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.