Why am i not getting help for my bugs ? Support lacking in ff14 ?

I'm new to the game and so far i like it very much however i find the in game support lacking compared to the experience i have playing WoW in the past were an ingame GM contacted you within a reasonable amount of time and resolved your issue most if the time.

In this game i file a bug report and i got the feeling it ends up in a black hole never to be seen again.

I filed one today about not getting credit for an achievement although i have all the prerequisites for it. I searched internet and this forum for an answer but didn't find any. I the hope i will get an answer.

Bug reports are used to fix problems in a future patch, which can be months away. Once your bug report is reviewed, it gets moved into a forum.

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Flow for reported bugs

1. The development and operations teams will monitor the content reported in the In-Game Bugs forum.
   * If the volume of bug reports is high, it may take over a week until a report is reviewed and moved.
2. Reports that do not follow the template will be moved to the Insufficient Information category.
   * If you wish to re-submit a report that has been moved to this category, please use the proper template and include all of the required information before posting it in the In-Game Bugs category.
3. If a reported bug has been resolved by the person who reported it, or by another player, it will be moved to Resolved Issues. If a duplicate report has been confirmed, it will be moved to Duplicate Bugs.
4. If the teams need additional information on a reported bug, it will be requested through the thread in the In-Game Bugs forum. Please provide further information if it is available.
5. Once reports with sufficient information have been checked, they will be moved to the Accepted Bugs forum.
6. Bug reports moved to Accepted Bugs will be investigated and confirmed.
   Depending on the issue, there may be cases where confirmation may take more time.
7. As a result of investigating and testing, reports determined to be bugs will be moved to the Confirmed/Planning to Address forum and those determined to be a normal feature of the game will be moved to the Working as Intended forum.
8. Once reports in the Confirmed/Planning to Address form have been fixed, they will be moved to the Fixed.

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https://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/...-THIS-FIRST%29

If you have a technical problem with your computer such as graphics or connection problems, you can try the Technical Support forum. If you have a problem such as your character being stuck, you can use the support desk and ask a GM for help in the game.

Yeah so no feedback whatsoever. For that i do miss the time i played WoW at least you could have contact a GM that solved your problem or answered your question in 99% of the cases

Out of curiosity, how long has it been since you last played WoW? Because frankly, one of the biggest CS complaints over there for *years* has been that you don't get GM's solving your problems anymore...you get some generic emailed response several days after you make a request...

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Originally Posted by Sandoran

Yeah so no feedback whatsoever. For that i do miss the time i played WoW at least you could have contact a GM that solved your problem or answered your question in 99% of the cases

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So why don't you contact a GM then? You can go to the System menu, Support Desk, then Information and click the GM Service Main Menu. They will either reply to you in the History section or come and have a conversation with you.

bugs don't get actioned on by GM's in game. you only call on GM's when you report someone. anything they can't handle in game you will get either a boilerplate response or a very short explanation saying they can't handle it and saying put it in the forums instead.

And what exactly is the "bug".

Maybe it is not a bug but you just misunderstand the way how certain achievement's work.

Especially as a new player some things can look like a bug but are actually intended mechanics.

For example, raid Loot distribution for current content is confusing to some new player's.

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Originally Posted by Sandoran

I'm new to the game and so far i like it very much however i find the in game support lacking compared to the experience i have playing WoW in the past were an ingame GM contacted you within a reasonable amount of time and resolved your issue most if the time.

In this game i file a bug report and i got the feeling it ends up in a black hole never to be seen again.

I filed one today about not getting credit for an achievement although i have all the prerequisites for it. I searched internet and this forum for an answer but didn't find any. I the hope i will get an answer.

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i dont remember a gm contacting anyone in wow in game for just reporting a bug and i played wow from burning crusade right to legion expansion .the only exception was when you reported a hacker in game .

I played from Cata to end of MOP and i can confirm you at the time they might not reply straight away. But within an hour you would get a blue whisper.

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Originally Posted by Sandoran

I played from Cata to end of MOP and i can confirm you at the time they might not reply straight away. But within an hour you would get a blue whisper.

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I would like to repeat myself.
Maybe what see is not a bug but a intended feature.
In that case a GM has better things to do then explaining it to someone who could just ask here for a solution or to do his own research.