Dev Tracker: Discussion

[dasva]

Well English transcripts are up and surprise surprise everyone got how ultimate skillchains work wrong.

A lot of weird random tidbits in it too like how they planned on giving galka 2 food effect slots

[Hitou]

I can seem them adding Tiger, maybe Coeurl, Marid would be pretty funny but they're probably going to based on things that actually move faster than normal movement speed.

[Tarage]

Can I ride a Galka slave?

[Sechs]

I'd love being able to ride other galkas <3


Btw did anybody datamine any other requirements for Aeonic weapons after completing all the kills? That can't be the end, there's gotta be some more steps...

[Funkworkz]

I'd love being able to ride other galkas <3


Btw did anybody datamine any other requirements for Aeonic weapons after completing all the kills? That can't be the end, there's gotta be some more steps...

I said it here, but it was pretty much looked over.

https://www.bluegartr.com/threads/12...=1#post6590517

[wipers]

One has to wonder if they're making the trial harder than they otherwise would have had Afterglows never existed. If that's the case, they're picking an option that makes nobody happy.

Not to mention pretty much all of us are speaking as people who already own RMEs- when you think about how much time it takes just to get an RME to 119 (bar people who have billions of gil lying around, I mean) it seems really silly to add yet another big timesink at the end just so you can use it in content that matters. Or just imagine wanting to start a new RME- now here's another big quest at the end for you.

I mean, the team should know by now how obsessive some of the players are about their RMEs and their timesinks feeling "worth it"- they had a player revolt so bad the last time screwed with it they had JPs threatening to quit, then they made an entire line of upgrade items that made fun of the whole story as if to say, "Yeah we learned our lesson guys".

At the same time, I like the idea of freeing up that augment slot- but then again, nobody's saying they have to keep the Magian Moogle for future iterations. They could just add some other NPC that says "here, I'll make your 119+ RME glowy if you trade me 3000 riftitems/whatever". Then they wouldn't have to deal with the Magian Moogle and its dumb Trial augments.

All this comes back to them wanting to slash the time they have to spend on updating RME in the future. If people really demand that they keep the double questlines in place it would mean we'd be getting RME updates with a longer wait between each one.

JP reactions so far have similar concerns, so we'll have to see how they respond to it.

Incoming butthurt from everyone.

[Byrthnoth]

By their no-BLU-trusts logic, they should block Blue Mage players from summoning trusts.

Make it happen, SE! I really need this consistency!

[Gokulo]

By their no-BLU-trusts logic, they should block Blue Mage players from summoning trusts.

Make it happen, SE! I really need this consistency!

Came here to post exactly that :D

[geno3302]

By their no-BLU-trusts logic, they should block Blue Mage players from summoning trusts.

Make it happen, SE! I really need this consistency!

Also galka because galka are souless ugly fat blobs and no one could ever form a bond with one.

[Kincard]

It's been a while since I've done the Blue Mage AF quests, but as I recall Raubahn says something like how you were special and you were able to keep your soul despite becoming a blue mage or some shit like that.

I think it's more appropriate to point out that just a few days before they made that post they made another one about how they're working on AA Trusts...I don't remember PCs being buddy-buddy with any of them in any fashion.

[Kyreth]

It's been a while since I've done the Blue Mage AF quests, but as I recall Raubahn says something like how you were special and you were able to keep your soul despite becoming a blue mage or some shit like that.

I think it's more appropriate to point out that just a few days before they made that post they made another one about how they're working on AA Trusts...I don't remember PCs being buddy-buddy with any of them in any fashion.

Actually, yes you do. When you become a god (during Rhapsodies), I believe you end up with them recognizing you as their master.

[Seha]

But we totally trust in Balamor's friendship!

[Kyte]

They should have waited to give Balamor's trust until after the last time we saw him, rather than right after you fight him. At that point, he definitely felt more like a friend.

Furthermore, it should be noted that many of the Blue Mages have never left Aht Urhgan, so the diversity of their spellsets may not be what players expect out of them.

Raubahn, the BLU most people have been asking for, uses pretty much any 75-era blue magic- so this is pretty stupid.

[FNH]

"we have no plans to allow multiple 110 crafts because that would cost us subscriptions"

[Mojo]

It sounds less money driven to me (the number of players who actually have multiple synth mules is miniscule) and more laziness driven. I am highly tired of the "it wouldn't be fair to ultra hardcore playerbase" rhetoric. Like with RME afterglow, more casual players are again being punished.

[Richybear]

"The one dude we have on the dev team doesn't feel like programming thru 100+ spells to come up with a BLU trust, so we'll come up with a lore-based cop out."

Could be worse, they could give a BLU that's on par with Luzaf as a COR where they'll stand there and do nothing. Surprised it wasn't "He left his dice in Aht Urghan, lore, lore, lore... and that's why he doesn't use rolls. Please look forward to it."

[dasva]

Almost as good as the "lore" reason why qaltada roles like a retard sometimes. Clearly doubling up at 9 but not 7 is a sign of being a risk taker or something

[Kyreth]

But we totally trust in Balamor's friendship!

Balamor's more like the guy you keep hanging around because otherwise, you dread the inevitable strap-on-from-behind-whilst-asleep happening from you know not where.

Better the devil where you know...

[Draylo]

They don't even need to add 100 spells, just add like the other trusts have. White Wind for an emergency aoe cure (like Arciela I and Seltheus aoe cure.) and some SC attributes to some spells idk, I just doubt it would be hard. Really surprised at their response tbh but oh well.

[Kainstryder]

It's laziness,and thier lore is wrong. The BLUs have never left the near east, huh? How did Raubahn learn Eyes On Me and such? Draylo's right, they'd only need certain spells, just like how the BLM or WHM trusts don't know EVERY spell themselves. Their bullshit lore also about the friendship with NPCs is necessary is also pretty funny. Where did I form a bond with most of these trusts? Hell, Balamor, Ullegore, Sakura, Babban, that Goobbue, Adelheid the SCH we all totally knew well enough for friendship, Ferrous Coffin as well. Those are the questionable ones, but really, we can't get what's his name, the Empress's brother as a BLU either? Pretty sure we have a close relation with him and he isn't a typical mindless BLU drone they're crying with lore. The lore for reasons why some of the trusts act like dune noobs is also stupid. "The corsair is a risk taker and we made him roll on high numbers. Players do not enjoy this? Please use it more and give us feedback, we hope you understand" or the BRDs who if HP>95% you want Paeon and Ballad right? It's pretty sad.

The crafting reply is definitely money and laziness driven, as anytime actual coding is involved it's "too difficult" for them. I still recall them saying they couldn't fix Excalibur's endamage effect to work with Enlight, then like a month later they did. I take nothing the community reps say for shit because as we all know, if the JPs bitch enough, SE will comply and they don't know what they're talking about most the time (hello HMP and their bullshit reasons for not making other stuff drop it).