What's your pet-peeve in FFXIV: ARR?

[Mezlo]

Re: What's your pet-peeve in FFXIV: ARR?

Almost makes you miss Valkurm Dunes, doesn't it?

i loved the dunes...

[Malacite]

Re: What's your pet-peeve in FFXIV: ARR?

Almost makes you miss Valkurm Dunes, doesn't it?

[Firewind]

Re: What's your pet-peeve in FFXIV: ARR?

I remember the horror stories or joining the DF with a full group of 4 and having to wait over an hour for an instance to free up.

[Aeni]

Re: What's your pet-peeve in FFXIV: ARR?

Oh wow, now I just look like an ass haha..
I didn't know they set it up like that. They either need to add more severs then or...

As I saw in another game (idk what game.) They can make the person's system be the host. But, that might not work too well.

It was way worse at release. So what Yoshi-P announced back then was that in early September they were adding a second DF server. It didn't help matters and it made it a lot worse due to latency issues (both were located in Japan) They then added a 3rd in late September, and then split all JP/EU/NA worlds into 3 groups, so that each group would have DF activity around the clock. They were going to add a 4th (or planning to) with Patch 2.1, but from what I was seeing in their posts, it seems that SE may be overhauling the system for something akin to Blizzard's system, where there is a DF server cluster, which will then enable them to have ridiculous amounts of instances at once, which then they *may* open up the possibilities of localized non-DF entries (including soloing, but remember that in 1.0, they never allowed soloing, either, and they weren't exactly swamped with activities and they did not have a DF system)

[Takelli]

Re: What's your pet-peeve in FFXIV: ARR?

Probably your server group and/or your time zone. If the DF server is full, it doesn't matter if you're a tank or not, you don't get in unless a slot opens up. I don't know if you understand how the system is currently setup, but you should check out the official forums where people have sat in DF queue for hours, I think someone once sat in queue for over 6 hours.

Oh wow, now I just look like an ass haha..
I didn't know they set it up like that. They either need to add more severs then or...

As I saw in another game (idk what game.) They can make the person's system be the host. But, that might not work too well.

[Malacite]

Re: What's your pet-peeve in FFXIV: ARR?

We'll know tomorrow (hopefully) after the Live Letter.

EDIT: Leveling is equally dreadful, just spamming the same FATE over and over (which usually end within seconds of spawning unless it's a big NM, then maybe 2, 3 min tops) with the dull boring waits in between. Seriously mob grinding was more fun...

[Mezlo]

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2.1 looks like its going to solve alot of problems in regards to "grinding myth tomes." Well at least provide a new avenue to grind them, lol...

[DakAttack]

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I'm going to give PvP a try, and look into crafting a bit more since housing and PvP should bring new recipes and reasons to craft. Hopefully, something catches my interest.

[Etra]

Re: What's your pet-peeve in FFXIV: ARR?

No more FFXIV for me. Can't bring myself to grind out myth anymore.

So.
Fucking.
Boring.

[ItazuraNhomango]

Re: What's your pet-peeve in FFXIV: ARR?

^ yet more reasons to have included at least a few non-instanced (or at least non DF) events, like BCNMs, Assault etc. back in XI.

Wasn't BCNM implemented so that only one group can be in the BCNM at a time? How is that supposed to help the congestion? And, if multiple groups can be all in their own BCNMs, they are (by definition) in BCNM instances...

Assaults were instances, IIRC, in that multiple groups run in the same zone and each group has own copy of the zone. (Correct me if I'm wrong.)

So, you are asking for more instance servers, as far as I can tell.

Whether these instances should be reachable through the Duty Finder system or not? Well, would you want instances of new contents NOT reachable by DF?

[Malacite]

Re: What's your pet-peeve in FFXIV: ARR?

^ yet more reasons to have included at least a few non-instanced (or at least non DF) events, like BCNMs, Assault etc. back in XI.

Speaking of which, goddamn do I ever miss Assault.

[Aeni]

Re: What's your pet-peeve in FFXIV: ARR?

What are you talking about a 15 minute wait as tank? Please, it's almost instant. And at worst, it's only a 5 minute wait.

My main is a paladin, and as I was leveling, dungeons would pop almost instantly, no wait at all.

The only times I waited more than a minute was for the 8 mans, and the most was 5.minutes. The only other times that I wait for more than a minute are the primals. And those still pop in under 5 minutes. Titan though, that's another story.

Probably your server group and/or your time zone. If the DF server is full, it doesn't matter if you're a tank or not, you don't get in unless a slot opens up. I don't know if you understand how the system is currently setup, but you should check out the official forums where people have sat in DF queue for hours, I think someone once sat in queue for over 6 hours.

[Mezlo]

Re: What's your pet-peeve in FFXIV: ARR?

Sometimes I join Titan fights and leave if I don't like the way people look.

What a racist.

[DakAttack]

Re: What's your pet-peeve in FFXIV: ARR?

Sometimes I join Titan fights and leave if I don't like the way people look.

[Takelli]

Re: What's your pet-peeve in FFXIV: ARR?

It used to be better during 1.0 where you were forced to group up (you could tag along on the outside but get barely any exp at all) to do the FATE-like events (called Behests) I agree Duty Finder should be one option, but not the sole option, but as for soloing the dungeons, they can't allow that, as it already is difficult to setup runs without soloers further bogging down the system (I queue up as a tank and still wait 15-20 min for an open dungeon slot to pop up)

What are you talking about a 15 minute wait as tank? Please, it's almost instant. And at worst, it's only a 5 minute wait.

My main is a paladin, and as I was leveling, dungeons would pop almost instantly, no wait at all.

The only times I waited more than a minute was for the 8 mans, and the most was 5.minutes. The only other times that I wait for more than a minute are the primals. And those still pop in under 5 minutes. Titan though, that's another story.