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

[Arriverderci]

I am burnt from FATE's and I'm still leveling 1st job. Being a WHM, trust me, it's hell to get gold until 45.
Holy is your best friend.
That being said; I barely touched FATE's unless needed to level, that or I just Dungeon ran a few times. Some damn FATE's don't even damn load.
I said a lot before, but FATE grinding is a major game break for me. Just it's shit. Nothing else I can say here. I'm on the fence of not subbing and subbing so I can be 50 and get my stuff but after that, I wanna be a new job and stuff, I can't and will not do it because it consists on CRAP FATES.
Wtg SE.
Pretty much what everyone else said too, just not going to reiterate.
Game has nothing for us to do that is fun otherwise. -Sigh-
Somehow, I'm still in forums thought and I hadn't subbed again lol.
Funny how the game shuts in 1.0 because one reason is lack of content. [Partial reason.]
Here we are again lmao...

[Jess72]

"Fix RMT issues...." ha ha ha. There are no ways to "fix" RMT issues, they will always find ways to come back. SE has already made attempts to reduce the problem but there are no easy solutions. I'm willing to bet ALL MMO will be willing to give you good money if you can "fix" their RMT issues for them. Mindlessly whine and bitch all you want, RMTs are part MMOs, get use to it.

RMT will be present in every MMO, but at least other MMO's have control... in GW2 and WoW you don't see spam after spam after spam after spam in the general and shout channels, they don't block your entire chat log and forced to black list them.

You also don't see countless of teleporting hackers grinding materials...

you also don't see legit players getting 72 hour bans just because someone who purchased gil bought their items -_-

like I said, poor decisions by Square.

[Kaidul]

I'm thinking of resubbing but I'm not really sure about it yet. To be honest, I really think the game is bad. I'll get to that later. The only reason I was playing or going to resub is because all my friends are playing this and not some other MMO.

I really tried to like this game, but there are just too many things that make it bad.

1) Dungeons. IMO, they are too long and their mechanics are clunky and very inconvenient to the point that it can break runs when it shouldn't. You can't switch classes mid-run; losing a tank or healer is frustrating enough knowing that you have a GLD or WHM but can't switch to it.

2) Levelling to 50. The first time honestly isn't so bad but it has problems as well. You're forced to do dungeons to progress through the story and it isn't fun when you can't do it because your group keeps failing at Longstop's last boss. Once you get to 50 and decide to level your other classes, you're going to do a few lowbie quests then run out of quests completely. Leves? You can burn through those so easily and lets not forget that you need them for crafting so using them up shoots you in the foot if you want to level crafting. Fates are the worst; sure they are fast but as the only choice, they're boring as hell. I don't mind having them around but them being the only viable choice just reeks of poor design. What also ticked me off was the lack of quests at level 46 then the surge of them at level 49. They give you them when you don't need them to level and force you to Fate grind to 49. What gives?

3) Large connection delay. Dodged that AoE? The game doesn't think so. Interrupted that spell? Nope. I've played other MMOs (and games) to know that the game's netcode is terrible.

4) Quality of life mechanics (or lack of). You can't talk to anyone while mounted. No auto-arrange for items or tabs to organize them. Crafting is already slow as it is but then you have to exit all windows just to switch crafting classes. no option to skip cutscenes. These small things make the game less fluid and less enjoyable.

5) Clunky combat system. Right now, I only intend to play Lancer and Warrior. As a Lancer, positioning is important. The problem is, the game's delay makes it a chore to accomplish that. I also dislike how the rotations are so static and that one mistake makes your damage so damn crappy.


I know the game was just released but it feels like it was released in 2001. There are other big MMOs out there that are setting the standards and this game isn't meeting them or bringing anything new to the table right now. I'm sure if you take away the Final Fantasy brand from this game and change just the lore and cosmetics, people will be dumping this game real quick.



P.S. What's with the 1k character limit? They won't let you make a post with more than 1k characters but will let you edit it to add more?

[Asmodeus]

I haven't subbed even though I had every intention of doing so during the betas, same goes for my wife. We have decided to wait 1 or 2 months and see how SE handles, or doesn't handle, two issues.

Namely the 300ms positioning lagg and the teleport hacking/botting. How they react to this will decide if we do sub or not.

[Wisekuma]

I got school, so I won't be re-subbing until the semester ends.

[AlternativeOne]

Im one AK run away from clerics robe. Im so excited just thinking about equipping it. Only do like 2 a day so its slow going for me but fun. Speed running CM is fun to me as well but I havent done it 50 times yet. Ill probably have my relic on brd before ifrit or garuda drop my weapon. Which sucks cause DL bow I got already feels gimp. Fought Chimera for the first time with a group i got from one shout. It all came together so fast and flawless we wiped 3 times and then owned that boss like we do it everyday. Im still feeling the joy of that win. This game has plenty of things that still get me going. Ill be here for the long haul. I guess if I was going to cancel it would be cause my internet got shut off or something crazy like that.

[Bluejay]

1. Little issues, like not being able to mouse over rewards and see comparisons to equipped gear, no inventory sorts, etc...

2. RMT's flooding chat channels and teleport hackers making certain resources impossible to get.

3. No vanity system (GF made me put this one in)

This is a solid game and I will be back in a few months once they release one or two patches.

[Asiaine]

I respect a lot of people's feedback here, and can agree with a lot of it. However, I am 're-subbing' because... well, there is just enough stuff good here to keep me interested:

1) The music is beautiful
2) The scenery is lovely
3) I enjoy travelling and living in the world
4) I still have more things to do (I did not rush, I am going slowly, so still have to finish post 50+ content)

But most importantly, I'm sort of 'investing in the future'. Given the HUGE turnaround Yoshi did for 2.0 (which, I can not explain is possible without the use of magitek), I have faith that it will just get better and better over time and I wish to be here and see it happen.

[IMStarbuck]

Issue 1: Lack of incentive for lvling other class. E.g. : Crafting seem pointless other than melding material. Level a new class just to meld material doesn't look like a strategy at all.
Issue 2: Lack of customization. All equipment is generic. No much choice. All the skill is generic.
Issue 3: Oh god, fix the aoe bug.
Issue 4: Put more depth into the game. I hate the "Rotation" thing, its brainless button smashing in fixed sequence.

[TaruPower]

I'm subbing for sure. Thus far, I love the game. I have my own little issues with the game, but overall I am not only enjoying it but I am enjoying it much more than I expected I would. I suppose I don't have the issues some others do of 'running out of content' because I can only afford to play for a few hours a day and, playing since launch, I have only managed to get two classes to 46 or so, and when I hit 50 I am very much looking forward to HMs and leveling other classes.

I really do with SE would release an XI/XIV cross sub thing again that they supposedly had in 1.0 though. Very different styles of game, but I enjoy them both.