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

[Jinko]

It doesn't really help that an event like this that feels more informal, that the difficulty bar is pretty high for pick-up groups.

I agree with this, getting my LS to participate in this content is like getting blood out of a stone, so if I'm forced to join a pug group it shouldn't be as difficult.

NPC's are way too squishy and the way the enmity works at the start means one NPC will get 6-7 mobs hammering them to oblivion which is impossible to heal through.

[Jamison]

Maybe a way to split the difference would be to have three possible chances at an item (with drop rates adjusted accordingly to keep the overall drop rate the same). Have one drop for winning and getting the chest, 1 drop chance for reaching a supply turn-in threshold, and the third chance for being in the top 20. Would get more people in the loop while still giving a bonus for being a top provisioner.

[Alhanelem]

It would be a lot more enticing if you still got something for your efforts even if you lost, like if you survive for X time or defeat a certain number of enemies. Even if it was just 1 anima or something- if you tried and failed a few times you'd at least get the anima you used getting there back.

[Kiara]

Ya know what I think i will just sell all my gathered items on the AH, make a load of gil and buy the item instead.

I would rather pay 20 million for an item on the AH than spend 40 million in time and effort and not get the item.

I find hamlet quite fun but its pretty broken at the moment, again as usual SE have no idea how to make content that rewards its players yet provides a sensible amount of challenge at the same time.



^ This is how it should work.

The way I see it is that hamlet will fall into obscurity more and more with each patch, SE will counter this with a nerf to hand ins and make it easier, by which time nobody will care any more.

Resulting in content that was a waste of development time and money, this is and Garuda (being broken) is the very reason they need test servers, because SE's QA and testers just aren't up to the task.

Great points Jinko.

I just caught up with my friend who was #3 Top Provisioner for that 2nd Hamlet Defense round. They spammed victories the entire day and?

Dark Matter.

Not a single Militia drop.

This is so sad.

Yoshida-san Fix This Please.

[Kiara]

I'm curious if anyone had better luck with drops on the 3rd round of Hamlet Defense (Non-Top 20 & Top 20)?

[Sigmakan]

For the Hamlet Defense on Friday night (did ~15 runs), got 2 Top20 drops, and 1 Chest drop. Its the first chest drop Ive seen out of the 25+ runs Ive done.

Would like to see the chest drops go from 1% to 5%. Not sure what to do about provisioner drops, making the provisioner participate 10-20 hamlet runs to get their return on investment seems a bit extreme.

[Matsume]

For the Hamlet Defense on Friday night (did ~15 runs), got 2 Top20 drops, and 1 Chest drop. Its the first chest drop Ive seen out of the 25+ runs Ive done.

Would like to see the chest drops go from 1% to 5%. Not sure what to do about provisioner drops, making the provisioner participate 10-20 hamlet runs to get their return on investment seems a bit extreme.

isn't 1 chest drop out of 25 runs 4% drop rate? if you go 1/100 that would be 1%

[Sigmakan]

That it is, I guess I was assuming each dark matter was a placeholder for an item, so the drop rate would be much lower than 4%. If we are looking at it on a per run basis, 10% should be the minimum considering these drops need to be split between 8 people.

[Alhanelem]

That it is, I guess I was assuming each dark matter was a placeholder for an item,

That's a pretty massive assumption.

10% should be the minimum considering these drops need to be split between 8 people.

I don't think the drops are split. I think each person's loot list is determined separately.

[TheVedis]

That's a pretty massive assumption.

I don't think the drops are split. I think each person's loot list is determined separately.

no, the drops are split(from the chest)

the captains are done seperate