FFXIV has lost it's magic

[Luso]

There is a lacking sense of adventure in this game. Sadly after I completed the main story most adventure in this game is lost. There's no real danger in the entire world. Nothing to worry about, exploration yields very little, and there is even less to hunt in the open world. Instancing most content has separated people into small groups (and DF has combined worlds,but still makes the community feel small). The FATE system is a repetitive robotic grind. Most of what this game needs is a challenge. Everything is handed out too easily.

I enjoyed 1.x much more than what content is available now. Don't get me wrong the systems in 2.0 has greatly improved, but it lacks so much content that should have been in the game at launch.

I'm not sure why people get so upset when there is a mention about WoW or XI in these forums. They were both very popular games and both had some amazing features/content in them.

[Hyrist]

Again I hear this "I wish it was" [insert very heavily unpopular game here].

I'm sorry to say, the population who likes the 'challenge' are in heavy minority here. I love a challenge, mind you, but it's there, it's limited. Most people complaining about challenge call fowl when they can't clear Tier 5 Coil, or say the reason they can't win Titan is lag.

Challenge is there. It just does not feel that way when it's overcome.

Right now it feels very much like a Vanilla game to me. Limited variety, so those who are in the front of the curve call everything easy and too quick, while the bulk of the playerbase is still in the story, living it up. Few people deny how great the story was, how it had a grand sense of adventure. I'd love if we had more of that in some way, honestly. And one things start filling in and we have more to occupy us, this question of "Let's add a challenge." won't be such a big one to conquer.

[Blarp]

call fowl

Delivered.

[Shan]

I enjoyed 1.x much more than what content is available now. Don't get me wrong the systems in 2.0 has greatly improved, but it lacks so much content that should have been in the game at launch.

I remember XIV 1.x only start shining after patch 1.23 (or 1.2x?)

before 1.19, it still sucks (I rage quitted & didn't get the legacy,then I came back in 1.23 & had some fun)

Let's give the devs some time, & see what's going on