Exit Bursts and Crystal Farming

[gigawuts]

I'm not so sure about AQs being useless, I'd still say they're more useful than MPA (that is, always have been), but it definitely knocks off their usefulness, yes, and makes it harder to farm capsules to sustain yourself, unfortunately (although it's probably not too hard anyway, but people shouldn't feel forced to clear entire maps just to keep their capsule count up).

I just hope they do something about the horrible drop rates, because exit burst x99 and no decent drop? Something has to be done about that shit.

Stuff like this is what gets me thinking the game doesn't use a "standard" drop system, but flags you as likely to find certain items and until you find those items you won't find much else.

Which would be why you can farm something in one area for months, then do one single run somewhere else and find a boss's rarest 10*.

It's just too far fetched that scenarios like yours are common place. Random's random, but after a point that shouldn't be happening.

(related: http://search.dilbert.com/comic/Rand...er%20Generator )

[Horo The Wise Wolf]

6 Excubes....

Play AQ, get stones. Buy proxy weapons. Convert into 10*'s. Trade for Excube. Exchange 6 Excubes for a 250% boost.

Grind any weapon to +10 (A few times if necessary)

Bingo, no Fun necessary

[jooozek]

yeah, brb grinding 20 hours for a 30 minutes boost

[Horo The Wise Wolf]

Do you have anything better to do with your AQ stones? Do you throw them at random bystanders or something? If so I need to buy that lobby action.

The offer is on the table for you to easily get the boosts. It's your choice to take it or not. Don't forget also you can get Excubes from Level Cap, daily login, and for various Campaigns. Just because you don't want to use the easy features the game utilizes don't complain about them not being obtainable to anyone.

[jooozek]

0 x 250% = 0

[Ezodagrom]

Is this the change that they're going to make to bursts?

Spoiler!

If so, doing bursts in exits or corners will probably still be more effective than in the middle of the field, just not as much as current exit bursts.
Though at least melee classes will be able to actually use melee during the burst (instead of just...additional bullet spam =w=)...

[Horo The Wise Wolf]

0 x 250% = 0

So if that is your theory, why do you care about how obtainable they are in the first place?

Now I am done.

Is this the change that they're going to make to bursts?

Spoiler!

If so, doing bursts in exits or corners will probably still be more effective than in the middle of the field, just not as much as current exit bursts.
Though at least melee classes will be able to actually use melee during the burst (instead of just...additional bullet spam =w=)...

That wouldn't solve exit bursts though would it? You could just tuck yourself in the corner of the exit...Eh well I guess it would have the same effect in the field.

[milranduil]

Do you have anything better to do with your AQ stones? Do you throw them at random bystanders or something? If so I need to buy that lobby action.

I lol'd for longer than I should at that.

So can't even get a decent, reliable PSE burst anymore?

AQs aren't even going to be worth two shits now.

This just means you can't entrance/exit burst anymore. It will emphasize finding a decent corner on the map to burst. Sure it might not be as efficient as entrance/exit, but it won't be all that bad. It won't be as simple as talis'd zondeel ad nausem though.

[jooozek]

where did you read that i actually care about them? i just find it funny how people waste excubes on them since all you will gain from them is more 赤 ubers

[milranduil]

where did you read that i actually care about them? i just find it funny how people waste excubes on them since all you will gain from them is more 赤 ubers

And area stones, some of which have very useful trade-ins...