Note: I find myself wanting to express my opinions on several topics and I think this is the place torrid. to be. My opinions are personal thoughts (and are not a critique), which I am not claiming to be right nor wrong. I am not expecting comments, otherwise I would have went to the official forum. In the event that there would be, I honor and respect everybody else’s opinion, though I’d prefer a healthy conversation over that of a heated debate.
Some Current Opinion(s):
Some FFXIV players believe that putting quests behind challenging duties, especially those no longer queued up by players, locks them from progressing
Rasler’s Opinion:
The upcoming role and void quests, and the relic weapon upgrade quests are locked behind five Heavensward (HW) Extreme trials and Castrum Lacus Litore respectively. I still have to complete Bismarck Extreme and the Castrum so I’d be one of those working to get them completed soon.
Do I feel locked because of these requirements? Yes. Is this locking something expected in an MMORPG? I understand that it is.
Quests normally are locked under normal versions of a certain duty, not the extreme version. So it came to me as a surprise that five HW extreme trials were required for the role and void quests. I was annoyed at first but after that this made me determined to complete duties that I normally don’t do or that I completed just once. I am currently soloing undersized Bismarck Ex but can’t get past the Sanuwas. I should get a party.
If only there was no mettle penalty I would have jumped right in to Castrum Litore. I just hit rank 15. I think I haven’t logged in the right time when there are enough players doing the Castrum. As of the moment while waiting, I am watching guides how to complete it.
The locking of the quests may not be a thrill for those who play casually or have limited time. Include really good incentives when locking behind challenging duties so that players will queue up for them.
Yeah, it was a surprise to many people but it is really no big deal now. If you can't solo them just look for a WT party finder for them and you will easily get a clear since it will be unsynced.
As for castrum, the mettle loss is no big deal if you are 15. After all, you don't NEED anymore to progress and 1 or 2 3rd level fates will easily get you back to max amount.