MSQ Capstone Fights - iLvl requirement set too high & fights skip content as a result

[TheMightyMollusk]

People have complained about every end fight, except for maybe Thordan. Then more people actually learned the fights, and the complaining died down.

In other words, git gud.

[Deceptus]

Meanwhile after the stat squish some dungeons feel like they were tuned to the min ilvl instead of the max and take longer than they used too.

Dungeons are harder and can take longer than MSQ expansion cap fights.

Let that sink in for a minute.

[MsMisato]

I honestly think people would cry if the ilvl cap was set to back to normal. People cried when they introduced titan unreal. I never seen sooo many people cry on how hard something was. i believe ilvl should be set in a range that applicable to the content.

[Gemina]

I honestly think people would cry if the ilvl cap was set to back to normal. People cried when they introduced titan unreal. I never seen sooo many people cry on how hard something was. i believe ilvl should be set in a range that applicable to the content.

I don't know why. The fact that those who fell off the platform could now be resurrected completely changed how that fight used to feel. The tears that were really delicious was when Sephirot Unreal was released after players coasted week to week with UWU. Scaling content up, and syncing ilv down is something that shouldn't be exclusive to unreal content.

[hagare]

I don't know why. The fact that those who fell off the platform could now be resurrected completely changed how that fight used to feel. The tears that were really delicious was when Sephirot Unreal was released after players coasted week to week with UWU. Scaling content up, and syncing ilv down is something that shouldn't be exclusive to unreal content.

at least for the first month until I can DF it consistently

[OskarXCI]

Thordan, Shinryu, Hades and now Endsinger is a result of them never adding a item level sync that's lower than the expansion maximum.

Adding a more strict iLv sync wouldn't be enough for Thordan and Shinryu due how how the battle system has changed over the years. Things like Direct Hit, tank stance no longer reducing damage dealt, meals giving a 10% boost instead of just 5%, actions generally having higher potency.

They would need to increase the boss HP by about 15% to compensate. Maybe more.

When they reworked Ultima Weapon for 4 players, they set the boss HP value with the current battle system in mind.

[AmiableApkallu]

When they reworked Ultima Weapon for 4 players, they set the boss HP value with the current battle system in mind.

The Porta Decumana trial also has an item level sync of 60. (In fact, it looks like everything in the MSQ roulette is ilvl synced to 60, now?)

[OskarXCI]

The Porta Decumana trial also has an item level sync of 60. (In fact, it looks like everything in the MSQ roulette is ilvl synced to 60, now?)

Yeah, and the minimum iLv is only 42. So you only get an 18 iLv advantage. Which at Lv50 is essentially nothing.

For comparison....

Thordan Min iLv 142 - Synched to 270

Shinryu Min iLv280 - Synched to 400

Hades Min iLv410 - Synched to 530

Endsinger Min iLv540 - Max iLv is 630 currently. It will be 660 with 6.4 and the rest of Endwalker