Chapters 1-5 for 109 upgrades need more/updated methods of acquisition. If possible.

[Olor]

I personally still have a bunch of chapters hanging around because I did a lot of runs when it was popular but these days getting a group for these fights is probably sort of difficult since a lot of people are capped on what they need. I don't think either allowing 2 for 1 stone trades or offering some merit fights that also drop earlier chapters is an outrageous request as seal drop rates are slooooooow and you get crap chapters on low difficulty settings. Not all of us like mindlessly grinding when we log in....

Myself, I've currently just stopped logging in since my fave job was nerfed and am only going to keep up my sub to get this month's trusts and get some trusts I missed earlier. Currently the only activity that SE is offering players like me (99, not very many job points, lower tier 119 gear only) is solo grinding JP and frankly that's really boring.

It's pretty clear the devs are trying to kill the game entirely but that's life. Gotta let go at some point I guess.

And players arguing against making it easier for folks on a lower gear tier to be able to catch up is just going to hasten the end of the game. What does it matter to you if some poor guy that missed the 3 week window where people were actually doing these fights can get a break so he can 108 his gear? I don't really understand the mindset of people that argue against helping folks further behind them so that maybe they could play with other people.

I am going off tangent here, but if you want this game to last a bit longer it would really help if there were better ways for players to catch up so they could play with other people - cause solo grinding is not something people need to pay a sub to do. They can open up any JRPG from the 90s and do it for free.... Or play pokemon... or anything.

I apologize if you're the kind of guy that invites people with really sub optimal gear to do current content in a group setting - but from where I stand it's the worst it's been for gear elitism since pre-Abyssea, and it's killing the game.

I had the most fun during voidwatch era. At least then there were shouts for more than PLD WHM or GEO and a mid-geared person could come on a job they enjoyed and get a shot at neat gear.

[Zarchery]

And players arguing against making it easier for folks on a lower gear tier to be able to catch up is just going to hasten the end of the game. What does it matter to you if some poor guy that missed the 3 week window where people were actually doing these fights can get a break so he can 108 his gear? I don't really understand the mindset of people that argue against helping folks further behind them so that maybe they could play with other people.

Prolonging the longevity of the game is not just a matter of getting extra players. It's getting quality players. You can get a new person to join, for maybe a month or two, but if that person doesn't have the patience to deal with even the slightest thing not going their way, or put the slightest bit of effort into the easiest parts of the game, he's just gonna quit soon after anyway. I am SO tired of hearing every dumb suggestion peppered with "you simply must do this thing to bring new players!!!!"

[Mookies75]

Gonna head out, time is running short on the chances of this making it to the update anyways. Hopefully they recognized this issue before, and already had plans to fix it.