seriously what senses does it make to lock a extra pity behind a goddamn hard mode where you need 1100 AP???????

WHAT SENSE DOES IT MAKE REALLY DEVELOPERS??? PEOPLE THAT NEED THE PITY ARE THE ONES THAT DONT HAVE SOVEREIGN WEAPON NOR THAT MUCH AP FOR CRHIST'S SAKE, WHAT IS THE LOGIC BEHIND THIS?????

As I understand it, normal mode is only accessible for ~30% of the playerbase (with the combination of stat requirements and mechanical understanding), while hard mode is only accessible to ~5% of the playerbase. On the other hand, ~50% of the people who post on feedback forum can ace hardmode bosses. They also disproportionally acquired BiS gear and treasure items within a realistic time frame, because they are RNG carried and really good at playing the game.

For the weekly BS quest, it auto-completed for me when we failed hard mode Jigwi.  We did beat the first phase, so I don't know if that triggered it.

Get a party together, try hard mode, and just die.  See if the quest completes.  If not, as I just mentioned, might have to complete the first phase.

But yes, I agree this quest for hard-mode only is dumb, and it only gives 1 ember as a reward...

Yea that does happen if you kill 1st Phase of Uturi, Jigwi and possibly Dark Bongwang and Deposed Crown Prince, because its the same mob in both phases

If they want to change the reward for hard mode to something else that's fine, but the 1 ember should definetely be for normal mode.  The top-geared people doing hard mode don't need that 1 ember...

There should just be a [cross roads] weekly like they have done for other weeklies in the game.

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have one for the normal mode that gives 1 pity or take the HM option and get 2 pity. Everyone wins. (other than those who will always cry)

For Blue_clad  hard mode you dont need gear, just complete puzzles and get your ember, they are easy.

Also, it is only 1 ember per week, so  dont be so angry.

As I understand it for Blue Clad Hard Mode you still need enough DPS to clear the foxes and other things you need to attack in the Boss Blitz.