Is anyone else really disappointed with the nerfs coming in 2.2?

[Xairos]

Haha this cracks me up. I know, deep down, that most of the people who are complaining just want to come back to the content when the are over geared for it.

"Hey i need to run a friend through AK. Watch me solo the wall (because of my awesome dps)."

This is all they want. This is all they are upset about "losing" despite the fact that an effort to die (Aside from the auto application in coil...which can just be dispelled) needs to be made before even getting the buff.

As far as the bees are concerned. People who are so far passed AK burn the wall before the bees even pop. Missing the bees is a non-issue because no one waits for them anyway. New players wont even miss the bees because they will be removed.

[Vahlnir]

As far as the bees are concerned. People who are so far passed AK burn the wall before the bees even pop. Missing the bees is a non-issue because no one waits for them anyway. New players wont even miss the bees because they will be removed.

AK is faceroll in it's current state. Dumbing it down more won't make a lot of difference, really. Will just get me to my next dungeon that much faster.

[Kuponutz]

As far as the bees are concerned. People who are so far passed AK burn the wall before the bees even pop. Missing the bees is a non-issue because no one waits for them anyway. .

I actually agree with this. But, if Wall is being killed before bees pop then there wouldn't be a need to remove them. As for new players not missing them, I'm sure they won't, doesn't mean they should get a free ride

[Xairos]

I actually agree with this. But, if Wall is being killed before bees pop then there wouldn't be a need to remove them. As for new players not missing them, I'm sure they won't, doesn't mean they should get a free ride

I appreciate the humor (no sarcasm), but technically it isnt a free ride. They still have to fight the wall.

Actually, I will be doing 1-5 again, a lot. I enjoy it. Again, this has nothing to do with my epeen, I could care less about my epeen. And I am sure Levi and 6-9 will kick my ass, probably for quite a while. Maybe I'm a masochist, but I like being pushed and challenged.

But here's the thing, when you work up the idea to go back to old content, unless you put on some DL or myth gear, then you will be overgeared for the content. I am over geared for Titan HM, but guess what? I can still get killed on that fight. I still have to obey the rules of the mechanics and the fight. Even with a 10% buff I imagine people will still die. And thus, it will still be challenging to "them".

Perception is king.

I was going to say, CoP went through the same adjustments we're seeing now. But with CoP, the difficulty was reduced after many complaints and after many months--some adjustments were many years--following CoP's release. In the case of FFXIV, difficulty reduction was planned from the start.

But you have to remember, Time for development in reaction to user comments is much much faster in todays gaming market. Back in the FFXI days it took month before word got to the Japanese Players, and then on to the Japanese Developers. Today it's a million times faster.

Perception is king.