Question time! (NOT SPOILER FREE)

Not sure if this is allowed; If not, the mods can delete or lock the thread.

Anywho, hello there fellow player! I thought about doing a little questionnaire for the heck of it. It's just something I saw another mmo's forums, so I thought you guys would like to try. I've formatted it to be relatable to ffxiv in general. You don't have to fill out everything if you don't want to. Just put 'N/A" in the spot or leave it a blank.

There will and can be SPOILERS included. Be warned about reading this thread.

PSA: This is meant to be a fun activity. Please don't harass or insult people for their answers, as much as you disagree with them. Let's make this a positive thread.

Hope you all have fun with this!

1. How long have you been playing?:
2. What server(s) do you live on?:
3. Your character's race?:
3a. Do you have more than one favorite race? (Only applies to who fantaisa or have alts):
4. Any favorable glamour 'sets' you wear a lot?:
4a. Expanding on 4, what kind of glamours make you go "what the heck"?:
5. What's your main job and why?:
5a: Do you play more than one job?:
5b. That ONE job you want to pick up and "git gud" at?:
5c. Which job do you dislike and why?:
5d. If FF14 could have job from another game in the franchise, which would you want?:
6. What kind of player do you call yourself (ex: Rper, casual, raider, social, crafter, all-rounder, etc)?:
7. What's the "typical day" for you when you log on (don't have to go into detail)?:
7a. Anything that you "must do", because it's "required" that makes you annoyed?:
8. Favorable parts of the game that make you happy?:
8a. Least desirable parts that the game could be improved on?:
9. When you use the DF, how many times have you had a "bad experience", and what happened? (can be vague or skip this):
9a. Any pleasant experiences when using the DF?:
9b. Any improvements you think the DF, in general, needs?:
10. If you could have ONE QUESTION answered by SE's Developers, what would you ask them?:
11. Your favorite primal?:
11a. Favorite NPC?:
11b. Your favorite mount?:
11c. Any certain fight(s) you like doing over and over?:
11d. How about a song you'd enjoy putting on repeat?:
12. If you could have a house in any zone, where would you build it?:
12a. What region do you find yourself AFKing the most?:
13. Anything else you wish to share?:

1. Going on six years

2. I only have one character on Siren

3. Hyur
3a. n/a

4. A whole set? No. My glamour choices for mains typically are a combination of AF, role specific leveling gear, glamour gear, and mogstation purchases. It is also very rare for me to cross glamour choices among multiple jobs. If I was to name a single piece of gear that I constantly use, it would be my elegant-rimmed glasses that I use for my SCH. I never use anything else for the head slot for that job.
4a. Attire clearly meant for females with no gender restrictions

5. If I had to choose one, it would be SCH. I big reason why I say that is because if you asked anyone from my FC which job I give the impression of being my main, they would undoubtedly tell you SCH (but she loves her SAM). Honestly if I went into the reasons why SCH resonates so strongly with me, my response would become too long. Let's just say I love shields, and I love fairies.
5b. Interesting question, because I am currently hosting a little contest between my remaining jobs to see which one I want to take into some EX trial progs with my SCH and SAM. I have a tank, healer, and melee DPS. I lack a strong ranged DPS, but it is also the role that interests me the least. In this little contest of mine, DRG and MNK are each leading the fray, and it's because I love melee combat. MCH and RDM are promising though, but I need to play them more.

6. Probably more of an all rounder, but I pull full effort into everything I participate in. I do a bit of everything except prog savage/ultimate. I can't dedicate the time required along with everything else I enjoy in the game.

7. How do I talk about my typical day without going into detail? xD
I jest a bit, but I am almost always on some sort of grind. The only thing typical are what I consider to be the daily chores within the game I do
7a. Those would be the daily chores I was referring to, which is anything I have to do that I don't want to do. I know you don't HAVE to do anything, and the entire game is optional; but I think you know what I mean. An example of a chore is making sure I cap out my allegory for the week before reset. And example of something that is not a chore is Shiva Unreal. I still join PF even after my retelling simply because I enjoy the challenge of clearing that damn fight among randos.

8. Too much to detail here. Simply put would be anything that brings a sense of accomplishment, and tranquility. This could be clearing a hard fight, finishing a grind, or simply looking up a starry Coerthas sky.
8a. Again, too much to detail, and I would rather focus on the positive atm.

9. Nowhere near as much as hanging around here would lead someone to believe
9b. Yeah, that players be more tolerant if they are going to use it

10. Can we talk healers?

11. If talking just a Primal and not the encounter with one, or another trial with a non-primal, then that would be our Dark Rider: Odin
11b. Forever my Spriggy!
11c. Usually current 24-man is my go-to
11d. That would be either the daytime music of the Dravanian Hinterlands, or the daytime music of the Azim Steppe. I cannot choose.

12. Somewhere all by my lonsesome in the Dravanian Forelands
12a. Gridania as I will afk at my house most of the time. Otherwise Ul'dah because of the Gold Saucer

13. FFXIV and Zelda collab please!

1. How long have you been playing?:

4 years

2. What server(s) do you live on?:

Zalera

3. Your character's race?:

Usually roegadyn

3a. Do you have more than one favorite race? (Only applies to who fantaisa or have alts):

Popoto. I mean uh, lalafell

4. Any favorable glamour 'sets' you wear a lot?:

The hellfire set for tanks, gryphonskin mix for samurai

4a. Expanding on 4, what kind of glamours make you go "what the heck"?:

Male roes using only a head glam like frog or pig and leaving the rest of their body naked. Or lalas glamming "naked baby" look

5. What's your main job and why?:

MCH. Yoshida said that (paraphrasing here) they reworked mch as a job that would use different machines for combat. I'm really glad they went that route because it's been fun and engaging. My favorite part is the burst phase of weaving the barells and the overheat shots.

5a: Do you play more than one job?:

Yes. SAM, WAR, PLD, DRK, DRG, and recently BLM
5b. That ONE job you want to pick up and "git gud" at?:
BLM. Only very recently did I finally got a hold of the rythm. I'm looking forward to mastering the rotation and optimizing it.

5c. Which job do you dislike and why?:
MNK. It just...never leaves me feeling good playing it like, ever. I feel like it just doesn't convey impact properly. Take for instance, that Kamehameha move and tornado kick. Those are the monk's flashiest moves...and they're weave-ins. That means visually, you'll never have time to take stock of these moves if you're playing properly. That's just one example for me. There's other things but overall, I just don't feel good playing mnk.

5d. If FF14 could have job from another game in the franchise, which would you want?:

FFX-2 Songstress. Well I guess here, it'd be renamed Singer. Let's complete that performance trinity (dancer, brd) by adding a singer!

6. What kind of player do you call yourself (ex: Rper, casual, raider, social, crafter, all-rounder, etc)?:

Casual


7. What's the "typical day" for you when you log on (don't have to go into detail)?:

Dailies, dummy training, gathering.

7a. Anything that you "must do", because it's "required" that makes you annoyed?:

Well it's too late now but I used to hate being msq gated from things in the game. For example, when I started, you could only glam once you reached level 50. That was really messed up, imo. Also, you couldn't get your hand on poetics from leveling roulette until you unlocked and completed all the dgns that leveling roulette required. Even if you capped (back during HW).

8. Favorable parts of the game that make you happy?:

Gold Saucer and the Dimwold. Gold saucer, especially on cactpot night is so festive. Dimwold has this whole "enchanted foggy forest/swamp" vibe going for it.

8a. Least desirable parts that the game could be improved on?:

The scorched Earth methods that SE has employed for combat gameplay. They've taken the easy way out and now everything feels shallow AF.

9. When you use the DF, how many times have you had a "bad experience", and what happened? (can be vague or skip this):

Yeah hell of a broad question here, especially if you've been playing a long time. I can give an estimate in percentage per year: about 20%

9a. Any pleasant experiences when using the DF?:

40%. The remaining 40% is indifference or n/a
9b. Any improvements you think the DF, in general, needs?:

GUILDHESTS NEED SOME ****ING LOVE. HOLY COW, HOE MANY EXPANSIONS HAS IT BEEN, S.E?

10. If you could have ONE QUESTION answered by SE's Developers, what would you ask them?:

Hrothgars not using fantasia to change hairstyles like the other races when?

11. Your favorite primal?:

Ramuh. For the glorious beard and the music.

11a. Favorite NPC?:

Urianger. He's grown on me.

11b. Your favorite mount?:

Easily Sleipnir

11c. Any certain fight(s) you like doing over and over?:

If fights kept their day 1 difficulty permanently, it would've been: Omega M/F, Ridorana Lighthouse and Orbonne Monastery, Mist Dragon, Cruise Chaser, Alexander, Tsukiyomi, Titan

11d. How about a song you'd enjoy putting on repeat?:

Shadowbringers main theme

12. If you could have a house in any zone, where would you build it?:

If it was instanced, Lavender Beds

12a. What region do you find yourself AFKing the most?:

I used to afk in Limsa.

13. Anything else you wish to share?:

Forums need more fun threads like this one.

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1. How long have you been playing?:

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Fairly consistently, but not always 'on' (have had a few breaks for whatever life reasons), since open beta of 1.0.

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2. What server(s) do you live on?:

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Fabul - > Balmung

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3. Your character's race?:

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Highlander until Hrothgar was released.

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4. Any favorable glamour 'sets' you wear a lot?:

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I like collecting some of the glamours, and wish for a bigger log- just for that sort of thing, but I tend not to spend much time on glamours unless I've been sitting in an armor set for a very long time.

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4a. Expanding on 4, what kind of glamours make you go "what the heck"?:

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Naked and mascot outfits during my first time in story content. Really takes away from the experience and makes the entire event seem like a joke. Which is fine after the first time.

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5. What's your main job and why?:

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Paladin for tank (and in general), Summoner for damage, white mage for healer. Paladin because I like the kit and vibes of the job, cover and clemency in clutch moments is loads of fun (and I pretty much exclusively run casual DF content, where being a try hard can mean success - unlike if your team lets you down in savage/ex/ultimate content and try hard means nothing lol). I don't feel I'm a terrible healer, deal damage when not healing, use ogcd heals mostly, but I like not having to worry much and as White Mage that seems easy (since I don't normally main that role). Summoner because I like the big demi stuff, and the job is versatile (though I also enjoy playing red mage due to the versatility).

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5a: Do you play more than one job?:

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I've played all of them, and I like all but Blue Mage to differing levels (I dislike blue mage, the one and only job I feel that way towards).

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5b. That ONE job you want to pick up and "git gud" at?:

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I feel I play all of the jobs 'acceptably' or better, but Scholar makes me feel shy. Failing to be proactive (for shields) and being reactive or stuff like Excogitation makes me like "GET READY FOR THE YOYO BOISSSSSS" and I internally shriek as their hp goes to 50% lol. The other healers I've never had such a concern about, Scholar just makes me feel uneasy lol.

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5c. Which job do you dislike and why?:

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Blue Mage. At nearly every single angle there is something I think was done just 'off' at best. For every reason they gave that it was this was I feel they only half achieved what they set out to do, for everything it could have been but isn't. Some of many, many, examples would be how they argued it had to be original blue mage with true original spells and so they can't balance it, yet then they go about and make more monsters immune to instant death for balance reasons, that they want original blue but then fail to give original fire angon for balance reasons, that they give blue mage the worst angel whisper in the history of FF games for balance reasons, that they say it was designed with a concept of solo play but make the most mechanically interesting parts of the job require either charity or PF parties and dedicate a mount to try and make the job more popular (if you don't have these spells your blue will be a joke of mechanics, being mechanically more basic than even lower level jobs), but I could dedicate a small book worth of reasons on why I think the job is neither as good as it should be, the reasons why some people like it are not exclusive or even well serviced but what they did, nor as good as it should be even with their own directive (which whether they state it or not is clearly making a cost effective PF focused job).

Frustrations of many different types, that is what Blue Mage is to me. Not a single variable dislike. For example I've any bias against PF exclusive concepts since my day is inconsistent and I don't want to beholden to a lobby (I dislike leaving once things start being pieced together, so rather than have to be like 'this taking too long I need to go' I'd rather not join- different than DF as I can leave in the queue at any time, and the queue tends to be instant anyways as tank lol, so I can save the duty finder timer worth of time as worst case and rely on that) or have to 'advertise' (I'm so done with the shouting for groups in any circumstance I can help it lol- I hate doing that, it's the old school type of mmo content I never want to have to deal with again), for hunts I'll use such a system but in general it's DF or I don't care to bother with it (hunts work because it's so grab and go).

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5d. If FF14 could have job from another game in the franchise, which would you want?:

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Terra Bradford / Vincent transformation focused job, you might say morpher but as soon as I say that the limited job bells start ringing and I don't want to see that happen to the concept of transformations. Or at least exclusively (could be either two jobs one limited one not, or one job that can do both concepts) but with the fate of blue mage I don't want to see another "like" blue mage (so in so much I say not limited as I don't want to see transformation concept begin and die in the limited world). If they can re-envision the concept and 'do better' then maybe (with massive emphasis of not needing PF to actually enjoy the job), but being able to main it would be most desirable. Like with Blue Mage I had thought if it was truly solo focused (it is not, and I will die on that hill if someone wants to argue lol), I might have liked that sort of blue- one focused on solo play and sort of mechanical interplay like legendary affix and abilities in Diablo 3 (but it's not that level of entertaining interplay, on top that it's hardly solo focused, which makes losing it to limited even more of an 'oof').

I think, for jobs that can take full advantage, a system of both can be neat (both limited and normal).

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6. What kind of player do you call yourself (ex: Rper, casual, raider, social, crafter, all-rounder, etc)?:

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All-rounder, casual. Long ago, and more so even when I played old WoW, I was more raider / hardcore but these days I just want to get in have some fun and get out. Pick up and go. No time or desire anymore to rub my face against the floor of ultimate challange (not that I think it's bad that content exists, but I've zero desire to play it unless I was being paid to do it for some reason lol).

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7. What's the "typical day" for you when you log on (don't have to go into detail)?:

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Daily beast, feed chocobos, water plants, do any event going on, maybe hit the Golden Saucer, maybe play a few moments of easy market board gil, maybe do a quest, maybe do a dungeon, log off.

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7a. Anything that you "must do", because it's "required" that makes you annoyed?:

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FATEs can feel like that sometimes.

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8. Favorable parts of the game that make you happy?:

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Environments, jobs system, jobs that are my favorite to play (like Paladin), story, music, etc.

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8a. Least desirable parts that the game could be improved on?:

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B..l..u..e.. mage..? lol. Housing for sure, I believe, ESPECIALLY, with the lore from ShB that FFXIV should and would have the best housing system if it had taken a rift/wildstar sort of direction. Using airships as a sort of "okay you don't want to control the minute details but you still want a place to call home". The lack of creativity easily allowed (people having to use glitches for example) I think is a sad thing for this game. Houses should be like 'make your own FF content, make our fantasy yours'.

Airship, moogle, and chocobo content I feel should be touched upon. For moogles and chocobo they have some already but I feel it should be regularly revisited (at least every other expansion), and airships imo are most neglected with their UI interface content. For a FF game I feel they could have made them a wonderful sort of garrison system (better than WoWs), or of course as a house.

Airship I feel could be this but I also believe FFXIV could use with a secondary casual friendly longterm upgrade project, akin to leveling your characters. You might see a cosmetic and role play merit system (sphere grid?) be allied to this too (not combat oriented things, so people are not ruined if they don't have "x"), but that would have trouble offering depth (certainly breadth and duration of content is possible from it). Relics kind of do this, Doma reconstruction was sort of this direction as well. Beast tribes are smaller scale (not that long term) but count, so I'm not arguing there isn't things that head this direction but it's something I enjoy and like.

Might not even want to add this to least desirable section lol, along with moogle, and chocobo, I'm not sure I'd say least desirable. Blue mage and housing for sure, they fit in this section. Airships.. maybe? . . They've a few fights on them and cutscenes, so it's not nothing, but I feel that the wonder of a sRPG airship moment could be made -incredible- via the length and scale that an MMORPG takes over (making it such a cool and integral feature, and as it tends to be later game for FF games anyways).

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9. When you use the DF, how many times have you had a "bad experience", and what happened? (can be vague or skip this):

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Not often, people tend to be quiet or polite and good enough to finish the content lol (so bad experiences would be the opposite of that :P).

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9a. Any pleasant experiences when using the DF?:

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Getting to clutch save stuff is fun, which happens more easily and often when you're in DF and you can try hard and it'll likely make a big difference (can self heal through bosses as a tank sometimes, etc). Watching other people clutch save is fun too. Chatting while doing MSQ roulette.

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9b. Any improvements you think the DF, in general, needs?:

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Curious if Trusts could be used to reduce extreme queue times, or quickly replace a member rather than mess the whole dungeon up if the queue looks to be a long time. Making sure people have suitable gear and job stones and such lol. Just things that make it a bit smoother.

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10. If you could have ONE QUESTION answered by SE's Developers, what would you ask them?:

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Would depend on if one would get an answer that is for the public / PR approved or an actual answer that would be the kind that they would give to each other when working on the game.

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11. Your favorite primal?:

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They're all pretty cool but always thought King Thoridan was fun.

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11a. Favorite NPC?:

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There are a few I like but I think Emet has a special place.

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11b. Your favorite mount?:

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Ixon, Odin, or Legacy Choco?

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11c. Any certain fight(s) you like doing over and over?:

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I think most fights are fine to do over and over, but the whole insane duration on your buffs aspect of the Ascian fight (when you get sucked into the void) is always fun. Sometimes I think of the buffs I wish I could have made last longer lol (if it was level synced to 80 or whatever).

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11d. How about a song you'd enjoy putting on repeat?:

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Any primal / big fight song is pretty cool, I also quite like twilight over thanalan. Last zone's special area music is also quite nice on repeat.

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12. If you could have a house in any zone, where would you build it?:

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In either one of the wild looking boss zones (the space/sky like ones), Azim Steppe, or that shrine for all of the Stormblood primal minion guys. Although I keep seeing (mental picture) a really neat water feature desert area and kind of hope that becomes a reality in FFXIV. Like Altissa meets the desert, Clerya from FFIX meets water features, etc.

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12a. What region do you find yourself AFKing the most?:

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I tend to avoid afking, login, logout. If I afk it's because I quickly walked away. Though I enjoy the afk auto camera feature in the game when I do walk away and come back I'll see it show a few scenes for giggles.

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13. Anything else you wish to share?:

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1. How long have you been playing?: A bit more than 7 years, since the ARR closed Beta.
2. What server(s) do you live on?: Excalibur, my 4th server to live on.
3. Your character's race?: Female Miqote
3a. Do you have more than one favorite race? (Only applies to who fantaisa or have alts): N/A
4. Any favorable glamour 'sets' you wear a lot?: My caster glamour which uses the Eikon Corselet of Casting and the ruby tide longkilt? looks like dark chain robe bottom.
4a. Expanding on 4, what kind of glamours make you go "what the heck"?: Unintended usage of Costumes like Moogle head with something not fitting.
5. What's your main job and why?: RDM because I perform well on it like I did with BLM but with much less stress and less galaxy-brain thinking. RL had me exhausted and RDM is a blessing.
5a: Do you play more than one job?: RDM and GNB mainly. I do use NIN and WHM occasionally.
5b. That ONE job you want to pick up and "git gud" at?: NIN. Tremendously fun but I'm not very good with it.
5c. Which job do you dislike and why?: MNK. Its really not my playstyle. Really boring ÌMO
5d. If FF14 could have job from another game in the franchise, which would you want?: CHEMIST
6. What kind of player do you call yourself (ex: Rper, casual, raider, social, crafter, all-rounder, etc)?: I suppose ''retired'' raider? I basically only do battle content and help people with it.
7. What's the "typical day" for you when you log on (don't have to go into detail)?: Everyday. I also AFK everyday lol.
7a. Anything that you "must do", because it's "required" that makes you annoyed?: Cap tomes. Cap Tomes. CAP TOMES.
8. Favorable parts of the game that make you happy?: The little references in every content. the story theories. Discovering a new job.
8a. Least desirable parts that the game could be improved on?: Dungeons in general could be improved, both on difficulty and rewards. Heck make a entirely new level with no effect on the story. Otherwise, there's nearly no point in being in the multiple maps. Some incentive would be great.
9. When you use the DF, how many times have you had a "bad experience", and what happened? (can be vague or skip this): Kinda hard to count but I probably got in the 100s ranging from ''ice mage'' to ''you don't pay my sub'' while passing by some high-end elitists ''Your DPS is trash''.
9a. Any pleasant experiences when using the DF?: Many. Either the silent super fast run, or the goofy run with another helpful mentor or the runs with a team full of talkative sprouts that listens!
9b. Any improvements you think the DF, in general, needs?: Make unsync faster to access, allow to queue multiple instance while unsync. Allow to queue for multiple roulettes (assuming you fit the team settings).
10. If you could have ONE QUESTION answered by SE's Developers, what would you ask them?: Will you guys ever create battles that involves multiple floors like say a generator is on the second floor and is pumping the boss.
11. Your favorite primal?: Primal in the lore sense of things? Lakshmi or Shiva. Trial? Nidhogg.
11a. Favorite NPC?: Alisaie
11b. Your favorite mount?: Alte Roite because Danger Noodle with Neo Exdeath theme.
11c. Any certain fight(s) you like doing over and over?: The Second Coil of Bahamut Turn 4. Yes T9. Also Nidhogg. And Ruby Weapon.
11d. How about a song you'd enjoy putting on repeat?: SIT DOWN CUZ I HAVE LIST. Long Fall (Twinning), Ruby Weapon, Revenge Twofold, Dragonsong, the Omega M/F theme, Shinryu, Oblivion, Neo Exdeath, etc.
12. If you could have a house in any zone, where would you build it?: In the Hinterlands or the Azim Steppe. Alternatively, the not beach part of La Noscea.
12a. What region do you find yourself AFKing the most?: In front of my house in the Lavender Beds.
13. Anything else you wish to share?: SE pls make more battle content. Put rewards (achievements) based on personal skill or team skill. Like clear Amaurot in X time, clear X with no deaths. Give us a reason to return to older content other than just cuz.
Also, Mentors, you are supposed to help people new and old with their issues. Not berate them. We've all been through those experiences at some point. Just being a supportive pillar in a party can help many feel relief in their potentially first instance tanking or first trial healing. Sure, they don't pay their sub but you never know, that newbie you help may one day a fellow team member in new content! Be excellent to one another!

1. How long have you been playing?:
This month marks four years!

2. What server(s) do you live on?:
Leviathan

3. Your character's race?:
Duskwight Elezen

3a. Do you have more than one favorite race? (Only applies to who fantaisa or have alts):
Just Elezen :)

4. Any favorable glamour 'sets' you wear a lot?:
I like dressing my boy in the suit glamors.

4a. Expanding on 4, what kind of glamours make you go "what the heck"?:
The pig suit glamor.

5. What's your main job and why?:
Monk. It just clicks with me.

5a: Do you play more than one job?:
Nope, just monk.

5b. That ONE job you want to pick up and "git gud" at?:
Black mage. I hate the fact that the play style changes so much as you level, I would like to at least get it to max level. Maybe one day.

5c. Which job do you dislike and why?:
Scholar. I just can't make heads and tails of it. I only get it to max level because of summoner.

5d. If FF14 could have job from another game in the franchise, which would you want?:
Not sure.

6. What kind of player do you call yourself (ex: Rper, casual, raider, social, crafter, all-rounder, etc)?:
Casual

7. What's the "typical day" for you when you log on (don't have to go into detail)?:
Check house, check FC house, squadron, daily cactpot, roulettes if I need the tomestones.

7a. Anything that you "must do", because it's "required" that makes you annoyed?:
Capping tomestones

8. Favorable parts of the game that make you happy?:
The fact that the game encourages things like taking screenshots and admiring the scenery

8a. Least desirable parts that the game could be improved on?:
The process of buying a house

9. When you use the DF, how many times have you had a "bad experience", and what happened? (can be vague or skip this):
Not too many fortunately. I have a few memories with players being toxic or just plain bad.

9a. Any pleasant experiences when using the DF?:
Yes. I remember one instance where we had a new player tank and the healer mentor went above and beyond to help this tank know everything.

9b. Any improvements you think the DF, in general, needs?:
No not really.

10. If you could have ONE QUESTION answered by SE's Developers, what would you ask them?:
Why is housing such a mess?

11. Your favorite primal?:
Lakshmi and Thordan

11a. Favorite NPC?:
Urianger

11b. Your favorite mount?:
The flying chair mount

11c. Any certain fight(s) you like doing over and over?:
Hades (normal, haven't done EX)

11d. How about a song you'd enjoy putting on repeat?:
Order Yet Undeciphered (Azys Lla theme)

12. If you could have a house in any zone, where would you build it?:
Ishgard!

12a. What region do you find yourself AFKing the most?:
The goblet in front of my house

13. Anything else you wish to share?:
No

1. How long have you been playing?:

Ten years in October since 1.0's launch (although it was more 9 years from when I actually was able to play properly due to technical and billing issues at the start of 1.0 preventing me from playing regularly til January 2011), and for ARR, seven and a bit years from the Alpha test.

2. What server(s) do you live on?:

Originally Selbina and then Ridill in 1.0, and Ridill to my current home of Balmung in ARR (not including the now gone test servers used in the ARR Alpha and Beta tests of course).

3. Your character's race?:

Miqo'te Seeker of the Sun! Enki is and always has been a Sunseeker kittygirl! :3

3a. Do you have more than one favorite race? (Only applies to who fantaisa or have alts):

I have alts but they're mostly still all miqo'te (I do have a Midlander hyur girl who resembles me in real life and a wildwood elezen girl though). I rarely if ever play my alts though so it's moot I guess.

4. Any favorable glamour 'sets' you wear a lot?:

Yes! Spring Skirt and Archeoskin Boots are essential part of Enki's wardrobe. ;) I also have the Riveria Dress as not just a 'casual' glamour for Enki but it's also her AST glam. ;)

4a. Expanding on 4, what kind of glamours make you go "what the heck"?:

Any of the animal costumes.... especially the giant fat chocobo head... urrghhhh....

5. What's your main job and why?:

GLA/PLD. Traditonally I love healers more (and in past FF games, WHM especially), but I struggled maining WHM for years in FFXI and vowed I would try a tank role in the next FF game, and so I started FFXIV 1.0 as GLA, expanding into PLD when Jobs were added, and I continued as such into ARR. And it's a choice I'm happy with, as I can still protect and help people, while still being able to have survivability and give as good as I get! And besides, being a knight in shining armour just fits the Warrior of Light idea perfectly. ;) Enki will be a free knight forever. :D

5a: Do you play more than one job?:

Sort of. I level all my Disciples of War and Magic and like to swap from time to time, but my main will always be GLA/PLD.

5b. That ONE job you want to pick up and "git gud" at?:

Not sure what this means, as all classes and Jobs are fairly easy to get the hang of as long as you take the time to actually learn them.

5c. Which job do you dislike and why?:

I have to agree with everyone who says BLU, it is an experiment that failed miserably, and really shouldn't have been bothered with as it just does not work, melding FFXI's BLU method of spell learning (specifically, have to be hit by the spell/ability/attack and then you only have a random chance of actually learning it, requiring multiple tries) into an independent content mechanic that no other Job or class has. And starts at level 1 despite having no base class, and virtually no weapons. It's just one big mess that really needs to be removed and started again from scratch. Sadly, Yoshi really missed the mark with it.

5d. If FF14 could have job from another game in the franchise, which would you want?:

There's not really any more Jobs I don't think that SE haven't touched on that could work or fit into FFXIV, given single player RPGs/strategy RPGs and MMORPGs have totally different design paradigms. Chemist might be an option, but I don't see how item use could be used as a mechanic without negatively impacting existing items (saying 'Mix' to make items is not really any different to having a mage make their own spells really, so it's not really an option.). So I don't really have any Job I would like to see, as my favourites are already in the game.

6. What kind of player do you call yourself (ex: Rper, casual, raider, social, crafter, all-rounder, etc)?:

Definetely super-Casual, with Rper and social on the side. I just don't care about doing anything 'endgame' or competitive anymore. I value my sanity and mental wellbeing too much.

7. What's the "typical day" for you when you log on (don't have to go into detail)?:

Check my 'maids' (retainers) ventures and see what items they've stolen this time, then set them to work, trade in any junk gear they've brought me back at 'Cash Converters' (the Company Quartermaster at the Adder's Nest) for GC Seals, then head off to Gold Saucer and do minicactpot (slapping the broker for running a fixed lottery more often than not ;)), then it's whatever I feel like doing for the rest of my day - usually involving daily or weekly Hunts, or doing the Challenge Log. Sometimes though I just like to fly around various zones just admiring the landscapes. :)

7a. Anything that you "must do", because it's "required" that makes you annoyed?:

Trials and dungeons for main scenario, specifically, trials and dungeons requiring a party to do, especially 8-person ones. I admit I'm not a very social person so I like to just play by myself or with my friends and family more often than not. At least the Trust system has allowed me to go through the msq on my own now, sort of.

8. Favorable parts of the game that make you happy?:

Seeing the various puns and references to past FF games and pop-culture in FATE names, quest titles and in dialogue and character/area/dungeon names and designs. It always brings a smile and a chuckle to my face when I recognize one. ;)

8a. Least desirable parts that the game could be improved on?:

FATEs or quests that require you to access a certain point that have aggressive 'trash' mobs nearby that will always inevitably agro if you're nearby. It makes things so much more difficult and frustrating.

9. When you use the DF, how many times have you had a "bad experience", and what happened? (can be vague or skip this):

Thankfully it's been rather uncommon to me, but that's because I generally don't do content through DF if I can help it (and if I do I usually bring my bf or FC friends along as emotional support).

9a. Any pleasant experiences when using the DF?:

Many years ago back before the changes to SMN, I was in a DF party in Brayflox's Longstop (NM) as SMN and the party's healer was still very new and was learning her way (she was still CNJ). Accordingly, the party struggled as she and the tank kept dying, so I kept jumping in having to heal with Physick, culminating with me basically taking over as healer (summoning Titan-egi as backup and set on Stay), and really just trying to keep everyone alive with Physick (I Ressurected the healer as much as I could, but she kept mucking up and dying again just as quickly). Somehow we got through that dungeon, and I got three commendations for it too! Alas that just is no longer possible due to the many changes made to SMN, so that party still sticks in my mind even now.

9b. Any improvements you think the DF, in general, needs?:

Maybe make it cross-data-centre, as it could help filling parties on more quieter data-centres.

10. If you could have ONE QUESTION answered by SE's Developers, what would you ask them?:

Can you please add Aerith's attire and weapon from FFVII into the game please? I want her outfit so much! :D

11. Your favorite primal?:

Still Ifrit, as I just love the music so much and his battle is still rather straightforward, no real confusing mechanics or silly gimmicks like QTEs to do. And his theme is still awesome (Primal Judgement).

11a. Favorite NPC?:

I'd say Mr Garlond but my boyfriend would probably get upset (Enki's wife's jealousy towards Enki's silly schoolgirly crush on Cid is something of a running gag in my FC ;)), so instead I'll say BestAscian! (aka Emet-Selch). Goddess I hated Emet so much for everything he did and for being so damn insufferable... but.. I love him to bits too, he was such an amazing character. :D

11b. Your favorite mount?:

Legacy Chocobo and the Griffin. Legacy Chocobo because it's so unique and special (and completely unattainable to boot now!). But the griffin wins out as it suits Enki's backstory as being Ala Mhigan born and a knight (that and the griffin is just so well animated it looks so beautiful just flying around).

11c. Any certain fight(s) you like doing over and over?:

Battle on the Big Bridge (against Gilgamesh) is just so endlessly quotable and hilarious, and is just such a fun fight. :D (and amazing fanservice too!).

11d. How about a song you'd enjoy putting on repeat?:

At the moment, it's Mortal Instants, the Amaurot dungeon theme. That dungeon was just so amazing and the music only added to it. So yeah, really hooked on this now.

12. If you could have a house in any zone, where would you build it?:

Well, if Enki could she would retire back to Gridania amongst the trees, but her home is with her wife who resides in Kugane, so that's where she is now and probably will always be. :)

12a. What region do you find yourself AFKing the most?:

Gridania, specifically the Carline Canopy. It's so relaxing there and a welcome change of pace from busier cities like Ul'dah (much less chat spam and much less people around in general).

13. Anything else you wish to share?:

Not really.

1. I started shortly before 5.1 drops, so about a year

2. Carbuncle

3. Xaela

3a. I only have one favorite race, but I do create alts as a joke characters mocking people in power of my country, like, say, I made this one Lalafell name [REDACTED] and have him be utterly incompetent at everything, you know, like his real life counterpart.

4. I have this one go-to glamour set, it's basically just a poncho and a pair of slacks, utterly mundane that I put on every job, but the glamour I like the most is my RDM glamour: A pointy hat, Plaguebringer Coat, Duelist's Breeches, and Ironwork Boots of Casting

4a. Naked Roe

5. WHM, I just like helping people, always been playing support/healer in everything

5a. I intended to max out all job so yeah

5b. The Tanks

5c. Positional Melee DPS, I think that pretty much tells you what you wanna know

5d. Geomancer (Which was teased in AST quests) and Necromancer

6. Casual Scrub

7. Roulette, leveling alts, deep dungeons , Bard Performance while waiting for que pops, and maybe do funny quests

7a. Have to spend those Poetic on something because it's capped at 2000

8.Random Background nameless, uninteractable NPC conversations, they can be pretty funny

8a. Better storage system, like , say a more unified storage instead of just dumping items on multiple retainers, and let crafters pull items from storage automatically (When crafting in a city)

9. quite a few: "That guy is going to die.....yep he's dead, gotta raise him again" "Dude, stop taking Vuln stacks" "What the hell are you doing? you're going to cleave the entire raid!"

9a. Whenever I have easier time healing people, which is quite often enough.

9b. Maybe...allowing you to exclude some dungeons/trials from the roulette? just the optional ones

10. How many more expansions are you planning on releasing? I'm gonna buy the complete edition when your last expansion comes out.

11. Susano-O because of BIG SWORD. *drools*

11a. That one unnamed Lalafell sex slave "I'm ever so sored!"

11b. Raubahn

11c. Housing Extreme

11d. Falalalala

12. Pixie's dream world

12a. Any zone I'm in while queing as a DPS

13. I wish I started playing since 1.0, just for the permanent sub fee discount.

1. How long have you been playing?:

Since Early Access for ARR, I wasn't even aware of XIV existing at the time so I missed out on that side of things, but I had a close group of friends at the time and they told me about ARR and how it was going to be amazing so I preordered, even got the Cait Sith minion though I never use it. Wish I could say I've been a constant participant but sadly that's not true, my friends kind of drifted and they all basically decided to go to other servers leaving me essentially alone, this was right around the time EX primals were coming out (the last dungeon I remember running was Copperbell HM, I collect slime-based minions). So I dropped it, never went back for years, I wound up getting back into things just before Shadowbringers dropped and I've been somewhat regular since then, just don't have the cash to keep a sub going AND put food on the table right now, probably I'll come back with 5.35 and get a Fantasia while I'm at it.

2. What server(s) do you live on?:

Cactuar, met a nice FC on it and it's been pretty cozy, though some of the prices can be a little staggering it's still a good server.

3. Your character's race?:

Currently it's Au Ra just so I could experiment with scales and facial markings but my real race is Viera, I just get frustrated with it because my main appeal in the game is dress-up and customization and with every new hair or armor set I just lose a tiny bit more hope that they'll ever fix it.

3a. Do you have more than one favorite race? (Only applies to who fantaisa or have alts):

FemRoe is also pretty good and I did like mine while I played her but Viera scratches my itch for being tall AND a beast person.

4. Any favorable glamour 'sets' you wear a lot?:

My current glamour is my favorite blending of sets and pieces, I really enjoy the 'Battle Mage' aesthetic of armored spellcasters and the Garleans have THE BEST armor aesthetic, before getting the Ratholos EX gloves and boots I was using the Garlean glamor bits you get during Stormblood. Absolute shame too because we're not getting Garlean themed gear UNTIL the Garlemald expansion (Devs said so themselves basically) and until then I have to deal with a constant barrage of witch hats and flowing gowns, total mood killer honestly when I check new gear and it's got a GIANT witch hat, I crave the WHM pieces so badly.

4a. Expanding on 4, what kind of glamours make you go "what the heck"?:

None in particular save for Naked/Bikini Tanks, I just feel like it's a waste of creativity and the glamour system to essentially go 'I don't want any clothes' instead of using the amazing armor pieces tank classes get access to.

(Part one, sorry, just... a lot to type...)

5. What's your main job and why?:

Black Mage, been one since day one and I'll be one until the game dies and is recycled into a different MMO, I like caster classes a lot and the incredibly simple rotation for BLM and the kind of 'turret' play style it has meshes with me, I'm not good at memorizing rotations and my fingers/reaction times are awful at anything more complex.

5a: Do you play more than one job?:

Nope, never.

5b. That ONE job you want to pick up and "git gud" at?:

Dark Knight, but I can't play tank classes to save my life because of anxiety.

5c. Which job do you dislike and why?:

None.

5d. If FF14 could have job from another game in the franchise, which would you want?:

I know this is a kind of stupid/telling answer but Slayer from Tera, I liked that game because it was basically free and Slayer was a STUPIDLY EASY class to play, you had to worry about enemy positioning (higher damage at the back/rear) and it essentially boiled down to a very simple rotation, plus I like the aesthetic.

6. What kind of player do you call yourself (ex: Rper, casual, raider, social, crafter, all-rounder, etc)?:

Casual RPer, I like building my character and weaving a narrative and I do legitimately enjoy RPing, but I don't like the 'hardcore' always IC RPing, it's just not my jam and I rather like the semi-IC lifestyle, also I don't like doing challenging content, never have, it tickles that anxious funny bone deep in my brain. I'm probably not the worst player in existance, I can usually keep my astral clock going and I'm pretty good at timing my rotation and swaps from fire to ice and vice versa, I just forget a lot of the side stuff like triple cast, sure cast, and my ley lines, still haven't adjusted to those QUITE yet but I do use them when my simian brain remembers 'OH RIGHT THE CIRCLE!'

Just a 'me' thing probably.

7. What's the "typical day" for you when you log on (don't have to go into detail)?:

I pop on, check up on the FC, mill about looking at armor pieces from vendors and the MB to see if anything catches my fancy, then I usually just run the newest Alliance for some of the new gear/currency (if I feel like it that day) and otherwise I just run the Main Scenario roulette and the Alliance Raid roulette for tomes and because I enjoy that mindless content.

7a. Anything that you "must do", because it's "required" that makes you annoyed?:

Relic grinding, hate it.

8. Favorable parts of the game that make you happy?:

Alliance Raids, already said it but I LEGITIMATELY love them, they're easy, I don't feel any pressure whatsoever while doing them.

8a. Least desirable parts that the game could be improved on?:

A lot of the grindy bits.

(Part two...)

9. When you use the DF, how many times have you had a "bad experience", and what happened? (can be vague or skip this):

Not many thankfully, the worst experience was a Crystal Tower run where B didn't get the memo or got lost or something during the Atmos lanes and they legitimately could not seem to grasp the concept of 'at least 4 people need to stand on the thing' for a solid like 10 minutes despite them having like 6 people. Tank and Healer were up smacking the Atmos (for some reason) and they had a DRG that couldn't stand on the circle for some ungodly reason and refused to pull any of the adds back to the circle to get nuked, it was a shit show, for some reason while yelling at them to get on the circle someone from B started going off about someone on C being a blue parse so they should shut up. No bearing whatsoever, but this guy on B was ADAMANT that being a blue parse meant the person on C was a bad player and that they were to blame for B not standing on the circle, and the petty arguing carried on to the final boss, not very fun, I'd rather go back to smashing my face on Titan HM's fists than do that run again.

9a. Any pleasant experiences when using the DF?:

Almost all of them.

9b. Any improvements you think the DF, in general, needs?:

None I can think of.

10. If you could have ONE QUESTION answered by SE's Developers, what would you ask them?:

What has CURRENTLY been developed in regards to a solution for Viera/Hrothgar and why is it not released yet?

Not to throw shade but it's been a year, they should surely have SOMETHING cooked up, even if it's just a couple hairstyles some underpaid intern has managed to jerry rig into working, ANYTHING at all beyond 'we got nothing done' should be out by now, instead it's silence and some small part of me thinks they're holding whatever they have developed to their chest.


11. Your favorite primal?:

I love Bahamut, his implementation and role in the lore/world is so strong, I still remember the first time I watched the cutscene where he breaks out of Dalamud and being blown away, delving into the Coil and seeing his tattered barely alive remains buried deep underground was REALLY cool. I'll never forget when I first did them (it was recent when the content was vastly outdated, my anxiety even at release kept me out of them in fear I'd ruin it or something) and you get to stand on the palm of his hand or in the final stretch when the blast shield windows open and you get to see Bahamut's still beating heart connected to his pretty much decapitated head...

(Part three...)

11a. Favorite NPC?:

Emet-Selch/Hades, by and far the single most enjoyable villain/NPC since release, there's not even a slight comparison or a second place to me to the degree that I'm not actually looking forward to whatever comes next because honestly Zenos is BORING and the psycho-sociopath Ascian butt-buddy he has is just as BORING. Zenos was the epitome of a game/dev saying 'NAH YOU CAN'T FIGHT HE'S TOO POWERFUL' when I honestly feel like I could fight and win, I have 0 doubts if his stupid fights didn't have 'you lose' mechanics in them people would've beaten him within the first week of Stormblood's release, hands down.

You know what's the most common reaction when Emet-Selch/Hades shows up again to save us during the fight with Elidibus? Cheering, crying, and usually some hype screaming.

You'll never see that for Zenos.

11b. Your favorite mount?:

Currently Kirin, previously it was the magic chair, and if I get enough money my new favorite will be the whale mount, I love whales and it's legitimately an awesome design that seems genuinely comfy to relax on.

11c. Any certain fight(s) you like doing over and over?:

Not a particular fight but I do enjoy the Crystal Tower Alliance Raids, all three of them, they're a blast from the past.

11d. How about a song you'd enjoy putting on repeat?:

The Alexander theme, I dunno if it has a different title but it's the theme for Alexander, in particular the like remix version in the Twinning boss fight with 'NOT-Alexander'.

12. If you could have a house in any zone, where would you build it?:

Probably and odd answer but somewhere near the Burning Wall in Thanalan OR in the Crystal Tower itself, the First Crystal Tower, the Source Crystal Tower has kind of boring and drab scenery to be honest.

12a. What region do you find yourself AFKing the most?:

Eulmore, no shame in it but I sit around in the Strip Club there when not doing other things, it's just... a good place to relax.

13. Anything else you wish to share?:

I sincerely hope the upcoming relic steps AREN'T a horrific grind, I don't get why but a lot of people seem to be fully on board with the relics being these grindfest trophies and not a fun little gimme to the casual player who doesn't want to raid but does want a nice sparkly weapon, though hopefully not as mindless as the first step was. I liked the story and the quest, it was neat, but doing a single piece of content and getting the relic isn't what I had in mind, something more like the first relic where you had to do a couple pieces of hard content and do some open-world boss battles (the Chimera was a lot of fun, at least it was for me.)

(FINALE!!!)

1. How long have you been playing?: Since 1.0 Closed Beta

2. What server(s) do you live on?: Faerie

3. Your character's race?: Hyur Midlander

3a. Do you have more than one favorite race? (Only applies to who fantaisa or have alts): Eh i have multiple alts of different races but no particularly favorite one... but if I have to chose probably Hyur...

4. Any favorable glamour 'sets' you wear a lot?: Depends on my job

4a. Expanding on 4, what kind of glamours make you go "what the heck"?: *shrugs*

5. What's your main job and why?: Redmage or Whitemage because love

5a: Do you play more than one job?: yes

5b. That ONE job you want to pick up and "git gud" at?: eh

5c. Which job do you dislike and why?: monk ... positional

5d. If FF14 could have job from another game in the franchise, which would you want?: doesn't matter

6. What kind of player do you call yourself (ex: Rper, casual, raider, social, crafter, all-rounder, etc)?: Filthy casual that wants to play more but cant due to work

7. What's the "typical day" for you when you log on (don't have to go into detail)?: Roulettes then new game plus or watch cutscenes

7a. Anything that you "must do", because it's "required" that makes you annoyed?: nope

8. Favorable parts of the game that make you happy?: story!!!

8a. Least desirable parts that the game could be improved on?: *shrugs*

9. When you use the DF, how many times have you had a "bad experience", and what happened? (can be vague or skip this): too many to count

9a. Any pleasant experiences when using the DF?: sometimes

9b. Any improvements you think the DF, in general, needs?: meh

10. If you could have ONE QUESTION answered by SE's Developers, what would you ask them?: Already did back before 2.0 came out. It was about them selling us the Meteor Survivor Polo ^__^

11. Your favorite primal?: Ramuh and his beard

11a. Favorite NPC?: Aymeric or Hauchefant

11b. Your favorite mount?: ehhh I have multiple fans

11c. Any certain fight(s) you like doing over and over?: 5.3 final boss

11d. How about a song you'd enjoy putting on repeat?: multiple are on my orchestrion

12. If you could have a house in any zone, where would you build it?: I had a house in Shirogane... then moved servers... i want one there again.

12a. What region do you find yourself AFKing the most?: I only afk to smoke sooo I don't have a favorite place?

13. Anything else you wish to share?: Soylent green is people and Snape killed Dumbledore

1. How long have you been playing?:

Started around 2.3 but play seriously since 3.0.

2. What server(s) do you live on?:

Tonberry

3. Your character's race?:

Was a Roe before changing to Hrothgar when 5.0 launched.

4. Any favorable glamour 'sets' you wear a lot?:

Plague doctor set for caster. I really like how classy the set make me look.

4a. Expanding on 4, what kind of glamours make you go "what the heck"?:

Something very 'colorful'?

5. What's your main job and why?:

Astrologian, since I love to buff and support. Also, the skills look gorgeous.

5a: Do you play more than one job?:

Yes, all jobs actually.

5b. That ONE job you want to pick up and "git gud" at?:

Ninja.

5c. Which job do you dislike and why?:

Right now, probably scholar due to how clunky the class feels.

5d. If FF14 could have job from another game in the franchise, which would you want?:

Time Mage, cause I like the time theme a lot. Also part of the reason I play Ast, but they stripped the class of time-theme, so Time Mage might be a possibility.

6. What kind of player do you call yourself (ex: Rper, casual, raider, social, crafter, all-rounder, etc)?:

Probably an all-rounder. Since I raid and play most casual content.

7. What's the "typical day" for you when you log on (don't have to go into detail)?:

Playing any content with friends.

7a. Anything that you "must do", because it's "required" that makes you annoyed?:

Weekly savage probably.

8. Favorable parts of the game that make you happy?:

I love how fan service this game is, like you could pick most stuff in this game and it could be a reference from older FF.

8a. Least desirable parts that the game could be improved on?:

I would LOVE a proper glamour log.

9. When you use the DF, how many times have you had a "bad experience", and what happened? (can be vague or skip this):

I hate it when people don't know how to play their classes at all. Like free-style DPS or clueless tank, etc.

9a. Any pleasant experiences when using the DF?:

I love it when seeing people go out of their way and use the skill to adjust to another person's mistake. Especially from tank and DPS.

9b. Any improvements you think the DF, in general, needs?:

Not that I can think of.

10. If you could have ONE QUESTION answered by SE's Developers, what would you ask them?:

What's the plan for healers?

11. Your favorite primal?:

Sophia.

11a. Favorite NPC?:

Runar.

11b. Your favorite mount?:

Construct VII.

11c. Any certain fight(s) you like doing over and over?:

Tsukuyomi.

11d. How about a song you'd enjoy putting on repeat?:

Locus, Equilibrium, Wayward Daughter, Return to Oblivion, and many more.

12. If you could have a house in any zone, where would you build it?:

Terncliff is beautiful, wouldn't mind having a house there.

12a. What region do you find yourself AFKing the most?:

Nowhere really, I usually AFK in the area where I have prior business there.

13. Anything else you wish to share?:

Nope.

1. How long have you been playing?:
About six-ish years
2. What server(s) do you live on?:
Currently Adamantoise!
3. Your character's race?:
Au'Ra!
3a. Do you have more than one favorite race? (Only applies to who fantaisa or have alts):
Au'Ra is my favorite! I like the Viera too but more just seeing them around rather than playing one.
4. Any favorable glamour 'sets' you wear a lot?:
Nothing in particular! I change glamours around at least twice a week.
4a. Expanding on 4, what kind of glamours make you go "what the heck"?:
Nothing comes to mind, playing MMORPGS for so long is pretty desensitizing to goofy, flashy glams.
5. What's your main job and why?:
WHM because its easy and relaxing. I've been playing it since I first started and haven't stopped.
5a: Do you play more than one job?:
I've picked up dancer for my preferred DPS and Gunbreaker for my tank! Though I still need lots of practice on both.
-part 1-

-part 2-
5b. That ONE job you want to pick up and "git gud" at?:
It would be nice to pick up MCH again. I tried to learn them when they first released but so many reworks later the job slipped through my fingers
5c. Which job do you dislike and why?:
Probably MNK, it's just never stood out as particularly interesting or fun to me.
5d. If FF14 could have job from another game in the franchise, which would you want?:
I haven't played very many FF games....I hear lots of talk about beastmasters, I think as a premise it could be interesting! Though, the effort spent might be better off improving SMN.
6. What kind of player do you call yourself (ex: Rper, casual, raider, social, crafter, all-rounder, etc)?:
Casual all-rounder. I like doing a bit of everything but don't focus on one thing at a time, rather just letting my whims take me on.
7. What's the "typical day" for you when you log on (don't have to go into detail)?:
Log in, maybe play a little song with BRD performace to wake myself up. Look in the part finder for anything going on or hop into the diadem for some gathering. From there it's whatever I feel like in the moment!
7a. Anything that you "must do", because it's "required" that makes you annoyed?:
I don't view anything as such. If I want something bad enough then I'll do whats needed to get it, and if not then I won't do it. I've learned to always check up on myself to make sure I'm having fun, or enjoying how I'm spending my time. If not then it's time to do something else.
8. Favorable parts of the game that make you happy?:
Jumping into a new dungeon or trial on patch day, when no one knows the mechanics and learning them together are the happiest moments to me.
8a. Least desirable parts that the game could be improved on?:
The repetitive formula! I know that if it ain't broke don't fix it is a saying the FFXIV team live by but I'd like to see a little more departure, more experimentation. That aside I'd like cutscene animation to be better, and for the player character to have more active roles and animations! This is alot of work considering all the different races and classes but other MMOS seem to manage even some sort of minimum here. All the WOL seems to do in most cases is unsheathe weapon and frown.

-part 3-
9. When you use the DF, how many times have you had a "bad experience", and what happened? (can be vague or skip this):
Nothing stands out, perhaps the occasional extremely rare jerk tank?
9a. Any pleasant experiences when using the DF?:
Again, nothing stands out in memory but I know there have been some genuinely lovely parties.
9b. Any improvements you think the DF, in general, needs?:
Hmm..I'm not good at think of technical solutions.. But I'm sure there are things that can be done for it.

10. If you could have ONE QUESTION answered by SE's Developers, what would you ask them?:
I would shamelessly ask them for a persona style relationship system! I want a love interest! Romance routes! Even if its a limited event! Maybe something for valentines heh.
11. Your favorite primal?:
It's too spoilery to say!
11a. Favorite NPC?:
G'raha! And Emet of course.
11b. Your favorite mount?:
Hrmmm...a difficult choice but I'm going to have to pick the Regalia
11c. Any certain fight(s) you like doing over and over?:
A certain SHB fight, at the end of the 5.0 storyline!
11d. How about a song you'd enjoy putting on repeat?:
G'raha's theme, shadowbringers edition.
12. If you could have a house in any zone, where would you build it?:
100% The Tempest
12a. What region do you find yourself AFKing the most?:
No where in particular! It's too much effort to go somewhere just to afk.
13. Anything else you wish to share?:
Loosen up, have fun, it's a game after all. Make some friends and be happy.

1. How long have you been playing?:

I have held a subscription constantly for Square's Final Fantasy MMOs since Autumn 2003 when FFXI was released for the PS2 States' side. I did not play FFXIV during 1.0, because the laughably promised PS3 version of that beautiful game never landed. I'm not a PC sort of man. I would gladly have played through 1.0, and I have many friends who did. I only recently let my FFXI sub lapse in 2019, due to my CC expiriing, and me having no reason to go back, since I completed its last storyline in 2018.

Seven full years now for FFXIV, since Early Access of 2.0. It didn't really hook me at first, because my heart wasn't in it, but the gameplay kept me around until the hook caught me.

2. What server(s) do you live on?:

Excalibur and Sargatanas. I've a history of living on both since EA, due to trying to follow my ex-lover and rekindle our romance. It didn't pan out, but I stumbled into a nice FC whose company I very much enjoy, so I keep a character fully equipped on Sargatanas at all times for them. My main is Excalibur. Occasionally I make alts on other servers, but no other servers have really caused me to stay for too long, cept for Balmung for a 7 month or so stint where I tried out serious RP, ERP, and all that hoo-hah.

3. Your character's race?:

Highlander Hyur - Male. My first choice and the choice I gravitate back to when I tire of the other races. I've also spent considerable time as Roegadyn Male and Au Ra Male.

3a. Do you have more than one favorite race? (Only applies to who fantaisa or have alts):
No, but I did like Xaela enough to have my main be one for about 2.5 years.


4. Any favorable glamour 'sets' you wear a lot?:
Late Allagan Aiming set, Proto Ultima Mesh, and Anemos duelist's set. I'm always inventing new healer glamours, and I generally come up with unique glams for each character that I play.

4a. Expanding on 4, what kind of glamours make you go "what the heck"?:
Extremely flamboyant ones. The kinds that are like, over the top. You know, a character with like pink hair with turquoise highlights wearing a thong and an open shit, but then full metal gauntlets, all hot pink, of course. The kind of glams, that in my opinion, make your character look stupid, by making them stick out like a sore thumb.

5. What's your main job and why?:
All eight melee jobs and RDM. I like being up close and personal. This used to include MCH when it still had Blank, and then when it needed to use Flamethrower to cap gauge for Wildfire window. But I love pretty much every job. My friends consider me to be a tank main, because that is the role that I put them all to shame in, and some of them are quite good at the game.

5a: Do you play more than one job?:
Yes. I'm quite active on any job that I take to max level. The only time in the game's history that this extended to all jobs was Heavensward. It will be the case again in Shadowbringers, once I finish my LP, I intend to go for the Amaro mount.

5b. That ONE job you want to pick up and "git gud" at?:
I am good at every job that I play. The game comes easily to me, because I have played it for so long, and I always take my gaming seriously. My BLM play is always a little rough compared to everything else. It's the job I have the least affinity for, barring Dancer. I have not yet touched Dancer.

5c. Which job do you dislike and why?:
Currently, I don't like Dancer. Not for its gameplay, I can't really comment on that. Its animations on the other hand are so gaudy and cover up the monster. It's almost enough to make me wish I could censor animations by job.


5d. If FF14 could have job from another game in the franchise, which would you want?:
Mystic Swordsman/Rune Fencer from FF5. Rune Fencer is the name/flair they gave it in FFXI, and I've love for it to show up in XIV as a dual sword wielding DPS with elemental spellblade WSes.

6. What kind of player do you call yourself (ex: Rper, casual, raider, social, crafter, all-rounder, etc)?:
Mentor. :)

7. What's the "typical day" for you when you log on (don't have to go into detail)?:
Daily Hunts, Beastmen Dailies, Tomestone roulettes on my main, EXP roulettes on my LP alt. Currently after that, if I have time, recording storyline and related battle gameplay on my LP alt for my LP.

7a. Anything that you "must do", because it's "required" that makes you annoyed?:
I feel compelled to upgrade my gear, despite not really needing to. This means capping tomes/grinding hunts in some form.

8. Favorable parts of the game that make you happy?:
Dungeons and PUGing Extremes. Any time I can get my friends in on those are exceptionally fun.

8a. Least desirable parts that the game could be improved on?:
Disconnecting during solo run Deep Dungeons = worse than getting kicked in the nads. Change it! The NA data center PF... ok that's a player driven issue, but my god.

9. When you use the DF, how many times have you had a "bad experience", and what happened? (can be vague or skip this):
Three or four times a year usually. Generally happens in lower level dungeons. Just random bullshit. The occasional kick by a couple because I don't play the way they want. The occasional healer butts heads with the tank over a disagreement about pull size or using sprint.

9a. Any pleasant experiences when using the DF?:
Plenty. Funny meme style name characters living up to their namesake. Getting all 7 comms from a clutch Tsukuyomi normal mode kill recently that was recorded due to being for my LP alt. The occasional, "Oh my god, your character is so hawt, doki doki" from complete strangers.

9b. Any improvements you think the DF, in general, needs?:
Give the person getting kicked a vote in the vote kick proceedings to take away couples' authority.

10. If you could have ONE QUESTION answered by SE's Developers, what would you ask them?:
Do any of you play the game and participate in the official forums off the record? Is one of you walking amongst us as an equal?

11. Your favorite primal?:
Oooh, a toughie! Probably Edgen's Gate Titan right now, but maybe Shinryu Extreme for all time fave currently.

11a. Favorite NPC?:
Ooh, another toughie! Hmm... it's a toss up between Hien and Alisae. Hien has this dry humor and subtle wit that the playerbase doesn't really pick up on for some reason, preferring to portray him as a himbo. His english VA really sells the subtlety too. Alisae is just... best girl. Unironicaly, her english VA is great, but also she's just got the best personality and is my favorite lady among the NPCs.

11b. Your favorite mount?:
The Skyslipper from Titan Savage. 4 person mount, hovercraft FF4 reference sorta thing, and just looks cool.

11c. Any certain fight(s) you like doing over and over?:
I've never gotten tired of Titan HM, Ridorana Lighthouse, Shinryu Ex, Halicarnassus NM/Savage, Exdeath Savage, Tsukuyomi, Turn 13, Turn 9, Turn 5, Turn 4, and Steps of Faith.

11d. How about a song you'd enjoy putting on repeat?:
Wayward Daughter. A Land Long Dead.

12. If you could have a house in any zone, where would you build it?:
Any zone? Hmm. Likely the Ruby Sea at the bottom of the ocean. If not there, then The Lochs overlooking the southern canyon.

12a. What region do you find yourself AFKing the most?:
Kholusia if it's day time

13. Anything else you wish to share?:
Nothing I can really think of other than, my Let's Play is almost to Shadowbringers. :) Looking forward to having the whole of that recorded and available for me to reference for forum lore discussion/debate.

1. How long have you been playing?:
I created my account and logged in for the first time on 25/06/2014. So 6 years, 2 months, 2 weeks, 1 day. (with around 5.5K hours played, I took some short breaks over the years)

2. What server(s) do you live on?:
I play on Cerberus (I don't live there).

3. Your character's race?:
Au'ra.

3a. Do you have more than one favorite race? (Only applies to who fantaisa or have alts):
I do not fantaisa because I think it should be free & I do not play alts. However, apart from Au'ra I quite like Hyur.

4. Any favorable glamour 'sets' you wear a lot?:
Savage version of the current raid tier dyed in (usually) the opposite color. Currently I've put the edenchoir armor in black dyes and the weapons in white.

4a. Expanding on 4, what kind of glamours make you go "what the heck"?:
roegadyn in speedos.

5. What's your main job and why?:
PLD, It's also my main class I started with in WoW in 2004 and always prefered it the most.

5a: Do you play more than one job?:
No.

5b. That ONE job you want to pick up and "git gud" at?:
BLU.

5c. Which job do you dislike and why?:
BLU, When I first heard about it during the live letters Yoshi P said it would be a Solo job and I thought, perfect for me, then when it got released I came to the conclusion that you needed to make parties to do 90% of what BLU can do.

5d. If FF14 could have job from another game in the franchise, which would you want?:
Warlock.

6. What kind of player do you call yourself (ex: Rper, casual, raider, social, crafter, all-rounder, etc)?:
Raider.

7. What's the "typical day" for you when you log on (don't have to go into detail)?:
Usually in between raid patches: Log in, do roulettes or mount farms, log out.
During raid patches: Log in, do raid, log out.

7a. Anything that you "must do", because it's "required" that makes you annoyed?:
I used to dislike the MSQ when I first started because there were a lot and I just wanted to get to the endgame quick.

8. Favorable parts of the game that make you happy?:
When you beat the final raid boss of the tier after you've progged for a few weeks.

8a. Least desirable parts that the game could be improved on?:
Job identy that has been lost for the sake of balancing.

9. When you use the DF, how many times have you had a "bad experience", and what happened? (can be vague or skip this):
This used to be a very long time ago, but what frequently happened is when I saw wipes and people messing up stuff badly (also happens in the easy experts) I try to offer advice and help and I'm just greeted with being toxic elitist.
Since those moments I've removed the burger crown icon and now almost never talk and just silently kick or leave group myself and put people on blacklist. I'm having much more fun now and no more drama.

9a. Any pleasant experiences when using the DF?:
Not really, I do savage with static and DF is soly for the easy roulettes, they don't give me any joy or pleasure when you beat it since it's so easy.

9b. Any improvements you think the DF, in general, needs?:
None that I can currently think off.

10. If you could have ONE QUESTION answered by SE's Developers, what would you ask them?:
If they have any plans for a new up to dae, state of the art MMO with a new engine that doesn't have legacy PS3 spaghetti code in the near feature.

11. Your favorite primal?:
Shiva.

11a. Favorite NPC?:
The original Minfilia.

11b. Your favorite mount?:
Hard to say, I'm usually riding around on centaur Ramuh's back.

11c. Any certain fight(s) you like doing over and over?:
Shiva savage. And this is no joke, I honestly really liked that fight.

11d. How about a song you'd enjoy putting on repeat?:
The new WOL primal song, I put it on repeat in my house hi-fi stereo.

12. If you could have a house in any zone, where would you build it?:
In the empty void.

12a. What region do you find yourself AFKing the most?:
I usually tend to log out when I go AFK for a long period of time since I'm using a pretty beefy computer and it consumes quite some power. (I did actually test this with leaving a pretty steep req game running an entire month vs the next month when I logged off / quit the game when I stoped playing and the power consumption was noticibly lower the next month).
For 'normal' AFK periods or when I go bio or when I wait for PF to fill I usually stay in my house.

13. Anything else you wish to share?:
Nothing that I can think off, I may come back later and edit if I find something more to put here.

1. How long have you been playing?:
Played some in 1.X, but PC at the time couldn't handle the game. So 7 years (ARR launch) and some change.

2. What server(s) do you live on?:
Was originally on Wutai, then when servers changed put my legacy guy on Balmung. Later moved him to Coeurl. My main was born on Coeurl since friends starting at ARR launch couldn't go to legacy servers and no server transfers existed at the time.

3. Your character's race?: Legacy is a derplander, main Au Ra now :P

3a. Do you have more than one favorite race? (Only applies to who fantasia or have alts):
See above.

4. Any favorable glamour 'sets' you wear a lot?:
Several, but they get cycled in and out

4a. Expanding on 4, what kind of glamours make you go "what the heck"?:
Nah, nothing really surprises me with glams anymore.

5. What's your main job and why?:
RDM, because been my favorite FF job forever.

5a: Do you play more than one job?:
Slowly getting all to 80, mainly play RDM, NIN, and AST.

5b. That ONE job you want to pick up and "git gud" at?:
All of them

5c. Which job do you dislike and why?:
None of em at the moment.

5d. If FF14 could have job from another game in the franchise, which would you want?:
Geomancer would be pretty sweet.

6. What kind of player do you call yourself (ex: Rper, casual, raider, social, crafter, all-rounder, etc)?:
All rounder, I do what I want when I want. Tend to be lazy by myself, but I tend to do well going blind in content I've never cleared before (old or new). Never did savage though, never have time for a static to prog with.

7. What's the "typical day" for you when you log on (don't have to go into detail)?:
Might chat with fc a bit if anyone's on, retainers, maybe a roulette or two

7a. Anything that you "must do", because it's "required" that makes you annoyed?:
Nah

8. Favorable parts of the game that make you happy?:
Story :3

8a. Least desirable parts that the game could be improved on?:
Not a fan of crafting, but it's certainly better than before I think.

9. When you use the DF, how many times have you had a "bad experience", and what happened? (can be vague or skip this):
Too many to recall in 7 years, but generally pulled through and cleared.

9a. Any pleasant experiences when using the DF?:
Quite a few.

9b. Any improvements you think the DF, in general, needs?:
Meh, it works.

10. If you could have ONE QUESTION answered by SE's Developers, what would you ask them?:
Higher res textures option for PC when? :P

11. Your favorite primal?:
Shiva

11a. Favorite NPC?:
Alisaie, didn't like the twins for a long time, but she's grown on me in SB and ShB.

11b. Your favorite mount?:
Korpurkur

11c. Any certain fight(s) you like doing over and over?:
Not really, I get burnt out quick if I do something more than two or three times in succession.

11d. How about a song you'd enjoy putting on repeat?:
Locus (Primals version)

12. If you could have a house in any zone, where would you build it?:
Ishgard... One day...

12a. What region do you find yourself AFKing the most?:
Probably Gridania

13. Anything else you wish to share?:
Wish I wasn't a poor student when 1.0 launched. I enjoyed what I played (though it was after Yoshi-P fixed a bunch of stuff after the launch). Got the CE, onion helm, and legacy tattoo on my legacy guy at least, didn't play enough for the legacy chocobo or goobbue sadly.

1. How long have you been playing?:

About four and half years. I did start in ARR but only played for a short while due to not having time for the game. So I don't count that as part of my playtime.

2. What server(s) do you live on?:

Moogle and I have alts across other EU servers as well.

3. Your character's race?:

Viera

3a. Do you have more than one favorite race? (Only applies to who fantaisa or have alts):

Bunny all the way!

4. Any favorable glamour 'sets' you wear a lot?:

I typically glam into sets that don't really look like healing gear. I'm a caster who wants to look like a physical dps. The exception to this are some fun glams with nier pieces.

4a. Expanding on 4, what kind of glamours make you go "what the heck"?:

None at all.

5. What's your main job and why?:

Scholar because it's the most fun healer I have ever played across all games I have tried.

5a: Do you play more than one job?:

As a main? no

5b. That ONE job you want to pick up and "git gud" at?:

Healers in general, but mainly sch.

5c. Which job do you dislike and why?:

I haven't even touched mch and the reason is stupid. I really hate how the lunchbox looks.

5d. If FF14 could have job from another game in the franchise, which would you want?:

Not a job, but I'd love to see a blitzball based class like Wakka from FFX.

6. What kind of player do you call yourself (ex: Rper, casual, raider, social, crafter, all-rounder, etc)?:

Somewhere between casual and midcore raider (casual hours, midcore attitude) and a crafter who is more like Ikea than anything else.

7. What's the "typical day" for you when you log on (don't have to go into detail)?:

Just chat with my wonderful fc peeps and chill doing random content, when I'm not raiding.

7a. Anything that you "must do", because it's "required" that makes you annoyed?:

I'm sure there is something but nothing springs to mind so it can't be too annoying.

8. Favorable parts of the game that make you happy?:

The msq, housing and the style of casual and raid content in this game.

8a. Least desirable parts that the game could be improved on?:

The housing system is in dire need of vast improvement. The content itself is very good but there are simply not enough plots in the game to meet the demands of the ever increasing population. SE either need to add a tremendous amount of wards or introduce a fully fledged instanced housing system.

9. When you use the DF, how many times have you had a "bad experience", and what happened? (can be vague or skip this):

I'm a pretty patient person. For me it's enough that people play good enough to beat the content. Less than 10% of DF experiences for me have been truly bad.

9a. Any pleasant experiences when using the DF?:

I enjoy when I see people compliment each other's glams, or when a new player is happy about seeing something cool.

9b. Any improvements you think the DF, in general, needs?:

For the love of god make it mandatory to have a job stone equipped for lvl 30+ content!

10. If you could have ONE QUESTION answered by SE's Developers, what would you ask them?:

I would want to know the real reason why the housing system is in such a mess. I have my theories, we all do. But SE have never explicitly detailed -why- things are how they are.

11. Your favorite primal?:

I am really struggling to pick just one. Or even three. I'll just not answer this :D

11a. Favorite NPC?:

Alphinaud

11b. Your favorite mount?:

The dodo

11c. Any certain fight(s) you like doing over and over?:

Hmmm no. I like a lot of fights but there aren't any I would choose to do on repeat.

11d. How about a song you'd enjoy putting on repeat?:

LA HEE, Metal, Tomorrow and Tomorrow, Fiend, Equilibrium and The Emperor's Wont.

12. If you could have a house in any zone, where would you build it?:

Lavender Beds. I love flowers.

12a. What region do you find yourself AFKing the most?:

The Goblet, where my fc house is.

13. Anything else you wish to share?:

I am very thankful for the existence of this game. I have met some of the most wonderful people in my life here, including my boyfriend who I have been living with for a few years. I have so many cherished memories made with precious people because of this game.

1. How long have you been playing?:
Almost 7 years, since 2.0 release

2. What server(s) do you live on?:
Omega and some old alts on Phoenix

3. Your character's race?:
Currently Miqo'te

3a. Do you have more than one favorite race? (Only applies to who fantaisa or have alts):
Viera, Miqo'te and Au Ra

4. Any favorable glamour 'sets' you wear a lot?:
I don't really have any glamours that I wear for too long, I jump on new glamours and gear if I like them and wear until a new thing comes around. I do use Glade Slops/Spring Bottoms + Raptorskin Boots/Adept's Thighboots for most of my glams

4a. Expanding on 4, what kind of glamours make you go "what the heck"?:
Almost naked, no pants ones and strange gear combinations

5. What's your main job and why?:
GNB for a tank (cuz gunblades), WHM for a healer (they're the most fun atm imo), MCH for DPS (cuz guns)
I don't really have a main job per se but these are the ones I play the most atm. I get bored playing the same class and swap them when I feel like it

5a: Do you play more than one job?:
See question above :')

5b. That ONE job you want to pick up and "git gud" at?:
Ninja maybe? I always get lost in their skills

5c. Which job do you dislike and why?:
I like them all but SAM is my least favourite because their sounds are quite obnoxious

5d. If FF14 could have job from another game in the franchise, which would you want?:
Necromancer

6. What kind of player do you call yourself (ex: Rper, casual, raider, social, crafter, all-rounder, etc)?:
Casual

7. What's the "typical day" for you when you log on (don't have to go into detail)?:
Chill and do whatever I feel like doing

7a. Anything that you "must do", because it's "required" that makes you annoyed?:
Melee positionals ;-;

8. Favorable parts of the game that make you happy?:
MSQ, 24-man raids, housing, Hildibrand quests

8a. Least desirable parts that the game could be improved on?:
Lack of proper physics, capes and Viera hairstyles. Also a lot of areas feel empty and lifeless
Oh, and those bloody recolors of the gear

9. When you use the DF, how many times have you had a "bad experience", and what happened? (can be vague or skip this):
There were plently, from fails to toxicity. Hard to recall one particular case

9a. Any pleasant experiences when using the DF?:
Friendly groups are the best, I love when people chat and joke around

9b. Any improvements you think the DF, in general, needs?:
Let us queue for more than one roulette and with more than one class >n>

10. If you could have ONE QUESTION answered by SE's Developers, what would you ask them?:
When the engine updates are coming

11. Your favorite primal?:
Sophia

11a. Favorite NPC?:
Emet-Selch

11b. Your favorite mount?:
I really want Alte Roite, but from those that I own - Rathalos

11c. Any certain fight(s) you like doing over and over?:
Sophia, Titania and Hades fights. Also Dun Scaith, SB and ShB 24-man raids

11d. How about a song you'd enjoy putting on repeat?:
End of the Unknown (from Puppet's Bunker) and main ShB theme

12. If you could have a house in any zone, where would you build it?:
Near or within Amaurot

12a. What region do you find yourself AFKing the most?:
House in Lavender Beds

13. Anything else you wish to share?:
This is a fun thread :'D

1. How long have you been playing?: I've been here since the Alpha version of 1.0 (which was in March/April of 2010).
2. What server(s) do you live on?: In 1.0, i started on a server called "Lindblum". This eventually merged with another server into Sargatanas and since i've established myself on that server and made a bunch of friends from all of the world (i'm from the EU myself), my main remained on Sargatanas (even though it was moved to an NA DC). But, in order to be able to raid in EU times, i decided to create an alt on an EU DC and cleared Eden Verse Savage on Cerberus. So, I basically live on both Sargatanas (Aether DC) and Cerberus (Chaos DC)
3. Your character's race?: Miqo'te
3a. Do you have more than one favorite race? (Only applies to who fantaisa or have alts): I have multiple alts, but every single one i play on a regular basis have the same appearance of my original character. After so many years, if feels... "wrong" to play as something else.
4. Any favorable glamour 'sets' you wear a lot?: The glamour set i've been wearing for the longest time, is the Serpent Elite set with minor tweeks like glasses instead of a crown, shorts instead of the leggings and different boots.

https://i.imgur.com/sVpsznD.png

4a. Expanding on 4, what kind of glamours make you go "what the heck"?: Characters that wear the "2B Leggings" and nothing else... I know that it "expands" certain area's, but... Really? (^_^; )
5. What's your main job and why?: Depends on the character and the content i'm playing. My Sargatanas character uses WHM 99% of the time. My Cerberus characters mains DNC.

The reason as to why goes all the way back to 1.0. I started out as an Archer in 1.0. When they introduced Jobs in 1.21 i became a bard, but at the same time you had to buy your arrows as they were a consumable. Since i couldn't afford the arrows i should be using and couldn't craft them myself, i switched over to WHM, which became my main for the remainder of 1.2x and the start of 2.0.

PLD came into the mix when i joined my friends with the Binding Coil of Bahamut. They needed an 8th person and since i had we had to (re)learn the content, they figured i should try tanking it. After a long and arduous "learning" period, my main switched to PLD during remainder of ARR, Heavensward and Stormblood. However, the aggro battles during the 8-man trials, and the raids made me switch back to WHM.

WHM has been my "comfort / relaxation" job since the moment i picked it up, so it's my main again.

DNC came into the picture when i was joining a static for Eden Verse Savage. They needed a DPS and i wanted to play a job that had a lot of mobility, like BRD. However, the group already had a BRD, so i did another "Binding Coil of Bahamut" and picked an entirely new job to play with and learn Savage at the same time. I love playing DNC on an EU Server, so that has become my main on Cerberus.
5a: Do you play more than one job?: I play WHM most of the time, but since i have the tendency to level all jobs to 80, i play at least 1 job per role (PLD, WHM, DNC/BRD, RDM, SAM/NIN)
5b. That ONE job you want to pick up and "git gud" at?: I already play a lot of jobs during each expansion and i'm confident enough with the jobs i play on a regular basis. But, i still lag behind on parsers, due to not being consistent enough. So, basically, for me it's always a road to improve myself for each job i play and i'm not easily satisfied with my own performance.
5c. Which job do you dislike and why?: SCH. I simply can't get the hang of it and end up burning through my MP. Might have something to do with not trusting the fairy.
5d. If FF14 could have job from another game in the franchise, which would you want?: I guess i'd like to see a Beastmaster in FFXIV, which is partially similar to WoW. With that i mean, that i'd like the class to be able to tame creatures from all over the world and use them as my main source of DPS by giving commands. So, basically a "SMN" type of job with 3 different type of pets, but with more diverse appearances.

On the other side, SMN seems to move away from the egi system and we don't want to re-introduce a system like that with a new job. So, after thinking about it, being able to summon a ("demi"-)pet or being able to shapeshift into an animal (giving you full control over it), would make more sense in FFXIV.
6. What kind of player do you call yourself (ex: Rper, casual, raider, social, crafter, all-rounder, etc)?: I'd place myself somewhere between a causal raider and a midcore raider. I really like running savage, but i'm not a first world raider or join up with random people in order to clear it. I prefer a static which runs the raid a few times a week for 1 or 2 lockouts per session.
7. What's the "typical day" for you when you log on (don't have to go into detail)?: Usually i clear the Beastmen (Pixie & Dwarf) Dailies, run the daily EX Roulette, get the weekly clears on the latest 24-man raids, finish the weekly NPC Deliveries for my Crafters and level any job i've yet to cap at 80. I do this (except getting every battle job to 80) on both my Sargatanas and Cerberus character. With every new raiding tier, i clear those as fast as i can, so that i can jump into the Savage difficulty. Since we cleared Eden Verse Savage, i'll be going for the Borzya Front when it's released.
7a. Anything that you "must do", because it's "required" that makes you annoyed?: Not really. I basically like everything i do in the game. Even running the same dungeon over and over again in order to level or collect gear. It doesn't feel like a forced "requirement".
8. Favorable parts of the game that make you happy?: The main appeal of the game for me, would be the MSQ. Next is the Dungeons, Trials and raids. Finally the ability to level and switch to any job on 1 character.
8a. Least desirable parts that the game could be improved on?: There are way too many things the game could improve on. But, that would be unrealistic. I welcome any type of content the game has to offer, even if it's something i won't be investing time in any time soon. The thing i would like to see improved, are the client/server side connection related things. The game in general feels nice, but it's not as responsive as other MMO's i've seen. Because i've been around for so long, i've adjusted to the "latency". I've learned how to use minimal movement and when to move, in order to get that GDC or spell in. But, since i play on 2 different datacenters, my timing will be off every once and a while, because i've adjusted to either the NA or the EU DC latency.

Other then that, i'd like to see an update on the texture quality used for the game. I'm not complaining when it comes to the general quality of the game, but at times, the textures can be pretty jarring.
9. When you use the DF, how many times have you had a "bad experience", and what happened? (can be vague or skip this): Most of my experiences are either rather uneventful or very pleasant. I think in all of the duties i've been in, i've only been kicked once for no reason and perhaps a nasty comment or two. But, they are very rare.

Thinking back, i think i've only been frustrated about people not participating in content (mostly the 24-man raids), people ignoring mechanics and blaming others for it, WHM's who have been spamming Medica 2 or that my own performance was lacking (which was more common during Savage (T_T ) ). However, these are only minor things, which i don't really classify as "Bad experiences".
9a. Any pleasant experiences when using the DF?: I've always thought is that "fun is what you make of it". Lighthearted conversations during a duty, joke about, make fun of your own mistakes when they happen and just have a good time (even when no one is talking).
9b. Any improvements you think the DF, in general, needs?: Not really. It's fine the way it is in my opinion.
10. If you could have ONE QUESTION answered by SE's Developers, what would you ask them?: Shadowbringers has been a great expansion storywise and the throwback to the Crystal Tower was something i really enjoyed. If you could revisit another part of the FFXIV world / lore, for instance the 7th Umbral Calamity, which one would you like to revisit?
11. Your favorite primal?: Oooof... That's a difficult one. Each primal/trial they've released gets better and more interesting overall. I'm torn between Suzaku, Tsukiyomi and Hades. Mostly for their aesthetics and their lore.
11a. Favorite NPC?: Y'shtola has been growing on my with each expansion. I especially love her sassyness in the more recent content.
11b. Your favorite mount?: My personal Company Chocobo. Kwehzacotl.

https://i.imgur.com/tqjHIpJ.png

11c. Any certain fight(s) you like doing over and over?: Ummmm... /think "Too many." (^_^; )
11d. How about a song you'd enjoy putting on repeat?: "To the Edge", introduced in the 5.3 patch.
12. If you could have a house in any zone, where would you build it?: Near the water in the Lavender Beds (Gridania).
12a. What region do you find yourself AFKing the most?: Basically where i'm standing at the time. I usually don't AFK for long. At least not at a specific place.
13. Anything else you wish to share?: Be good to one another. We're playing a game, so just try and have some fun. Even if it's with a total stranger you'll only be seeing for this one duty.

1. How long have you been playing?: Almost 8 years, Legacy

2. What server(s) do you live on?: Now Ragnarok (EU) but I started the game on Masamune (EU)

3. Your character's race?: I change every few months but usually revert back to my lala at some point

3a. Do you have more than one favorite race? (Only applies to who fantaisa or have alts): Lala > Roe > Mikote male > the rest

4. Any favorable glamour 'sets' you wear a lot?: Coeurl beach wears and a friendship plume, Lala starter outfit + gobelin cap or chocobo body + gobelin cap... so many cute stuff

4a. Expanding on 4, what kind of glamours make you go "what the heck"?: People still using these weird 2B boots that make your feet look disgusting...

5. What's your main job and why?: SCH/WHM I love healing. Played the 3 jobs as main at some point but now the closest to a main (the one I try to get weapons first) is WHM

5a: Do you play more than one job?: Yes, usually take the WHM/SCH slots in parties, then DNC for fun and PLD for simple things

5b. That ONE job you want to pick up and "git gud" at?: I picked up all the jobs I care about, not leveling any melee jobs.

5c. Which job do you dislike and why?: never touched SAM but usually dislike melee DPS jobs. I also dont get SMN.

5d. If FF14 could have job from another game in the franchise, which would you want?: Pupper Master

6. What kind of player do you call yourself (ex: Rper, casual, raider, social, crafter, all-rounder, etc)?: Semi-casual. I like challenge but only focus on things I have time for.

7. What's the "typical day" for you when you log on (don't have to go into detail)?: Just couple of hours. Get in , say hi to FC, do one expert roulette, do beast tribes and do weeklies (Nier raid) and that's about it. After the rest is based on time. Do ply a bit more on weekends.

7a. Anything that you "must do", because it's "required" that makes you annoyed?: ?

8. Favorable parts of the game that make you happy?: My lala

8a. Least desirable parts that the game could be improved on?: Token / item system is wonky, glamour system is wonky, chocobo system feels outdated, GC is outdated... healers are in a downward spiral... lot of things don't feel well-maintained nor fresh

9. When you use the DF, how many times have you had a "bad experience", and what happened? (can be vague or skip this): 10%

9a. Any pleasant experiences when using the DF?: Of course

9b. Any improvements you think the DF, in general, needs?: N/A

10. If you could have ONE QUESTION answered by SE's Developers, what would you ask them?: Please explain your perspective on healers and how they fit in current game

11. Your favorite primal?: Depends for what. For Design I like Garuda and Ravana. Fight wise I do miss old Titan X and the latest primal is also a great fight.

11a. Favorite NPC?: Nanamo

11b. Your favorite mount?: Maybe the Magitek Death Claw

11c. Any certain fight(s) you like doing over and over?: latest primal, very nice to far as it is always a bit different

11d. How about a song you'd enjoy putting on repeat?: Papaya

12. If you could have a house in any zone, where would you build it?: Lavender beds

12a. What region do you find yourself AFKing the most?: Our FC

13. Anything else you wish to share?: Play lalafell

Great answers so far guys! Keep them coming! :)

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Great answers so far guys! Keep them coming! :)

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I figured i'd expand on a few things, so i went back and edited my post. lol

1. How long have you been playing?:
- just over a year

2. What server(s) do you live on?:
- Zalera

3. Your character's race?:
- Mi'qote

3a. Do you have more than one favorite race? (Only applies to who fantaisa or have alts):
- Hyur on occasion

4. Any favorable glamour 'sets' you wear a lot?:
- Weathered Ebers

4a. Expanding on 4, what kind of glamours make you go "what the heck"?:
- anything with the 2B boots

5. What's your main job and why?:
- Whm, I love the healing classes and healing

5a: Do you play more than one job?:
- yes, whm, sch, ast, dnc, rdm, sometimes even tank

5b. That ONE job you want to pick up and "git gud" at?:
- rdm was interesting, I got it and I am passable

5c. Which job do you dislike and why?:
- mch, no interest at all

5d. If FF14 could have job from another game in the franchise, which would you want?:
- pretty happy with what they have now actually

6. What kind of player do you call yourself (ex: Rper, casual, raider, social, crafter, all-rounder, etc)?:
- all rounder if anything. I craft, I raid, I socialize...

7. What's the "typical day" for you when you log on (don't have to go into detail)?:
- craft what I need to, watch the mp, harvest, in the evening do things with my friends in game

7a. Anything that you "must do", because it's "required" that makes you annoyed?:
- until they "require" pvp nothing makes me annoyed to do

8. Favorable parts of the game that make you happy?:
- the story, being able to do things on ONE character

8a. Least desirable parts that the game could be improved on?:
- not sure if there is anything they have created that I would have a better idea for. anything I am bad at, isnt them, its my play style

9. When you use the DF, how many times have you had a "bad experience", and what happened? (can be vague or skip this):
- depends on what job I am playing. If its healer, maybe 30% of the time the tank is... interesting

9a. Any pleasant experiences when using the DF?:
- all the time, regardless of how things go down, very rarely is it horribly unpleasant, except maybe Aurum Vale

9b. Any improvements you think the DF, in general, needs?:
- maybe post level 30 check for job/soulstone

10. If you could have ONE QUESTION answered by SE's Developers, what would you ask them?:
- when are you addressing the NA Market bot problems?

11. Your favorite primal?:
- Tsuki, she is always fun

11a. Favorite NPC?:
- Emet Selch

11b. Your favorite mount?:
- Portly Porxie

11c. Any certain fight(s) you like doing over and over?:
- not really, I usually enjoy them though

11d. How about a song you'd enjoy putting on repeat?:
- ShB theme

12. If you could have a house in any zone, where would you build it?:
- Ishgard, I am a winter kind of girl

12a. What region do you find yourself AFKing the most?:
- Coerthas Western Highlands

13. Anything else you wish to share?:
- The story is... very involving for me and I am always amazed at how it can make me feel

1. How long have you been playing?:
I started off as a beta tester for the PS3 client. Been off and on since, and made a new account after taking almost two years off.

2. What server(s) do you live on?:
Midgardsormr

3. Your character's race?:
At this moment, Highlander Hyur, but I fantasia often and have tried basically everything at this point.

4. Any favorable glamour 'sets' you wear a lot?:
Not really, though I always glamour glasses on my avatar.

5. What's your main job and why?:
I haven’t really settled on a main right now. Been leveling MCH, SCH, and GNB.

5b. That ONE job you want to pick up and "git gud" at?:
GNB. I’m an fangirl for gunblades and it’s the one tank that feels comfortable to me.

5c. Which job do you dislike and why?:
Ninja. I LOVED Rogue, but the new ninja arts added as soon as you promote were so annoying that I dropped it almost immediately.

5d. If FF14 could have job from another game in the franchise, which would you want?:
Chemist/Apothecary as a healer. Everything else I love is here.

6. What kind of player do you call yourself (ex: Rper, casual, raider, social, crafter, all-rounder, etc)?:
Casual. I’m here more for the story and company.

7. What's the "typical day" for you when you log on (don't have to go into detail)?:
I usually just run some dailies and progress MSQ.

8. Favorable parts of the game that make you happy?:
It feels more like an FF game than most recent FF games.

8a. Least desirable parts that the game could be improved on?:
Geomancer being tacked on to AST.

9. When you use the DF, how many times have you had a "bad experience", and what happened? (can be vague or skip this):
Only a few. Honestly, I like the GMs here precisely because they are so good about stuff.

9a. Any pleasant experiences when using the DF?:
That’s most experiences.

9b. Any improvements you think the DF, in general, needs?:
An easier to use “clear all” button and settings access for controller users.

10. If you could have ONE QUESTION answered by SE's Developers, what would you ask them?:
Why is designing more healer jobs such a struggle?

11. Your favorite primal?:
Ravana

11a. Favorite NPC?:
Hildibrand

11b. Your favorite mount?:
Standard Chocobo

11c. Any certain fight(s) you like doing over and over?:
I like most of them, so not really.

11d. How about a song you'd enjoy putting on repeat?:
I’ve been pretty addicted to SoS’s boss theme.

12. If you could have a house in any zone, where would you build it?:
If we’re talking ANY zone, then Mor Dhona. If we’re talking what we’re currently limited to, then Lavender Beds.

12a. What region do you find yourself AFKing the most?:
Probably Gridania.

13. Anything else you wish to share?:
Wear a mask when you go out.

1. How long have you been playing?:
3 and a half years.

2. What server(s) do you live on?:
Lich and Cerberus.

3. Your character's race?:
Miqo´te and midlander hyur.

3a. Do you have more than one favorite race? (Only applies to who fantaisa or have alts):
Apart from those, lalafel, my original character.

4. Any favorable glamour 'sets' you wear a lot?:
The Emperor´s New Dress set ;). That, or glamours that fit my current Job.

4a. Expanding on 4, what kind of glamours make you go "what the heck"?:
Wearing a costume head (pig, chocobo, etc.) and nothing else.

5. What's your main job and why?:
White Mage, I love healing.

5a: Do you play more than one job?:
Yeah, I intend to level all of them in time.

5b. That ONE job you want to pick up and "git gud" at?:
Astromancer, looks complicated but fun.

5c. Which job do you dislike and why?:
Scholar. I can´t really get the hang of healing with it.

5d. If FF14 could have job from another game in the franchise, which would you want?:
Beast tamer from FFTA. Being able to capture monsters and make them aid you.

6. What kind of player do you call yourself (ex: Rper, casual, raider, social, crafter, all-rounder, etc)?:
Casual, I mostly play for the story and to hang out with friends.

7. What's the "typical day" for you when you log on (don't have to go into detail)?:
Currently I´m going through the MSQ with various characters, one to play with a friend and another with my husband. If not, I do roulettes to level Jobs up.

7a. Anything that you "must do", because it's "required" that makes you annoyed?:
I always resent not being able to do the coils of Bahamut to experience that part of the story.

8. Favorable parts of the game that make you happy?:
The story, no contest. Other than that, the social aspect like being able to marry other players.

8a. Least desirable parts that the game could be improved on?:
More open world feel. There are way too many loading screens.

9. When you use the DF, how many times have you had a "bad experience", and what happened? (can be vague or skip this):
Only once, running Sastasha levelling GLA up I was a bit undergeared and the healer decided to stop healing me and boot me just before the end boss.

9a. Any pleasant experiences when using the DF?:
Not any particular one. But having only one bad experience is good in itself.

9b. Any improvements you think the DF, in general, needs?:
I think it´s good enough.

10. If you could have ONE QUESTION answered by SE's Developers, what would you ask them?:
Would you kindly consider translating the game to Spanish?

11. Your favorite primal?:
Ramuh.

11a. Favorite NPC?:
Hildibrand Manderville.

11b. Your favorite mount?:
The Regalia.

11c. Any certain fight(s) you like doing over and over?:
Tsukuyomi. It´s the only Extreme fight I learned.

11d. How about a song you'd enjoy putting on repeat?:
Only one? Answers is always a solid choice.

12. If you could have a house in any zone, where would you build it?:
Mist.

12a. What region do you find yourself AFKing the most?:
My friend´s house.

13. Anything else you wish to share?:
Apart from the story, I will forever be grateful for this game for making me meet two of the kindest persons in the world.