Game Getting DULL

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Originally Posted by Mags

This seems to be the common argument from those that have played so many hours of the game at once. Whether it's spent in accomplishment of near all content or not. I don't know how anyone can play one game for so many hours in a day, everyday, and not get bored of seeing it. I know SE wants you to play their game, and enjoy it. But perhaps it is not meant to be played every waking hour you exist in life because as you see.. you get bored of it rather quickly.

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I've read now your comments in the thread, OP.. and I agree with the masses. You just won't be happy in this game I am afraid. My only contribution to the suggestions being given to you, is maybe try and offer your help to those needing it. Help take new players through difficult content needed for progression. That for some, is one of the most rewarding and fun things to do.

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Originally Posted by SilverRhythm

**Facepalm**

To OP, if you have hit all 50 on every class, trying out what it means to be a DPS, Healer and not just Tanker.

And if you have actually tried all 50 for DoH class storylines and make some gold with it.

And if you admit after doing the above that the game is dull, then that is only understandable.

Now you are not even close to halfway in the game.

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No, if he had all that done, it still wouldn't be understandable.

If somebody complains there's not enough to do when they don't have everything at 50, it's their fault because they haven't even tried all the game has to offer.

If they've tried all the game has to offer and have all their classes at 50, it's their fault because they did it too fast.

Lol this thread again.

I'm seriously tired of these post being made by people who havent cleared all the content in the game. It's like sitting down for a meal taking two bites and complaining that you're still hungry. Finish your dinner then come talk to me. I've beaten just about everything game and I still have fun. Dailies, PVP, crafting, Treasure Hunting parties, working on achievements, I even rolled a new alt so I can have another lockout for Coils. There is plenty to do.

In todays MMO world if you are not happy with new content being put out every 3 months you are never going to be happy with one game.

I think the game is far from dull. I log in at least once a day and find something to do for an hour or two. There will never be enough story content because it takes a lot of time to write a good story and only a little time to read it.

Maybe it's more of quality of content vs quantity. Like there are plenty of crafting classes to play but they all feel the same. Get great strides, hq some levees, repeat. Then once you get them to 50, it's not really that profitable because crafting is so easy everyone has it leveled and you end up undercutting like crazy in an over saturated market.

Primals normal, hard, extreme, hyper, ex, etc

Come on now, it's unfair and stupid to say that you need to be 50 at everything to have the right to feel bored with the game. The problem with OP, however, is that he complains about not having anything to do, and then rejecting any suggestions or feedback.

-I am bored, I got nothing to do.
-Extreme primals?
-Recycled content. Nah.
-Hard mode dungeons?
-lol, rehashes and they drop low level gear. Nah.
-But you could run them for fun.
-Nah.
-Crystal tower?
-Loot lockout? Nah.
-Beast dailies?
-Not really content. Nah.

It's pretty obvious that he will continue to be bored, since not only he's rejecting every suggestion, he also hasn't suggested anything himself.

Yes, OP it is getting old.

There are no choices to be made. Do everything but the same as before.

Level one class, level the next 6 in the exact same way.
Gear one class, gear the next 7 in the exact same way.

Farm the game.

"Go do Titan in extreme mode"

Seriously? Do I unlock a Lara Croft underwear set? Oh wait, that was 20 years ago.

- For the benefit of SE and not the white knight forum warriors, the game is new. You need time to polish it and make content. I will be back and I will defend it when I am out on the world wide web looking for something to play but for now I am bored senseless and I can't justify the sub.

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Originally Posted by Ronsard

Anyone else feel this way? And no I don't care about the 2.1 patch since it was basically taking 2 steps back and is filled with mediocre things to "try" to fill in the gap between this content patch and the next one.

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I'll bite.

Here is what I think about the game up to 2.1:

1) I still dislike FATEs but I dealt with 4 of them so I can get CT access.

2) Crystal Tower is loads of fun even if I don't get loot for myself, I will gladly run it more with friends so they get their loot ( and I'll still get tomestones.

3) 2.0 Main Story is epic, 2.1 Main story left me hanging for more ( but I know bigger things are to come in 2.2)

4) I love the Beast Tribe Quests, yes I understand they repeat themselves ( so is any MMO you play nothing really changes you have to keep doing X content to get what you want).

5) My most favorite part about this game is the Treasure hunting, and they are always in a different spot and a good variety of fights too, some fights give you items worth 64k ( Potash X8)-500k/1mil (bluebird minion).

6) Extreme Mode fights ( rehashed as some people call it), however I call it the hardest a primal can get fights. I believe Yoshi-P said that Extreme will be the highest a Primal can go and each new Primal added will have Hard and Extreme modes all in the same patch.

7) Housing- I dislike the fact that it's content nobody is really doing atm due to the plot prices being overly priced, however, I know that the prices will decrease and be at the 125 mil (or lower) for the best plot of land available ( in 8 weeks).

I still haven't attempt Coil but once I get ilvl80 gear I shall progress to that tier. Overall, I am very pleased with this game and I can't wait for 2.2 to come.

PS: The game isn't dull, "Anything is what you make it out to be"

TL;DR for my entire post below: I agree with the OP that the game is dull.

Anyone who doesn't care to read the below post can now proceed to the next one ;)

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Originally Posted by blowfin

I'd bored too if I had everything leveled to 50. Maybe burning through everything wasn't the greatest idea?

Surely you could keep yourself busy gearing some of those other jobs?

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Originally Posted by Aegir

you haven't beaten turn 5 O.o


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Or XM Titan/Ifrit

sooo...

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I really hate these styles of responses.

I'm a fairly casual player and I've not done I'm sure even a fraction of the things in the game.. but I'm pretty bored out of my mind. I actually left the game for two months and returned just before Christmas, but nothing's really changed. I'm still pretty darn bored and searching really hard to find things to peak my interest.

And because the game is boring, as a result I don't have any motivation to DO any of that content people are suggesting, or work toward them rather.

I have found some lights in the tunnel as it were, such as the treasure hunts which I find amusing, but the limitations on that play system leave much to be desired (though I can understand why they are in place). I haven't tried PVP but to be quite honest PVP is not an aspect of MMOs that I've ever enjoyed, so it's not really my cup of tea to try it in the first place.

The economy is another downer. If I want money, I have to spend much of my time in-game farming for materials to sell on the Market Boards only to be undercut by impatient people who don't understand how to work an economy, so making money is difficult. Having to spend the majority of my play time trying to keep myself financially above water isn't exactly "fun", meanwhile the market is flooded with gilbuyers and gilsellers -- which I find hilarious since if we were given more viable methods of making money, gilsellers and gilbuyers would probably in and of themselves fizzle out of existence, as people could make their own darn way in the game.

I'm getting away from the point mind you, that's another rant for another time I suppose.

And because I'm somewhat casual, I can't blame my boredom on playing too many hours at once. I work 40 hours a week, I volunteer regularly, I don't really have time to NOT have a life.

Look: I loved 1.0 (mostly 1.23 obviously), and I loved FFXI... but FFXIV 2.0/2.1 is not sitting well with me. I don't know what those key differences really are, I can't put my finger on them, but the fact is I was happy in 1.23, and I am anything but in 2.1. People can say "It is what you make of it" or "Try all the content" all you like, but I didn't really have to worry about either of those things prior. I -liked- the game, prior. So what has changed? *shrugs*

It's almost as though a particular balance has shifted... I find some things that were previously challenging are now far too easy (all you have to do is sneeze and you'll be handed your basic AF gear) and other things which were previously fun to include friends on now force you to go it alone (not needing or even being able to take someone's help into a zoned personal battle is unfortunate). And while added cooperative feats have been added, they just don't have the same luster I suppose as needing to really struggle just to complete a basic piece of content.

Everyone wants "End Game NOW", and there's just something about that which doesn't appeal to me. It almost makes the game dull in and of itself. I miss legit leveling rather than chasing FATES that last about 45 seconds in Coerthas, and the comraederie that came from challenging interim level content (even if that challenge was only based on time and nothing else, depending on which game and which stage of the game you compare).

Point is, I re-subscribed for a month but I don't see anything keeping me here another month after that.

We'll see. I've not given up all together...

But I will say that I agree: The game is dull.