Do FF XIV Players Keep Up With AAA Releases?

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yes one of the best games this century, tlou2 had an amazing story that ff14 should learn from

Because stuff like Cyberpunk 2077 releases, and it's better to stick with what's good.
I enjoyed Nier Replicant this year and that's about it.

Guilty Gear Strive is pretty great, would highly recommend. Apart from that I haven't delved into new releases, mostly just back catalog and replaying old classics.

I usually play games I want when they release. I've played through XV, VIIR, Cold steel 1-4, trails in the sky 1-3, R&C, some of Replicant, need to get around to that, a few other games, and also play Elite: Dangerous.

Its EASY to find time to play other games and still put a ton of time into XIV.

Also work full time and am back in school for a BAS.

I imagine everyone is different (unsurprisingly). I play a number of the older Total War games, Sea of Thieves, Farcry, GTA, Valkyria Chronicles (I honestly believe that the first Valkyria Chronicles is the best RPG ever made), Crusader Kings, a number of Call of Duty games, etc., etc. While I've been playing FFXIV a lot recently, I'm sure my interest will wane with time - especially once some of the pending MMORPGs expected to release in the next few years come out (such as Ashes of Creation).

I think most people who play this game are gamers and play new releases, at least that's the sense I get from a lot of Free Companies I've been in.

But some people do just play this and there are lots of reasons to. You can chase achievements, mounts or Triple Triad cards and find yourself spending years grinding them all. You can be a completionist or you can go back and do all the expansions' worth of high-end duties synced. You can spawn S ranks, PvP (which constantly gives you seasonal mounts if you do well) or do role-playing which is infinite content.

I've never been the type of guy to stick to just one game or genre. There's a number of games on the horizon that I'm looking forward to such as Dying Light 2 and I've been having a lot of fun lately with the Elder Scrolls Online, Final Fantasy VIIR and Resident Evil 8. That's in addition to other hobbies such as hiking and hitting up fancy restaurants.

Each to their own, but personally I think such is the best approach to take. Relying on just one game or hobby to provide entertainment is inevitably going to lead to disappointment.

I do, but most of what’s coming out is trash

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Originally Posted by ChocoPuni

Gaming is all about technology, and I think new games constantly try to find new ways to impress the players. So, if someone is a gamer, not keeping up with new releases just seems like a waste to me.
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What about you? Do you keep up with new games? I’ve noticed it can be complicated for me to focus on two games at a time.

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I play new games (I'm juggling FF14, Guilty Gear Strive, and R-Type Final 2 right now), but I don't know if I'd say I follow the AAA scene specifically lol.

As for not keeping up with new releases = a waste of time, what's wrong with playing old games as "games other tham FF14?"
I just got a copy of Vagrant Story, and only recently discovered the old River King series.

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Originally Posted by Caurcas

Guilty Gear Strive is pretty great, would highly recommend.

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Who do you play?

I literally only play FFXIV, the sims, and then a few mobile games on the side as brainless toilet games. I’ve no reason to play other games. I derive enough enjoyment out of FFXIV and other activities.

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Originally Posted by ChocoPuni

Something I never understood is how do people can ply the same game for very long periods of time or not pay attention to upcoming ones.
Gaming is all about technology, and I think new games constantly try to find new ways to impress the players. So, if someone is a gamer, not keeping up with new releases just seems like a waste to me.

I’ve seen a lot of FF XIV players grinding the dungeons over and over just to get an item or better stats… j honestly don’t understand this.

What about you? Do you keep up with new games? I’ve noticed it can be complicated for me to focus on two games at a time.

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People used to have this thing called an "attention span."

I do not. I only mainly play FFXIV.

I keep up with new releases and check if there are any upcoming games worth playing, but there just don't seem to be a lot of games coming out lately that get me excited.
It's mostly due to a lot of recent games purposefully cutting out content and reselling it as DLC.

FFXIV is the game I have put the most time in - regularly - for the past few years, but I do take frequent breaks, though I usually keep my sub going. Really it's my main game. I do play other games quite often, but I usually just play the same ones each time. Like the Elder Scrolls series, Fallout series (including 76 occasionally), Dragon Age, Total War series, a various assortment of single player RPGs (Piranha Bytes games, newer Assassin Creeds, Baldur's Gate, Pillars of Eternity, etc.), usually ESO yearly (keep up with story), various indie games, and some shooters occasionally. I don't buy AAA games that often - at least not at full price. I probably buy AA or indie games more often, if I'm buying games. I buy MAYBE 4(?) AAA games a year if it's a really good year for games. This year, I've already preordered Battlefield 2042, will preorder 'Total War: Warhammer 3'.

I don't think there are really any better mmorpgs currently than FFXIV, so if I'm going to put a lot of time into any of them it's going to be FFXIV. I also hate the cash shops in many other online games such as ESO, and dislike season passes even more - instead of being compelled to play these games (or buy my way through them) I just don't play them at all.

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Who do you play?

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Currently have all my playtime on Ramlethal.

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Originally Posted by Caurcas

Currently have all my playtime on Ramlethal.

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Frickin terrifying, have a nice day.

(I rock Potempkin and I-no <3)

I don't know any FFXIV player who doesn't keep track with other games. Me and a few friends have gotten and played Monster Hunter World and Monster Hunter Rise, Fire Emblem: Three Houses, Tales of Vesperia, currently playing Mario Golf, etc. We're looking at Tales of Arise, Super Robot Wars 30 (WESTERN RELEASE CONFIRMED BABY!), LoZ: Skyward Sword, etc.

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Frickin terrifying, have a nice day.

(I rock Potempkin and I-no <3)

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Oddly enough I tend to struggle against Potemkin, but I also haven't fought alot of him. I spend most my time bullying Faust and Zato.

I keep up with new releases, but my list of games that I play is actually pretty short all things considered. I'm pretty picky when it comes to selecting a game to play. It's rare that I buy another game to play in a 3-4 month span. Even when I do it's on sale more often than not, and I have a big enough backlog to make sure I have something to occupy my time as a result.

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Originally Posted by ChocoPuni

Something I never understood is how do people can ply the same game for very long periods of time or not pay attention to upcoming ones.
Gaming is all about technology, and I think new games constantly try to find new ways to impress the players. So, if someone is a gamer, not keeping up with new releases just seems like a waste to me.

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Pay attention? sure. Play? ... naw man. I only got so much time a day to play games and I tend to stick with games I like.

I will definitely TRY new games but I have no inclination to play a new game if the ones I'm playing with now are still entertaining.

I am concurrently playing FFXIV, Overwatch, PSO2 (and NGS), slime rancher, MHW:iceborne, and BDO. ... I am not lacking for entertainment atm.

I play a lot of games years after they come out so I can buy them cheap. MMO expansions are the only games I get new.

Exceptions are new entries to old, long dormant franchises that I adore if they get good reviews. When Devil May Cry 5 was well received that was a day one purchase for me. If Baldur's Gate III ends up being good it will be too.

Konami could get money from me with a Suikoden VI but that will never happen.

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Oddly enough I tend to struggle against Potemkin, but I also haven't fought alot of him. I spend most my time bullying Faust and Zato.

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My gosh a good Ram can make any Zato crumple like a wet sack~
(Or maybe I just suck with him haha).
That's a pretty nasty match-up.

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Konami could get money from me with a Suikoden VI but that will never happen.

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Man, Konami is sitting on so many gold mines it makes my head spin...

I like to be aware of games just to know what cool things are being done, not enough time to play all the cool games out there... but just thinking about them is fun to me. May be way my post count is so inflated, as thinking about games, even if not playing them, is fun, where here is clearly a dev team that cares, imo listens to feedback, generally inspiring story, an enjoyable and also easy to parse out activity (write snippets over time, compile, post) unlike saying "okay I've got 15 minutes, just enough time to catch one fish before I have to go" lol. /cry

Also sometimes I don't have the right console :3. . Had one of those legacy can emulate PS3s, was thinking of buying a PS4 but thought "meh I'll wait for PS5" and spent it on a fairly hefty PC upgrade. . oh and. . PS5's are myths, meanwhile microsoft is being a bro and letting my PC solve most of my answers. I've still not played Bloodborne and that hurts me lol.

Since we're mentioning games to remake / continue I want to put a vote in for Legacy of Kain / Soul Reaver.

In general I know the types of games I like and keep an eye out; but sometimes I see something new and will give it a go. Triple A release or no; especially since it seems like most major developers are making garbage to make money as quick as possible rather than a good product. Even a few games in recent years I enjoyed get "balanced" into a bad state.... *cough* Overwatch *cough*

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Since we're mentioning games to remake / continue I want to put a vote in for Legacy of Kain / Soul Reaver.

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I don't care what it'd be for I'd buy a new system for this.

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Man, Konami is sitting on so many gold mines it makes my head spin...

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Being disappointed with Konami is an ongoing part of being a gamer.

Resident Evil Village was pretty good, i played the crap out of that at launch.

NieR Replicant was about as good as I expected it to be, though I struggled with it since it's basically a eye-water-producing-machine.

I still haven't made much progress in PSO2 New Genesis, it's still in dire need of a lot of quality of life and substantive content.

Days Gone PC version is pretty fun, I haven't even finished it yet; it's such a massive game.

Black Desert Online is slowly improving now that the Western service is in the hands of it's creators and out of the grubby hands of Kakao/Daum; though despite BDO being out for as long as it has been, there are still so much work that the game needs to be something truly special like FFXIV; but sadly, PA's focus is pretty much on their next big mega project Crimson Desert.

The Lost Ark technical Alpha was fun.

I wanted to try out Scarlet Nexus, but after waiting on some reviews it's not the type of game i thought it would be, as i was hoping it would have some online/multiplayer focused content similar to what they did with the GodEater series.

All that's left now for this year is the new "Tales of" game .....which might actually be a completely different game from what folks are used to.

Something weird is going on with the Japanese RPG genre, where there is a heavy focus on post-apocalyptic/gothic horror/Sci-fi elements and action-oriented combat, and it's making me seriously miss the whole high fantasy angle with the traditional party-based rpg elements.

I don't normally play big releases people hype up
but I've recently been playing Guilty gear strive and Digimon cyber sleuth
also got Sekiro and DUSK on steam sale
pretty excited for SMT and pokemon remakes.

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I usually play games I want when they release. I've played through XV, VIIR, Cold steel 1-4, trails in the sky 1-3, R&C, some of Replicant, need to get around to that, a few other games, and also play Elite: Dangerous.

Its EASY to find time to play other games and still put a ton of time into XIV.

Also work full time and am back in school for a BAS.

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Wow. I envy you and your energy. I have Ankylosing Spondylitis which severely saps my energy and ability to enjoy life but even back in my teens I barely have energy to do what you do :)

I'll play anything new that actually interests me. That's not a lot of games, really. New games are usually husks of what they could be, thanks to corporate and crunch.

XIV is unlike its predecessor. FFXI required so much of my time to get good stuff that I hardly ever played anything else, and barely ever wanted to unless it was multiplayer games at a friend's house.

Since XIV's been out I've dipped into many other games, as well as some games that I missed out on.

During XIV's time I've stepped away from it to play:

Demon's Souls
Dark Souls
Dark Souls 2
Bloodborne
Dark Souls 3
The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim
Fallout IV
FFXV
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
Mass Effect
Mass Effect 2
Mass Effect 3
Icewind Dale Dark Alliance(Though I actually bought this to play with friends from XIV)
Dragon Quest XI
Valkyria Chronicles IV
Undertale
Fire Emblem Three Houses
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Whatever Mario Kart on the Switch is called
Destiny
Destiny 2
Halo 4
Shovel Knight
FFXI: Rhapsodies of Vana'diel + Seekers of Adoulin
Elder Scrolls Online (not very much)


I'm very much looking forward to Elden Ring.

Fun thing about FFXIV is that it respects your time. I have my hands in three mmos, but I'm pretty selective about which single player games I pick up.

That being said ELDEN RING LET'S GOOOOOO

Nah outside of bioware games I have very little interest in most AAA games since they are often overhyped and generic, plus I am not a big fun of games that end which is exactly why i prefer mmorpgs that never end.

I would be more specific and say I try to keep up with releases that interest me. There's plenty of AAA stuff I could not give a hoot about. That said, yeah... These past 4-5 years have seen my backlog of games increase at a steady rate. My predilection lies in RPG games, which tend to be kinda long, and I have very little time at my disposal... so my appreciation for shorter games has grown over the years. I very much enjoyed the RE2 remake, for example. Started playing at midnight, and beat the Claire campaign around sunrise. Felt rather refreshing, to be honest.

I personally just don't need to play new games all the time to feel fulfilled, For me I care about the gameplay more than I care about the technology. I enjoy trying to make my character look the way I want or finding a better piece of gear to feel more powerful. I play other games but I just don't care if I'm enjoying one game I'll just play that. also I don't have infinite money that I can just throw at new games all the time. Technology is honestly for me the last thing I care about Idc if they get better graphically or anything because honestly Graphics don't really get much better anymore rn. like really ps4 doesn't really look that different from ps5 1440p doesn't look that much worse than 4k. I just don't care or get excited about graphics or the technology anymore. I play games to unwind hang out with friends and enjoy my freetime. FF provids that so I play that.

I do, it's just a lot of games release buggy. So I wait few months, before I buy them.

I think if companies want to sell new game to me, they would need to avoid the terms "AAA" directly or indirectly.
Because if I see the game is "AAA", I would lock my wallet.

If it's about MMORPG - I'm waiting for Blue Protocol release, as there's nothing more what interests me in this area.

For single player games I'm currently playing FF7 Remake and Nier Replicant, and also have few "Tales of", "God Eater" games and also Persona 5 in line. Thinking on playing Ghost of Tsushima as well. Will play FF16 if I manage to get PS5 upon its release.
I don't generally keep up with AAA releases though, because most of them don't interest me, and also my PC can't handle most of them on a good level anyway.

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Gaming is all about technology

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No, it's not. It's about having fun.

That's why so many AAA companies are having problems in recent years. They're trying so hard to impress with technology that they've forgotten they also need to make their games fun. Then they don't understand why players are unhappy and the games fail.

As for the more general question, sometimes I'll follow development on a game if it sounds like it's actually going to be what I find fun. Overall I'm having a good time with this game along with 2 others so I don't pay much attention to what's new. If I start getting bored with what I'm currently playing, then I'll start paying more attention.

Its not hard to keep up with new games
The problem is if there are any INTERESTING new games.
And if there is an interesting new game, just gotta understand how time management works...a few hours on this game, then a few hours that game.
Or this day or this week ill play this or that game.

Just gotta balance
Its less complicated then it sounds.