Enough is enough

[Yinnyth]

Somehow a common theme of emotions came about in reference to my OP as if i were sitting here foaming at the mouth while i typed it up.

My apologies if I am one of the people who made you feel this way. All the same, I disagree with many of your points. True, there are things about the game which I don't enjoy, but they're pretty much none of the things you have listed on the OP.

Again, i did not make this thread in the intent of posting issues i have with the game and then trying to formulate solutions that will be ignored or ignored. The point was to express my distaste for SE's lack of good customer service.

Customer service does not get final say on what is and is not implemented into the game. Most of your arguments on your OP relate to what does and does not get implemented in the game, which is not customer service's domain. Their domain is letting the devs know we're unhappy with it, then letting us know the devs decisions on the matters.

SE does not advertise this game at all.

SE has a hard enough time keeping their customers happy without sinking a pretty penny into advertising. At this point, I think advertising would be a waste of money unless they update the graphics engine first.

Don't get me wrong, i believe SE is somewhat in the right direction with content. Most events are roughly an hour which is perfectly fine.

This makes you a casual player, which is fine. I am glad that they have events in the game which can keep you satisfied with their duration and difficulty level.

Unfortunately the sheer difficulty of things like neo-nyzul and legion means most players will never even attempt them because of the grind to make yourself effective in these events.

I enjoy challenges like this being in the game. It gives me something to strive for. Neo Nyzul was an interesting one. It started with me and my friend shouting for 3 DDs (I dualboxed sch and cor). After a few really bad pick up members who couldn't follow instructions on when to hit their lamp, we decided to form a static. It took us a month worth of failures and eventually all of us getting on skype so we could communicate faster, but we finally started getting floor 100 wins. Once you start beating floor 100, it really doesn't take long to get all the gear you want.

What I'm really saying here is that ^that^ is what I love about FFXI. Being given a seemingly impossible situation, then finding a group of people I can slowly work it out with.

I know that might not be your cup of tea, but please don't have SE take that away from me. I'm not asking them to get rid of the events I don't enjoy because I know there's people like you out there who do enjoy them.

The problem is that, as i already stated in another post, i am currently stationed in Korea and while i am online it is roughtly 2-3 AM back in the states. I've tried on multiple occasions to shout for a group for things, even on saturday and sunday when i can be on with the NA folk again.

MMOs are always really rough in this sort of situation, FFXI being no exception. FFXI at least has the bonus that if you learn a different language, you might stand a chance, but that's not an option for many of us. When you get back to the states, you should consider giving it a try again. 14 bucks a month is still cheaper than most hobbies. Or maybe give FFXIV a try when it reboots. I think it'll be even more casual and fast-paced than FFXI.

I am cancelling my content ID
See you in 3 years when SoA is finished

Thank you for this post, it is a large improvement on the original. It is easier to understand what about the game frustrates you and why. I get the feeling SoA won't drag on as long as WotG did (I really do hope SE learned their lesson), so maybe you can return sooner than that.

[Yinnyth]

I think the general feeling of upset over this game stems from the fact that we still have very little interaction with the dev team. I would welcome an opportunity to discuss certain matters with the dev team. For instance I think that changing twilight scythe is a mistake, and would love to hear their opinion on why it should be changed.

They feel it should be changed because it gives DRK a level of versatility which overshadows other jobs:

With that said, we feel that currently dark knight’s level of variation is much higher than that of other jobs, and since it seems that you share the same understanding we have come to the decision to revamp the stats on Twilight Scythe.

[StingRay104]

They feel it should be changed because it gives DRK a level of versatility which overshadows other jobs:

Which is why I would welcome a chance to debate this point because at this moment, no matter how much -pdt they put on a monster, a handful of dd's will do more damage than a group of mages. This is a problem with the game, the fantasy part of the genre involves powerful magic spells, and most of our spells are inefficient and lackluster.

[Yinnyth]

Which is why I would welcome a chance to debate this point because at this moment, no matter how much -pdt they put on a monster, a handful of dd's will do more damage than a group of mages. This is a problem with the game, the fantasy part of the genre involves powerful magic spells, and most of our spells are inefficient and lackluster.

The devs appear to agree with you on this topic, and they would like to address it by adjusting how well support jobs are capable of buffing magic damage dealers:

When comparing the amount of damage a character deals, elemental magic possesses a higher potential than that of other front-line jobs. However, there is a wide variety of ways to support front-line jobs and not nearly as many ways to support back-line jobs.

Instead of focusing only on adjusting black mage, in addition to our our recently discussed elemental magic changes, we feel it would be better to address the support difference by enabling other jobs to offer more ways to enhance the capabilities of magic users.

[SpankWustler]

The problem is that, as i already stated in another post, i am currently stationed in Korea and while i am online it is roughtly 2-3 AM back in the states.

This might have a much larger effect on how somebody would feel about FFXI than anything the Development Bros are doing. I know that when I'm not able to play much, due to juggling being a full-time student or employee with having a chronic illness, I opt to just go on a hiatus instead.

To me, though, that's just the nature of the beast that is FFXI. Its fur is Flamin' Hot Cheetos' dust two coats thick, its mighty teeth are slices of Lil' Caesars' Hot N' Ready pizza, and it's withered heart pumps liquid alone. Outside of the brief period when Abyssea was the most meaningful endgame activity due to Voidwatch being Voidwatch, fairly large chunks of FFXI have always become more difficult to get into at all as the player in question becomes more casual.

There are definitely things that bother me about FFXI, but they're mostly related to things that make no sense due to weird execution rather than the amount of time or number of players needed for this or that. When I think of somebody standing up at a meeting and suggesting something like Red Mage's new enfeebling SP that works for exactly one spell, the first thing that comes to mind is a naked madman whose idea is accepted just so he'll sit down and stop revealing himself.

[Miiyo]

Enough is enough. I am only one person, but if all of the NA/EU community stopped playing FFXI for even a month i wonder how SE would react.

This is the truth. Time to start a petition for people to stop playing.

[Oceanz]

If the OP was QQ or not (it wasn't) isn't relevant.


Assume the position of a third party observing this all. By "all" I intend to refer to not just this thread, but all the threads that have been posted providing extensive feedback to SE, from its most important stakeholders defined by the shareholders; the customers.

If I was a shareholder I'd be asking SE "WTF are you treating the people who increase the value of my shares so terribly?"

[Miiyo]

You pay them to get access to the servers and to get a (or several) Content ID(s) / character slot(s). You receive what you pay for. Nowhere does it say that what you are paying for is the right to dictate or even have a say in the continued development of the game.


Long story short: put your money where your mouth is. Your vote is binary. Either you like what SE is doing with FFXI enough to support it with your money, or you don't, and you cancel your subscription until you do.

My vote is I support what SE is doing with FFXI to the tune of $14.99/month. No longer to the tune of $17.99/month. Certainly not to the minimum dual-boxing tune of $25.98/month.

What's your vote?

Lock this on the front page of the forum, please.

[Nataskiller]

Heres a little hint for you buddy... find a LS thats actually doing that content on weekends / weekdays...? I was running a LS back in levi.. we started to get into abys content and making sure everyone got their gear and seals... /sh in jeuno is a wondrous thing!

[Horadrim]

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As player of one of the least appreciated jobs in the game, I get it, but meh...

Heres a little hint for you buddy... find a LS thats actually doing that content on weekends / weekdays...? I was running a LS back in levi.. we started to get into abys content and making sure everyone got their gear and seals... /sh in jeuno is a wondrous thing!

That's what I'm about to start doing!

There are plenty of veterans coming back on old accounts trying to learn Abyssea or who need help with events.