Too easy!

[Dazusu]

Draylo, I'm getting an incredibly strong feeling of Deja vu.

The sad truth is that a some of the players who enjoyed the "time-consuming" and "difficult fights" of the past quit when the first Abyssea hit, and many more followed as more Abyssea zones were added. This much is apparent from the lack of end-game Linkshells that now exist, and those that do exist have shrunk simply because there's nothing you can't do with 2-3 people; and it's far more efficient to take on todays content with less people.

At this point, I don't feel it's even worth Square catering for players that enjoy the hardcore (read: time consuming and minimalistic drop rate) content; for the majority of those players have quit - and more quit each day.

As I stated in other threads of this nature - it shouldn't be about "this or that", it should have been about maintaining casual content AND hardcore content.

The fact is, the MAJORITY of players want exactly what SE is giving out now. AN EASIER AND MORE TIME EFFECTIVE GAMING EXPERIENCE. /hurray for that.

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[Gadanae]

Draylo, I'm getting an incredibly strong feeling of Deja vu.

The sad truth is that a some of the players who enjoyed the "time-consuming" and "difficult fights" of the past quit when the first Abyssea hit, and many more followed as more Abyssea zones were added. This much is apparent from the lack of end-game Linkshells that now exist, and those that do exist have shrunk simply because there's nothing you can't do with 2-3 people; and it's far more efficient to take on todays content with less people.

At this point, I don't feel it's even worth Square catering for players that enjoy the hardcore (read: time consuming and minimalistic drop rate) content; for the majority of those players have quit - and more quit each day.

As I stated in other threads of this nature - it shouldn't be about "this or that", it should have been about maintaining casual content AND hardcore content.

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Then may I ask, why haven't you quit? There must be something about the new areas that you like then I assume? Maybe it is the fact that things are low-manable now? Less time it takes to get the finer gear? Please enlighten me, [Removed by Moderator according to the FINAL FANTASY XI FORUM Guidelines.] Seems that some people are pretty cranky that they can't be elitists and walk around with gear that without a large linkshell cannot be obtained. Personally I say HURRAY to the end of elitist end-game shells! They should have never existed in the first place!

If anything, SE will at least lessen the drama a bit by making this game a more level playing field for ALL players involved regardless of their linkshell affiliation. [Removed by Moderator according to the FINAL FANTASY XI FORUM Guidelines.] I love to lol.

[Dazusu]

Stuff

An MMO shouldn't be a "level playing field"; and I don't mean this in the respect that large Linkshells should be able to monopolise HNMs and such. What I was getting at is that there are some people who like to play in big groups of 12 or 18 people and take on time consuming battles - these people should be catered for too.

It's great that there is casual content like Abyssea - but this shouldn't be the only content that's relevant at Lv.90.

As for the rest of your post, idiocy.

[Nickdogg]

What is an MMO if not one giant time sink?
Why play the game if not to sink time?
Is the point of an MMO to beat the game or have competition with others?
How can one be competitive if everyone has the same thing?

[sigpimud]

No my good sir, what is idiocy is the futile resistance to the winds of change. SE finally woke up and said "hmm... think we might have made the game a little too difficult, look at all the people quitting! ZOMG we're losing money, /panic".

Resistance is futile Dazusu. Resistance is futile. By the way, get a job, or maybe a girlfriend/boyfriend, or something! You play FFXI way too much based on your opinions. I can smell a FFXI addict a mile away.

I believe Dazusu is simply saying that having SOME challenges would be nice. Why make alliances 18 people if there is nothing that takes 18 people? Why have 20 jobs when you only really use 4 of them?

I doubt anyone wants to go back to 25k an hour "Awesome exp" or 200 person Day 8 Nidhoggs, but I dont think there is an issue with having to work as a large group to pop and kill an HNM.

[SP1CE]

Seems that some people are pretty cranky that they can't be elitists and walk around with gear that without a large linkshell cannot be obtained. Personally I say HURRAY to the end of elitist end-game shells! They should have never existed in the first place!

If anything, SE will at least lessen the drama a bit by making this game a more level playing field for ALL players involved regardless of their linkshell affiliation. But since I should go play FarmVille, you can keep the drama going on this forum all you like. I love to lol.

tbh i do feel a bit like this, my cat was always better geared than most of my "friends" in game bc i had good contacts or simply more iniciative than most of them or had a strong shell behind me etc, now every1 and their moms have a real shot to get the best gear; if your jobs are not pimp now youre shameless.