[Feedback] [Suggestion] Boss Scroll System Improvements

Last Edit : Aug 2, 2021, 15:28 (UTC)

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Introduction

I would like to thank the developers for the hard work that they have put into improving the boss scroll system over the years. From introducing Awakened versions of the daily / weekly scrolls, to removing the decay timer and allowing them to stack, to adding the new Darkened versions; the developers have done some great things to reduce the amount of time and storage space needed for players to enjoy this portion of the game’s content. However, as we all know, there is always room for improvement. Here are a few ideas that I have had to improve upon the current system to allow for more flexibility for players in doing their boss scrolls, and to make them feel like less of a chore to folks that have hundreds of them stored up.

Create Awakened / Darkened Versions with Simple Alchemy

Much like how we can combine 2 Item Collection scrolls into a better version using simple alchemy, or disassemble it with heating, it would be nice to convert the normal tier boss scrolls into their Awakened versions. I propose adding a simple alchemy recipe to convert at a 5:1 ratio the normal daily bosses (Giath, Red Nose, etc.), and a 3:1 ratio the normal weekly bosses (Dim Tree, Griffon, etc.), into their Awakened version. This could be reversed using heating in order to change the Awakened versions back into their normal counterparts. With the addition of the new Darkened boss scrolls, another recipe could be added that requires 10 Awakened scrolls and 1 Darkened Parchment to produce the Darkened version. The benefits of this change would be threefold.

First, it would provide more flexibility in how boss scrolls could be done. Players would be able to combine / disassemble their stored boss scrolls and do them in a way that works best for them. For instance, if the player only has a few minutes to play, they can heat one of the Awakened versions and do a couple of the easier variants. If they have more time, they could combine a few of the normal boss scrolls that they have stored into the Awakened or Darkened versions.

Second, it would reduce the storage space requirement to create the Awakened boss scrolls. Currently, to create the Awakened version of the daily boss scroll you need to collect 5 unstackable scroll parts. Doing this for all four of the current daily scrolls requires 20 inventory slots for the four scrolls. Adding on the weeklys requires another 12 inventory slots over a 3 week period. This new system would allow players to collect the normal stackable scroll versions and combine them into the Awakened versions, freeing up the inventory slots for other things during the week.

Third, it would encourage boss scroll groups. Players may feel more inclined to combine their stored boss scrolls into the Awakened / Darkened versions to run with their friends and guild mates. This would give players that have been storing the normal boss scrolls an incentive to combine them into the stronger versions instead of just letting them collect dust.

Memory Fragment Scroll Improvements

Another quality of life improvement would be to remove the decay timer from the Calpheon / Mediah / Valencia memory fragment scrolls, and allow these scrolls to stack. This is simply copying the current system we have for the normal boss scrolls over to the memory fragment scrolls. The scrolls themselves would still be obtained the same way that they currently are, but you would be able to combine and store them until you are ready to run them.

In addition, the simple alchemy recipe could be applied at a 3:1 or 5:1 ratio to produce a new Awakened version of the scroll. This would require creating new Awakened versions of the scroll bosses of course, but I think it would be a welcome addition to reduce the amount of time required to run multiple memory fragment scrolls.

Feel free to comment or add your own ideas! Hopefully this discussion will give a fresh angle on improvements that could be made to the current system, and we will see them added to the game in the future!