New weapons with higher base damage then relics

[Peepiopi]

fun fact.

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/relic
Something that has survived the passage of time, especially an object or custom whose original culture has disappeared.
an artifact surviving from the past.
something kept as a remembrance or treasured for its past associations; keepsake.
old items from another time.

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Lol. So much truth.. A.K.A "Trophies". There is nothing wrong with trophies.

Where's the incentive when gear's going to be replaced every few months? That's not how this game has been working for eleven years, why fix something that's not broken? There are no long term goals anymore, the majority of older events are now pointless to do - so you do Delve to get Delve gear and weapons, to do what? More Delve? Or just stand around looking pretty until the next update hits and you need to go through all that again?

Perhaps that the lack of change over the last 11 years is what has made FFXI fall so far behind other popular MMOs. The new Director is trying to make more effort to improve the the game with quality of life changes, emphasize fresh game content, while making older content more accessible but not required for progression. If you don't like the direction the game is going, then quit! It's very simple.

I promise you that any GOOD game director will pursue new subscribership rather than focus on catering to a stubborn few. Figuratively assuming that new players "probably would" feel the same way as you if only they dredged through the snow uphill both ways just like you did just makes you seem stubborn and set in your ways.

Also. There is PLENTY of stuff to do in this game. If you feel that you have already done everything there is to do in the game, and you do not have any interest in waiting for upcoming patches, then perhaps it really is time for you to take a break indefinitely.

[Afania]

Perhaps that the lack of change over the last 11 years is what has made FFXI fall so far behind other popular MMOs. The new Director is trying to make more effort to improve the the game with quality of life changes, emphasize fresh game content, while making older content more accessible but not required for progression. If you don't like the direction the game is going, then quit! It's very simple.

I promise you that any GOOD game director will pursue new subscribership rather than focus on catering to a stubborn few. Figuratively assuming that new players "probably would" feel the same way as you if only they dredged through the snow uphill both ways just like you did just makes you seem stubborn and set in your ways.

Lol, you have no idea about MMO industry and how it works. A GOOD game director keep sub as large as possible, instead of killing it.

One fact about MMO, unless FFXI gets a relaunch, something like FFXI 2.0, with brand new graphic, marketing, game mechanics, new UI and everything, you're not gonna get new players. Killing REM and make all gears shit every 3 months will never get new players. New players doesn't even give a shit how endgame gear works in a 11 year old MMO. They're going to play new MMOs on the market, not a 11 year old MMO.

[Tamoa]

Perhaps that the lack of change over the last 11 years is what has made FFXI fall so far behind other popular MMOs. The new Director is trying to make more effort to improve the the game with quality of life changes, emphasize fresh game content, while making older content more accessible but not required for progression. If you don't like the direction the game is going, then quit! It's very simple.

I promise you that any GOOD game director will pursue new subscribership rather than focus on catering to a stubborn few. Figuratively assuming that new players "probably would" feel the same way as you if only they dredged through the snow uphill both ways just like you did just makes you seem stubborn and set in your ways.

Please enlighten me to which other MMOs are out there, that have been going for 11 years, with a comparable number of players who're actually willing to PAY to be able to play.

"If you don't like it, then quit." - Don't you see that while the reason people are quitting, doesn't affect you personally, the fact that people are quitting WILL eventually affect you. Less players = less people to do things with. Less subscriptions = less money for SE = less work put into FFXI. That shouldn't be so hard to grasp, I reckon.

I'll guarantee you that more people will quit over SoA than there will be new players joining because of SoA.

By the way you never answered the question I added in my previous post.

[Afania]

Please enlighten me to which other MMOs are out there, that have been going for 11 years, with a comparable number of players who're actually willing to PAY to be able to play.

"If you don't like it, then quit." - Don't you see that while the reason people are quitting, doesn't affect you personally, the fact that people are quitting WILL eventually affect you. Less players = less people to do things with. Less subscriptions = less money for SE = less work put into FFXI. That shouldn't be so hard to grasp, I reckon.

I'll guarantee you that more people will quit over SoA than there will be new players joining because of SoA.

By the way you never answered the question I added in my previous post.

Honestly I'm tired of seeing ppl saying "Game's better this way, because WoW's like that too, and WoW is No.1 MMO!"

Maybe those ppl should go work on a MMO, maybe they'll make a bunch of money selling their games!

Honestly, if making MMO is this easy, we won't see MMOs going F2P or shut down every year. Those ppl just wanted the game they want, without thinking about the consequences. Killing REM has way more negative impact on FFXI than REM owners getting face slapped. And you can already see why subs are dropping. I've got friends who still play, but just refuse to do any long term grind event because they don't want to get face slapped again. In XI if you don't have a long term grind goal, it's way too easy to quit when new games are out or rl gets busy.