A friendly warning to SE: Do NOT turn FFXIV into an Asia Grinder!

[kiotsukete]

Oh, I am casual... I play MAYBE at the most 10 hours in a week, if that. I actually prefer the sub/unsub method so that I can get through content quickly without the artificial barriers and time sinks that are boring and wasted effort the next patch.

This.

I don't think anybody in this thread is saying they want all gear fast and all grinding eliminated. Just that there's not much left to this game except grindfests for 2 out of 3 months after a new patch. So when grinding comprises 2/3 of content (and grinding mostly old content to add insult to injury), something is wrong and the game stops being fun.

The white knights typically say something like, "But if SE uncaps the latest tomes, eliminates gating of the newest raids, stops designing RNG-based relic upgrade quests, etc. then people would just grind for the gear they want then unsub." That's fine, I will unsub anyway until the next patch when all these things are uncapped, nerfed, and DF restrictions lifted so that people without statics can do them.

But what if there were more to FFXIV than just grinding for gear? "Final Fantasy" used to mean cutting edge CGI sequences, innovative gameplay, immersive storytelling, world exploration, and tactical battles (vs the DDR battles we have now). Wouldn't it be awesome if these Final Fantasy hallmarks were more central to the FFXIV experience? That's the point of this thread, and why I support it.

Put simply if you don't like it then it's not for you. Quit moaning and stop doing what you think is pointless, it's Not. For. You. If you consider the game to be too grindy, then there are dozens of games out there that are less so. This game is not for you. Period.

Some of you clearly don't care if players like me, who are looking for something more than just grinding, leave to play less grindy games or only sub for 1 month out of 3. That's fine, I really don't care what you think. But I'd like to imagine that SE cares if players leave or only sub sporadically. Which is why this is being posted on the OF in case some rep reads it. So this thread. It's Not. For. You. Period.