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    Aurelie Moonsong
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    Bismarck
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    Summoner Lv 90

    Time allocated for 5.3 "Faded Memories" solo instance

    The time allocated for the solo instance is quite tight and detracts from the quest atmosphere.

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    Frequency: when undertaking the quest
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    Class/Level: 80
    Party or solo: solo
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    Area and coordinates: instanced duty area set in The Tempest zone
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    The solo instance during the 5.3 quest "Faded Memories" is a long and winding story presentation with a lot of slow points – waiting for NPCs to appear or deliver lines, waiting for enemies to spawn, stopping to appreciate the various character vignettes dotted around the path, a mid-instance cutscene – and culminating in a lengthy boss fight.

    The time allocated for this is the same 30-minute timer usually given to much shorter and simpler instances, but the minimum completion time (rushing through without stopping to look at anything) is around 22 minutes.

    While this is technically enough time to complete the quest within the time limit, you are inescapably getting the "ten minutes left to complete duty" warning at some point and then worrying that you might get booted out of the instance before you can finish it. Especially since the earlier parts of the instance basically encourage you to linger and look around at the different character cameos.
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    Last edited by Iscah; 01-01-2022 at 01:31 PM.