Region (NA/EU): EU
Suggestion(s)/Comment(s): It'd allow people unable to or unwilling to find two other people to grind the spot for those that want to.
Details: Just as Turos was turned into a solo spot, I think that regular none dehkia Oluns should be given the same treatment. This will allow those who want to grind for Knowledge and the Rich Merchant's Ring piece to do so without being forced into finding groups or being outright excluded from being able to obtain these things due to times played etc, this would also follow the pattern for all the other pieces which are solo only too then. As per my suggestion, this would be for normal oluns only, the least used of the Oluns spots so that people who do want to group grind still can do so at the relevant Dehkia spots, this change is purely to accomdate those who cannot group up the oppurtunity to obtain these otherwise unobtainable items.

Another option would be to restore 70% cap to normal oluns, that would have a similar effect.

The only hard part of obtaining the Rich Merchant's Ring is finding 2 other human beings to AFK next to you for 200 hours. Like congratulations, you're either a streamer or have enough willpower to socialize for those 200 hours, you truly deserve to be handed the piece for AFKing for 200 hours hitting rocks with 360 AOEs. This makes absolutely no sense and it's about time all 3 versions of Oluns become solo grind spots, especially now that even Dehkia 2 is irrelevant silver per hour. I'm all for group grinds, just don't gate treasure items behind them. Make the same mandatory change you've made to Padix Island sooner than later.

Same topic has been posted on Feburary 12th 2024. Which warrants the same response:

shouldn't have to feel obligated to play shai either..

I main Shai, this is a terrible solution.

Every single piece besides the Oluns piece is solo, to have ZERO option to obtain the final piece without being forced into a party is ludicrous. Treasures should not be locked/forced behind a party and to claim BDO is an MMO is a bit of a farce as it's in name only. BDO is the most anti-party/grouping MMO to exist and anyone who's actually tried to consistently play with others will tell you the same, you can't even quest together so to claim that as a reason for a treasure piece being locked to a party spot is just outright silly.

This is to mention nothing of the fact that you also shouldn't be forced or obligated into playing a singular class to group up consistently and easily, that just proves the point further of how terrible grouping is within the game and why the option for a solo Oluns option is needed for those that wish to go for it.

Before 5% cap, people could tolerate solo oluns. Now with 5% cap, it's unworkable. Yet another way 5% cap has harmed bdo.

Most players who want group content in BDO aren't asking for specific loot to be locked behind it, they just want to play with gaming friends they already have. If this is how you view things, how did you end up playing BDO? Most other MMO's lock things behind group or raid content. One of BDO's best feature's was most of it doesn't and never did. BDO doesn't need to be like other MMO's.

Also the original way to get the ring (which they said will still remain possible in game when they added it to monster loot tables) was all a solo endeavor to begin with, the problem was the avg time to do it was like 16k hours at the time.

Look, sorry to break it to you, but some people do not want to lose their life to get an essentially pointless item anyways. Games should be fun, while you turn in into nightmare galleys and you like to call this minmaxing in an elitist way. Well, let's put this level of annoyance into everything in the game. I am sure you will enjoy your ring so much when 500 people remain on your server. You are acting all clever, while your view is deeply short-sighted.

i dont know for how many years i have been begging PA to make oluns piece solo (at least somewhere). but every time "I want muh party spots" and downvoted.