Enough is enough

[Crusader81]

I'm really enjoying FFXIV, Yoshi was great in Abyssea. They really listen to the players now in XIV.

However I'm convinced the current trend of nerfs in XI will lead to a horrible failure for XI.
Did they not fire all of Tanaka's team yet? Recently it feels like the ghost of Tanaka has returned.

I hear a lot of people on XI talking about how excited they are for XIV. If I were on the XI team I'd be worried about my job.

Stop the nerfing now before its too late.

[Himrik]

Some people should read before posting a reply.
OP : "SE clearly doesn't listen to us when we explain why and how something could change"
Reply : "Crap post because you don't explain why and how something could change"

OP is right, DEVs don't give a crap at what is written is this forum as long as we keep paying the game every month.

Just look at all the thread on PLD forum. You'll find only threads about why PLD is useless and how it can be more usefull.
Any changes improving the situation for the past years ?

And when they posted the manifesto, it clearly showed that they don't know what PLD is.

My advice...STOP PLAYING.

[Yinnyth]

I don't think not paying will help, i mean i have seen endgame ls's leave the game cause of SE wanting to makes do the most medicore stuff over and over and honestly all they do is plod on not caring.

I am the grammar hammer, so it pains me to reply to you without correcting your spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and grammar. However, I am capable of understanding your underlying message, so tell us: which endgame linkshells did you see quit the game, and what was their reason?

[Ziyyigo-Tipyigo]

In my personal opinion, "We're busy making the new expansion" covers a whole host of sins. Other than their classic "No export for you!" game that they're playing with various versions of Adoulin, I personally don't see reason to get too loud until late April or so.

[Monchat]

They add content to the game that is incredibly difficult without a very specific setup (NNI) and then criticize us saying that not everyone should be able to clear all content in the game.

I generally aggree but with the recent change any kind of group will reach floor 80 np.

Or they add content that is easy and accessible (Neo-Salvage) but then decide that one small niche of a job is too OP for it and decide to nerf it.

Any tripple of DD THF healer will clear any zone, really. So you exagerate a bit. And if you are "casual" just bring 6 people. Just because the "elite" find X or Y job to work best doesn't mean its the only job to work.

They also made Meebles burrows which has several gems and easy to get pieces for casuals.

[Zohnax]

Try not being anti-social. Try shouting for people or starting a linkshell. It's people like you who whine and cry that everything should be solo-able/low-man-able which ruins the game for the rest of us who enjoy harder content. The Abyssea era is over. For as long as I've played FFXI, it has been a game about teamwork, so get over yourself and your subscription argument. And as far as nerfs go, what nerfs? Dual-wielding jobs are getting buffed, Resolution hasn't been nerfed, /DRK will be boosted. Embrava is getting nerfed because people are relying on it to clear at least three-four different contents instead of strategizing adequately. Perfect Defense is actually going to reflect your Summoning Magic skill compared to how currently it doesn't matter what skill you have as long as you have the MP you get the full effect.

[Dazusu]

It might just be me who thinks this, but thank f**k the devs don't listen to 99% of the posts on these forums or we'd end up with a game that's a million light-years away from the one that drew us into playing in the first place. All we're left with now are people who want to mold the game into something that suits their specific schedule or playstyle and/or makes 'grinding' (the basis of an MMO) extinct.

[Teraniku]

What do I think is wrong with FFXI in it's current state?

-Not enough worthwhile small group, 1-3 people, content outside of abyssea, hoping adoulin changes that.

-Leveling in general is broken thanks to the easy AFK levelling in Abyssea. Only relative fix would be to raise the entry level for abyssea (60+) or change it so that players who are inactive over a certain period of time get auto booted, or actually put a hard time restriction, so after 4 hours total you get booted anyway and then have to wait the cooldown before re entry.
-Along these lines, actually have GoV or FoV pages give XP bonuses for running a page with 3 + members in your party.

-VW can be fun but the reward system sucks. Reward people for helping others through the VW tiers, by granting them a special currency that can be used to buy VW rewards. Would help the people think they are making progress toward an item instead of just being lucky.

NNI and legion I can't comment on because I've never done it and haven't had the opportunity to do so.

[Darrt]

Ziyyigo - You have a solid point, hopefully things do turn around after SoA comes out. However, when SoA is released it damn well better be more that 3 CS missions, a bunch of re-skinned zones and almost no content similar to when WoTG was released.

Monchat - what i meant by the nerf to Neo-Salvage was all the commotion over the twilight scythe. SE said that this weapon will be adjusted because Drk has enough tools under its belt, yet other weapons are fine as they are. Now correct me if i am wrong, but what other weapons in the game have the same damage properties of this scythe? AFAIK the only other weapon is that GK, but since it belongs to SAM, SE will never nerf that.

As for meebles, you are correct. It is really easy and a good casual event, but 20 hours recharge for a 15 minute event is horrible design. It is also riddled with some kind of glitch that can lock a player out, and screw over your run. The last time i did it, we got to the boss page, entered, and the RDM got locked out. We lost because of that. A weeks worth of waiting down the drain because of a stupid glitch.

Zohnax - I started this game in 2006 so i am well aware of pre-abyssea FFXI. However, i am not a high-schooler anymore. I don't have time to wait for 3 hours to get a exp pt invite, spend 3 hours in dynamis to get 2 coins and maybe 1 piece of relic. Spend 2 hours camping sky gods only to have some random shell magically appear and get claim as soon as it pops.

I have tried shouting for things, but here's the deal, nobody wants to help unless something is in it for them. It also doesn't help that i am currently stationed in Korea which puts me 17 hours ahead of my normal play times, so its mostly JP if/when i do log on.

Embrava isn't getting nerfed, it's getting changed into another useless ability. SE could have adjusted the duration and lowered the regain value and we would have been ok with that. 600 skill to cap out PD is impossible to achieve, not sure what SE was smoking when they decided that. And since we are kinda of this subject, lolnewrdmSP. Playerbase: SE this isn't a good SP, here's why, and here is a better one. SE: i reject your good ideas and substitute my even crappier ideas! MUAHAHAHA.

Dazusu - i included in the OP that SE shouldn't listen to every idea that pops up here, but they should seriously consider ones that have a lot of support from the playerbase. Not give us their catch-all of "we will / are looking into it" and then never hear about it again.

Teraniku - I enjoyed old school leveling, but i was a kid then and had a lot more time on my hands. Abyssea leveling makes it easier for people to cap a job they want to play and then actually play the game. Most players have all jobs at 99 now though so any change is mostly moot. As for VW, it does provide a type of currency; it's called cruor. But when SE nerfed ways to use it they did not add a good way to spend it. Many players said it would be nice if you could use it to buy plates / dross to finish off empy weapons but it never happened.

[Alhanelem]

Embrava isn't getting nerfed, it's getting changed into another useless ability.

uhm... these two things are effectually the same. It's a nerf.