The new Standard of Gaming?

[Farore]

...just focus on the things in life that aren't "boring."

Life is boring. That's why I play video games; it's a chance to escape reality and go on an adventure that would be impossible to do elsewhere.

You can't really just sit back and ask a game to change to your whims because you find it necessary for your enjoyment... notice how many times I referenced you.

Have you read the forums? :P I'm not the only one.

[jbizzi]

Life is boring. That's why I play video games; it's a chance to escape reality and go on an adventure that would be impossible to do elsewhere.



Have you read the forums? :P I'm not the only one.

I have read the forums and am still looking for the 1,000,000,000 page thread concerning the ease of leveling 1-50 being too troubling to move on with their lives.

Your prior comment pretty much sums up your thoughts on just about everything as far as I can tell.

[jcw005]

The gaming industry is just that - an industry, i.e. a business. Catering to a select "hardcore" few will never be as profitable as appealing to the majority of people. Consider this example: There's a restaurant, the ElBulli, which was judged number one best restaurant in the world a record 5 times. Guess what happened to it? It went bankrupt. Now look at McDonald's. The food it serves can only barely be described as food without using ironic air quotes, and yet it generates a ridiculous amount of revenue. If you're a business, which of these two models is the more sustainable and profitable?

Edit: Just thought I'd note that I wasn't comparing FFXIV to McDonald's; it's just an example =)

[jbizzi]

The gaming industry is just that - an industry, i.e. a business. Catering to a select "hardcore" few will never be as profitable as appealing to the majority of people. Consider this example: There's a restaurant, the ElBulli, which was judged number one best restaurant in the world a record 5 times. Guess what happened to it? It went bankrupt. Now look at McDonald's. The food it serves can only barely be described as food without using ironic air quotes, and yet it generates a ridiculous amount of revenue. If you're a business, which of these two models is the more sustainable and profitable?

Edit: Just thought I'd note that I wasn't comparing FFXIV to McDonald's; it's just an example =)

This might be one of the closest analogies anyone could think of, thank you for posting. (no sarcasm intended btw)

EDIT: Analogies of successful business models, not specific to video games.

[Naraka]

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BTW if you want a challenge try Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 on hardest difficulty.
Was a great challenge for me and was fun.

[Yoko_Kurama]

The gaming industry is just that - an industry

Thank you for this, it is the truth with no sugar coating, in martial arts we call main stream martial arts dojos Mc Dojos, i will start calling mmos like this Mc MMO's.

[Kantide]

The long and short of it is this: The game is pretty simple up to a point as to teach new players the game. If it didn't, then we might have some issues trying to even complete any endgame period...

[Orophin]

Your profile says you're level 34. Get to 35 and go do Sunken Temple in a PUG and get back to us.

[ventlus]

hit 50 you probably will die on titan hm non stop and complain about how hard the game is

[Wiggles]

I think FFXIV offered some really hard boss fights. People wipe all the time in boss fights. Yes certain games are getting easier, but its not as bad as you make it out to be.