This game has WAY bigger issues than some server problems.

[Argarah]

I agree with everything you said except.

PLD/GLA is a tank, and thus doesn't need "viable cures" mid-combat. We have access to Cure from Conjurer, which falls more under utility like Raise and Protect; utility that's nice but won't make the class non-functional if you don't end up using them. This is fine, seeing that the FF Paladin is basically a knight with access to weak magic.

Yes we do need "viable cures." What I love about FF Paladin's is their ability to sufficiently sustain themselves during battle, which gives the White Mage a better chance to manage the health to the entire party. Look I love paladin, I think they improved it a lot from 1.0, especially the enmity, but dang it. I need to have access to better cure spells.

[Kenka]

I agree with everything you said except.


Yes we do need "viable cures." What I love about FF Paladin's is their ability to sufficiently sustain themselves during battle, which gives the White Mage a better chance to manage the health to the entire party. Look I love paladin, I think they improved it a lot from 1.0, especially the enmity, but dang it. I need to have access to better cure spells.

While I think you have a point, I also think that they took a different approach to PLD's sustainability. I think that in the event of an OH SH- situation, PLD is supposed to turtle himself (2 damage mitigation cooldowns + 1 borrowed from marauder + Bulwark and Hallowed Ground that I have not been able to test yet) That should give enough time for the WHM or SCH to drop a big AOE to bring the party up.

[Duelle]

I don't care about those accomplishments right now. I work out, I draw, I write, I sculpt, I have a job, I get plenty of real life accomplishment. But right here? Right now? I'm talking about the exploration of this game.
I liked that feeling of accomplishment from finding areas guarded by dangerous monsters, so LOL to you too.
I am way too tired for this belittling crap alright?

I've been on both ends of the argument, and have come to realize the A-word gets abused and misused in the context of games so much it's not even funny. Real life accomplishments are quantifiable and are testament to what makes you as a person. And unless you're talking about world firsts in Heroic/Hard/Extreme mode, ridiculously high scores that require high amounts of skill to achieve, or completing set ups and situations that require meticulous planning, video games are never part of that list. Nihilum feeling accomplished about clearing Vanilla and TBC WoW and being the #1 raid guild in the world makes sense. Paragon got no argument from me when they were world first in killing Heroic Lich King. The dude in the video I linked probably also feels accomplished (to my knowledge, no one has broken that high score yet).

Sorry, but I'm not going to stop opposing people who want to derive accomplishment from things that will adversely affect others for the sake of their own egos (in this instance, because then we get crap like TAU and my friend the directionless who refused to do anything related to Aht Urghan after he lost a whole level dying while trying to get to an imp party). There's plenty that exists from which to derive feelings of accomplishment. I'm sure you'll be among the first to rush into the Coil of Bahamut on extreme as soon as you meet the item and stat requirements, so have a little patience.

[M4Fade]

While there are good points to make about the game, i agree with the OP. Why did they throw away all of the good things they brought into the game at 1.23?

^ Yeah. Mr. Yoshida pretty much trashed everything that was good about 1.23. I was hoping they would of built off of what they had... but alas, here we are.

Great post OP.

[Kalam]

I absolutely hated 1.0, played for 5 months and quit. Have to say I'm loving what they've done so far. Just my opinion, I haven't had this much fun in a long time with a mmo and I play em all.

[Tenzen]

Another clear example of players thinking there will never be patch updates and improvements.

[Hikozaemon]

The gear is super super super boring and the loot drops are super super sparce and boring....... Really 1 chest on final boss kill? Gear that just has 4-5 primary stats and no special effects what dipwad came up w/ this. Ilvl gear had no place in FF online to begin w/ they knew from FF11s success how to make appealing gear yet they went a totally generic and even less than cookie cutter route. GLD/PLD is just as boring as the itemization and Archer/BRD a quick second. Looks like all the effort was placed in making new environments and less on making actual appealing items.

[seikenflash]

I read through the OP's post, and still have yet to see a 'way bigger issue than some server problems'. I did see a wall of text stating his OPINION of the game, and what he would like to see changed, but never the less these are only OPINIONS. I also disagree with several points made, but, that is my OPINION, and the things I don't like about the game are not any more valid than the OP's. If you don't like the direction the game is going, you don't have to play it

[Greeky84]

Exactly I agree this OP is just a list of opinions on certain aspects of the game, I for one really enjoy the game as do thousands of others its much more fast paced and dungeons a pretty fun too. Maybe FF XIV isn't the game for you anymore?

I'm going to say this because it's true If you don't like something stay away from it. There are lots of games with aspects I don't enjoy so I don't play them.

Anyway that's my tuppence worth in. I'm off to enjoy FF XIV ARR.

[Petrified]

I'm enjoying and loving the game so far. And I agree on most opinions and game flaws.

Remember, the game will improve over time through updates/patches.