square enix: we need to talk about hunts and why you refuse to address the HP issue

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It's called a hunt.

If you want credit, party so the party collectively does more than 2% when it has enough HP for 60 players in the zone. I think some people are fundamentally misunderstanding the point of a hunt if they think they should be rewarded for licking it and then doing nothing.

Fundamentally the design is broken because the monster doesn't have enough HP when it spawns to take into account expansions and gear creep later. The easy fix is to simply give S rank hunts buffs/debuffs based on how long it lives once attacked. If it lasts 300 seconds, next time it spawns, it spawns with the same HP. If it lasts less than 300s but more than 180s, it gets a defense buff next time until it lasts more than 300s. If it lasts longer than 300s it drops one buff off, and then starts adding debuffs. So that disincentivizes "lick and run" tactics.

It’s a collective activity that provides useful items and is for both casuals and hardcore. Idk why because it’s called a hunt you have to make it a dps race. It’s inconsiderate of the group. Some people have slower machines, some others internet connections and loading into a zone can take longer. Some are less experienced. I just like to work for the group in general and adjust my dps based on participation and type of mark.

Also, if you have (only) 60 players, the vast majority wouldn’t get credit with the 2% mark no matter the effort. It’s simple math.


I agree that they should review the design though but your proposal is not a solution.