightly organized LS with the people and the resources who can all work to pull this off (and invest a huge gigantic portion of gil).

If #1 does not come true (which would be sad, as then I am hoping the content is so unpopular I would like to do it.. but popular enough I can convince 7 friends to go with me), then the only recourse is #2 (which leaves this event only to really-dedicated-long-term-rich-well-formed LSs... which is rather exclusive ...)

Right now, DL gear is looking easier to me ^.^;;


I really really hope the premise is wrong, or some adjustements can be made so that it can be fun for all on a regular basis.


Maybe too pre-mature but some super easy adjustments:
1 - You donate, you get points. For every 'x' points you get a chance of an item.
2 - If you are in top 20 you get an EXTRA chance of an item.
3 - If you are 1st, 2nd, or 3rd you get an EXTRA chance of an item.

You do not need to contribute to battle to have a chance at item.

If you contribute in battle and win, you get a chance at an item (based on your score). You do not need to supply items ahead of time to have a chance at item.


If it was something like this then I can see this being happy and fun for many ^.^b


Thank you.

[Molly_Millions]

Maybe too pre-mature but some super easy adjustments:
1 - You donate, you get points. For every 'x' points you get a chance of an item.
2 - If you are in top 20 you get an EXTRA chance of an item.
3 - If you are 1st, 2nd, or 3rd you get an EXTRA chance of an item.

You do not need to contribute to battle to have a chance at item.

If you contribute in battle and win, you get a chance at an item (based on your score). You do not need to supply items ahead of time to have a chance at item.

I think if you're in the top 20 you should get seals, but only get the weapons and stuff if you win them from battle. It doesn't make much sense to give those types of items to DoL/H jobs. Otherwise I agree with this.

[syntaxlies]

i mainly want double down odds+10 and hq discovery +10, they both seem to be trade-able according to ffpro

http://www.ffxivpro.com/search/item?q=militia

i wonder if id be better off selling the materials and buying them(if i can) then trying my luck who knows how many times.

[TheVedis]

i mainly want double down odds+10 and hq discovery +10, they both seem to be trade-able according to ffpro

http://www.ffxivpro.com/search/item?q=militia

i wonder if id be better off selling the materials and buying them(if i can) then trying my luck who knows how many times.

the items are all tradable

as for selling the items...may not work out well, they are barely selling at all at the moment it looks like(least on our server)

and the only item weve seen of the ones you want for sale, someones asking 30mil for

[syntaxlies]

the items are all tradable

as for selling the items...may not work out well, they are barely selling at all at the moment it looks like(least on our server)

and the only item weve seen of the ones you want for sale, someones asking 30mil for

yea but ill prob come up with 30 mil faster then ill get the drop buy selling the mats

[TheVedis]

yea but ill prob come up with 30 mil faster then ill get the drop buy selling the mats

good luck finding one for sale, i got a feeling people aint gonna want to part with them that easily lol, im amazed there is even 1 for sale on balmung

[Matsume]

i mainly want double down odds+10 and hq discovery +10, they both seem to be trade-able according to ffpro

http://www.ffxivpro.com/search/item?q=militia

i wonder if id be better off selling the materials and buying them(if i can) then trying my luck who knows how many times.

I just want the DoL items, especially +10 HQ. I ddin't even think of buying it off wards and selling HQ ore to come up with the gil. How lucrative... Thanks

[HiirNoivl]

Once I get my Grade 5 Thanlan achievement for mining I'm done with this. Will be back for anima tho.

[TheVedis]

Once I get my Grade 5 Thanlan achievement for mining I'm done with this. Will be back for anima tho.

you and me both

then again i wont lie...ill be doing grade 5 nine ivesevery morning for spruce instead after alol

[Vingtdeux]

I agree with many posts, the battles with every disciplines participating is a good concept, but everything else could be improved.