Lack of content and another level increase looming

[Dijana]

I really cannot understand why people expect there should have been huge amounts of new endgame activities with all of these new lvl cap increases. Yes we need things to occupy ourselves with but really think of it..the final goal is to reach lvl 99. With each cap increase, the previous 'endgame' is made incredibly easier.

How much easier was all 75 content when we raised to 80. How much easier was visions when scars came about. What is the point of rushing in an -endgame- content when in 6 months or so its going to be obsolete again? Anything they have and could have introduced between the first cap increase and now will be pitifully easy and possibly pointless at lvl 99.

Im getting bored with abyssea like alot of other people yes. I havent even bothered trying voidwatch yet. But these have been good to transition us between cap raises. Abyssea is over now, so voidwatch is being implemented. It may be terrible like everyone seems to claim, but with each update, previous content is tweaked and refined. Give it time and more will be introduced to voidwatch, it will be adjusted and so on. We have (vague) announcements of future content which some have mentioned ie. Last Stand whatever that is. And once 99 is reached, the devs have had a chance to balance things out after all the massive changes that have gone on in the game over the past year, more content will be added.

[Francisco]

Ah ok, so because the great Francisco didn't have it it means it should not be considered. LOL. The item exists because there has been a demand from the playerbase for hard fights and hard goals. We don't care if it hurts you little ego that you can't get it, but some people set their goals high, and that's how they keep playing and having fun.

I guess you missed the part when I said I've killed Pandemonium Warden. Up until Abyssea - full Usukane is what 99% of MNKs would aim for. Pandemonium Warden was out of the question for them - and apparently you too.

Pchan, I'm beginning to wonder if you can read at all. This started with me making a remark about people who were whining about their bruised egos because Abyssea made them gimp - and somehow you're trying to turn it into "Francisco is mad his Usukane isn't good anymore". You clearly have me confused with someone else.

I knew it.

If you really want to take the cookie and gloat about my unwillingness to subject myself to weeks upon weeks of Dynamis, then have at it. I've found the entire event to be a bore, with the exception of Xarcabard.

Verethragna is only obtained in march of this year as well as the +2 gear that was out by september. It says enough on what kind of player you are since you say you did not quit. How come you only got that gear that late ? I mean, it's fine to laugh at the monk that were crying because their full usu was (supposedely "was") no longer the best, but at least put it in practice...

Here's a hint: When you look at the equipment history on FFXIAH, if you see a large chunk of gear was "obtained" all at the same second of the same minute of the same hour of the same day, it means FFXIAH updated my character after a long ass time.

I had +2 head/legs/feet before Heroes was released, and +2 body/hands before January was over.

Surprise. [Removed by Moderator according to the FINAL FANTASY XI FORUM Guidelines.], wait for +10 levels to be given to them and end up arguing everywhere on forums how it's a bad thing to remove abyssea gear status

Why are you convinced I'm either:

a) upset over Usukane being rendered useless or
b) arguing that Tantra should stay the best?

I was glad to upgrade over Usukane and look forward to upgrading my gear to whatever is available in the future.

Aren't you the one who quit when Abyssea was released - then went on a crusade about how horrible it was?

[MarkovChain]

This gear and the weapon is the kind of stuff you full time so yes you got it around that time.

And yes all "this" because you threw a random statement about players being mad because they lose status gear when it reality they get mad because the game suddenly got unbalanced. Hey if you dig my posts of last year after the first expansion you'll see that I predicted them revamping "old" events so who is right ?

[Francisco]

This gear and the weapon is the kind of stuff you full time so yes you got it around that time.

As pointless as it is to argue this point - January 4th. That's the day I got 5/5 Tantra +2. I got legs in November (easy), and Feet and Head I put off til December because I was focusing on getting some LS members their equipment too. If that's not fast enough to qualify for some imaginary standard you have, I really don't care.

My character on Alexander did not update any equipment from 02/2010 until late 01/2011... so anything I obtained in that (almost) year all shows up as being obtained at the end of January.

Edit: I lied - I was late on getting my Crown to +2. Shoot me.

And yes all "this" because you threw a random statement about players being mad because they lose status gear when it reality they get mad because the game suddenly got unbalanced.

I don't buy it. Abyssea isn't hard, but neither was Dynamis, Einherjar, HNM, Salvage, Limbus, Sky, Sea (except AV) or ZNMs (except PW). The only hard elements were drop rates and claiming.

Simple fact is, people were mad gear ranging anywhere from three to seven years old was made obsolete. If you want to argue that Abyssea ruined FFXI and that it made the game unbalanced, go ahead. It doesn't change the fact that people whined incessantly over their bruised egos because they thought sitting on top of a tree in a Byakko's Haidate and Armada Hauberk for seven years would mean they're elite forever.

Hey if you dig my posts of last year after the first expansion you'll see that I predicted them revamping "old" events so who is right ?

Lot's of people predicted this, what's your point? This has no relevance to anything.

And you never answered my question:

Aren't you the one who quit over "ash*ttea" - then went on a multi-forum crusade about how awful Abyssea was? Did I offend you with my remark about people being mad over gear being obsoleted?

Why remark on my lack of a Spharai... when you too never pursued a relic weapon?

What does the date I obtained a piece of Tantra +2 have to do with people who aren't me complaining about their gear being obsoleted?

You are taking this too personally.

[wish12oz]

So..... Pchan, what exactly are you saying in your sig? Are you saying more testing should be done or that 70 is enough? Or are you saying 15% and 20% is the same thing? I just don't get it, could you clear it up?