Things I Think SE Should Have Done By Now...

[Bahamut]

Skill ups in campaign, more currency drops in campaign.

After a successful win in campaign battle, a second wave of mobs should come in. Higher level mobs and nm to be challenging to 99 players. Incease the rewards.

Redo garrison

I love campaign, however the fact that its 65-75 area and has alot of 65-75 content, it would really hurt the lower level players (65-75) on wotg missions/content if 99s came in at the end of every campaign and owned them, making them homepoint and get no rewards at all.

But that brings up a great idea... They should add a new campaign system for the new expansion for 99's.

Add new 99 garrisons to the new expansion also. That would be alot of fun.

[Miiyo]

Things I Think SE Should Have Done By Now...

Have a meteor countdown start on Vanadiel and have the characters teleport to an alternate, more technogicly advanced world called hmm... Eorzea in the end.

Current "Core" of FFXI
Salvage V2 and V1, Meeble Burrows, Legion, Nyzul V2 and V1, Einherjar V2 and V1, Voidwatch, Abyssea, Magian Trials, Walk of Echoes, Dynamis, Limbus, Sky, Sea, BCNM's.

The most popular suggestion on ways to improve the game is: modernizing graphics.

Modernizing graphics will make the game pretty. It won't change the fact that the players who have left the game, due to grinding out content, simply got their fill of doing the same things over and over again.

"Redo FFXI"
The solution to ffxi is this. New zones, new events, updated graphics, new mechanics, new crafting style, new everything! However, since FFXI is built using such old technology and coding, it's basically going to have to be redone from the ground up. New coding, new release back to players. Enter the birth of Final Fantasy XIV. There was one setback to this being the game it should. A "new" aspect was left out. It also needed a NEW PRODUCER.

There ya go. I connected the dots for everyone. Yes, no more Vanadiel, and the title number has an added "V." It's an MMO, it's the same character models with more customization, new quests, new events, and new lore that is repeatedly asked for of FFXI.

[Demon6324236]

Except its not FFXI, which is a problem for some, especially those who have worked for years to build out their characters. When FFXIV lets me transfer Demonjustin to that game as well as keep all of my gear and things I have gotten over the years, not to mention, allows my main job, RDM, to even exist, then yes, I will come over there. Till then, no point, not the same game, I have no wish to quit FFXI to play it either.

Also, I must comment on your sig, that head is for Refresh, that is all, the upgrade to nuking you are looking for could be found in Nares. Every piece can not be an upgrade in every way, it has something, which is better than many pieces get where they have no use at all.

[Miiyo]

Well that's kinda the point of the sig. The "troll" part is where a piece 2 years late is being released and amounts to crap. Meant to signify most abjuration in general, but the actual head piece is subject as well. Thus the troll saying "downgrade" and the mention of the extreme price.

I've had nares for a little over half a year now? Working on upgrading that to some Morri pieces. I'm aware.

My jobs are well geared and i love ffxi as well but that does little to change the fact that i've done my fill of it's current events. I'm ready for the "new ffxi" and it's improvements. Nostalgia isn't a good enough reason for me to play this game. That and i'm a bit irked. Voidwatch and the handling of it's rewards, or lack thereof, really irritated me. Meeble followed shortly after and finished off my tolerance for the fillers until the expansion.

[Yinnyth]

If you're bored of the game, you're bored of the game. There is nothing wrong with taking a break to pursue some other interests. When I'm fed up with FFXI, I see what's new on steam.

[Elphy]

The main thing they need to change is take away the zerg-fest and make it a real game again. Any noob with the patience to grind out an empy can pulverise anything and while exciting at first, after 5 minutes you start looking at what is new out there.

[Elphy]

SE, many people left the game because of abyssea, now with SOA, they are returning.

Most the ppl I talk to that have returned over that past couple months is more due to xiv servers being down for the reboot and has nothing to do with SoA. I'm sure some came back for the new expansion but they are being so stingy with the advertising of it as well as any information about it that it hasnt been the draw that it has the potential of being. With arr beta starting on the 25th there may be alot of returners going back to xiv since we are getting tons of news for it and getting hyped up by se for it as well. SoA is mostly been forgotten/overshadowed by arr by not only se but most gaming sites as well.

[Moppet]

I've personally always wanted Male Mithra and more character creation options/colors, ever since NA beta. :P It's a bit annoying that they've actually included these things with NPCs, but not made it accessible to players. (Male Mithra NPC, pink haired Elvaan, etc)

Also in my opinion the current path for leveling is a big bummer... Solo -> Zerg Gusgen Mines -> Leech Abyssea, but lots of people have already talked about this.

I hate the Proc mechanics and some of the methods they've been using to increase difficulty of new areas (locking subjobs, etc) In my opinion they're taking one of the best features of FFXI (the expansive job system) and turning it on it's ear instead of developing new and interesting ways to increase challenge. All these systems do is reinforce the community's tendency towards nothing but the dominant strategy.

Also I wish the new scary monsters did more then spam AoE or at least let player skill circumvent them a bit. (Like giving a 'tell' before unleashing them, having some sort of counter, etc) Hopefully the Rune Fencer will help in this regard, but who knows.

I also 100% agree with the world transfer service price. $25 is way too much for the current game and the fact that some worlds are lacking in players. A group of friends should be allowed to move to a new world if the community grows sour on theirs without having to drop $100+. I've know players who have quit over this, when they might have simply moved to another world if the price was more reasonable. This is less of an issue on other MMOs because there is typically less time invested in a single character.

Plus a bunch of other stuff, but yeah xD