What makes you log in everyday?

Achievement points and the eternal gear grind

I find the game fun. Not everyone needs a carrot on a stick to enjoy an mmo.

I already have a job that pays me money. When a video game starts to feel like a job that takes my money, I'll stop playing it. I never understood the raider progression mentality.

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Originally Posted by Cid_Grim

When a video game starts to feel like a job that takes my money, I'll stop playing it. I never understood the raider progression mentality.

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And I'll never understand this mentality(or whatever it is). I enjoy progression raiding. It's fun and doesn't feel like a job to me. lol

I wanted to try to finally get a couple craft classes an i70 weapon. Failed a vanya silk HQ (gotta get the book for weaver), threw my arms up, yelled an obscenity that starts with f and ends with k, and logged out.

The daily grind. That's all I ever do anymore. Occasionally when I'm really bored I'll do some crafting that I've been putting off for too long, like last week when I finally unlocked the six original master recipe books that I had never gotten around to crafting the 2-star ingredients for (for which I already had the extra crispy demimateria recipe books).

I don't expect much from 2.4, but I'm hoping that the expansion will add a lot of good stuff and also be not too far off. I can only keep to a holding pattern for so long before I break. @_@

Farming Atmas, chatting with FC mates.

- Friends
- The history of the game, however this point is being taken out, cause they put an epic storyline on Coil and i cant find 7 other good people to do it with me. No, youtube is no good.

I enjoy video games.

If you want more detail specific to this game:

I like to farm FATEs for Atma (yup put this one first on purpose.)
I like to defeat primals
I like to farm primals so I can gear all 9 jobs
I like to defeat "endgame raids"
I like to farm "endgame raids" after they are unlocked to gear all 9 jobs
I like to help, and see "new" players clear unlocked content
I like to farm FATEs for Grand Company seals
I like to farm FATEs for Alexandrite
I like to do hunts for Mythology
I like to farm hunts for Seals to buy Alexandrite
I like to farm hunts for the direct rare drops of Blood Splattered Logs
I like to farm materials for crafting my own food
I like to craft DPS, Tank, and Healer food on Culiarian
I like to farm materials for crafting my own potions
I like to craft DPS, Tank, and Healer potions on Alchemist
I like to do the Challenge log
I like to do Leves for Achievement points
I like to do the Hunting log for Achievement points
I like to farm materials to craft items for "endgame crafting"
I like to obtain mastery books
I like to obtain mastery tools
I like to do story quests
I like to do Desynthesis
I like to Spiritbond (at Urth's Gift not in dungeons)
I like to farm Dungeons for items for desynth and GC seals
I like to farm Dungeons for tomes
I like to do Beast tribe quests
I like to do Leves for Gil
I like to do Leves for items
I like to do Leves for GC seals
I like to get rare drops from primals and dungeons (mounts/minions etc.)
I like to have every class leveled to cap level
I like to help people learn more about the game itself
I like making in game friends
I like to role play
I like to meld materia
I like to obtain long term items like relics or luminary
I like to craft vanity gear
I like to craft items for my friends
I like to level my chocobo companion
I like to furnish my house
I like to try and amass a large amount of Gil
I like to gain free company points
I like to spend free company points
I like to do Hildebrand quests
I like to farm shards, crystals, and clusters
I like to do Guildhests
I like to get the highest rating on every FATE including Odin
I like to catch rare fish
(too many things to keep making this list)


Simply put, I like to play video games.

I make wise choices in my gaming purchases and when i spend money on a game, I never let it go to waste by quitting it because the "lighting is less than perfect" or some other absolutely ridiculous reason. I make adjustments to how i approach the game or adjust the settings until i enjoy the game even more.

An mmo that is solo friendly. I can not thanks SE enough for this game.

Was still catching up when 2.4 was released now main story is done alond with the hild quest. Not gonna do Ninja anytime soon till the hype settles down. Other than that crafting and now my fc mates.:D

Because unlike other mmos you can take your time. I don't have to worry about logging in after a couple of months and being unable to catch up to my FC or friends who won't be annoyed to help. Also the endgame isn't overly demanding forcing me to have to give the game more time than needed.

Gamewise after the relaunch i'm curious to see how this game grows.

I don't. My play time is fairly sporadic.

Novus forces me to log in every day. I'll run the occasional stuff with the fc and do crafting here or there, but there's nothing like logging in every day to be one day closer out of 75 (unless I'm getting the occasional extra alexandrite map or gc alexandrite) to getting my Novus so I can start my Nexus grind ;)

Wait.... what? You can log out?

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Originally Posted by OdinEon

Wait.... what? You can log out?

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Shhh... its a lie....

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I'm the kind of person who takes long breaks, and very soon, in a couple of weeks comes my next break. I'm coming back when the expansion comes out.

I don't like to max out everything and then not have much to do, I like for there to be so much content it takes me months to get through everything. It's not like I have done everything, I still haven't finished all the beast tribes, I'm barely starting to get light for my novus (After a month and a half to take it from zenith to novus) and among other things, but the stuff that kept me busy is no longer there, now I have time to spare, and that's my red light to stop playing and come back later.

Even though I am not interested in the Coils due their difficulty, I keep coming back because I feel I need to keep getting better. My Dragoon is L107 but I want to become a dependable White Mage because there is always a need for healers. I want to get my crafting developed so that I can become a crafter that people can get the best stuff from. When someone is getting started in to the game or when someone needs to complete a task that requires multiple people, I can still contribute to help players get an understanding of how they can reach their goals.

So even though in terms of game accomplishment, I have nothing further to achieve or to prove, there is still a lot more for me to do. Because you have to be willing to not turn a blind eye when the game is still on.

Been slacking off lately on logging in everyday, still enjoy the game but does get tiresome doing repeats everyday, think for now just gonna log in and do the stuff I enjoy and stop the tome grind rush.

There's friends but, hate to say it, mostly cause the feeling that "I have to" >.>

I have two characters with alternate classes that need getting to level 50. I've been slowly setting a schedule of playing some WoW in the afternoons (just got my Troll Druid to level 100) and FFXIV in the evenings (now that DF wait times for Behemoth seems to be back to normal). Plus, I still have yet to get onto the Ninja bandwagon.

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Originally Posted by Nuinn

mostly cause the feeling that "I have to" >.>

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That's exactly why I don't log in every day.

Moment I feel I have to do something, like Ixali Oaknots, I take a break and just forget about that content. When I come back I do it if I feel like it. I'll be 150 years old by the time I get enough Sealant, but at least it wont have felt too much like a chore.

I don't I log in for raids and to cap currency. There is nothing else to do until they actually give us relevant content.

I stick around because I'm holding out a glimmer of hope that they will get serious with the expansion and give us more than an hour of content a week.

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Originally Posted by Zarzak

I stick around because I'm holding out a glimmer of hope that they will get serious with the expansion and give us more than an hour of content a week.

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There's far more than that already. Just because you don't like content doesn't make it nonexistent.

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Originally Posted by Ashkendor

There's far more than that already. Just because you don't like content doesn't make it nonexistent.

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Ok I'm sorry I'll fix that..


An hour of RELEVANT content. Content that will improve my character. Content that will offer some form of progression.

Crafting!

I log in and craft craft craft! Some gathering in case I need mats...so I can craft craft craft some more. I love seeing my crafted gear with my name on them.
Writing down what I'm crafting on my excel sheets, if they're used for leves, if I need them as well, etc.. Seeing that beautiful check mark on my logs. (I'm playing for completion right now)

I also enjoy Guildhests (yup, you read it right) and doing a few fates/leves here and there. Looking at wikis and seeing all the quests for a specific class/level listed show up on my Completed Leve log.

Those are the main reasons I log in ^^ That and of course my wonderfully nice FC.

Will those reasons change over time? Most likely, but for now that's enough to satisfy me.

I'm starting to dive into Botany. Blew all my money on gear/melds & working on getting the i70 stuff for now.

Wow, looks like we have some very bitter people on the forums today that are using almost every post they can find to complain... This was "supposed" to have been a positive thread.



But to keep with the OP: I log in as often as I am able because I find the game quite enjoyable. I have no idea how I would classify myself (hardcore, casual, pointless labels that really say nothing) but I have three level 50's and dabble in other jobs and crafts, there is so much to do cause i savor it instead of burn through it like a rabid dog. I'm up to date on Hildy quests, almost up to date again on story quests (heading for shiva now!) and I've really been enjoying the PvP. i play a lot of the time with my son's (three of them have accounts and we raid as a family) and i'm trying to get my wife interested too. i'm starting to get serious about crafting so I can make some gear and do melding etc.

but ya, i log in when ever i can to run as my Tank and help new people learn how to play. There is no greater "hardcore" challenge than helping a "noob" get better in a supportive way. Since Tanks are in such a demand, I always have something to do.

But if you are the kind of person who "has nothing to do" or "this game isnt fun" then i would ask you why you play in the first place? I play games to have fun, once they stop being fun, i stop playing. End of story. I don't feel entitled enough to throw a hissy fit cause a game isnt how I think it should be. It's not my game made for me, by me. Until I make my own game I will just enjoy what i like and ignore the rest.

I just love this game the look the feel everyday i have a set plan to get done so everyday is new^^

This is a good question, and come to think of it it's really only to make Gil to furnish my house. Once that is done I'm not too sure, the need to fulfill tome cap is certainly not enough to get me to log in o.o'

Where to start right now trying to fully meld my crafting classes plus gathering almost done with culinarian. I just bough a house so getting into housing and soon gathering. Still have to get my paladin nexus ugh and halfway done with warrior novus.

I'm logging in just to cap my tomes. 2.4 didn't offer much in terms of new long-time content. I love the game, but I kind of ran out of content to do and its still over 2 months till the next patch. There is absolutely nothing that can keep up my interest for that long. Now would be a good point to take a break. But due to the removal of ultimate pay option I was forced into buying a 60 days card so that would be a monthly sub completely wasted.

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Originally Posted by craig_meredith2003

Sorry if it has been posted elsewhere on the forums. I'm just curious with all the bad thoughts on the game in the forums what keeps people logging in? I love the game even though I just came back after a LONG break that I couldn't help. So what keeps you keep playing?

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Fun. Unending daily entertainment. etc. etc. et cetera.

A human resistance to change and adherence to routine combined with Stockholm syndrome, mild addiction, and a dread of the concept that the time and effort invested in hopes of the game improving were in vain.

Also to cap Poetics and ride the roller coaster that is farming dailies for Sealant.

I actually got tired of grinding for tomes, in fact, I've only obtained 90 poetics total since the patch dropped. However, I love the game so much, I didn't want to take a break. So what I did was make a new character on 2 other servers, and I'm having a blast all over again, even to the point where I haven't logged into my main character in the past week.

What makes me login every day?
Daily Beast Tribe Quests. Syrcus Tower. The rich lore and upcoming story content. Cat Girls and Elezen Females. The music playing in the east thanalan corruption area, the music playing in the imperial strongholds in the open world, the daytime mor dhona music and the Ixal Beast Tribe Area Music that was added recently where we go to talk to and get reputation with the ixals. Not to mention all the Final Fantasy references scattered throughout the game.

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Originally Posted by Zarzak

Ok I'm sorry I'll fix that..

An hour of RELEVANT content. Content that will improve my character. Content that will offer some form of progression.

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There's plenty of progressive content, though. Gathering and crafting got new gear, new nodes, and new recipes. There's new raid content as well, of course. There's way more than an hour worth of content out there. The term "relevant content" is pretty subjective. If your definition of relevant simply doesn't include 75% of the content that gets released every patch, I'm not really sure what to tell you.

Need to make runs on my Candy Van.

Currently employing Lalafell helpers, send PM to apply.

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Originally Posted by Zarzak

Ok I'm sorry I'll fix that..


An hour of RELEVANT content. Content that will improve my character. Content that will offer some form of progression.

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And if you think PVP is a form of progression, you're sadly mistaken.

I do the roulettes for capping poetics tomes and getting soldiery to level up the alt classes. Do ST and content good for getting nexus lights, in less that two weeks, done (Edit: I mean, in less than two weeks from now, after a super long grind of months I hope it will be done.) Go leveling the classes that are not yet level 50. Craft a bit and look at the retainers. Tend the garden, harvest and sell, plan crosses. To do list: finally do T5, I reach near the final phase but don't find the moment to do another PF group. Also to do: reach three star crafting and patiently progress with the crafters, no rush for a huge grind. Disciples of land very low level yet. Beast tribes undone except Ixal.

Also to chat a bit with friends and do content together if we can.

I don't like the feeling of "having to do something". So sometimes I focus more on important things, others I go and do side stories or try to obtain minions, or level up a low class. With crafters I leveled one and then waited a long time to level the next one and did other things. New things appear before I do the previous ones.

I like poetics tomes (as also soldiery before and unlike mythology one year ago) are capped easily without much effort, so you have time to do other things, much less sensation of doing only what you "have to do".

Habit.. I guess? I'm no longer genuinely enjoying the game, I convince myself that I have to finish x or y because its fun and challenging, but its because I got nothing better to do D': I have this phase from time to time, I hope I get over it soon.