How much would YOU pay for a 5 minute timer for zakum?
I would pay about 1.5b myself. And I could make it back selling the helms once I could actually get a channal.
This would solve the current zakum problems, and zak helms wouldnt deflate THAT much because it would be harder to do.
And if you still wanna go at level 110, take a party. And remove the 2 time a day thing to. Make it more like 10. I know I couldn't solo it; This time limit would actually HELP people, and restore the original intent of zakum. To have a party work together to take down the boss, not have some noob take 2 hours at level 110, which you are perfectly entitled to do.
This would help alot of people; People could still zak for exp (they could do it more times), and everyone would get to zakum more.
And at the posts that says im greedy.. How? This would help EVERY SINGLE PERSON. It would not hurt anyone.
I still don't get it.. Your saying im ruining the hours of fun you have spamming a key at zakum. How? You would just have to take more then one person. And if this change were to be enacted, channal 4 zakum alter would be a place were people would JOIN zakum runs and RECRUIT. So if your guild isnt good enough to take zakum on alone, then you could team up with MORE PEOPLE!
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TEAMWORK. That's why it's called a PARTY quest.
5 minutes is way too low. 30 minutes sounds much better. At 5 minutes, the majority of people would not be able to complete successful runs and still gain decent exp (even with the 10/day limit you propose which is ridiculous in the first place).
I'd be happy if more channels were open for Zakum, time limit or not.
@ytrewq1248: ...that is a stupid idea, no thank you
[quote=Green4EVER]There's only a handful of people that can kill Zakum in 5 minutes
I think 35 minutes would be a good time limit for it.[/quote]
The idea wouldnt be for people to solo anymore.. I only know like 2 people that could solo in 5 minutes.
People would do it in partys..
It would restore the challenge. I think you people forget what it was like back when zakum helms were about 200m+ each, and you would actually take 3-4 party's.
Take like 40 level 110's if you want, and zak 10 times in a row. That would be MUCH better then having 1 level 110 noob just siting in zakum for 2 hours.
EVERYONE would get to zakum more, and get the same exp. So this plan would be great.
There's only a handful of people that can kill Zakum in 5 minutes
I think 35 minutes would be a good time limit for it.
@abi232: Lol. Only like 2 of our members use NX. One only uses it for clothing. It's a chill group. xD
It should be 1 hour.
Maybe Nexon wants high levels to move past Zakum. That's why its been lowered to level 110, so that early 4th jobbers can begin to take on Zakum, instead of 140+ like before Big Bang.
Higher levels should be soloing or duoing Scarlion and Targa. Take a party of 10-12 to Horntail.
I know there are issues with waiting on those bosses, too. Ultimately, the solution is to create more bosses or remove the 1 party per channel restriction.
You're kidding, right?
You're really greedy. People should be able to take as long as they wish when Zaking. If a low level wants to solo Zakum, they should have every right to do so, no matter how long it may take them.
@infferrno: Some of us are patient. I go walk around, eat, do homework etc. I'm a patient guy. Some other people just wanna run in grind their butts off and get pissed off if people take too long. It's a matter of who has more patience and I feel my patience is rewarded after having a blast at Zak for like an hour after waiting for the last squad to come out.
[quote=infferrno]The guild I'm in is almost completely NX free. None of us have NX to cube, buy Pam's songs, and generally don't have the funds for godly equips. Yet, we go on Zakum runs and have some lols watching someone mess up and die, screaming around and calling for drops, and generally having a blast.
I think it's a horrible idea to take this away from others just so you can get in for the 5-15 minutes it'll take you to kill. Why rid a group of people of an hour of fun just for 5 minutes of self enjoyment?[/quote]
Nx-free..guild? o_o If only that guild was in Scania T_T
@basketballki: I agree with the more squads. Me and my guildies usually wait an hour or so to get in. We don't mind. We take the time to fool around or try to beat each other at the JQ.
[quote=infferrno]The guild I'm in is almost completely NX free. None of us have NX to cube, buy Pam's songs, and generally don't have the funds for godly equips. Yet, we go on Zakum runs and have some lols watching someone mess up and die, screaming around and calling for drops, and generally having a blast.
I think it's a horrible idea to take this away from others just so you can get in for the 5-15 minutes it'll take you to kill. Why rid a group of people of an hour of fun just for 5 minutes of self enjoyment?[/quote]
Like I said times have changed. I do it old style with my guild as well and yeah, it's way more fun. Problem is, every ch for Zak is now filled. Back in the day when they weren't so filled you could merely go in and have a blast. Nowadays, you really gotta wait for a free ch. Then you need to be super fast to get in. It's just really annoying and frankly, I think Nexon should maybe allow 3 or 4 squads per channel. That'll let people like us have fun at Zak while die hard grinders and bossers can take their 5 minutes or whatever.
[quote=basketballki]For me it doesn't bother me. I'm just suggesting by the amount of threads complaining that we should set the timer down or put a new level limit on. I don't really care since I can wait however long but maybe 1 hour is too long. Yes it was originally intended to be taken down by a party. But with enhances, Pam's Songs, Pink Scrolls, potential, and easier money and better economy, I think many are strong enough these days to take on Zak. I remember when taking down Zak took some time even with a party but times change.[/quote]
The guild I'm in is almost completely NX free. None of us have NX to cube, buy Pam's songs, and generally don't have the funds for godly equips. Yet, we go on Zakum runs and have some lols watching someone mess up and die, screaming around and calling for drops, and generally having a blast.
I think it's a horrible idea to take this away from others just so you can get in for the 5-15 minutes it'll take you to kill. Why rid a group of people of an hour of fun just for 5 minutes of self enjoyment?
30-40 minutes is good but 5 min is insane...
[quote=infferrno]Zakum's original intention wasn't for people to solo it in 20 minutes... it was for a group to work together to take it down. I say put the Timer to an hour, an hour and a half and call it fair.
If you can't wait, find something else to do. Don't be greedy and hog a part of the game to yourselves because you can't wait for some weaker players to have some fun in an attempt to down it.[/quote]
For me it doesn't bother me. I'm just suggesting by the amount of threads complaining that we should set the timer down or put a new level limit on. I don't really care since I can wait however long but maybe 1 hour is too long. Yes it was originally intended to be taken down by a party. But with enhances, Pam's Songs, Pink Scrolls, potential, and easier money and better economy, I think many are strong enough these days to take on Zak. I remember when taking down Zak took some time even with a party but times change.
Better yet, a timer for the arms. If you can't kill all of the arms in under 5 minutes, you get kicked out [b]for the next 24 hours.[/b]
It would teach all the noobs to stop trying to solo Zakum anywhere under Lv130, and hogging the altar for hours on end.
I'm not one of those selfish people, but i'm getting really sick and tired of everyone and their mother complaining about how "some noob took [b]their[/b] altar."
no keep it as it is and don't actually take 2 hours out of your life waiting for a pixelated rock door to open so you can kill a pixelated rock boss in 5 mins
[quote=basketballki]I'd say cut it to 15~20 maybe. Not everyone can solo that fast even pro soloers. 20 minutes is decent and you can do other stuff while you wait you know. But I do agree, the current timer is stretching it a bit.[/quote]
Zakum's original intention wasn't for people to solo it in 20 minutes... it was for a group to work together to take it down. I say put the Timer to an hour, an hour and a half and call it fair.
If you can't wait, find something else to do. Don't be greedy and hog a part of the game to yourselves because you can't wait for some weaker players to have some fun in an attempt to down it.
I'd say cut it to 15~20 maybe. Not everyone can solo that fast even pro soloers. 20 minutes is decent and you can do other stuff while you wait you know. But I do agree, the current timer is stretching it a bit.
I wouldn't because I'm not a greedy arse that believes this game was built solely for them.