Why aren't you subbing to Final Fantasy XIV now that the trial period is over?

[Flarestar]

As I said in another thread:

Boring endgame, boring combat system, boring questing, hilariously awkward user interface, etc. FFXIV is, at best, aggressively competent. It doesn't excel in any area, and virtually everything in it is copy/pasted from other MMOs. I wish I could say I feel they've at least improved on those systems, but that isn't the case.

As a result, nope, won't be resubbing. I've literally had some of Perfect World's regurgitated F2P half-assed offerings hold my attention longer.

[HorrorStory]

I've already subbed, as I feel the core game is quite nice. Endgame dungeon attitudes defintely need a change though.

I suppose that would be the most glaring issue right now, among others.

[Wangstrong]

Because every single aspect of the game is a step back from current standards. It feels more like the precursor to WoW, the developers have regressed ten years backwards in the MMORPG timeline. Coupled with the wildly inept handling of matters such as the gil scandal and class balance complaints, as well as the awful server infrastructure and practically non-existent customer service, I see little reason to play this game and wouldn't do it even if it were free. It was neat to try, but it doesn't hold up to any kind of scrutiny. Everything about FFXIV is simply a level below what can reasonably be expected of a 2013 MMORPG on its second launch. I'm not even going back to WoW (haven't played for a few years now) but I'm certainly not going to play a worse game. Who the heck even makes a 2013 MMORPG without servers in Europe? Even the most small-time, underfunded minnows like Path of Exile have proper regional servers.

[Conkers]

I'm not subbing for a few reasons:

1 - The game does not really offer anything special, the only features that really stand out are the crafting, that you can play all classes on one character and I guess the story, but the story is of no interest to me, because the writing, dialogue, etc in computer games is like 95% of Hollywood movies, laughably bad, cheesy, clichéd and aimed at children, if I want a good story I will read a book.

2 - If I pay a sub, I expect a certain level of service, servers in Montreal when I'm in Europe is not acceptable, I've already seen the difference it makes when LOTRO switched EU servers to Boston.

3 - The combat is rather dull.

4 - The classes are rather dull and simplistic, if I compare to say LOTRO, and think how interesting Warden with its gambit mechanics, Loremaster/Captain/Burglar as hybrid DPS/support, even Minstrel in how much there was to healing with tiers of ballads, songs, etc rather than the simplistic spammy WHM in this game.

[Fuz]

Not subbing.
Reasons:

- Primary issue: Lag and terrible netcode. Endgame is pratically unplayable for me and other people too.
- Primary issue: Every instance has to be on Duty Finder, including Chimera, Hydra and Coil.
- Primary issue: Fate farming is TERRIBLE and it's our only option to level jobs after the first one, due to lack of quests and very low xp on dungeons and levequests.
- Secondary issue: Some QoL stuff that really annoy me (especially the terrible TAB targeting and the chocobo issues).
- Secondary issue: Crafting is pretty cool, but NOT when you have to process tons of raw materials. It takes WAY too much time and effort, and quick synthesis (which is not that quick anyway) is not an option due to really low XP gain and higher chance of failing and waste of materials.

I like the game, but it's too messed up now.
I'll probably try out the 2.1 patch if I don't start playing something else in the meantime... not sure. But I'm not subbing for now.

[Volcano]

As I said in another thread:

Boring endgame, boring combat system, boring questing, hilariously awkward user interface, etc. FFXIV is, at best, aggressively competent. It doesn't excel in any area, and virtually everything in it is copy/pasted from other MMOs. I wish I could say I feel they've at least improved on those systems, but that isn't the case.

As a result, nope, won't be resubbing. I've literally had some of Perfect World's regurgitated F2P half-assed offerings hold my attention longer.

Is this your 1st MMO? cause they don't sound like your type of game. of course your opinion of everything being boring is your own but these are not your type of games. you should find something else that suits your fancy try out the Wii.

Never understand why people still say "boring endgame" or any type of that when the game is barly a month old and has not even gotten it's 1st patch yet.

[Phe]

If the issue with the bots and hacks is not significantly better after 2.1 i'll unsub.

[Ranebow]

......I'm not a stranger to grinding.. so grinding isn't the issue itself. It's just that fate-grinding is mindless and makes the game feel like a single player experience. Even in groups you have people coming and going, ... they just feel like people taking up spots in your group. It doesn't even contribute to the social aspect, because people tended to not even speak to each other.

This is what happens when you take away open world mob/grouping and replace it with linear solo gameplay with content managed grouping (e.g. instance dungeons) accessed via a middle man (duty finder).
The social aspect is eradicated because it's not necessary - desired maybe, but not necessary.

[Ryans]

To think that not long ago MMORPGs were nothing but senseless grinding on mobs everyday for hours =3= yet people enjoyed the game...

Yeah, but that's kinda like saying I should like VHS because VHS used to be state of the art.

I would just like to point out that this is not a very good comparison. Comparing VHS to, I assume, Bluray is comparing the quality of the picture, not the quality of the movies. People would still enjoy those movies, if not more so, if they were filmed using the latest advances in digital technology.

[MrJadeOfStars]

I'll give the game until 2.1, I like the game and I'm interested to see the pvp and the new armors that are going to come with it and housing! Can't wait for the housing and hopefully they'll have a Halloween Event this month cause I need dat Halloween gear.