Questions not beeing asked

[Sci]

Question :
Bercus : In addition, the battlefields 'Ouryu Cometh' and 'The Wyrmking Descends' are extremely popular because of the nature of the entry requirements (Uncapped ENMs do not usually lead to competition between players), the challenge of the fights, and the high quality of the rewards. In particular the battle with Bahmut is considered by many players to be the hardest single fight in the game, and the rewards are very nearly in line with that estimation. To be honest please add more fights like these.

I love the entry setup for these fights and the difficulty, but the drops on Bahamut are weak. You have a mask that only provides a weak dragon killer, and similar +enmity to a drop from a dragon in an aery somewhere. You have some hose that basically were a joke for every job that could equip them. (there's PUP now though!) You have a lvl40 staff, which is indeed the best staff for one job for lvl40, but is completely obsoleted at lvl51. You have a scythe with base damage lower than a Ridill, and twice the delay. And finally you have a staff which provides SMNs +30 MP, and inventory+6.

For being the hardest fight in the game, the drops are just sad. Give Bahamut's Mask a bunch of VIT and shield skill, give Bahamut's Hose some +haste and some +accuracy, make Dragon Staff drop from some lvl40 ENM or something, double-triple the base damage on Bahamut's Zaghnal so people even consider it, and put a stat like Enhances Avatar Accuracy or Enhances Avatar Attack on Bahamut's Staff. Otherwise they're just sidegrades/useless, and add very little to the game. The drops should far exceed drops from 3 kings, and they're pretty much worse.

(This is just Bahamut btw, Ouryu at least drops some nice ore for DRK JSE legs)

[DragonCloud64]

Question :
Bercus : Why is there such a bias against solo activities in the game? The only real event that is designed to be done by one person, the level 60 solo ENM, has no rewards of decent monetary value and only sometimes drops a job specific item that is not even useful for every job. (Such as Enchantment: MP recovered while healing +3

Can we have improved and more solo activities?

OMG yes plz! There needs to be more solo BCNMs and ENMS! You may get a sack of mulch but fk you actually did something on your own and made 2k Exp! Only other BC i can solo without begging LS for help is BC 50 Treasure Chests.

[JoOeetheplatypuS]

Question :
Bercus : In addition, the battlefields 'Ouryu Cometh' and 'The Wyrmking Descends' are extremely popular because of the nature of the entry requirements (Uncapped ENMs do not usually lead to competition between players), the challenge of the fights, and the high quality of the rewards. In particular the battle with Bahmut is considered by many players to be the hardest single fight in the game, and the rewards are very nearly in line with that estimation. To be honest please add more fights like these.

I love the entry setup for these fights and the difficulty, but the drops on Bahamut are weak. You have a mask that only provides a weak dragon killer, and similar +enmity to a drop from a dragon in an aery somewhere. You have some hose that basically were a joke for every job that could equip them. (there's PUP now though!) You have a lvl40 staff, which is indeed the best staff for one job for lvl40, but is completely obsoleted at lvl51. You have a scythe with base damage lower than a Ridill, and twice the delay. And finally you have a staff which provides SMNs +30 MP, and inventory+6.

For being the hardest fight in the game, the drops are just sad. Give Bahamut's Mask a bunch of VIT and shield skill, give Bahamut's Hose some +haste and some +accuracy, make Dragon Staff drop from some lvl40 ENM or something, double-triple the base damage on Bahamut's Zaghnal so people even consider it, and put a stat like Enhances Avatar Accuracy or Enhances Avatar Attack on Bahamut's Staff. Otherwise they're just sidegrades/useless, and add very little to the game. The drops should far exceed drops from 3 kings, and they're pretty much worse.

(This is just Bahamut btw, Ouryu at least drops some nice ore for DRK JSE legs)

It has a lot more money drops than Fafhogg, it balances out. Plus, inventory space+6 is by far the best stat on any piece of equipment in the game.

[Eternus]

It has a lot more money drops than Fafhogg, it balances out. Plus, inventory space+6 is by far the best stat on any piece of equipment in the game.

Relic horn for a BRD is +10 or more inventory space lmao. I carry around alot of instruments. Also +4 overall combined MP per tick added onto Ballad I and II. So technically that is a better stat.

[Ryuzi]

I would like to see someone ask something about 2-handed weapons and if there are plans to balance them to be on par with dual wielding weapons.

And of course the usual...DRG needs better gear (aka not AJ...something Hauby-esque) and weaponskill, WTF Hydra gear?, PUP and DRGs roles in a party/end-game?

[Don Katsu]

I would like to see someone ask something about 2-handed weapons and if there are plans to balance them to be on par with dual wielding weapons.

I wouldn't be surprised if they make sub weapons return 1-2 TP per hit before they add better 2 handed multihit weapons with decent damage.

[Ksandra]

I like the crafting question actually. There are a lot of "dead" crafts now. (wood working comes to mind). Some balancing out need sto be done, and more fish tanks aren't cutting it.

[Piper]

Seems like woodworking and Alchemy are pretty dead. A new craft would be sweet, but I doubt I could see that happening with the effects it would have on the economy not to mention all the new items they'd have to add to the game.

On a completely unrelated note; does anyone know drop-rate on X knife from tracker re-match?(*'-')

[Ksandra]

Seems like woodworking and Alchemy are pretty dead. A new craft would be sweet, but I doubt I could see that happening with the effects it would have on the economy not to mention all the new items they'd have to add to the game.

On a completely unrelated note; does anyone know drop-rate on X knife from tracker re-match?(*'-')

I don't think they should make another craft. They should though give recipes that'll boost the crafts that are basically dead. They seem to have tried with alchemy with the pup attachements which is a start, they've done nothing for ww though.

[BRP]

Woodworking and Alchemy are not "dead", thats a little exaggerated. However, they seem to be tools for RNGs or medicine more than anything else.

[Pacha]

I agree with Faranim's suggestion about the simplified questions. Basically, the questions seem like they have to be made simple to a point where a 7 year-old could understand, communication with these people in English seems to be a huge issue and the Sage Sundi guy who actually speaks english seems to have absolutely no knowledge of the game.

PS Even though the drops off Bahamut 2 aren't that much better than other available stuff, I am happy to at least see items that are paralleling other items in the game instead of this garbage that drops off hydra and the new beastman kings.

*edit* You can catch my drift regardless of what new bst. kings drop: FFXI endgamer's want progression and that question should be a focal point of every Q&A session/e-mail session we get with SE.

[BRP]

The new Beastmen Kings don't drop garbage.

[Miji]

If you manage to stay in touch with them, something that would be really helpful to see is maybe a marker on items that dropped *only* because of treasure hunter. Something like:

Treasure Hunter! You find a fire crystal on Tiamat.

If SE won't tell us exactly how it works, it would at least be gratifying to know when we can attribute drops to treasure hunter. There shouldn't be too much harm in this, right? Then again, I don't see the harm in letting people know how it works in the first place.

[Priran]

Why doesn't /blockaid work in Besieged? I'd like to go as a mage once and not have to spamclaim my own HP.

[JoOeetheplatypuS]

Why doesn't /blockaid work in Besieged? I'd like to go as a mage once and not have to spamclaim my own HP.

Same reason it doesnt work in dynamis, its programmed that everybody is in the same party essentially.

[Priran]

Why doesn't /blockaid work in Besieged? I'd like to go as a mage once and not have to spamclaim my own HP.

Same reason it doesnt work in dynamis, its programmed that everybody is in the same party essentially.

You can't TA people outside your alliance in Besieged, though, and you can only learn Blue Magic if someone in your alliance kills the mob.

Super cereal though, make it work. I'm tired of fucking Cure Ving myself for 23 HP when my HP bar shows me in the red.