Too easy!

[Ilax]

While I see why you would call that difficulty I do have to disagree. Now, don't take this the wrong way because I assure you I'm not making assumptions on your real life or anything so keep in mind I'm using myself as an example. I can only log in for, oh, maybe 10 hours max a week. With the old FFXI I got ZERO, nada cero. Well, a Genboobs Shield but lol.

Now with Abyssea I can finally level a job I've always wanted to level (ninja) and not feel gimp without Byakko Haidate because there are alternatives to that. I still had to be patient and wait for drops. The only difference is that now I can actually see my goal instead of hoping I'm walking in the right direction.

See even if i am not happy that the game come 'too easy' i am happy this update finally give a chance to anyone that do not have luxury to play more then some player, but in other hand i don't wan to be force to play just 10h/week just because that make those player happy. You said it, you finally found something accessible for you that is good as Byakko Haidate.

I am not really asking SE to put more gear with crazy stats on it, look at mandau is just +1dmg compare E.Wep, don't you think is a good alternative already? They don't have to turn the entire content of FFXI in easy mode like they are planning on Dynamis V2, there a limit imo and they are crossing the line atm. Is for sure too soon to say anything about LV99 but i hope there still some good challenge incoming for us, not crappy massive player on 1 NM, nor 24h wait for a POP that 80 player try to claim, nor something you can do in the first week that SE release just because SE only think about casual player. I wan a good reason to play the game and feel i am not loosing my time into it.

No matter if is 1% or 50% of they member, i doubt is a good solution to keep the door close to anyone.

[Coldbrand]

The biggest cause for loss in playerbase at the moment is the insane rate of progression in which all aspects of the game can currently be completed. You can seriously accomplish anything that any pre abyssea FFXIer ever had in 1/100 of the time investment. Casuals are the minority and should be treated as such. You come and go we tolerate you and even enjoy you if you're not a tool. But in the end you go so why should the game be shaped around you? I'm not trying to be offensive just realistic. The game wasn't designed to be played an hour a week. No MMO is, not even FPS's. Try it, see how much fun you have if you play <insert random FPS here> an hour a week. You will spend your hour far more frustrated and accusing everyone and their mom of cheating, even the guy who went 5/17 but killed you 3 times, than any time you ever were on FFXI.
BTW I'm not some epeen HNM bot camper prick from the olden days upset I cant sell my HNM drops to people who dont bot. I'm just a guy who doesnt want to see FFXI become <insert random f***book app>.

I'm pretty sure people are coming back, not leaving. Sorry you hate yourself and enjoy bot camping Fafnir for 8 hours straight though.

[xbobx]

That was the worst, camping hnms all that time only to lose because you play fair and can't outclaim a botting program.

[Oldelf]

I have to agree. The game has very little challenge in it. By that I mean the WHOLE game. Not just HNM's. We used to have Quests, Missions, and much more content that had a reasonable amount of challenge to it. Now SE has gone and removed TOO much of the difficulty . All in a attemp to capture the WoW children.
We all bitched and moaned at the COP Air-ship fight and how tough it was, but when we finally beat it, the feeling of accomplishment was outstanding. OMG We WE Won!! That was aweome and I'll never have to do that fight again. LOL
You'd never get that in most of these other MMO's.
That's what most people in this thread are trying to say, IMO.

[Meyi]

I prefer drop rates being higher.

The challenge should be in the fight itself.

The challenge should not be how many people you can get, what job combinations you are, or how many kills it takes to finally obtain whatever it is you're after.

There is no difficulty in going 1/1000. Just annoyance.

[Babygyrl]

The biggest cause for loss in playerbase at the moment is the insane rate of progression in which all aspects of the game can currently be completed. You can seriously accomplish anything that any pre abyssea FFXIer ever had in 1/100 of the time investment. Casuals are the minority and should be treated as such. You come and go we tolerate you and even enjoy you if you're not a tool. But in the end you go so why should the game be shaped around you? I'm not trying to be offensive just realistic. The game wasn't designed to be played an hour a week. No MMO is, not even FPS's. Try it, see how much fun you have if you play <insert random FPS here> an hour a week. You will spend your hour far more frustrated and accusing everyone and their mom of cheating, even the guy who went 5/17 but killed you 3 times, than any time you ever were on FFXI.
BTW I'm not some epeen HNM bot camper prick from the olden days upset I cant sell my HNM drops to people who dont bot. I'm just a guy who doesnt want to see FFXI become <insert random f***book app>.

The player base dropped significantly before abyssea was even introduced. Shortly before the announcement of the level cap going past 75 people began to stop playing.. then they announce 14s release date also caused a lot of people to quit.. Abyssea and its ability to get things easier has nothing to do with the decrease in the player base.. the majority of people quit becuase they just do not have the time to put into it.. or wanted something new like 14 or wow.. majority of people i know who have quit went to wow because of it being geared toward casual gamers..

[Babygyrl]

I prefer drop rates being higher.

The challenge should be in the fight itself.

The challenge should not be how many people you can get, what job combinations you are, or how many kills it takes to finally obtain whatever it is you're after.

There is no difficulty in going 1/1000. Just annoyance.

Well Said! 100% agree

[Darkren]

That was the worst, camping hnms all that time only to lose because you play fair and can't outclaim a botting program.

This is one of the reasons why SE designed abyssea with easy obtainable good gear. So blame those HNM LS who monopolised NMs by botting for less challenge in the game now.

[Ragmar]

I'm pretty sure people are coming back, not leaving. Sorry you hate yourself and enjoy bot camping Fafnir for 8 hours straight though.

Learn to read. BTW I'm not some epeen HNM bot camper prick from the olden days upset I cant sell my HNM drops to people who dont bot. What part of this is hard for you to wrap your simple mind around?