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[Atelier-Bagur]

i hate variant dungeons
i hate variant dungeons
i hate variant dungeons
i hate variant dungeons

Much better than boring zone where all you do is Fate farm in some boring locals. Bozja was the most snooze fest aesthetically.

[Oizen]

Much better than boring zone where all you do is Fate farm in some boring locals. Bozja was the most snooze fest aesthetically.

Is it though? You're doing the same thing essentially in a variant dungeon, except objectively Bozja gives you more to do.

Variants can't match Castrum or Dalriadia, it can't match DR or DRS, there is no expanded skill system with lost actions, no customization, no horizontal progression, hell even the stories are less cool than what Bozja tried to do, which yeah it had its problems but in comparison the stories of Varaint have been:

Whats in Nanamo's basement??
Help the merchant guy find a pipe.

Neat lore dumps at best, boring filler at worst.

Bozja's rewards also completely shit all over Variant Dungeons.

[Striker44]

Is it though? You're doing the same thing essentially in a variant dungeon, except objectively Bozja gives you more to do.

Variants can't match Castrum or Dalriadia, it can't match DR or DRS, there is no expanded skill system with lost actions, no customization, no horizontal progression, hell even the stories are less cool than what Bozja tried to do, which yeah it had its problems but in comparison the stories of Varaint have been:

Whats in Nanamo's basement??
Help the merchant guy find a pipe.

Neat lore dumps at best, boring filler at worst.

Bozja's rewards also completely shit all over Variant Dungeons.

It absolutely can be. I think the point is that practically everything you've tried assigning value to there is nothing but your own personal opinion. Other people can have different opinions. Stories being "cool" is entirely subjective, and other things like a series of extra "lost actions" to learn or horizontal progression can just as easily be a turn-off for some people as it is engaging for others.