Quote Originally Posted by TheNight View Post
Amazing overview.

I would just add that it's pretty easy for Sqaure Enix to ameliorate some of the pain points with a band-aid fix, so it's sad to see that they haven't. The Timeworn Artifacts step in particular needs a nerf. They can easily do this by simply making the step require 6 Timeworn Artifacts and boosting PotD's reward to 2 or even 3.

There is the concern about deep dungeon's lack of longevity however. While seasoned solo deep dungeon runners would have no problem at all with early floors, new players would and the queue times are insane now for grouping up. They should frankly give an Echo buff for the earlier floors if soloing. I don't think this affects the solo achievements at all (other than Lonely Explorer) since the hard floors have always been above F100 for PotD and F30 for HoH and Orthos. It will definitely affect scoring but the ability for new players to solo the easier floors should supersede the handful of people who even compete for scoring beyond just getting the solo title.
Yes, l am working on resistance weapon right now. The timeworn artifact is a cancer... I am not making another one. That made me appreciate how easy ew relic weapons are.