Island Sanctuary

[Doki]

Surprised there isn't an achievement tied to catching all the rare spawns.

If I am disappointed at one thing with Island Sanctuary, it's that the releasing minions feature has no impact at all on things, and that they didn't make special groupings of minions do something special.

[Vahlnir]

Surprised there isn't an achievement tied to catching all the rare spawns.

If I am disappointed at one thing with Island Sanctuary, it's that the releasing minions feature has no impact at all on things, and that they didn't make special groupings of minions do something special.

Yeah. The minions are apparently supposed to do stuff if left to their own devices if the description of this sub feature is any indication, but all they do is walk around and talk/make noises. That's hardly anything interesting. It's neat seeing them walk a few steps in random directions I guess...

[ICountFrom0]

Yeah. The minions are apparently supposed to do stuff if left to their own devices if the description of this sub feature is any indication, but all they do is walk around and talk/make noises. That's hardly anything interesting. It's neat seeing them walk a few steps in random directions I guess...

I mean, "walk around" and "make noises" are things and stuff, so "do stuff" is... an accurate description of it.

[Vahlnir]

I mean, "walk around" and "make noises" are things and stuff, so "do stuff" is... an accurate description of it.

Right, but it was implied to be a bit more mischievous. lol It would have been nice to see the same interactions between certain minions that they do outside of IS.

Like Louisoix vs Bahamut for example.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IM-iAbmYV1o

Vid shows the interaction. I would love to see them do stuff like this on our islands. This was what I was expecting, just to clarify my stance on this.

[SamSmoot]

Just in case this isn't common knowledge:

You can have only ten harvested nodes at any time. If you gather an 11th, the oldest one you previously collected will spawn again, dropping the total to ten. Time does not seem to be a factor, at least in the 10 minutes I've been watching.

So, if you're picking an area with only 8 nodes of something you need, and more of items you don't need, it will be faster to just collect three more unneeded items to make the respawn cycle start in that area, instead of riding off somewhere else.

Example: The hemp patch around 29, 23 has nine hemp nodes. Rather than run off to the other side of the river after picking them all, just gather two more other nodes of anything in the same area to start the hemp respawning in the same order you collected it.

[Deveryn]

Minions were never advertised to do much. The whole idea was to have them on display somewhere. Scion fans could have them all in one area. Maybe you have another area for your favorite voidsent or vegetables.

[VictorSpoils]

Minions were never advertised to do much. The whole idea was to have them on display somewhere. Scion fans could have them all in one area. Maybe you have another area for your favorite voidsent or vegetables.

I got all the chocobos on the beach, the mammets in the plaza, and the beast tribes near one of the landmarks.

[littlehobbit13]

Scion fans could have them all in one area.

Were you on my island???? lol

I really enjoy seeing all the minions out and about, and it's as close as I'll probably ever get from this game to a way to just "hang out" with the Scions beyond those couple EW cutscenes. I honestly think the island is good content if you're using it the way it was intended: nice light content and a pretty space to chill in while you wait in pf or dps queue. It's very relaxing when you need a break. Plus, it's literally just the first go of the content. Another 10 years from now, I'm sure there's gonna be way more to the islands than we have today. Just gotta be patient as the content is developed.

My one major complaint at the moment, related, is that I need them to put a mender on the island. If I'm meant to do this in between roulettes and whatever, then it's a serious hassle that I have to leave in order to do gear maintenance for the next fight.

[Deveryn]

My one major complaint at the moment, related, is that I need them to put a mender on the island. If I'm meant to do this in between roulettes and whatever, then it's a serious hassle that I have to leave in order to do gear maintenance for the next fight.

You can ask party members to help mend

[LaylaTsarra]

My one major complaint at the moment, related, is that I need them to put a mender on the island. If I'm meant to do this in between roulettes and whatever, then it's a serious hassle that I have to leave in order to do gear maintenance for the next fight.

I totally agree and hope they'll add one in the next update. The fact you can queue and return when running duties really makes it inconvenient if you can't self heal.