Lack of Game Play Diversity

[Litre]

I agree completely, the game is great, but it becomes dull very quickly. It looks like the developers have gone the route of focusing on making end-game content hard to keep players interested, instead of adding variety across the spectrum.

If they play that game they will eventually run into problems in the future, because every other MMO is also churning out challenging end-game content.

Reminds me of basic economics, they are creating a MMO service that is easily substituted with any other MMO service, if we don't have unpredictable events or "fun random content" there will be no lasting memories players can share together and keep them in love with FFXIV.

[Seif]

I agree completely, the game is great, but it becomes dull very quickly. It looks like the developers have gone the route of focusing on making end-game content hard to keep players interested, instead of adding variety across the spectrum.

If they play that game they will eventually run into problems in the future, because every other MMO is also churning out challenging end-game content.

Reminds me of basic economics, they are creating a MMO service that is easily substituted with any other MMO service, if we don't have unpredictable events or "fun random content" there will be no lasting memories players can share together and keep them in love with FFXIV.

Yes to all of that. SE if you're reading this: fun and unpredictable does not mean FATE! Those are about as surprising as the wetness of water.

[Nekodar]

Yes to all of that. SE if you're reading this: fun and unpredictable does not mean FATE! Those are about as surprising as the wetness of water.

Explain what you actually want, and how it doesn't match what a FATE is.

[Seif]

Explain what you actually want, and how it doesn't match what a FATE is.

Random hard mobs. It really is not that hard of a concept in a random location. Roaming the area until it's killed and then it spawns to another random area at a random time.

[Nekodar]

Random hard mobs. It really is not that hard of a concept in a random location. Roaming the area until it's killed and then it spawns to another random area at a random time.

Like Odin... Which is a FATE...
Only difference would be that your version stays up until killed...
Which will happen if it's worth doing, or just waste resources if not. So fits better as a FATE still...

[Pandastirfry]

Yes to all of that. SE if you're reading this: fun and unpredictable does not mean FATE! Those are about as surprising as the wetness of water.

While unpredictable can be fun... When done well. it's hard to program and generally in MMOs a predictable pattern will always emerge, and then be exploited. (And if truly unpredictable...complained about, if a pattern can be found, that'll be complained about too)

[Heat]

It looks like the developers have gone the route of focusing on making end-game content hard to keep players interested, instead of adding variety across the spectrum.

This and only this.
They added the retainer venture, but it's not enough, they need to add more to it, like we can summon them in dungeons, or interact more with them.
The companion, why is it limited this much?
The map hunting, find a map, kill some trash mobs and that's it, why not make it like you need to get a hint from the map to do a dungeon or a raid, and build a story around lost people in this dungeon that we have to save?

its like they start something good, but put in hold for a long time just to create end-game content, more gear and more gear and that's it.

[Ksenia]

This and only this.
They added the retainer venture, but it's not enough, they need to add more to it, like we can summon them in dungeons, or interact more with them.
The companion, why is it limited this much?
The map hunting, find a map, kill some trash mobs and that's it, why not make it like you need to get a hint from the map to do a dungeon or a raid, and build a story around lost people in this dungeon that we have to save?

its like they start something good, but put in hold for a long time just to create end-game content, more gear and more gear and that's it.

Coil, Ultra, uber, elite, extreme version 4 anyone?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0LVwtuCHlQ&hd=1