What is your biggest wish for endwalker that you know probably won't happen?

I am a woman of simple wishes, and just would like a glamour plate for every separate job. I don't feel like that's asking for super much, but I'm also confident it can't/won't happen.

If I were to put more of a pie-in-the-sky hope that I also know is not going to happen and they've already shot down multiple times over the years, I'd really like a proper glamour log as well, but.... /sigh.

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Originally Posted by Adeacia

I want any ultimate fights to actually be hard. The fact that any of them have been cleared at all shows they aren't hard enough. Beating one should be a crazy huge deal since they should be nearly impossible to beat.

Example is in the Ultima Weapon one. You need to beat certain bosses in a certain way. The game should not even hint that you need to do that. (Note that I have never run that, so if there is indeed no hint whatsoever, please correct me)

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Eh, you can only make fights so scripted before it becomes ridiculously annoying and not actually difficult.

If you want something difficult and unscripted then you'd need something like solo deep dungeons where the title is much much rarer than an ultimate clear

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Originally Posted by Dogempire

Eh, you can only make fights so scripted before it becomes ridiculously annoying and not actually difficult.

If you want something difficult and unscripted then you'd need something like solo deep dungeons where the title is much much rarer than an ultimate clear

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I mean, if we're differentiating between scripted complexity and "actual difficulty", when the prior does at least have greater engagement and cognitive load, why would we not differentiate between "actual difficulty" and whatever we call a MCH or RDM grinding away at PotD mobs in endless kite-and-spanks, for which one's responsibilities and cognitive load are far less?

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Originally Posted by Shurrikhan

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Uh, have you ever tried to solo a deep dungeon beyond just doing the first 10 or 20 floors and then getting bored? Because I'm pretty sure you haven't

Ultimates are only hard because you have to know how to split up and resolve certain mechanics in a certain way, otherwise everyone blows up, and once you get that down it's the exact same fight over and over minus the mistakes people make, hence why soloing deep dungeons is difficult but unscripted as each run is subject to RNG but you can still consistently clear it as long as you play your cards right.

It's mostly about knowing how to approach the floors in a way that maximizes your chance of success instead of just throwing yourself at the same mechanic 8 minutes into the fight until the dragoon who's holding the group back from progging starts to consistently remember their spot after resolving y mechanic so they can stop blowing up the group and start to prog on mechanic Z

Anyways, my point is that deep dungeons are the closest thing we have right now to something that isn't scripted but is still very difficult, in terms of raids the only way you can make it more difficult is by adding mechanics that make everyone blow up if someone forgets to stand on marker 1, then you just have to restart from the beginning.

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Originally Posted by Dogempire

Uh, have you ever tried to solo a deep dungeon beyond just doing the first 10 or 20 floors and then getting bored? Because I'm pretty sure you haven't

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Haven't bothered past 60 or so on this char, but I've been up to 180 on my other (who I grew more attached, leaving this lying there, for roughly a third of each xpac), mostly as a PLD or DRK, back in HW. I've also had plenty of friends stream the final floors with their solo runs.

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Ultimates are only hard because you have to know how to split up and resolve certain mechanics in a certain way, otherwise everyone blows up, and once you get that down it's the exact same fight over and over minus the mistakes people make, hence why soloing deep dungeons is difficult but unscripted as each run is subject to RNG but you can still consistently clear it as long as you play your cards right.

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But how is that "difficulty" any less artificial? Even in PotD, you still have a list of procedures that you follow mostly verbatim, simply adjusting for contexts. The environment and its RNG adds a requirement that one must first identify said contexts, sure, but the procedures themselves are also vastly simpler.

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Anyways, my point is that deep dungeons are the closest thing we have right now to something that isn't scripted but is still very difficult, in terms of raids the only way you can make it more difficult is by adding mechanics that make everyone blow up if someone forgets to stand on marker 1.

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Not exactly. Randomization absolutely could be a part of the Ultimate experience, too; it'd just require that they design the fights in a way that wouldn't fall apart the moment the order is changed (by conditional adjustment to those individual action strings, rather than just added a timing buffer).

Heck, most means of adding difficulty haven't yet been attempted in Ultimate. That they've only managed to do so through, as you've mentioned, Simon-says (or-PK) mechanics, does not mean that such are the only possibilities.

SE needs to fix the 1.0 spaghetti code for after EndWalker.

It should be their number 1 priority. It's holding a lot of systems in this game back like the Glamor system most importantly.

Also, please remove loading between each zone, it's 2021 the game should be seamless like WoW and many other MMORPGS

For the trust system to be added to all previous dungeons from ARR thru Stormblood.
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For instanced housing/islands to be made available. (Like actual plots, not just innrooms/apartments) Everyone should be able to buy one assuming they have the gil for it. Not just the lucky few who clicked a plackard at the right time...

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Originally Posted by Shurrikhan

Haven't bothered past 60 or so on this char, but I've been up to 180 on my other (who I grew more attached, leaving this lying there, for roughly a third of each xpac), mostly as a PLD or DRK, back in HW. I've also had plenty of friends stream the final floors with their solo runs.



But how is that "difficulty" any less artificial? Even in PotD, you still have a list of procedures that you follow mostly verbatim, simply adjusting for contexts. The environment and its RNG adds a requirement that one must first identify said contexts, sure, but the procedures themselves are also vastly simpler.


Not exactly. Randomization absolutely could be a part of the Ultimate experience, too; it'd just require that they design the fights in a way that wouldn't fall apart the moment the order is changed (by conditional adjustment to those individual action strings, rather than just added a timing buffer).

Heck, most means of adding difficulty haven't yet been attempted in Ultimate. That they've only managed to do so through, as you've mentioned, Simon-says (or-PK) mechanics, does not mean that such are the only possibilities.

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It's somewhat artificial because the progress of the party is determined by the lowest skill members, if party members x and y are constantly dead then even though you've been doing everything perfect on your end, you're still wiping because the upcoming mechanic needs all 8 people alive to resolve it.

Personally I'd rather see more fights that step away from the "simon says or wipe" mentality and went with something where the boss isn't 2 shotting the DPS with autoattacks and the healers don't have to constantly top everyone off every raidwide and mechanic otherwise the people without self heals will die, but the only fight like that is probably Rathalos EX

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Originally Posted by Dogempire

Personally I'd rather see more fights that step away from the "simon says or wipe" mentality and went with something where the boss isn't 2 shotting the DPS with autoattacks and the healers don't have to constantly top everyone off every raidwide and mechanic otherwise the people without self heals will die, but the only fight like that is probably Rathalos EX

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Same. I'd love to be able to leverage a bit more versatility, and have more reason to do that via more mixed and less scripted combat.

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Originally Posted by Dogempire

Eh, you can only make fights so scripted before it becomes ridiculously annoying and not actually difficult.

If you want something difficult and unscripted then you'd need something like solo deep dungeons where the title is much much rarer than an ultimate clear

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That's why you make things interesting. Have them do the fight in first person mode only for example.

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Originally Posted by Adeacia

That's why you make things interesting. Have them do the fight in first person mode only for example.

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Ugh no. My depth perception sucks and doing a fight in first person would be hellish.

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Originally Posted by Adeacia

That's why you make things interesting. Have them do the fight in first person mode only for example.

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Gross. That's a big reason why I don't play Destiny.

My futile wish is for less alt-hostility.

* Let me send mail and share storage.
* Let me add my alts to my house as roommates.
* There's no excuse for any single character glam, minion, emote, or mount on the Mogstation.
* Enough of the seasonal event FOMO. If I've done it on an alt let me buy the items from the Calamity Salvager.

The only people you're punishing are legit players. Botters and RMT traffickers just use a different stolen account as their mules.

More skimpy outfits, I like dressing up my toon (Before you throw a hissy fit, I mean for BOTH genders).

I still really want them to add Yotsuyu's dress and hairstyle. Been asking for it for years but hoping we'll eventually get them. Also hoping we'll get more hairstyles in general compared to the past couple expansions.

Biggest wish:

A true fix for housing, meaning that every single character can have a house. Period. Every. Single. Character. If I have four characters, I should be able to own four houses, without taking a house from some other player. Seriously, just implement instanced housing. That is all.

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Originally Posted by vonRavenstein

I still really want them to add Yotsuyu's dress and outfit. Been asking for it for years but hoping we'll eventually get them. Also hoping we'll get more hairstyles in general compared to the past couple expansions.

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They've said before that Yotsuyu's dress wasn't designed with player animations in mind, so they'd have to redesign it from scratch before they could give it to us. So they know there's a demand for it, at least.

Female Hrothgar

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Originally Posted by Dogempire

Uh, have you ever tried to solo a deep dungeon beyond just doing the first 10 or 20 floors and then getting bored? Because I'm pretty sure you haven't

Ultimates are only hard because you have to know how to split up and resolve certain mechanics in a certain way, otherwise everyone blows up, and once you get that down it's the exact same fight over and over minus the mistakes people make, hence why soloing deep dungeons is difficult but unscripted as each run is subject to RNG but you can still consistently clear it as long as you play your cards right.

It's mostly about knowing how to approach the floors in a way that maximizes your chance of success instead of just throwing yourself at the same mechanic 8 minutes into the fight until the dragoon who's holding the group back from progging starts to consistently remember their spot after resolving y mechanic so they can stop blowing up the group and start to prog on mechanic Z

Anyways, my point is that deep dungeons are the closest thing we have right now to something that isn't scripted but is still very difficult, in terms of raids the only way you can make it more difficult is by adding mechanics that make everyone blow up if someone forgets to stand on marker 1, then you just have to restart from the beginning.

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Let's be honest here, the only thing terribly difficult about POTD is the time it takes to get to where it actually is hard. You could trim all the floors up to about 150 and it still would have another 10-20 of not-so-difficult floors. It is taking the time to just grind yourself all the way up to where it gets somewhat hard and RNG spits on you. If you took away all that extra time required there would be vastly more people with the title. The difficulty here is just time-investment related. I see it no different than an Ultimate except it just takes far more time.

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Originally Posted by Mezzoforte

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Eh, not exactly, sure the floor bosses are basically mini raids but the other 9 floors are unscripted and random, and instead of just killing some big bad boss your goal is to get to the next floor while trying not to aggro too many mobs or the wrong ones

Sure PoTD is a time sink, but it's still difficult content to solo that doesn't follow strict timelines or force you to use markers and assign spots, and there isn't another person there to blow up the group and wipe you because they don't learn as fast as you do.

Why do ppl wish for harder stuff? I quit WoW because I hate Mythics and constant pushing.
I love the casual feel of ff14 and dont want it ruined.

If there is to be harder mode it should never ever be a part of the MSQ. Only something optional. Well that's my take.

My wish for ff14 is
#an endless always assesable crafting bag like in eso (i like to gather)
#more room for glam
#tie haircolor and hairstyle to a glam, pref skincolor too
#something similar to WoWs pet battles (should be optional). One of the few things I miss from WoW
#once you unlock a class, make it so you can start the game with that class. I like alts and would love to be able to start as a red mage, samurai, etc

Eise the game is perfect. I enjoy taking my time and do quest and enjoy the storylinie.

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Originally Posted by VanyaMirya

Why do ppl wish for harder stuff?

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Because not everyone has the entire game left to play and may therefore find it wasteful to squander content into something that requires little to no effort (or, correspondingly, engagement beyond looking at the shiny VFX).

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#something similar to WoWs pet battles (should be optional). One of the few things I miss from WoW

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Lord of Vermillion. Anything less odd or roundabout in its design would be "too obvious" for XIV, so that's probably all we're ever going to get.

I would be fine with harder stuff as long as it's optional and never ever forced or a part of the MSQ.
I got a lot left to play as I do every single sidernes I come along.
I like that I got a feel of no rush.
I just joined the forum but i been playing since april, this round. First character i played in beta but forgot my login :rolleyes:
I just enjoy that I can play when I feel like it, take breaks for RL without fear of missing out. I would hate for that to be lost because the game become more WoW like

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Originally Posted by VanyaMirya

I would be fine with harder stuff as long as it's optional and never ever forced or a part of the MSQ.

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That is the typical suggestion, outside of a faint gradual increase in difficulty over time (what one would typically call a mild difficulty curve) as to increase, in the long run, the accessibility of endgame content for those players who wish never to push themselves (especially since, at present, there is zero reward for doing so until endgame, which then tends to present less a difficulty curve than a... cliff).

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I just enjoy that I can play when I feel like it, take breaks for RL without fear of missing out. I would hate for that to be lost because the game become more WoW like

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That, on the other hand, will have nothing to do with difficulty and everything to do with weekly lockouts, as you'll quickly find upon reaching endgame (though, being so far behind for any raid tier, it's unlikely it will uniquely impact you), which this game gives far fewer means of recovery against than does WoW, even with its Great Vault, unfortunately.

Ilvl and gear never mattered to me. I do the dungeons and Raids for the storylinie nlt the loot, so I prob be fine with lockout :cool:
I wish raids could be done solo so I can do them when im way ahead of the lvl so I can enjoy the storylinie without having to worry for wipes or getting grps
But so far it havent been a problem, but i suspect it's because I am a healer so prob easier to get grps

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Originally Posted by Shurrikhan

That is the typical suggestion, outside of a faint gradual increase in difficulty over time (what one would typically call a mild difficulty curve) as to increase, in the long run, the accessibility of endgame content for those players who wish never to push themselves (especially since, at present, there is zero reward for doing so until endgame, which then tends to present less a difficulty curve than a... cliff).

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Compare Ifrit to Ravana to Tsukuyomi to Titania and tell me there's no difficulty curve in the game. We max level players are used to it, but the curve is there.

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Originally Posted by TheMightyMollusk

Compare Ifrit to Ravana to Tsukuyomi to Titania and tell me there's no difficulty curve in the game. We max level players are used to it, but the curve is there.

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Mmmmh, maybe put it back in its context though. I play since mid-Heavensward so I wouldn't know about what came before (especially when ARR server lag was awful for EU for instance), but I remember Shinryu in 4.0 was quite "hard", so was Orbonne Monastery sometimes, some floors of Omega were painful. People feared the last boss in The Burn. And I heard tales of how hard Mhach, Dun Scaith and some Alexander floors were when they came out.
Now with our gear and stronger kits ,we stomp most synched down content, but back then it wouldn't be so easy. I would say these examples were hardcore difficulty, but they required a bit more awareness than usual, which I think is fair given how much content we are supposed to have tackled when we get to these instances.

There's no trial / raid in Shadowbringers that I felt could compare to these experiences. I know I have become a "better" player, but I can still feel it when some casual content requires a bit more effort from the player. I think that's a shame because there is a lot of potential there, without making the game very hard and dissuasive for casual players. It would also ensure players have a bit more skills at the endgame, which would make the experience smoother for everyone.

Change? Yes. A curve that'd actually ready anyone for more than merely normal mode at endgame, though? No.

It's a rough but, on average, linear slope and then a series of jagged steps.

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Originally Posted by Shurrikhan

Change? Yes. A curve that'd actually ready anyone for more than merely normal mode at endgame, though? No.

It's a rough but, on average, linear slope and then a series of jagged steps.

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I think the implication was that for people that played the content as it was released there was at least a slight curve initially back then between certain duties. (Remember all the ppl stuck unable to start the HW MSQ because they couldn't clear that 8 player duty to stop the dragon on the bridge?) However that curve no longer exists due to overgearing and nerfs done for no reason other to make the content easier for the sliver of the player base complaining on the forum because they weren't clearing it. There were a lot of threads and posts about a few of those but I feel like most of that was from the same 1-2 dozen people at most which may have even boiled down to a dozen or less ppl as some could have just been alts.

I just came up with a wish which is never going to happen. But it would be lovely
#an option to have a different name, sex, race, skin+ hair color and hairstyle on your different jobs!
I identify Vanya as a white mage and it would be super cool if I could be a different person for every job. Pref fighting jobs but I would not object to a wish for all jobs to be included.
It should offcourse cost something. Like 20 € pr costumization and it should lock out your options to make alts

Never going to happen but I am allowed to dream :)

Oh I got some more:

* Stop turning off my tank stance when I get downsynced.
* An option to ignore the blaring YOU HAVE JOINED A FATE!1110!111! notification
* Relocating several FATEs that overlap job quest objectives.

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Originally Posted by GeminiReed

Oh I got some more:

* Stop turning off my tank stance when I get downsynced.

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Funny story about that one.

They did actually fix that at one point in the past.

Then someone broke it again fixing something else... XD

- Higher server-tickrate. Let me RP-walk with someone, than having one lagging behind be 2-3 meters, while it's side by side on another's end.
- More options for Aesthetician: How about changing eye color, or skin-color than needing to use fantasia? Perhaps more minor stuff like mouth, or nose. But I'd already be glad if I could change my eye-color without needing to spend 7€/$10 on it.
- Make accessories-glams class/job-free: 7x the identical necklace in the dresser instead of one is quite a waste.

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Originally Posted by Xerkrosis

- Higher server-tickrate. Let me RP-walk with someone, than having one lagging behind be 2-3 meters, while it's side by side on another's end.

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They'd probably just add locked-in / matched group pose features instead...

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Originally Posted by VanyaMirya

I just came up with a wish which is never going to happen. But it would be lovely
#an option to have a different name, sex, race, skin+ hair color and hairstyle on your different jobs!
I identify Vanya as a white mage and it would be super cool if I could be a different person for every job. Pref fighting jobs but I would not object to a wish for all jobs to be included.
It should offcourse cost something. Like 20 € pr costumization and it should lock out your options to make alts

Never going to happen but I am allowed to dream :)

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While I don't have any personal desire for actually changing my character when I change jobs, I would love the ability to link a hairstyle to a glamour plate. I currently have 3 styles I really like but end up essentially just sitting on 1 all of the time because changing would just be kind of a pain if I did it as often as I want to.

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Originally Posted by Xerkrosis

- More options for Aesthetician: How about changing eye color, or skin-color than needing to use fantasia? Perhaps more minor stuff like mouth, or nose. But I'd already be glad if I could change my eye-color without needing to spend 7€/$10 on it.

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This would be so welcome. There are some simple cosmetic things that don't feel they should require a full on Fantasia use for but still do. Some of them, like eye colour, really should be as simple as going to a vendor/service of some kind. I'd love to see a second tier of Aestheticiian options that maybe costs more Gil (even A LOT more Gil) that encompasses those sorts of changes that are far short of the sort of wholesale appearance/character change that Fantasia are "meant for."

1. A Giant of Babil themed raid. Won't happen because both raids have been announced already, but I'd still love to have another alexander-like raid where we're climbing a giant garelean super weapon, tearing it apart from the inside with a cool boss theme that's probably a remix of the four fiends from FFIV.

2. No more locking unique phases/battles behind savage raids. As well as offering a middle ground grind for people to upgrade their normal raid gear after X amount of weeks or months.

3. Instanced housing. I don't even care if other people can't visit. Failing that, a public workshop and garden where my FC could at least garden and engage in the exploratory mechanics without needing a house because I have been trying, for literal years, to get a house and it feels pretty impossible at this point.

4. Make Eureka easier to solo grind. Not that it's like, a grand issue or anything. It'd just be nice.

5. You know those little glasses a bunch of NPCs wear? The ones that look like the Pince-Nez but without the ugly bridge? Godbert has a red pair and there are a few NPCs who have blue and black pairs. Put those in the game please. I want to wear those.