Variant & Criterion Dungeons

[SassyAssassin]

I like it because I can do it alone, enjoying the small story, some new furnishings but that’s not useful for those that can’t get a house… I was hoping for some royal weapons but expected too much…
As for the rat boss? So adorable. I need him. I want to lay on his belly.

No lifed it, fluffy belly is mine.

[Skivvy]

No lifed it, fluffy belly is mine.

lol, SAME! It was too adorable to NOT no-life it. >>;;

Holy crap getting no-DPS healers is such a detriment. Never going to do a variant dungeon in a group again.

And a bit curious with the grouping up for this. How quick are runs when you have all 4 people?

I did all of my runs solo, most of them as a SGE, and each run was pretty much 20 minutes on the dot (minus a few where I derped on bosses). I had tried my RPR and DNC on a couple of runs too, but honestly they didn't feel that much quicker, and I hated the healing skill. With SGE you can just Kardia yourself and then use your oGCD skills if/when you need. Was pretty easy. :X

Also, do the random groups normally just follow whichever door Nanamo chooses, or do you find they are trying to work towards specific routes? I feel like this could be really annoying to coordinate with randoms unless no one cares which version they get.

[SassyAssassin]

lol, SAME! It was too adorable to NOT no-life it. >>;;



And a bit curious with the grouping up for this. How quick are runs when you have all 4 people?

I did all of my runs solo, most of them as a SGE, and each run was pretty much 20 on the dot (minus a few where I derped on bosses). I had tried my RPR and DNC on a couple of runs too, but honestly they didn't feel that much quicker, and I hated the healing skill. With SGE you can just Kardia yourself and then use your oGCD skills if/when you need. Was pretty easy. :X

Also, do the random groups normally just follow whichever door Nanamo chooses, or do you find they are trying to work towards specific routes?

I knooooow so cute!!!!! And the flying animation????
As for soloing, I did dancer and smn, smn felt great if you want to kill stuff fast also because you can add the shield AND the pet shield on yourself, you barely need any healing unless you run into all the aoes haha.

Criterion? Yeah you need heals. You need heals BAD. Did not finish that.

[Deveryn]

lol, SAME! It was too adorable to NOT no-life it. >>;;



And a bit curious with the grouping up for this. How quick are runs when you have all 4 people?

I did all of my runs solo, most of them as a SGE, and each run was pretty much 20 minutes on the dot (minus a few where I derped on bosses). I had tried my RPR and DNC on a couple of runs too, but honestly they didn't feel that much quicker, and I hated the healing skill. With SGE you can just Kardia yourself and then use your oGCD skills if/when you need. Was pretty easy. :X

Also, do the random groups normally just follow whichever door Nanamo chooses, or do you find they are trying to work towards specific routes? I feel like this could be really annoying to coordinate with randoms unless no one cares which version they get.

I've done a few groups and a solo. I feel like groups can be slightly faster, but with people still learning mechs, it can get slowed down by trying to pick them up. It's random who does what. I wouldn't be surprised to run into people that want to do a puzzle the wrong way to get all the notes.

[Krokov]

No lifed it, fluffy belly is mine.

Does the mount drop in the variant or criterion dungeon?

[Skivvy]

Does the mount drop in the variant or criterion dungeon?

It's an achievement reward for collecting all 12 notes from the variant dungeon.

[Krokov]

It's an achievement reward for collecting all 12 notes from the variant dungeon.

Is there a strat or anything for collecting all 12 note/entries?

[Skivvy]

Is there a strat or anything for collecting all 12 note/entries?

There are a few guides circulating around, but this is the one I used myself - https://www.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/comme...iant_dungeons/

I personally did all mine solo, but running with friends if you've got em would probably be more fun/a wee bit quicker (maybe). Just have to make sure they know what steps need to be done as some of them are pretty easy to mess up.

I finally got around to testing out the party matching option since I'm in farm-mode now, and honestly I would avoid that if you're trying to get all 12 notes in a somewhat-timely manner. My handful of sample runs were all pretty much free-for-alls with people running ahead and clicking all the things. lol.