FFXIV patch content in a nutshell

Good evening, weary travelers! In the true spirit of these forums I thought I'd share my own memes with you all!

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I bid you all a good night.

Can’t wait for 30 more minutes of story 1 more dungeon and a samey trial

Expert is gonna be lit without lapis

Are you telling me that 2 Extremes and 1 Criterion isn't enough content to last us until "Summer 2023"



and by summer they probably mean October.

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Originally Posted by Oizen

Are you telling me that 2 Extremes and 1 Criterion isn't enough content to last us until "Summer 2023"



and by summer they probably mean October.

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Please ignore the fact that 4.5 gave us hydatos and BA and 5.5 gave us Zadnor and dalriada it’s totally good that 6.5 is gonna give us another DOA C/V and a conclusion to a trial series they couldn’t even be bothered making its own storyline and fused it into the MSQ

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Originally Posted by Supersnow845

Can’t wait for 30 more minutes of story 1 more dungeon and a samey trial

Expert is gonna be lit without lapis

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Woah woah now. Don't forget 30 minutes of hildibrand and a relic you get immediately.

Having other things to do sure is paying for itself.
This post is two-fold, and no I wont explain myself.

Come at me XD

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Originally Posted by WeebPolice

Good evening, weary travelers! In the true spirit of these forums I thought I'd share my own memes with you all!





I bid you all a good night.

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I'm shocked they granted you leave away from the Lala wall.

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Originally Posted by Renalt

I'm shocked they granted you leave away from the Lala wall.

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Considering that Skiros latest troll account got banned... this is probably just another one... Tho it doesn't surprise me hes behind the dumb wall too.

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Originally Posted by Renalt

I'm shocked they granted you leave away from the Lala wall.

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Nonsense, citizen. Even the Weeaboo Police Commander understands the value in engaging with the local populace.

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Originally Posted by Valkyrie_Lenneth

Considering that Skiros latest troll account got banned... this is probably just another one... Tho it doesn't surprise me hes behind the dumb wall too.

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Nah the timing might be right but I don't think this one is an alt of that guy. I worked with a guy who was in the FC and was there for the creation of the wall. Similar in having lots of alts but I don't think it's the same guy as Skiros.

I'd be shocked if it was though.

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Originally Posted by WeebPolice

Good evening, weary travelers! In the true spirit of these forums I thought I'd share my own memes with you all!

https://i.imgur.com/urNfdSf.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/H8r6D9D.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/5TKyNHU.jpg

I bid you all a good night.

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Take a break for a year and you can have a sandwich. You can thank me then too.

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Originally Posted by Reap00

Take a break for a year and you can have a sandwich. You can thank me then too.

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If I took a break for a year from July I would come back next July to 2 new dungeons, 2 trials, 2 V/C and 1 hour of story

Amazing

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Originally Posted by Supersnow845

If I took a break for a year from July I would come back next July to 2 new dungeons, 2 trials, 2 V/C and 1 hour of story

Amazing

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Ahaha this is a good one. Nice job.


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I just want World PvP. I don't care for the reason...I just want to be able to hunt someone down ( Also be hunted as well. I like a solid beat down ) and I don't even care if there is a thematic reason for it or not.

I think they are sacrificing content development atm to make up for the graphics overhaul in 7.0. lol.

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Originally Posted by RareItems

I think they are sacrificing content development atm to make up for the graphics overhaul in 7.0. lol.

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That better not be the case or I won't even have to wait for a ban...I'll walk out the door myself.

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Originally Posted by RareItems

I think they are sacrificing content development atm to make up for the graphics overhaul in 7.0. lol.

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Yay I’m losing content for 2 years for slightly higher textured grass the unmentionables did better in 2018

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Originally Posted by Supersnow845

Yay I’m losing content for 2 years for slightly higher textured grass the unmentionables did better in 2018

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We're paying our sub for a year of no content so free-trialers can play the game all the way to stormblood without one. >.>

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Originally Posted by Supersnow845

Yay I’m losing content for 2 years for slightly higher textured grass the unmentionables did better in 2018

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You joke but I know plenty of people who genuinely believe this is a fair and much needed trade off. People are very serious about their graphics. I know another faction of people that would sacrifice an entire patch just to get chat bubbles as a built-in feature of the game outside mods. I don't agree with giving up content for other things but trust me when I say there are people who would think it's a worthy price to pay.

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Originally Posted by Bonoki

You joke but I know plenty of people who genuinely believe this is a fair and much needed trade off. People are very serious about their graphics. I know another faction of people that would sacrifice an entire patch just to get chat bubbles as a built-in feature of the game outside mods. I don't agree with giving up content for other things but trust me when I say there are people who would think it's a worthy price to pay.

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Cutting content for an entire expansion with not much to do isn't that good of a trade off for a graphics update when the graphics update doesn't look like it's that much of an improvement over what we currently have. There only updating the shaders lighting and slightly updating textures to most likely native 1080p instead of the ps3 muddy textures we have now. Which the lighting/shaders portion just looks like there applying gshade/reshade filters on top of what we have so it's more likely they are taking what the modders are doing with shaders and taking ideas and applying those ideas to the game.

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Originally Posted by RareItems

I think they are sacrificing content development atm to make up for the graphics overhaul in 7.0. lol.

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If they do a very good job with it then I'd say it was worth the sacrifice. This game is really in need of a graphics update after all.

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Originally Posted by RareItems

I think they are sacrificing content development atm to make up for the graphics overhaul in 7.0. lol.

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Partially,

But I don't really think the amount of sacrifice is greater than what people think. Mainly because the issue is not with the amount of content we've got, just the underlying reason and incentive to actually continually replay the content. Like, with IS they've still had to develop a zone, and they've still had to develop the objects and assets in that zone e.g., the workshop, Granary, Cabin, and Landmarks.

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Originally Posted by Kaurhz

Partially,

But I don't really think the amount of sacrifice is greater than what people think. Mainly because the issue is not with the amount of content we've got, just the underlying reason and incentive to actually continually replay the content. Like, with IS they've still had to develop a zone, and they've still had to develop the objects and assets in that zone e.g., the workshop, Granary, Cabin, and Landmarks.

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I actually agree with this assessment of content. I don't mind doing a grind if at the end I have something to show for it. One thing I really liked was the archeology skill from ESO because I could dig up unique items for my houses. I loved it. I don't mind grinding if I have a goal to complete. This is where things fail here in FFXIV for me personally, I would spend hours decorating my houses in ESO. I can't even bid on a house here yet. I love the neighborhood idea but it's so limited by the system it uses in ability for people to obtain one. I like to collect things, I'm not a raider but one thing I can participate in normal dungeons and not feel outcast which is nice. So mid core content is something I really hope for in the future. The graphics update is long overdue.

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Originally Posted by Swordsman

If they do a very good job with it then I'd say it was worth the sacrifice. This game is really in need of a graphics update after all.

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It would also definitely play into them making the game a life sim lol. Not that I'd mind as fashion is endgame and a good graphics update would be great, but it can only go so far if it's the same bare content routine.

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Originally Posted by Swordsman

This game is really in need of a graphics update after all.

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Maybe I've just stopped caring about graphics as I get older, but I love the look of FFXIV as it is. I seen no desperate need for a graphics update at all.

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Originally Posted by Boblawblah

Maybe I've just stopped caring about graphics as I get older, but I love the look of FFXIV as it is. I seen no desperate need for a graphics update at all.

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The update to the engine and graphics was quite essential if they want the game not to age too poorly for the so-called next 10 years.
And anyway, from what we've seen, it's good but not exactly groundbreaking. It's mainly about getting rid of those PS3-tier textures and reworking the vegetation, which was basically just a pixelated mess.

Also, even though the colors in the presentation video were exaggerated, it's also a good thing that they're changing the color palette to make the game less dull in certain aspects.

Even if graphics aren't the most important thing for some people, it must be admitted that the vegetation in the cutescene and the low-resolution, low-polygon ground textures were simply an eyesore.

Honestly I’m also on the fence about really needing enough changes to the graphics that it would suck up an expansions worth of resources, sure there are a few terrible textures lingering around, the vegetation needs fixing but honestly the biggest complaint I have right now is just how bad the default body is

I say this in the least horny way possible because i don’t go anywhere near ERP but for males in a game not afraid to use swimsuits as glams having no bulge looks more unnatural than just having a regular non pronounced bulge, skin and body textures are terrible and face options are still limited

I’d rather they do an overhaul of the character creator so people don’t have to resort to mods to do it for them over a HD grass 2.0

Not trying to add oil into the fire but at the same time, their new baby ff16 is getting various dlcs and goodies added while ff14 is slowly extinguished.

I kid you not when I say that after the hype fanfest announcement that DT will be summer next year, my server felt 70% emptier and almost all of my fc members went awol lol - pretty ironic on the game's 10th anniversary to be this barebones

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Originally Posted by Supersnow845

Honestly I’m also on the fence about really needing enough changes to the graphics that it would suck up an expansions worth of resources, sure there are a few terrible textures lingering around, the vegetation needs fixing but honestly the biggest complaint I have right now is just how bad the default body is

I say this in the least horny way possible because i don’t go anywhere near ERP but for males in a game not afraid to use swimsuits as glams having no bulge looks more unnatural than just having a regular non pronounced bulge, skin and body textures are terrible and face options are still limited

I’d rather they do an overhaul of the character creator so people don’t have to resort to mods to do it for them over a HD grass 2.0

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Honestly, even though the budget for this kind of project is costly in terms of resources and money, I really don't think that the graphical update in 7.0 is the cause of the lack of content in Endwalker.

Especially since both you and I have seen the North American fanfest trailer, and even though it made things look cleaner, personally, aside from a few flowers and auto-generated grass, better-quality metal rendering, improved weather effects, and better textures for characters, we didn't see a complete texture overhaul.

It was still quite blurry in some aspects and lacked crucial details.
While I'm sure they have plans for this, it won't all be released in 7.0. They intend for a long-term graphical update with 7.0 Part 1, with minimal additions in patches 7.1-7.5 to introduce new textures gradually.
I believe the bulk of it will come over several years, likely when they phase out the PS4.

It's important to remember that the PS4 still supports Dawntrail, and even though it probably won't benefit from the new auto-generated textures, there are likely plans for more extensive improvements in the future.

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Originally Posted by Teno

It would also definitely play into them making the game a life sim lol. Not that I'd mind as fashion is endgame and a good graphics update would be great, but it can only go so far if it's the same bare content routine.

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That's true. Ideally, it would be great to have both lot's of new content and a great graphics update, but my expectations for SE being able to deliver have long since waned.

Brilliant meme. At this point I'm just holding out hope for the final alliance raid of the tier. If it's kino, I stay. If it's another 24-man hallway dungeon like 90% of Euphrosyne (the 2nd to last boss was cool), I walk.

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Originally Posted by Avoidy

Brilliant meme. At this point I'm just holding out hope for the final alliance raid of the tier. If it's kino, I stay. If it's another 24-man hallway dungeon like 90% of Euphrosyne (the 2nd to last boss was cool), I walk.

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Your support is much appreciated, citizen. May the stars guide you.

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Originally Posted by Teno

It would also definitely play into them making the game a life sim lol. Not that I'd mind as fashion is endgame and a good graphics update would be great, but it can only go so far if it's the same bare content routine.

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Glamour is endgame but I really wish it wasn't. I accept that it is, but if I knew that before I started this game I probably never would have started playing it in the first place.
Frankly, it feels less like glamour is the endgame and more like RP/ERP is the endgame because the glamour usually goes hand in hand with it.

I mean ya the patch content has been lacklustre, personally I also think certain formats in the game don’t contribute in retaining players (such as lack of open world). But as someone who played ffxiv almost every day for two years just to stop and go play other games in wait of the next msq, I’ve also come to the conclusion that there’s not enough hours in the day to keep me engaged in ffxiv forever, while realistically I have other games to play, and other things to do. Like there’s many things that could be done to improve the game and i hope they listen to player feedback, but I’m fine just logging out and coming back for msq or just the next expansion…