Your thoughts on the direction of this game?

[Exstal]

Edit: This game is already so simple that my dog can play it. Honestly, if they make this game any easier or simpler they're gonna make me feel like im 5.

Megaman 3 when you were 5 is probably the hardest game in the history of mankind.

[Amberion]

Megaman 3 when you were 5 is probably the hardest game in the history of mankind.

Pfft, Battle Toads would like to have a word with you. ;p

[Volcano]

Pfft, Battle Toads would like to have a word with you. ;p

I second that, No gamer knows true hard untill you have been through battle toads.

May as well throw in contra as well.

[Copestetic]

The NES Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Seriously, when I was 5 or so, I could never find the explosives in the water in time.

[Damaskus]

Guys. Gals. Coming from a long time vet of FFXI, and someone who has sincerely tried to connect with FFXIV (even paying for a year, despite playing for three months or so?). This isn't going to last...even within modern day society's apathetic standards.

I'm. Tired. Of. Paying. To. Play. An. MMO. On. Training. Wheels.

That's putting it lightly...


I'm tired of mobile games, Candy Crush, the Kardashian's, info-tainment, iPads, FF13, lazy video games, and a shitty community who's basis for justifying their own in-game advancement is based entirely on their simple, unbelievably lazy, general sense of entitlement...

This problem goes deeper than just our simple, insignificant game. Just sayin.

[Damaskus]

Guys. Gals. Coming from a long time vet of FFXI, and someone who has sincerely tried to connect with FFXIV (even paying for a year, despite playing for three months or so?). This isn't going to last...even within modern day society's apathetic standards.

I'm. Tired. Of. Paying. To. Play. An. Mmo. On. Training. Wheels.

To put it lightly.


I'm tired of mobile games, Candy Crush, the Kardashian's, info-tainment, iPads, FF13, lazy video games, and a shitty community who's basis for justifying their own in game advancement is based entirely on their simple, unbelievably lazy, sense of general entitlement...

This problem goes deeper than just our simple, insignificant game. Just sayin.

[MicahZerrshia]

yeah the direction the game is going isn't that great of one, I mean soon enough you will be required to have ilvl 1225 before you can get into anything.

Gearing is too easy, bosses are lackluster and easy, coil is just blah, CT/ST is just annoying cause you need to run it 20 times for a drop that wont do much for you and just get used for glamour or to gear your retainers. There is no real feel of danger, there is no real threat, there is no reason to tackle any endgame content because every tom, sue and harry have the same gear and those who cant or wont get a group and try to df everything complain so much everything gets nerfed or echo'd. Aggro is a joke, just run 20 yalms and your safe. Content has a lazy design feel and not implemented well. Ilvls and gear becoming outdated in three-six months is a horrible decision. There is too much reliance on lolfates. The list is long and the list of good things way to short.

Say what you want about 1.0 but they had a few things right that ARR has gotten horribly wrong.

I am staying simply because I have been here nonstop since beta v1 and want to at least see the first expansion before I make any judgment calls or unsub. But I am unsubbing my second account because there is simply no reason to pay to double the ST runs and tome farming.

[PinkDeadly]

For the record who actually feels any danger or threat from PvE content in anything?

I'm serious. When it comes to anything PvE and proving you're the best at it I just assume you've simply spent more time on it.

The idea that people are mad because other people can get the same gear as them so they feel less special is kinda funny to me actually.

[MicahZerrshia]

I mean threat as in danger. You can go anywhere at any level with little to no danger at all. You can just run thru with sprint. Where are the areas you need to use skill and cunning to sneak around mobs and avoid agro? You want danger in pve, should have played v1 or xi. There is your danger in something.

And as for the gear... it has nothing to do with feeling special. Think about it, would you want to go to work and bust your butt for 40 hrs a week and get the same paycheck as the person who works maybe 10?

[Black91CRX]

Sure, the game isn't perfect but I've still logged in almost daily since 2.0 launched. It's my first MMO and I love it. Maybe the real problem isn't the game so much as the attitude of those playing it.