Variant & Criterion Dungeons

[Knot_D]

I really enjoyed the Variant Dungeon, each route has one different mechanic for the final boss, and it's so comfy to go alone. Only 4 routes left and got my beloved Sewer Skink



As for Criterion Dungeon, oh my god it's so hard, like savage tier hard. My friend who is a tank tried to pull the 2 of the big trash mob and it hits so hard that they had to use invuln early :O

And the 1st boss mechanic is also really hard to do... Had to give up early because need to go bed...

[KageTokage]

I like the challenge and lore in the dungeons, but I think I'd only want them to remain a persistent content type if it's not coming at expense of a larger-scale form of content like Eureka/Bozja.

[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?

[Sorimachi87]

I know i am probably the only one requesting this but.. can we have these flowers as a garden item which do this massive screen effect on our housing area, please? ^_^

[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.

[Nihility]

variant dungeon makes sense to me.
It's not really my thing but can tell it's really well done and works as intended with appropriate rewards

criterion on the other hand just left me wondering "who is this even for?"
to me personally it almost feels like every aspect of it is out of balance

[Avoidy]

I did the variant one several times, and then gave the criterion one a shot. The former was some lighthearted low-stakes fun that I could do after work without any issues. The latter was absolutely brutal; I genuinely thought it was the savage version until someone told me it was the "extreme" tier, lmao. I'll have to try it again over the weekend when I'm not so tired.
I had fun with it. I also feel like I might have completed it already, since I've been through the whole map and seen a ton of different endings. I'm not super stoked to go back in for the rewards, since their price is rapidly deteriorating and none of it appeals to me personally. We'll see, I guess.

[Naoki34]

Erk !
The rewards really sucks and I'm not dreaming cross-dress/cosplay my Aura in a mafia.