Is 1.18 the final straw?

[Tezz_Xivectro]

@OP Patch 1.18 for many will be the "last straw". This to me means they will focus their attention that would have went to FF14 (if it were fun) onto something else. In they future they may give FF14 another look, but won't stress it.

Patch 1.18 for me isn't the last straw. It's another milestone (of many) that will continue to set everything in place to bring FF14 to proper fruition.

[CoolStoryBro]
Somewhere along the line FF14 has already convinced me that a miracle isn't going to just happen. At some point you come to the realization that there's nothing you can do but wait, obviously. However, at another point in time you will get to the point where you just won't play the game unless you are having fun (but still read updates).
I've not been playing FF14 on a constant basis since January 21st. Having been playing the game since day 1 of Alpha, through to CE release & to now, it starts to take it's toll.

[tl;dr]
We'll just have to wait & see, but in the meantime I'm not going to worry about it since i don't play FF14 that much as is. At least not until they add fun.

[Alexis_Arteme]

I haven't played in awhile. I feel the same as OP, though really for me it just sits on my hard drive waiting to be good. I have no reason to delete it, it's not like there's a monthly fee, so there it sits.

If it comes out and is suddenly good, of course I'll come back. But not until then. I have a feeling this is the state of a few hundred thousand. Waiting around.

[Nikita]

It's kind of sad when you think about it. We originally heard of Project Rapture (SE was supposedly working on it since Chains of Promathia (2004)) so long ago, since that time there has been so much hope and interesting speculation as to what it could be. Even after it was announced as Final Fantasy XIV, I found it to look so interesting and hold so much potential, the speculation went on and on. I think of how long I have been waiting for this game, and then I think to myself "After that long of a wait, why was I handed this pile of crap?".

I agree that this game needs to pull through really soon or else there might not be much left for it. With all of the developers at SE that were pulled from different games (FFXI is so understaffed (I assume) that all they get is reused content patch after patch and small fixes to the game that were requested 8 years ago) I am left to wonder why we are where we are now. Is 1.18 really all they have up their sleeves? I hope not. Part of me wants to believe that they have amazing things like Ishgard close to release, maybe some really cool things to see at E3, however with things going the way they have been, I can't help but feel less than optimistic at times.

I really wanted this to be the game that I could call home away from home, and I was expecting somewhat of a dissapointment, but not this. What a complete let down this game was with what we got with the launch.

[normalforce]

As long as it's free to play I have no reason to not play it, just the amount of time I play it will vary.

I'll judge it once it's time to break open the wallets. Whatever version it may be at the time.

+1 to this. I'll make my final decision when they decide to start charging monthly for the game. Until that time, I am fairly happy with the rate of updates and their outline for what's to come.

[Alexis_Arteme]

+1 to this. I'll make my final decision when they decide to start charging monthly for the game. Until that time, I am fairly happy with the rate of updates and their outline for what's to come.

Exactly, how can you really be mad when it's free. It's like getting mad at Minecraft.

[Anty]

Exactly, how can you really be mad when it's free. It's like getting mad at Minecraft.

The game wasnt free, it just doenst charge additional fees while having the few remaining people beta test.
It was a rip off and we can only hope it will be a least an ok investment. If it was free i think it would have been shut down since nobody would care at all. People only cared because they payed for the box and because its a ff title. Lets face it.

No F2P mmo would have survived that - no F2P mmo would have dont that either i think lol

[Nikita]

Exactly, how can you really be mad when it's free. It's like getting mad at Minecraft.

I paid 80 dollars for the game. (My mistake?) Some people were promised a global launch (same day) on the PC and PS3, and were let down to discover that the PS3 was delayed due to "technical difficulties" and not "a nearly empty game" so they went out and built themselves a PC just so they could play their beloved Final Fantasy game. This game was "free" if you were given a buddy pass (even then someone had to purchase a full copy of the game) but for the vast majority, it was not free.

[Shampooo]

If 1.18 fails then yes, ill probably quit and wait until they "finalize" the battle system and/or ps3 launch is announced (assuming those will probably be around the same time)

[Mug]

I'm fairly certain 1.18 won't be the miracle patch many are hoping it will be. They already hinted it by saying that we would only see the "start" of the battle system changes with this update. In other words, no complete overhaul.

I don't really mind so much that it's a gradual process, I accept that things take time, but they're taking slow to a whole new level. When they still haven't figured out how to add a delivery box system, it kinda gives you an idea how bad things are.

[Physic]

Exactly, how can you really be mad when it's free. It's like getting mad at Minecraft.

it aint free, it cost money, up to this point they havent released enough content for a stand alone RPG, story, world and skill wise.

think about it, if you gained levels as fast as on offline rpg, how would the content they have allowed us to play measure up to a regular rpg?