How am I meant to level with a friend now?

[LuxLex]

Then go back? As has been said before if you don't like the way things are going, leave. You already said you don't play ,and called the game shit, so gtfo. You're not the target audience and no amount of forum bitching by people who don't even play and make judgements based solely on patch notes is gonna make the dev team change the direction it's going.

Can you please link a post where I ever swore, let alone called the game #$@%? I try to be respectful on the forums, unlike some folks.

I am cool if you disagree with me, but I would appreciate it if you treated my posts with the same courtesy I treat yours.

As for going "back" I am still paying and playing for XI, and I do log into XIV to check it out once in awhile, play around, make a new char. I don't hate the game, I just think it needs a lot of improvement. Honestly the game needs less blind cheerleading and a lot more honest criticism. I don't understand why you take my criticisms so personally. They are not directed at you, they are directed at the game (not you).

So please, discontinue the rude attitude. It is not constructive.

[Bled]

Can you please link a post where I ever swore, let alone called the game #$@%? I try to be respectful on the forums, unlike some folks.

I am cool if you disagree with me, but I would appreciate it if you treated my posts with the same courtesy I treat yours.

As for going "back" I am still paying and playing for XI, and I do log into XIV to check it out once in awhile, play around, make a new char. I don't hate the game, I just think it needs a lot of improvement. Honestly the game needs less blind cheerleading and a lot more honest criticism. I don't understand why you take my criticisms so personally. They are not directed at you, they are directed at the game (not you).

So please, discontinue the rude attitude. It is not constructive.

Part of the reason why people take your post so hostile is because you are judging the game blindly... like you said you log in once and while. Riddle me this, if you logged into FFXI once and while would you find it fun? and this question is even more relevant back in the day, before Hello Kitty Island Adventure mode that abysea made the game.

"Honestly the game needs less blind cheerleading" is what you said, how do you think you have the right to call people blind cheerleading when your blind criticizing.

[LuxLex]

Part of the reason why people take your post so hostile is because you are judging the game blindly... like you said you log in once and while. Riddle me this, if you logged into FFXI once and while would you find it fun? and this question is even more relevant back in the day, before Hello Kitty Island Adventure mode that abysea made the game.

"Honestly the game needs less blind cheerleading" is what you said, how do you think you have the right to call people blind cheerleading when your blind criticizing.

I played for six months straight. I play every time there is a major patch. I play in between sometimes too, when I feel like fishing especially (since I like it better than fishing in XI). I am not "criticizing blindly." The game needs to bring people like me back to survive. I know folks don't want to believe that, but it is true. The game can't survive on people who have liked it all along. If it could, they would be charging right now.

As for would I enjoy XI if I just logged in once in awhile? Yes. I have in the past, and I do now. Although I play it pretty regularly there are times I can't play as much, and I enjoy the times I do play I still enjoy it.

Part of the reason is, I can log in, accomplish a goal, and log out. Did so today. Worked on one of my pet 10% -pdt magian axes. Did one trial in a string of many. Got one step closer to my goal. Logged out.

The other part of the reason is, XI is actually fun, so a lot of people continue to play it. So if I don't log in for a week, when I come back, my LS hasn't broken. or isn't completely empty. You can criticize Abyssea all you want, but it is fun, and the evidence is in all the returning players I meet.

I play games to have fun, not to measure my non existent virtual peen against other people. I find stuff challenging there all the time. Does it mean I suck? I don't care. My goal is to have fun, not to impress people.

I'm sorry but if this game was so hot, my 4 LS would not be empty every time I log in. It needs criticism a lot more than it needs blind love.

I am sincerely happy that folks are enjoying the game. You are important to the game's survival too. The game does need people who believe in it. Heck, I believe in it. But criticism is healthy.