"In from the Cold" Scenario, any way to skip it?

[ICountFrom0]

See, this is what happens when it's all in one topic, it gets large enough, it gets the crown, somebody shows up, and the easy mode gets easier so people don't have to struggle if they just don't have the reaction time.

[Millerna]

Finally got to the point where I had to do this quest yesterday (Yes, I'm levelling very slowly ...)

I actually liked the instance. I wouldn't say it had stealth mechanics, since you couldn't actually really hide, just make sure you stay far enough away from the enemies. I never got close enough to any of the magiteks to aggro those, apart from right towards the end where I almost ran into one. I'm pretty decent at avoiding enemies though, that was one of the major things to do back in EQ and FFXI and such

But I think I liked quest because, like other have already said, because of the desperation. Also, I'm very attached to my character (I've been Elezen since 1.0, only changing to Viera for a little while, but that never felt right), so when my body got stolen, that really didn't sit well with me at all, and I wanted to get it back ASAP.

I can imagine a lot of people not liking it though, because it's a pretty hefty change of pace all of a sudden, going from near invincible to being very vulnerable.

[Raoul9753]

Seriously?

This was one of the coolest instances the game has given me in a while, exactly because it was one of there very, veeeery rare ones that is not just braindead kill everything easymode.
The enemies have very predictable behavior and are basically blind when their back is turned, they only have 2 positions where they can go, and they stay in position for a long time. So its just a matter of taking a second to look where they are facing and planning your route accordingly.

I did it on the first try and I had to fight exactly 2 non-essential fights.

Though I have to agree on one thing, finding out where to go is not easy and really needs you to be lucky. I think I spend the first 5-10 minutes running around collecting Medipacks before I actually found the broken down Mech... The Soldier was easy to spot after that thanks to the big mark over his head, the fuel took a while.

After that, it was really just straigt forward easy mode, especially since I had alot of med-packs anyway...

[Loonies]

There is no change in normal mode, only easy mode is going to be easy.

[Raoul9753]

There is no change in normal mode, only easy mode is going to be easy.

Alot of Gamers these days dont like any Challenge in their experience any more, huh? Kinda sad...

[Loonies]

Alot of Gamers these days dont like any Challenge in their experience any more, huh? Kinda sad...

A lot of players are casual players and are not so much into challenge. Just think about why FF14 is so successful right now.

[Raoul9753]

A lot of players are casual players and are not so much into challenge. Just think about why FF14 is so successful right now.

Yeah, thats kinda the reason why I tend to do Story Duties heavily undergeared... Like mostly my Previous Expansion Tomestone Gear...

[SpiritMuse]

I didn't find this particularly hard either. I didn't have a lot of trouble staying away from the enemies, I think I had to fight maybe two non-essential battles? It was a bit frustrating when I had to find the fuel and didn't know where to look and the timer kept ticking and camp broken glass was still so far away, but I never died once and I finished it with I think 16 minutes to spare.

[Raoul9753]

I didn't find this particularly hard either. I didn't have a lot of trouble staying away from the enemies, I think I had to fight maybe two non-essential battles? It was a bit frustrating when I had to find the fuel and didn't know where to look and the timer kept ticking and camp broken glass was still so far away, but I never died once and I finished it with I think 16 minutes to spare.

The Timer is actually something that I thought was really smart in the end.
They give you a sense of pressure by making you think you actually have to make it to the Camp in that time, so when 10 minutes pass and you only managed to just now blast through the first blockade with the mech, you think you already screwed up and twasted too much time, and the Mission still tells you to make it to the camp.
You only realise at the end, when you are crawling, that you dont actually have to go there and the timer was in fact super generous and allowed for so much wandering around... but you only know that once you finished the Duty.
Genius^^

[Citrate]

I loved this quest and I hope we see more like it in future. It was exciting and intense.