Content Becoming Easier in the Future

[Orophin]

I try to be on top of content while it's still cutting edge. It doesn't bother me in the slightest that they eventually make it easier so that people who haven't had the opportunity to experience yet can progress through it. I'm not one of those people that think my experience has been cheapened by making it easier for people to complete content I've already done and get gear that I've already replaced.

I know there's some people like the OP that want to experience the content in its original form well after the fact, and I can respect that. It would be nice if the buff you receive is optional so that you can throw yourself at it as much as you want at the intended challenge level before deciding it's better to just take the buff and have an easier time of it.

[Otoha]

Yet another way for them to let everyone stroll to endgame to spam 1 raid, and make everything besides newest content irrelevant.

[Johnist]

Yet another way for them to let everyone stroll to endgame to spam 1 raid, and make everything besides newest content irrelevant.

... Coil isn't getting Echo yet. Probably won't see Echo until 2.3 or 2.4 (and that's only going to be the first 5 turns at that point).

[MasamuneBranford]

Here is my solution:

Allow players to play old outdated challenges with the original level cap / item-level cap the challenge had upon its initial release. Award unique achievement items for players able to complete these challenges (players who completed these challenges upon their initial release would obviously also receive these awards without any additional action on their part). I think something like this would go a far way in pleasing both casual and hardcore players.

Thoughts?

Not sure anyone actually read the solution? I should clarify. You would still have the option to use the buff - only if you use the buff and equipment above the initial item-level cap you don't get the achievement / award item.

[amnie]

I love when people point out that they've had a game since launch when the game is out roughly 3 months (with a far stretch)

I mean... euh.... really?

[Alhanelem]

EVERYONE! JUMP OFF THE PEDESTAL UNTIL HEALERS HAVE 8000 HEALTH!



Where is this option...?

You can click the buff off like any other beneficial effect by right clicking it in your buff list.

[MasamuneBranford]

I love when people point out that they've had a game since launch when the game is out roughly 3 months (with a far stretch)

I mean... euh.... really?

Ummm...I said that to point out that it took me 3 months to complete the main storyline (implying that I'm a casual player who still wants the challenges to remain intact in one form or another). I've been an FFXI subscriber since NA PC launch. That better?

[amnie]

Ummm...I said that to point out that it took me 3 months to complete the main storyline (implying that I'm a casual player who still wants the challenges to remain intact in one form or another). I've been an FFXI subscriber since NA PC launch. That better?

the actually casual people are still not lvl 50

(why do people have to call themselves hardcore or casual? can you be even more casual than casual? can you be more hardcore than hardcore?)

my point was that it sounds like the game has been out forever and you were one of the slow kind. you were NOT.

[Nero]

Ummm...I said that to point out that it took me 3 months to complete the main storyline (implying that I'm a casual player who still wants the challenges to remain intact in one form or another). I've been an FFXI subscriber since NA PC launch. That better?

Let aside that Level 50 is not the final Cap and the Story will continue with the upcoming Patches/Updates/Expansions, you are far away from finishing the "Mainstory". What you have finished are maybe the available Parts for now, but that's about it. Also.. Content will get easier at one Point, no matter if due scaling, new levelcap, new gear etc etc. That also happend a lot in FFXI. ( which you said you subbed since NA Release ).

[Ri_ri]

Not sure anyone actually read the solution? I should clarify. You would still have the option to use the buff - only if you use the buff and equipment above the initial item-level cap you don't get the achievement / award item.

You just don't want other people having the same stuff like you.

The typical "snowflake syndrome".