Concerns about Content Patch 2.1

[Rivienne]

You take this too personal. This discussion should be taken from an average player perspective not your own, because you obviously are the exception...

For obvious reasons I can only accurately speak for my own perspective, but that said I am not taking it personally at all actually. I am just trying to insert some objectivity and alternative perspective into a debate that is usually "everybody is like this and if you disagree you are wrong/lying". I am not saying there is anything wrong with playing this game the way the OP does, though it is definitely one that can be more easily burnt out on. But I am stating that it isn't the only way to play and therefore his assumptions aren't true for everyone.

Who is the majority or not is an interesting question. As it happens the people I play with range all over the map on this subject. I know many other people like me. I also know people more like the OP and I have had friendly discussions on the subject on occasion. Some I only ever see for a few hours once a week for cap/ coil. Some log in during the rest of the week to spend the time doing low end dungeons for fun in between the grind. Some people spend more time crafting then in dungeons.

I think that people who share the OP perspective are a good percentage of the player base, but in my experience they are not an overwhelming majority. I would say more like 60%. (Which is statistically significant, but not enough to have sweeping assertions that anyone else is an exception)

The majority of the player base need purpose, as do majority of the human beings in the human race.

Take purpose away or take away their ability to feel purpose and its a different story.

Just curious, is this you? http://eu.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodest...acter/1968192/

"Need purpose" Is an interesting way to put it. How about a sort of related question: if you play a game of cards with friends, does it have to be for stakes? Or is it for the game itself? Or just for company? Or maybe merely as a distraction from boredom. Any of these can be your "purpose" in playing right? Just because you play for the company of friends instead of stakes doesn't mean you don't have a "purpose" in playing. It just means it is a different one.

And that is one of my characters yes. My first one actually. Made during the open beta. I have only logged in recently to get the ghost outfit for the avatar on the side of the forums though.