RNG sucks!!

[Kathryn]

30 frogs killed 1 Skin screw you RNG, SE please change this crap as I need the skins for crafting and spending hours upon hours getting skins to drop randomly from enemies...

Before some smart alec says hurr durr retainers I need more than 15 skins EVERY hour to get the task done I need to do...

Rant over!

[Kes13a]

which skins are you looking for?

[Kathryn]

which skins are you looking for?

It was the Luncheon Toadskins, I only needed 120 and literally had to kill 50 toads to get the 5, they either need to buff the drop rates of things like hides and skins or make a class that can gather them from corpses because this is ridiculous.

I'm sorry I just had to rant because it was getting rather ridiculousm, now to go farm almasty furr, wish me luck.

[RealHounder1971]

Yea, farming mats off mobs is probably the worst part of crafting/gathering. Especially when the mob you are farming drops multiple types of items and seems to drop that stuff at much higher rates than the skins (here's looking at you dhalmels and dragons in Heavensward lands).

At least we don't have to deal with hq mats anymore. I still remember trying to get those, and sometimes had hundreds of the regular items before one would drop.

[Kathryn]

Yea, farming mats off mobs is probably the worst part of crafting/gathering. Especially when the mob you are farming drops multiple types of items and seems to drop that stuff at much higher rates than the skins (here's looking at you dhalmels and dragons in Heavensward lands).

At least we don't have to deal with hq mats anymore. I still remember trying to get those, and sometimes had hundreds of the regular items before one would drop.

I've got a rather large shopping list of things to gather and tbh I look forward to mining and landscaping because im guarantted reward for my time where as hides/furrs/slimes are just an absolute slog of a farm, im dancing at glee at farming 2000 Bismuth ore as that'll be chill.

[Rueby]

I just started thinking of a hunter/survivalist type job that has a passive buff to monster item drop rates....an interesting idea in my head but probably really tedious/bad...

[Jeeqbit]

RNG has always not been fun in MMORPGs. It's still in this game, but less than other games I've played.

But I do prefer a bit of RNG. Not much. Just like 1 in 3 chance sort of stuff. 1 in 50, 1 in 100, is when it's not fun.

[EorzeaWanderer]

I don’t think we’re intended to directly farm skins like this. A single Endwalker FATE, just a few minutes, will grant you seven skins (in the form of 14 bicolor gemstones, which you exchange at 2 per skin).

[Taliriah]

RNG is not fun but it's unfortunately the only game mechanic that RPG designers can conceive of, unfortunately. With all the computing power we have today, the only thing they can think to simulate is throwing dice like pen and paper RPGs.

[Kathryn]

I don’t think we’re intended to directly farm skins like this. A single Endwalker FATE, just a few minutes, will grant you seven skins (in the form of 14 bicolor gemstones, which you exchange at 2 per skin).

I aint faming fates that don't drop skins (Yes I tried on the almasty fate nothing dropped) only to recieve 12 Bi colour gems) which can take up to 15 mins solo as you have to sync and your damage is reduced, trade off is still poor.

Tbh this game has SO much content RNG on skins/hides and slimes just isnt required if you're worried about timesink as everything else still takes tons of time to do and if you farm you still have to spend time farming so the time argument is nullified to me.

I have been playing this game on and off since 1.0, i enjoy farming but i also like to be rewarded for my farming, getting nothing for farming is a feel bad moment.