Dear Yoshi P and Developers
I have been playing the game for just a few years and I have loved the MSQ and quests. But since I hit level 90 on my Dancer, the dungeons have been getting harder and harder. A few years ago, I had an accident and it left my right hand weaker and I had to learn to play differently. At first that worked but as I leveled up and hit 90, suddenly the Dungeons and Boss Fights became so hard that I spent the time laying on the floor dead. And unlike other games like WOW, the Dungeons and Bosses are tied to the MSQ and unless you do them, you cannot advance the game. And then came the Post Quest Dungeons and bosses for Level 100 and they were moving so fast that I literally pay almost 4000 gill in repairs after every dungeon/boss. And I spend the time in them lying dead on the floor until the healer rezzes me. I just finished Mistwake and spent the last hour crying because it may be that my time with FF14 has come to an end. In other games, normal dungeons are not that hard--it is the advanced dungeons (Extreme, Savage, etc) that are hard. And I know I am not alone. I would imagine that at least 50% of your player base doesn't want dungeons so hard that they lay on the floor embarrassed or crying feeling like the game has left them behind. I even watch multiple YouTube videos to prepare for the mechanics but they move so fast that the bad area flashes and the boss hits seconds later--giving those of us who were not looking for an extreme or savage dungeon no time to move to safety. I'm just sad because I don't think I'm going to be able to continue the MSQ or even do the next expansion. I hope you listen to me although it just may be too late to fix any of this.
Sincerely Bizzy Willow
Thank you everyone for your insightful responses!
I truly appreciate all the feedback I got on my post. While I do agree that games cannot accommodate all disabilities, even my friend who plays very well has died in some of those dungeons and his armor is almost 780. And I have played consistently since 2022 even when others stopped playing either before or during the last expansion. I am a hardcore fan of FF14. It has given me more than a game but numerous friends who I value and consider family. I am going to try the Trust system using NPC's for at least the first attempt to do the dungeon. And my friend has been helping me to try to get the graphics on my screen to reduce the graphics of others' casts/spells, etc. He is also trying to help me be able to see the boss better as my camera angle is still only showing me the arena we are standing on and maybe half of the bosses actual body. So I may be missing queues from the boss that others are seeing. And I have always gone by what my original FC leader taught me: ABC (Always be casting). So perhaps I do need to stop and consider where I need to be way more often. Thank you all. I do hope though that the developers consider that forcing this level of difficulty on players because we cannot skip dungeons or boss fights, makes it hard for normal people like me to enjoy the game we love.