FFXIV Random Complaint Thread II: DPS can't count to potato

[Yukari]

Random question, has anyone figured out exactly what gives the dragons the buff? For the first dragon it seems if you're close to Midgahfahhrdadmossomor the buff is present, but if drag the dragon away it disappears. But on the second dragon I've tried close and far and I wasn't able to determine exactly what gives them the buff

That's exactly it. The first dragon starts away from the boss. It needs to stay away from the boss. The second dragon starts close to the boss. It needs to stay close.

[Buffy]

Hyperion just went boom I think.

[Greedouw]

I dunno man, this loot system is one of the most demoralizing pieces of shit in gaming history.

I ran probably five or so WODs yesterday, didn't see any loot I wanted (and I'm rolling on anything, PLD, BLM, DRG). Finally just ended up saying fuck it and went with some PLD feet that I didn't really need.

[Taint]

I dunno man, this loot system is one of the most demoralizing pieces of shit in gaming history.

I ran probably five or so WODs yesterday, didn't see any loot I wanted (and I'm rolling on anything, PLD, BLM, DRG). Finally just ended up saying fuck it and went with some PLD feet that I didn't really need.

Agreed the loot system is garbage. But going into a garbage loot system with expectations of a single drop is the players fault. I learned my lesson from CT and just lot everything that I could possible use on a retainer someday.

BLM Hat
BLM Body
BRD Body

All good drops come from a fuck it attitude.

[Raldo]

My goal with WoD every week is to get my one piece of loot weekly with as few runs of WoD as possible. I'll be picky for the first two boss drops, and the last two bosses I will lot literally any piece of gear that isn't worse than something I already have.

So far in 3 weeks of WoD, I got my loot in just a single WoD run each week. BRD Body, NIN Belt, Healer Legs.

[The Stig]

I'm collecting sets, so far I've managed to collect tank head, body and feet in the 3 weeks of WoD. Just need legs and hand and I can move on. Maybe collect belt too.

[Arthars]

once you come into needing just 1-2 gears in CT, its time to buy the poetic piece and fuck it

[Alkar]

If you are talking about pacifism, why would you not esuna this?

Because I'm usually using my GCD on heals to keep the tank alive with 15+ mobs wailing on him/her. Sometimes it's not even worth removing because you're already casting something else and by the time you land Esuna/Leeches it's gone on its own.

[octopus]

I have the healer hat/body/belt, so just need drops from Cerb and Angra Mainyu D:

I'm saving the poetics for if they release encrypted tomestone to WoD next patch ;o

[Greedouw]

I have the healer hat/body/belt, so just need drops from Cerb and Angra Mainyu D:

I'm saving the poetics for if they release encrypted tomestone to WoD next patch ;o

Nah, knowing how fucking stupid SE is for not including any upgrade items with a weekly lockout in WOD but allowing unlimited access to as many carbontwines as you want in hunts; this shit isn't happening any time soon.

Ya, im mad

[Taint]

Nah, knowing how fucking stupid SE is for not including any upgrade items with a weekly lockout in WOD but allowing unlimited access to as many carbontwines as you want in hunts; this shit isn't happening any time soon.

Ya, im mad

Its in SEs best interest to open up i130 to full throttle. What they did with the Carboncoat was well done. I wouldn't be surprised if they just add tome, twine to the same quest and let you pick one a week.

I'm a firm believer that everything i120-135 will all be trash as soon as 3.0 hits. So they should just let us i130 everything now so there is at least 3 months to use it.

[Raldo]

I'm a firm believer that everything i120-135 will all be trash as soon as 3.0 hits.

If they go this route, then they're going to need to add/change the way gear is currently handed out to help newbies get from 50~60. A fresh-50 is going to be barely over iLv50. I guess they could add quests to give them shit-tier i120+ rewards to get them up to speed?

[Taint]

If they go this route, then they're going to need to add/change the way newbies get from 50~60. A fresh-50 is going to be barely over iLv50. I guess they could add quests to give them shit-tier i120 rewards to get them up to speed?

That's why I think they'll trash our current i130 or make it much easier to obtain. They are expecting tons of new people to join and they want people to hit 60 asap.

So 51-60 lvl Dungeons will drop suitable gear (i120-i140) so people can hit 60 and proceed to end game challenges. They also need to account for craftable gear.

Putting a new person through the current grind would turn a ton of people off. (spamming old content to try the new stuff) They are going to sling the new stuff in our face to make it attractive to new subscribers.

[Arthars]

with zodiac getting only a boost after 3.1, im still expecting 130 gears to be relevant

but how relavent, we'll see, prolly 130 gear is the new Darklight, the bare minimum, so yea i agree they will make 130 gears very easy to obtain

for oldies, like us, our existing gears

for newbies, prolly rain all over the place in new dungeons

everything will come equal come 3.0

its just a question of having them in advance, like people with 1.0 relics/darklights going into 2.0

[Kaisha]

Really depends how worthless they want to make 10 levels feel in terms of gear progression and leveling.

Going from casual lvl50 gear (i120 gated) to i130ish 'new quest/fodder drops' at 60 is a bit of a tiny jump. I'm expecting at least +30 iLvls (unless they're going to bring back ilv5 jumps in armor and scale stats differently) in the expansion for the casual stuff.

[LinktheDeme]

I heard yesterday that Square Enix recently took a stance that they are against the way pentamelds are currently and that they have plans to implement a change in 3.0. Something with regards to that they didn't like how pentamelded 110 gear can be considered the best gear for the current content. I haven't been able to find a source on this has anyone else heard anything similar or know where this idea may have been generated from?

[Sephiroth]

The next set of dungeons will contain the current soldiery gear if SE sticks to their formula. I'm expecting 3 leveling dungeons to get to 60, tuned at 53, 56, 59 with the i110 drops. Then 3 end-game dungeons tuned at 60 and dropping i120 gear + new tomestone for i140 gear (upgradable to i150 eventually). Raid gear at i150. SE is too comfortable with their existing formula to change too much.

[Kaisha]

I heard yesterday that Square Enix recently took a stance that they are against the way pentamelds are currently and that they have plans to implement a change in 3.0. Something with regards to that they didn't like how pentamelded 110 gear can be considered the best gear for the current content. I haven't been able to find a source on this has anyone else heard anything similar or know where this idea may have been generated from?

It was in one of the translated interviews somewhere, but I recalled it was more that they didn't want them to be 'mandatory' for clearing shit, which I assume is more in regards to early raid clears where you use melded shit to overcome HP/DPS checks instead of being forced to wait on weekly reset gear + chest rng.

[LinktheDeme]

It was in one of the translated interviews somewhere, but I recalled it was more that they didn't want them to be 'mandatory' for clearing shit, which I assume is more in regards to early raid clears where you use melded shit to overcome HP/DPS checks instead of being forced to wait on weekly reset gear + chest rng.

If anyone could find this, and the original Japanese interview (assuming it was a JP interview) it would be greatly appreciated. I've been looking for the last couple of hours at work for it

[Corrderio]

Undercutters, why the fuck do you hate money?