Power as a function of reward, and not of time. Variations + Challenge = Reward

[Shougun]

Anyway. I wouldn't be interested in any of this.
'Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication' and all that.

Not that new mechanics aren't interesting -- withing the frame if FFXIV.
Honestly I couldn't recognise FFXIV anymore if it became this.
And I wanna continue playing FFXIV. Not this new game op is pitching.
Well, guess op is actually suggesting some alternate mode(?? - ala uncynched) one would need to turn on by Duty Finer settings.

You couldn't recognize FFXIV if the dungeons remained, approximately, as challenging as they were originally designed for?


Also, it wouldn't be a mode to select (you can customize it later or ignore it entirely when epic echo is functional though), so this would be the default. The game would be (roughly*) maintaining it's challenge, but also increasing it's diversity and rewards for your efforts as you progress. *There is still a window of stats, it isn't strict min ilvl sync, but it is certainly much tighter than currently where max ilvl sync on content makes it hilariously easy (and therefore, imo part of many reasons why it becomes boring more easily).


So what I read here is, approximately, maintaining the challenge originally designed (while adjusting rewards and variations to respect your progress) would make the game unrecognizable, interesting thought..






Edit: I was going to phone reply Jeeqbit, but you put too much effort for me to feel I can do the same on my phone. So I saw it, and appreciate your involved response, and will reply later!