Shadow Missions: Why not make them all soloable? (2024)

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Shadow Missions: Why not make them all soloable?

Slickness

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January 24, 2017 in Feedback and Suggestions

Considering the decline of players since 2012, many players don't even attempt to do any shadow missions - or anything aside from AFK for hours on end, but that's a different discussion for a different post - Many of the missions can be easily done by yourself, so why can't we do them on our own? Yes, Tara does have a numerous amount of soloable missions, but in the case of Taill daily missions, what if the daily mission is Taillteann Defensive Battle? Like today. I understand it's supposed to bring you together, but it's hard to bring things together that aren't even present in front of their computer. Many players - on my server at least - don't even get up unless they have a chance at getting clothes. All I'm saying is, it's hard to get back into a game, when you need to rely on other players of which many are unreliable.

Negumiko
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January 26, 2017 edited January 26, 2017

players still do shadow missions on Alexina. sometimes the areas for shadow missions are a little empty but almost everytime I go to Tailteann there are 10 players or more getting ready for shadow missions and occasionally I overhear parties talking about going to do shadow missions. however I agree a lot of them that require parties are easy enough to do alone anyway so it is a good idea ^^
Greta
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January 26, 2017

If they make them all solo... Then this game turns out to be 100% solonogi and no one even gonna bother to talk with anyone else and Stonehenges will be even more empty. Actually in Alexina you can always find some people in there. When we have 2x gold, exp and item drop rates, that place gets crowded all the time. Don't know how it is in other servers.
Iyasenu
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January 27, 2017

Can't say I'd mind certain SMs having their minimum party size requirement lowered.
Provocation comes to mind.
Feels like the only reason anyone ever wants to enter that mission is to prof things on the walls.
And, the mission clearly functions fine if there's only one character remaining by the time the Miniboss/Boss spawns come up.
Though, I'd rather have a system like FFXIV's duty finder.
Ellisya
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January 28, 2017

Need... more....new... Shadow Missions....
Splatulated
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January 29, 2017

Need higher payouts
MissFortune
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January 29, 2017

Which Sms aren't soloable?
What is your level/ what difficulty do you do them on?
Iyasenu
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January 29, 2017

MissFortune wrote: »
Which Sms aren't soloable?
What is your level/ what difficulty do you do them on?
I don't think it's really an issue of difficulty.
There are missions where the minimum party size to enter is above 1, and as such are just plain unable to be "solo'd", since you'll need to not be alone just to enter it.
SylviaWolfe
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January 31, 2017

I'd adore this. Sometimes you just want to run a mission at your own pace or w/o having to wait for others and minimum party sizes can be an obstacle. I understand that people enjoy the forced player interaction but I see HM and Phantasm runs being done in parties all the time so I don't see how forcing some shadow missions to have minimum party requirements is necessary. If you want to run it fast or at a lower level then party up. If not, you should be able to solo.
Negumiko
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January 31, 2017

Ellisya wrote: »
Need... more....new... Shadow Missions....
new shadow missions would be nice. one idea I think would be interesting is if we get shadow missions in the Muyu Desert so we can learn what used to be there. the city there could have been as big as Tara. shadow missions in Tailteann and Tara are getting a little old so I think new scenery and new missions would be great.
Sherri
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February 1, 2017 edited February 1, 2017

I rather have new shadow missions and better pay rate.
It's honestly the only way I can get income at a decent rate.
And that's Defeat Fomor Commander II on Hard with Shadow Crystals.