Too easy!

[scaevola]

You understand that this game is still VERY difficult compared to every other MMO out there right?

To be fair, I'd say FFXI's endgame is currently easier than WoW's; there's no reason why any exclusive FFXI players would know this, but WoW has seriously cranked up the difficulty in PvE this expansion. I would go so far as to say it's as radical a shift as Abyssea was in the other direction, easily.

If you don't believe me, go to WoW's forums. There's been an endless stream of (justifiable, IMO) tears since Christmas. :P

[rog]

If you don't want to work with others and you don't want a challenge why play an MMORPG? If you only want to solo stuff and talk to a bunch of friends you should look into chat rooms and console gaming.

This is such a horrible argument. MMOs are vastly different types of games than console games, regardless of whether you ever play with anyone else. May i ask what console game continually expands for upwards of 5+ years? What console games can you possibly play for years and still have something left to do? Or even a month of serious playing for that matter? And of course game play is vastly different. No matter how you choose to play an mmo, it's impossible to get a similar experience in an offline console game. You may as well tell someone who plays really enjoys RPG games, to play an fps game, just because they enjoy those RPG games for a different reason than you do. It makes no sense. RPG games are nothing like fps games.

[Ilax]

I just don't understand the game as many of us probably don't understand it anymore, is SE trying make 1 TOP gear set for everyone, and in the next yr everyone will have it, no matter if they play 1h/week or 70h/week? So just by time we all pay 20$/monthly fee, everything is ok?

I don't buy that idea, and hope SE have better then that to offer.

[GERM]

They are making things more so people aren't spending all their time fighting over an NM with several different parties, they want you to get your gear get it upgraded and proceed to playing the game doing things outside of abyssea (IMO). You have limited amount of time to spend in abyssea so why would they want players to spend all the time they have fighting over a mob and people not getting seals/jewels and then turn around lose all their time and have to wait x amount of time to enter again in the chance that maybe, MAYBE they can find another party to who wants to do that NM and MAYBE not have to fight over a camp with a bunch of people who think that they are better because they devoted more time or had better opportunities for better gear or atmas.. If your complaining that abyssea questing and stuff is "too easy" and drop rates are "too high" then its probably cause your one of those people who got what you needed after a little effort and just wishes misfortune to others because your blessed with a helpful friend list and LS who are willing to achieve the same thing you are.. I on the other hand have shouted for most of the seals I needed and have spend more time camping and failing NM's because we are not as fortunate to have the same atmas and resources as others..

[Krystal]

Stay on topic..........stay on topic.......THREAD DERAILED!

lol well it's nice to see at least i can get a laugh out of one or two threads on this forum..:P now back to the serious threads and away from the derailed to heck ones...:P

[GERM]

I just don't understand the game as many of us probably don't understand it anymore, is SE trying make 1 TOP gear set for everyone, and in the next yr everyone will have it, no matter if they play 1h/week or 70h/week? So just by time we all pay 20$/monthly fee, everything is ok?

I don't buy that idea, and hope SE have better then that to offer.

I see this too and I hate the idea that this is what they are doing.. I don't want to walk around jueno and see 10 sams with the exact same look as me, they need to make some gear that compliments certain aspects of the job or role and then create another set that compliments another aspect of that job... If you have everyone with af3+2 your losing indiviuality in the game and i dont want to be a person who has the best gear that compliments the job or role but the best gear that compliments the way I play and I know some gear is going to be like that since its made for multiple jobs and I hope the augment they are going to have in it will allow me to achieve a play style I like and not a stereotypical play style that "You have to have" or your a "noob" (not calling anyone a noob just referencing the term as been used to me in game)

[Cream_Soda]

My favorite people are the ones who complain about the high drop rates but they were the ones back in the day going MAN I HATE THIS 0/20 on empress hairpin wtf!

[Nickdogg]

How about the ones that quit the game 10 times because they hate is so much. Low drop rates, no exp parties, no this, no that. But wait! They came back each and every time! I think that in and of itself is proof enough that the game was quite successful with how it was. I vote keep the game as it is/was without making it any easier(insert simpler, less time consuming, less elitist, less time sink, less everything these nabs want).

[Andevom]

How about the ones that quit the game 10 times because they hate is so much. Low drop rates, no exp parties, no this, no that. But wait! They came back each and every time! I think that in and of itself is proof enough that the game was quite successful with how it was.

Well, not exactly. A lot of people left and never came back. I've seen MORE people come back after EXP was adjusted, because they thought maybe now they wouldn't have to wait two hours to get into a party, or at the very least soloing wouldn't be awful. The reason they kept quitting over and over again was because they realized things weren't changing and/or player politics were holding them down from getting anywhere (which is why I support things like Dynamis being revamped to prevent Dynamis Shells from becoming greedy dictators).

[Ilax]

How about the ones that quit the game 10 times because they hate is so much. Low drop rates, no exp parties, no this, no that. But wait! They came back each and every time! I think that in and of itself is proof enough that the game was quite successful with how it was. I vote keep the game as it is/was without making it any easier(insert simpler, less time consuming, less elitist, less time sink, less everything these nabs want).

oh i agree with that, i mean abyssea for sure been one of best update SE done, still not perfect of course but by far beating every other system like HNM where only BOT had a chance to claim, personally when i say harder content, i don't mean loosing your time seeking for PT, or waiting for NM to pop but more about dedication to something and how hard something is to beat.

Many need make difference here between dedication, accessible and difficulty. I doubt everyone wan it 'too easy'. Look at what they trying to do with dynamis, and why? They already did E.wep.... Why they have to remove everything that is hardcore? Not like dynamis never been accessible, was just hard to lead a dyna ls, now they just going to make it 'open zone' like WoE/Abyssea/Campaign. And like is not enough, you see more people now complaining about salvage that SE should do same. >< Whats next?

I really can understand that not everyone can afford to play as much as other, that do not mean everyone should have the same gear.