The Bozja Experience regarding Delubrum Reginae (Normal)

[ReyXander]

When was the last time you just queued for Delubrum Reginae? Im gonna assume not recently, since there isn't really a reason to do it outside of shadowbringers relics, and if you are doing the relics, you are using the party finder. I got 2 alts who I am speed leveling using bozja, since its efficient and some of my favorite content in the game. When they both got to DR, each run took about a hour and a half. Neither run had wipes, both runs I used deep essences, it just takes that long now. I don't exactly think thats a reasonable timeframe for that dungeon to take. The rest of bozja is the same bozja from shadowbringers (and i guess early endwalker, since everyone was there spam leveling reaper and sage), but specifically DR is just a dead zone. As a reminder, it is mandatory content to get to Zadnor, so you cant just ignore it. I mentioned pf earlier, but realistically, those aren't filling. The pool of players that just happen to be on that step at any given time is just too low to just get you through the dungeon. Both runs had just 4 players, and although tanks having 250k+ hp is just amazing, your damage output doesn't really reflect how much a full team would deal. Obviously, im not expecting to down it in like 15 minutes like speed kill teams would do during peak relic times, but I dont think 30-45 minutes is unreasonable. The purpose of this post is just to hopefully draw some attention to it, people can check it out themselves and see what's going on (and maybe help some people get through it a bit faster).

[Deveryn]

There are discords out there for people in this situation.

[Ralphe2449]

An even bigger issue in OCE, definitely something that the devs need to look after.

Bozja was really great content but once it stops being current doing the dungeons is a problem, and the fact that shadowbringers relics require it makes it even more problematic.

[Winterfang]

I wonder if it would be beneficial if the game added a new Roulette that would be used for this type of content. Due to the resurrection limitations, DRs and BA would be excluded, but Delubrum Reginae (Normal), Castrum Lacus Litore, The Dalriada and future content of the similar nature (Perhaps better when it's not current expansion) could be put together.
Perhaps the tradeoff for the queue and having the Lost Action chest at the start of the instance would be the removal of the Echo as opposed to going into that type of content naturally.

[Alpheus]

I wonder if it would be beneficial if the game added a new Roulette that would be used for this type of content. Due to the resurrection limitations, DRs and BA would be excluded, but Delubrum Reginae (Normal), Castrum Lacus Litore, The Dalriada and future content of the similar nature (Perhaps better when it's not current expansion) could be put together.
Perhaps the tradeoff for the queue and having the Lost Action chest at the start of the instance would be the removal of the Echo as opposed to going into that type of content naturally.

Yea, can even add a disclaimer to direct people to utilize the Lost Holster Cache once inside to review what actions and loadouts you have on your active holster to not have to account that there are no role restrictions. Which could hopefully lessen the workload needed since they can just handle this hypothetical roulette the same as they do the PvP roulette, minus any considerations for server space and such which would obviously need to be looked at.

[Deveryn]

I wonder if it would be beneficial if the game added a new Roulette that would be used for this type of content. Due to the resurrection limitations, DRs and BA would be excluded, but Delubrum Reginae (Normal), Castrum Lacus Litore, The Dalriada and future content of the similar nature (Perhaps better when it's not current expansion) could be put together.
Perhaps the tradeoff for the queue and having the Lost Action chest at the start of the instance would be the removal of the Echo as opposed to going into that type of content naturally.

You would have a roulette with one zone in it because Castrum and Dal are just events that exist within their respective zones. (BA also works the same). It's no longer a roulette.

[dspguy]

A few months ago, I started Bozja for the Triple Triad cards locked behind the story. The only roadblock was DR. I made the mistake of just queuing and getting slaughtered since I was in a group of 2. However, a made a PF and I think we rounded out a full party and then queued - wound up with about 10 or 11 in zone. Mind you, I'm pretty sure we only cleared thanks to the very overpowered players that joined. While DR is a roadblock, it isn't impossible. Make a PF, probably during primetime hours. Ask for help and you might be surprised by how much help is out there.

[Jettinson]

The main problem is how I have to wait 10 minutes before starting DR even though the PF is made for only 8 and we can fast clear.

It bothers me a lot so I tend to just make a weekly thing since it is lots of time wasted for queuing

[hobostew]

The only way to future proof it is to reduce the boss HP dramatically so that it can be completed in a reasonable time frame without the consumables and put it in Alliance Roulette.

The only challenge Delubrum Reginae normal ever provided was staying awake as your team wet noodled the bosses to death since people refuse to use consumables.

[Deveryn]

The only way to future proof it is to reduce the boss HP dramatically so that it can be completed in a reasonable time frame without the consumables and put it in Alliance Roulette.

The only challenge Delubrum Reginae normal ever provided was staying awake as your team wet noodled the bosses to death since people refuse to use consumables.

They more or less followed your suggestion as it used to require a full 24 people to run. Later in ShB, they made it so there was a power balance with fewer people running it.