One to Fifty, One Zone - Long OP

[EdenArchangel]

Siobu, I added your most recent image in another quote box (since I believe your thumbnail link in your OP isn't working, at least for me)
Makes me grin how I'd rather be in those 1 square inch zones you made xD

[Miliant]

I loved your little thumbnails Siobu. I hope someday Eorzea will look as good and diverse as your examples.

By the way, how come we haven't had a single SE rep post in this topic, yet another topic in General Discussion is getting 4-5 replies as we speak?

[Zanfire]

I loved your little thumbnails Siobu. I hope someday Eorzea will look as good and diverse as your examples.

By the way, how come we haven't had a single SE rep post in this topic, yet another topic in General Discussion is getting 4-5 replies as we speak?

SE cant handle the truth XD

[Mack]

I loved your little thumbnails Siobu. I hope someday Eorzea will look as good and diverse as your examples.

By the way, how come we haven't had a single SE rep post in this topic, yet another topic in General Discussion is getting 4-5 replies as we speak?

Its the weekend, I'm positive this thread gets a response next week but I'm not very optimistic as to what that's going to be. I hope its, "this was all very overwhelming and we have decided to cave to your demands. We will be redrawing all of the maps in Eorzea from scratch." but my pessimism tells me its going to be, "Thank you for your feedback, we'll look into it."

[Zanfire]

Its the weekend, I'm positive this thread gets a response next week but I'm not very optimistic as to what that's going to be. I hope its, "this was all very overwhelming and we have decided to cave to your demands. We will be redrawing all of the maps in Eorzea from scratch." but my pessimism tells me its going to be, "Thank you for your feedback, we'll look into it."

Your pessimism side is VERY likely the right one. Its just one of those HUGE changes that would take quite some time to do, and im betting they are under pressure to make it "playable" enough to start charging soon.

Also this thread was well into the 30+ pages range by friday, so it points more twords the "we will look into it" reply. Its not like they were busy at E3, there was no MMO stuff at all there from SE.

[Mack]

Your pessimism side is VERY likely the right one. Its just one of those HUGE changes that would take quite some time to do, and im betting they are under pressure to make it "playable" enough to start charging soon.

Also this thread was well into the 30+ pages range by friday, so it points more twords the "we will look into it" reply. Its not like they were busy at E3, there was no MMO stuff at all there from SE.

Yea but Yoshida was at E3 which ended on Thursday so by the time he gets back and has some time to catch his breath and then get through the weekend and respond to the forum reps...well I'm just hoping its more than that.

[Valhinjin]

That has nothing to do with being an "elitist". That is actually the definition of a Hipster.

Lol you need to look up "hipster," because that's not at all what it means. Like, not at all.

Ul'Dah > Black Brush (desert) > Horizon (desert) > Nanawa Mines (desert mine) > Nophica's Wells (desert) > Broken Water (desert)

Again, this leveling path assumes you did nothing but leves and behest as I implied and never left one zone. My path was more like Black Brush (desert, could be compared to Gustaberg) > Skull Rock (Grassy Plains, could be compared to La Thiene) > Cassoipeia (Misty Caverns, can't think of an FFXI reference) > Nanawa (Mines, Quadav or Orc mine area) > Tun Yuy Cellars (Dungeon Cellars/Sewers, again no reference).

The first R50 I got I will agree was an awesome experience. From that point on it was just 30-50 doing 3 leves with a static group. That is the only way to efficiently level. I am now on my 7th R50 and it is just as dull as my 2nd R50.

I'm sorry I haven't gotten high enough to have come back to these places 100 times over, but when you first arrive in them, they are fantastic and provide plenty of adventure for a Final Fantasy IP style game world.
I will agree that when you first get to a new place it's exciting, but the same can be said for any game. Discovering the unknown is a huge driving force in games. I will however disagree that XIV provides anyone with "adventure" and almost all other FF IPs provide it on a much larger and in-depth scale compared to this game.

You are admitting here that the first run to 50 is awesome. To me this means the game will soon need an expansion, not to be completely gutted and redone... which is what I am saying.

I find this incredibly hard to believe as there are more quests in WoW than 5 FF IPs combined. There is more lore and more exploration in it too. Vanilla WoW released with more content and great content than XIV has. Unless you were literally just sitting in Org all day leveling up your tailoring, I don't see how you could honestly say this.

Matter of opinion. WoW zones were cartoons, with no real accomplishment either. They were linear, point A to point B zones. I even read quest text. And it leaves a lot to be desired. The only reason WoW was fun for me was because I had friends playing it.

It is all of you have have the blindfolds, staying too linear and hanging out waiting for something to happen.

Anyway, keep ragging on the game. I'll continue to have fun playing it. Respond if you want, but all these threads do is bring me down. I'm now remembering why I hate game forums.

[EdenArchangel]

I'm not following your argument....

My first trip to 50 was anything but linear, trying to find somewhere with a different scenery, different mobs, a sense of adventure, and an actual challenge.

[Mack]

Again, this leveling path assumes you did nothing but leves and behest as I implied and never left one zone. My path was more like Black Brush (desert, could be compared to Gustaberg) > Skull Rock (Grassy Plains, could be compared to La Thiene) > Cassoipeia (Misty Caverns, can't think of an FFXI reference) > Nanawa (Mines, Quadav or Orc mine area) > Tun Yuy Cellars (Dungeon Cellars/Sewers, again no reference).

The game offers nothing but leves and behest although you like to think otherwise. The game doesn't make it easy to get a group of people together and grind SP...in fact SP parties aren't a viable option for many people until past R30 so I don't believe you even do anything other than leves and behests. On top of this, when the game rewards you so much for doing leves and behests and everyone else is in that mindset, its hard to convince people that some grinding options are good. This is the game's problem, it doesn't facilitate SP grinding and considering almost everyone on these boards is in unanimous agreement on this it doesn't matter what your "adventures" did for you.

The reason this game is being changed is because people want it changed. You seem to think people want it to become like WoW (from other topics) or other cookie cutter MMOs when the majority of people that stick around here are ex-FFXI players to begin with and they want nothing to do with WoW or its kin. You need to take off your rose tinted glasses and play a little past R30 (lol) and come back here when you're bored out of your brains. The only way this game can keep someone around for the long haul in its current state is because of friends or LS mates, if the game needs that to succeed its done something wrong.

And P.S. for someone who is 30 years old you sure don't act like it (mainly in other topics its surprising you've been civil here). Let me remind you that you're arguing with a younger crowd, some can even be teens, so maybe act like the grown up avoid the temper tantrums from now on. FFXIV needs a lot of change and one person, or a handful of people, or hell even 30K people saying otherwise doesn't change this fact because the game has failed off launch, that is why no one is being charged still, despite your professional opinion.

Respond if you want, but all these threads do is bring me down. I'm now remembering why I hate game forums.

Like I said in another topic, the negativity on this forum is, for the most part, warranted (for example this topic) and people typically play the game and ignore all the bad or try and not think about it and when they come on here the negativity puts them down because deep inside they know its the truth. Because if you really believe the game is great no one's opinion should bother you. This game needs work, there is nothing wrong with that because when they're done plenty of us are hoping its going to be amazing, you should cherish it instead of push it away.

[Siobu]

Thanks so much for the kind words, everyone! I'm really glad you've all enjoyed the little pictures but big possibilities. Thanks, Eden, for adding it to your bundle.

So long as we are clearly told what lies ahead in our characters futures, the definition of a 're-design,' I am willing to wait, especially considering the work involved to turn Eorzea into a world. Because I'd rather be here, with my character and with this community, than anywhere else.

I feel we need to know where we'll be standing in a year. In 2 years. I worry to be in the the same maps, but different corners, making way to level 99. I, personally, would enjoy to be so far from home, it's a bit of an adventure in itself to get back.

Eorzea is brimming with potential. What will you do with it, Square Enix?

Thanks, everyone!