Ffxiv monthly sub isn't stretching & response to PCGAMER article

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Originally Posted by EponaTBHSMH

For me the "not enough" isn't because I think there's been a decrease in content (There hasn't been)

I think, as mentioned in the article, it's the staleness and the rigidity of the content that makes it so every single expac since Stormblood we have to wait until at least .25 to have an area where we can freely grind without being locked behind having to make PF like for blu content, or weekly/daily limit for roulettes or raid.

This is why I loved the concept of Variant Dungeons, and I think once they tweak a little more the normal rewards it will be a great piece of content for drought periods like this, those are definitely a step in the right direction

I just believe Covid and the development of FFXVI made YoshiP and his team camp too much on their "just go play something else" stance, they need to be more lenient with people that want to play only FFXIV because some have their reasons (mine was because my computer was potato and I couldnt afford to play any other games until I finally got my new rig). Some people just simply don't have other videogames they like aside from FFXIV and I think they should be taken in account as well.

Being able to do so would help them at least consider changing the formula, because sure as someone mentioned on social media, there's stuff like crafting, gathering, tribe quests, but for people who just wanna hit stuff I personally feel restricted, once I'm out of my weekly normal raid, my soon weekly 7.1 24 man raid, and my expert, what can I run that would help me work towards i720 gear with different stats for example?

Dev isn't flexible, that's what hurts about paying the sub rn

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They are following the argument of games like LoL and Overwatch,
They want to have different approach on MMOs but it fails so hard to make the game have value and wins when it comes to profit, I wonder when they will realize that this formula won't be like this forever and it damages the game/dev reputation

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Originally Posted by EponaTBHSMH

For me the "not enough" isn't because I think there's been a decrease in content (There hasn't been)

I think, as mentioned in the article, it's the staleness and the rigidity of the content that makes it so every single expac since Stormblood we have to wait until at least .25 to have an area where we can freely grind without being locked behind having to make PF like for blu content, or weekly/daily limit for roulettes or raid.

This is why I loved the concept of Variant Dungeons, and I think once they tweak a little more the normal rewards it will be a great piece of content for drought periods like this, those are definitely a step in the right direction

I just believe Covid and the development of FFXVI made YoshiP and his team camp too much on their "just go play something else" stance, they need to be more lenient with people that want to play only FFXIV because some have their reasons (mine was because my computer was potato and I couldnt afford to play any other games until I finally got my new rig). Some people just simply don't have other videogames they like aside from FFXIV and I think they should be taken in account as well.

Being able to do so would help them at least consider changing the formula, because sure as someone mentioned on social media, there's stuff like crafting, gathering, tribe quests, but for people who just wanna hit stuff I personally feel restricted, once I'm out of my weekly normal raid, my soon weekly 7.1 24 man raid, and my expert, what can I run that would help me work towards i720 gear with different stats for example?

Dev isn't flexible, that's what hurts about paying the sub rn

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For me this is a great post. I hope its not going on too much though 'just play another game'
Because I've come to realise that I have never been much of a proper 'gamer' what got me playing XIV is the 'social' aspect. It kind of ruined what few other types of games I did enjoy because they all feel empty and dead. My gameplay exists in a vacuum for solo games.
The 'play another game' is terrible because it catastrophically destroys social groups, and prevents them regaining critical mass.
I'd be amazed if anyone disagreed that XIV's 'stand out' quality was its sense of community even with luck lustre social features.
There are many factors that fostered that sense of shared community, but they will all be murdered if people sub for one month out of three and then disappear when they have green ticked the new content.

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Originally Posted by Aidorouge

The whole "play other games" is also a tad silly because it's not like one can't play multiple titles at once, with Final Fantasy 14 being in a rotation of games I squeak out a little progress in everyday.

Though... I would also say the social and communal aspects of FF14 are the one thing I've given up on, but then I've spent nearly 2 years on a dead server with no friends and rarely ever seeing my former FC mates so I'm kinda "over" FF14 being an MMO and more like a single player game where I can sometimes see very sophisticated NPCs when I do my roulettes. Even now I've considered making a solo-free company just to get a house for the gil-making because if I'm going to be lonely with all these vacant plots, I might as well be rich too ...and the idea of paying Square-Enix even *more* money for a transfer ended up sounding like such a terrible idea in hindsight, given where all of my other money has gone so far. (No, I will never not be mad about female hrothgar until they finish the race. Not fix, FINISH.)

Honestly I get more interaction with other players on the official forums, and depending on who you ask, that's depressing lol.

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It's okay, I can roleplay "disgruntled customer" with you, until they fix the game and innovate some more. BOTH of those things.

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Originally Posted by KLazarus

https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/th...e-a-bad-habit/
https://www.pcgamer.com/lets-stop-ca...c-master-race/

Unfortunately, PCGamer also publishes nonsense articles like these, as well as half-baked hardware reviews. It makes it hard to take them seriously on any subject.

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Different journalists, not a hive mind. These people unfortunately have the right to speak thier opinion. But Harvey's criticism of dt is spot on