Just got this game...

Honestly, I'm a little bit surprised at how much it has improved.

I played FFXIV's open beta, and uninstalled it within 5 minutes (literally). The UI was a mess, hardware mouse was lagging, and many other problems; specifically, I had no clue what the hell I was supposed to do in the game.

I don't know what they changed, but I've managed to play for 2 hours and not get bored out of my mind (I get bored in 2 hours from World of Warcraft).

So let me ask a question:

In what direction is this game going and why are people, specifically on FFXIVCore, still saying to "wait before purchasing" this game? I am by no means a hardcore gamer during September to April, but from April to September I don't do anything but game (this will give you a hint as to what my occupation is lol). There are friends in the same boat as me that want a new MMO for this summer, should I suggest to them to pick up FFXIV?

(I have a feeling end game content is the problem right now?)

One thing I can say about forums right now, dont believe anything you hear

youll hear alot of biased opinions and ALOT of people just like to post and bash the game(especialy the most vocal ones) such as what you saw on core.

Judging for yourself is always the best route to go for any game


the direction its going is hard to judge if you havent been playing update to update, but go over the patch list and youll see what theyve been doing, and the letter from the producers also say alot about whats going on.

and yes, no endgame right now cept NMs, but you probly will just be hitting 50 as it gets added if your diligent about itwe should be getting something big mid june

Wait longer, the only things that keep me logged in now are peoples that i play with, otherwise the game still sucks.

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Originally Posted by Chardrizard

Wait longer, the only things that keep me logged in now are peoples that i play with, otherwise the game still sucks.

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Dude, with all due respect, this is the kinda of crap I don't want to read and I'm sure anyone else looking for information doesn't.

When you make a claim, back up the claim with evidence or an opinion, etc. etc.

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Originally Posted by Lynart

Dude, with all due respect, this is the kinda of crap I don't want to read and I'm sure anyone else looking for information doesn't.

When you make a claim, back up the claim with evidence or an opinion, etc. etc.

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With all due respect, that is my honest opinion, i have alot friends from XI that asked whether the game is worth the 60$ they are going to spent. At the current state of the game, it is not ready for public consumption yet and will just sparked another rage thread players that are already rampant in this forum.

I play this game every single freaking day, but i am not trying to be biased here and defense the game when it is not yet worth defending, the game has astounding graphic, but there are alot of stuff that needs alot of touch up.

I believe i dont need to back up my claim with more evidence, feel free to browse through 94 pages of threads in this forum and you will trust me soon enough.

Op you said you game a lot during summer months.. so you will be out of content withing 1 month if not faster and then you will start whining that you have nothing to do. That's why everyone say you shouldn't buy this game right now.

Well,if you planning to rush exp, then it's a bad idea. Btw if you want some content, wait the patch of middle june

I picked up the game during 1.16-1.17 patches and I felt the same way. Everyone in the forums were chewing the game apart but I was having fun. I didn't get it so I kept playing and enjoying the solo aspect.

Then 'it' hit me. This moment where you think of the next thing to do but realize all that's left is SP grinding. I think it took me one month and a few weeks to explore 70% of the world and to complete all of the quests. I got to physical rank 22. All I had left to do were leves and behests... at rank 22.

I'll be back for 1.18 but I think I'll judge if I should bother to stick with the game around 1.19. The game has potential.

When i first got this game (after over looking the faults in beta), I absolutely loved it. I loved competing against my arch rival crafters, trying to be the first to make certain items, playing the market-wards, helping my LS to victory etc. But this honeymoon period only lasted so long. I think the last time I gave a damn about FFXIV was soon after I was first on server to get Dodore doublet and Silver tricorne. It just seemed like there was nothing else to do at that point. There was no glory in anything anymore, and most people I know began to feel the same way. Im amazed I even lasted until December, personally. Funny that this was roughly around the same time Yoshi took over, canned all the upcoming features like Company Housing, Ships, PvP, and many other things that seemed like they could add oh so much to the actual gameplay.

I think everyone has their own personal expiry date with FFXIV, and some people get worn out sooner than others.

I think now has recently has proberly been the starting point for me to say to people i know that this game is starting to be acceptable to pick up and begin for completly new players with the new content and whatever they're strange plans are around the corner with all the strange anomalies they've been throwing out there to try get us all hyped, could say to wait for 1.8 but i dont think its at an completly unbearable point for people, unless you really are just going to try and be a solo player in a multilayer world.