Pirate PQ

Dem skrollz tho

 

You misunderstand what we're saying though. We're saying that after the mobs die when they are supposed to, they fail to respawn again for another period of 10 seconds. Out of like all the potential mobs that are first seen on the map, only 1 or 2 actually end up spawning again. I'm starting to think the ones we actually manage to kill on the first wave are the ones that wind up respawning again...

 

I think the biggest issue is the low exp. LPQ competes with it.

I can see why there is an exp nerf when there are higher level players in the party - it prevents power leveling to some degree. But I don't agree with nerfing the exp for all the players, including those at level 70+. IMO the base exp should be higher, but with 70+s in the party the lower level players should get the nerf. Main reason being the large level range (55-100) of the PQ.

 

Hi. We've also noticed another minor issue regarding the 2nd to last stage where you have to get keys from the mobs and lock them in. See the problem is, only 5 mobs end up spawning at a time, so even if all four doors are open (to get max spawn you only need 2 anyway) there is a possibility that 4 keys won't drop. It's not a common occurrence, but it still eats up time and can be frustrating to have to start the pq all over again due to pure luck.

So, in order to help prevent this, I would suggest either increasing the key drop rate or increasing the amount of mobs that can spawn every interval. Personally I would go with more spawning, because that would make it seem like closing the doors is actually a priority.

 

I agree. Ive finished the 100 PQs and ive failed about 7 times because of this stage. It wasnt because of our imcompetance but rather the RNG was not in our favor. I dont think thats how a PQ should be failed. A PQ should be failed because of poor planning, poor teamwork, and difference in the level range between mobs and players and NOT because of lack of luck.

If the options mentioned by lionheart aren't accepted, I might suggest extending the time on that stage?

 

LMPQ goes up to 55k.

 

Not since Navi nerfed it

 

I'm glad you're going to fix the spawns. Though as I've already mentioned before, it doesn't make any sense to penalize higher level players. A lv 100 player could probably completely wreck the whole mp3 map with ease compared to lv 60s. But... does that mean their exp is then nerfed? No...

The reason being that the lv 100 players needs over 8 times the exp to level compared to a lv 60 and can still probably find better sources of exp. For example, at lv 100, you can go to himes. The way you have it set up, we can run through PPQ, get some piddly exp from killing the mobs and a grand total of 30k exp for about 15 min worth of effort. Or... go and kill 6 himes in like 30 seconds for the same amount of exp.

Anyway, the higher level you get, you can only get through PPQ so fast. There's a lot of running and jumping/falling of platforms. And also there's a lot of waiting on spawns.

 

Though you have to keep in mind for those 80+ this PQ is not about exp, as it is about getting the end reward.

 

That is absolutely true... though exp is pretty slow. There really isn't any reason to nerf it for high levels. Once you get near the upper end you may as well be thinking "screw this PQ" and try for a zhelm instead.

 

Me and next as well as a few others tried it when it was released. After 3 runs we stopped because it just was not worth the effort for the hat lol... The exp was also terrible in comparison with other places you could be.

PS. Night raven hat has near enough the same stats once you score a good one.. And you can get that from exchange..which you killed amazing exp mobs for, which also give good money. Overall the effort for the hat just doesn't seem worth it