Records of Eminence

[Sechs]

But the quest needs to be completed before the "next" timed window starts, otherwise the quest will stay in your log, preventing you to get the new one and any progress made toward that quest's objective will not be counted.
(cannot manually cancel timed quests)

[dasva]

Well yeah but you don't lose anything for having the first one. Just something to keep in mind if you can't log in during the time events to still be able to do them

[Julian]

Being able to only do it once and requiring you to leave a character online is not an OK solution.

Take the exp quest, for example. The awesome part is that you get an extra 1.5k exp for every 5k you get. Say you get 500k, that's an extra 150k. If you get 500k afterwards, you only get 1.5k.

As it is, the timed system is stupid and incredibly unfair to certain time zones.

The better solution, I think, would be to have them run 24/7, and just swap the objective every 2 hours or whatever. As long as it cycles evenly for every time zone. What is so difficult about that?

[dasva]

Well it's more of a solution for people going after aman pages. Which I think os the main point of it and why it's only available certain times. Didn't think people cared that much about xp outside of abyssea. Especially since most of them are kill certain family anyways that you kinda have to try for on purpose.

[Khiinroye]

There's three times, and they're spaced about 8 hours apart though...

[Julian]

Seeing as you need to spend merits to do the new content, yes, exp is relevant.

As someone who works 8-5 on the east coast, my play time is from 5ish to 10, which is encompasses one of the blocks where the event is offline. Its retarded.

[NynJa]

so leave your pc on?

[dasva]

Didn't say xp wasn't relevant just that if you are actually farming xp for say new battles you'd probably be doing it off of something that wont count for RoE anyways such as abyssea. Since it is more efficient. Is the little extra nice? Sure. Is anyone going to keep doing the same quest with only a little bit more xp/sparks as a reward unless they happen be doing something like that already? Probably not. On top of that the other ones will be even less of a gain.

As far as your hours you literally stop right as one starts... can't you do it real quick for the mediocre xp you want?

Super side note bit has anyone tested to see if you need to be in range for the non xp related ones? Like loot ones or just kills that don't have to give xp?

[Julian]

I thought it didn't repeat once the event time was over?

Also, with one of the highest electric rates in my state, I'll pass on leaving my computer on when I'm not home, thanks. Also, "just leave your PC on" is bad justification for terrible design.

[dasva]

When the event starts you automatically flag the quest. It stays up until you finish it outside the time period. However you will only get the first time bonus the first time per one you do which makes repeating it during the time period somewhat unrewarding. You'll get xp faster elsewhere.

Just how much does your electricity costs and just how much of a hog is your comp lol? As far as design reasons I almost think they did this on purpose to encourage people to stay logged in. A great way to make it seem like server populations are larger than they really are.

Though part of it maybe just to limit the number of rem upgrade stuff in a day without penalizing people as much with lower play times. Honestly I don't think they even considered that someone would want to repeatedly do them for the xp and honestly I can't either with better xp methods out there that aren't based around what so far seems like randomly decided requirements

[Fwahm]

Honestly, the 5000 exp RoE might be the fastest method of exp right now. If you can kill Kamihr mobs in 45 seconds, that's about 500k exp/hour with that record active. Even at 60 seconds, that's about 380k exp/hour.

[Tarage]

For upgrading AF, I know you can get the 119 pages, but can you get the 115 pages as well?

Also, can you get the crafting materials?

[arus2001]

115 pages are 5k per, 119 are 10k if I remember right. Didn't see craft items.

[Spira]

wasn't it 109 / 119? and isn't it 7500, 15000?

[dasva]

wasn't it 109 / 119? and isn't it 7500, 15000?

Yes and yes. Also in regards to question about mat nope no mat

[arus2001]

That's what I get trying to think post-nosebleed. x.x

[Trumpy]

1. I dont know bout you guys but i was working on vanquish plantoids (for the first time, just before the next period was to start). I got distracted and so when i got back to the PC i had like 7 minutes til the next period started. I got 7 Kills in and when the next time period started the next kill i had did NOT count. I checked the quest list and sure enough the new quest replaced the old one. So I dont know how its staying for you guys to finish the old quest.

2. Also the first night there was a Gain Exp one i finished the first time and then got 328/1000 and stopped and went to sit in my mog house a few hours. The next day we got Gain Exp again, when it started i was in the moghouse (So i did not kill anything or gain exp in any way) and I checked the quest log and it said i had 328 exp already. Does it keep track of what you had last time for any of the rest of you like that? It makes me wonder if i can get 23/150 deal 1000 damage and cancel it and then resume it later if i needed space for other quests in my list (since you can only have 15) and be 23/150 when i Restart it.

3. And then last night a LS mate finished the deal 1000 damage quest and said he only got exp and sparks. I havent heard anyone say what they got for that so i am not sure if there is a item reward for that non repeatable one. But then i finished vanquish aquans on my main after the limited time but before the next and only got exp/sparks and no voucher at all. Then i went on my mule and finished it and he also only got exp/sparks and no voucher. someone told me you dont get one everytime. but this is the first time i havent gotten a voucher since it started, let alone on two characters. Has anyone else not gotten a voucher for their first completion? Cause i was starting to think something was broken when even my roomate didnt get an item for the 1k dmg quest.

[Balak]

I did not get a voucher last night either for the Aquan quest. Everyone else in party did and that was the first time I didn't get a voucher for finishing a limited time quest the first time. Had plenty of space in my inventory too, so that wasn't an issue. Thought the game just glitched for me or something last night. Interesting that it happened to other people too.

[Julian]

Honestly, the 5000 exp RoE might be the fastest method of exp right now. If you can kill Kamihr mobs in 45 seconds, that's about 500k exp/hour with that record active. Even at 60 seconds, that's about 380k exp/hour.

I was going to say this, but then thought, if people want to do abyssea and leave my camps alone, I'm all for it, but what the hey. Going into abyssea is silly, it's not as silly right now due to the 100 light bonus when you enter, but when that's over, it really will be.

Anyway, my main point was, timed events are a bad design, especially when they're using the exact same time period for every single one, and the same people are getting constantly fucked. Forget about RoE for a second, let's go back to the timed synthesis exp bonus. Someone like me only had 2 days a week to really work on it (weekend), whereas someone with a different schedule could have benefited from it the entire time. Was there really any rhyme or reason to even implement the timed portion of it at all?

I find it very disconcerting that they're implementing actual content using this flawed system.

[dasva]

Honestly, the 5000 exp RoE might be the fastest method of exp right now. If you can kill Kamihr mobs in 45 seconds, that's about 500k exp/hour with that record active. Even at 60 seconds, that's about 380k exp/hour.

I totally didn't realize mobs up there are like 1500 a kill base xp. Holy crap lol. That's actually pretty good xp during the double xp campaign. That might actually beat out dominion fun times. Of course with current light bonus you can push 300k an hour solo in abyssea to so meh. More obviously with more people.