Why this Live Letter Matters

[Aelin_Ashryver]

I hope they make savage dungeons rewards better, let me get savage gear from it please. The new deep dungeon would be nice if they added some more things to it as well that we can grind for ^^
I am happy with the relic as is, I don't want to grind my ass off for a weapon that is not even BiS until it is no longer relevant since the next expac is around the corner to make it redundant.
Further expansion of the island sanctuary to make it more like the farming sims it is imitating would also be nice.

I would say I hope for more content in future patches for next expansion once they are done with FFXVI but I expect they will still be working on DLC for a while and then probably idk.. the next mainline title already?

[Ivtrix]

Posting in a Aveyond thread

[Zsavooz]

More than a trailer, more than "hype," what some players are looking for now is direct assurance that things won't continue the way they have this expansion. One of the key defining aspects about this game's history is how hard they worked to rebuild the trust that was lost after the initial launch - though sadly the issues with Endwalker's patch content has similarly worn down the faith of many players who enjoyed both gameplay systems and storylines that were done away with this expansion.

The time has come to admit that somewhere down the line, some wrong turns were taken. But as before, this isn't to say that things are beyond any hope of salvation. The promise of the return to exploratory zones for next expansion for instance, restoration content, or similar systems if spoken now would at least give those who lost trust the impression that someone out there is listening and seriously considering peoples' concerns.

Endwalker deserved to be better.

I believe that although imperfect, some short term solutions could include revamping the reward structure for Variant/Criterion dungeon in a massive way, the immediate shift for 6.45 and 6.55 relics to specific content such as those dungeons or other battle content, and adding more appealing rewards to Eureka Orthos such as alternate weapons, gearsets, or even gil rewards. It would be wrong to say that nothing can be done in the near future, which is why I feel it is important to take these decisions sooner rather than later so that there's reasons to stick with Endwalker long term. Because as of now, I struggle to see what I can pursue or do beyond taking a few hours out of patch day to play through 6.4's content and then not returning until 7.0, if the expansion hooks me.

yeah, can't wait. Another solo, trial and dungeon. Please, rinse wash repeat...

[Oizen]

Imagine if they just took Variant Dungeons, a lacking feature that has no point or real reward outside of a mount
And EW relics, which have no real home outside of being stapled to Hildibrand

and combined them to make it meaningful, seems really fucking obvious in hindsight.

[Kes13a]

I predict this live letter is not going to be any more earth shattering than any other one.

I hope the OP isnt pinning all his hopes on a change in direction mid stream, because I fear they will be massively disappointed

[Dorito_Burrito]

I predict this live letter is not going to be any more earth shattering than any other one.

I hope the OP isnt pinning all his hopes on a change in direction mid stream, because I fear they will be massively disappointed

At this point I'm pretty sure setting themself up for disappointment is their "gimmick". They'll whine about the current state of the game and go away after a while but come back and resub anyway to start the cycle again.

[VelKallor]

On a whim, I decided to try Eureka again. It had been a while, and at the start realised that I was in fact still less than level 2..see I had started with a group years ago and they had decided after ONE run.."yeah I dont want to do this now I have what I wanted..you can do it solo."

Only you cant.

You are relegated to 60 level spells and power, cant use a chocobo to heal, the adds hit like a Mack truck..so no, it isnt soloable. "But...but you can get others to help"...place was deserted. Looking at it, its a long hard grind in which, since its group content, you die over and over again...HARD PASS.

Remove level sync, gimme my chocobo heals, and we can talk. Eureka is not soloable, from what i can see already you need more than one. Exploratory zones are all well and good when they are current, now they are dead zones.

"But MMOs are supposed to be grindy"..to quote Diana from "V"..no thanks. I prefer better odds"

Looking into other media, I found a note in a Reddit thread ( cant find it right now) that less than 10% had completed Eureka, Anemos and Pagos combined..which may very well be the metric which by they also looked at Bozja and came to the same conclusion..it has a limited shelf life.

THAT is a principle issue you are yet to address, OP.

IF you get another zone...tell me, O wise one, how do you propose to future proof it?

I hate to be the one to tell you this, but as an older gamer ( which is becoming more and more the demographic these days since the game population is NOT teenies, never forget that ) but after ten minutes in Eureka alone, this isnt a grind, its smashing my head against a brick wall..all I get is a headache and damaged gear, the wall doesnt care.

The promise of the return to exploratory zones for next expansion for instance,

Ill ask again.

Given your fervent wish for this content, why dont YOU tell us the long range plan for how to future proof it..see, this game isnt just about you and what you want. Bozja is worse, as trying to solo that content is the same as trying to smash a level 80 A rank alone. IF I could use my choco to manage when I pulled more than once accidentally, itd be more manageable..then lets not forget that the FATES etc are designed again as GROUP content..then theres the timer that limits your time inside.

So OP..heres the hole in your argument, exploratory zones are great when they are current..and dead afterward.

[hunkygladiator]

cant use a chocobo to heal, the adds hit like a Mack truck..so no, it isnt soloable

as an older gamer all I get is a headache and damaged gear

skill issue

[Iscah]

On a whim, I decided to try Eureka again. [...] the adds hit like a Mack truck..so no, it isnt soloable.

Having poked about in there with a couple of alts recently because I wanted dyeable job gear, I won't debate that it's a long tedious grind, but what exactly were you doing to get "hit like a truck" by enemies? From my experience there, as long as I was careful to be engaging one enemy at a time, it seemed quite comfortable to be fighting and surviving. I was playing red mage though, so would have had healing backup, but I don't recall needing to constantly use it.

It has definitely improved from what it was when the content was current, where I couldn't 1-vs-1 an enemy without support from a sustaining potion. (Those might be helpful for you. Buy them at base camp or get them from lockboxes.)

[VelKallor]

skill issue

Eureka is, was, and always has been designed a group content, and is not soloable or designed to be solo friendly. When you can answer this reasonably, get back to me.