Why this Live Letter Matters

[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.