People under-appreciate the Patch Content so much is remarkable.

[Felis]

At least they did right with the "reward adjustment" on The Hunt, now it is fair and not the must have activities to do. The allied seal exchange on the level 100 gears is ridiculously overpriced though. I would think 250-400 seals would be much fair for level 100 gears (which is already 10 times the exchange rate of level 90 ones).

Don't forget they are upgradeable to ilevel 110 with oil of time that you get now from CT2 without the weekly item-lock. The prices is right, and you can still get them with soldiery tomes.

[Strika23]

I couldn't agree more! FFXIV has done more in these last few months than WoW did in years! It took WoW almost 3 years just to add new hairstyles or a barber shop! Within a year I think we have over a dozen new hairs between the genders/races? SE listens and spoils us, I couldn't be happier with this new content! Sure constructive criticism or tweaks that need to be made should be said but some people just have this sense of entitlement.

[kaynide]

Comparing this to games like Diablo 3 is really apples to Oranges.

FFXIV is a fine game; a beautiful game sure. I'm enjoying it very much, but having played quite a few MMOs I honestly believe that SQeenix is just not up to par with what other MMO companies are capable of, coding-capability or otherwise.
It all feels incredibly inefficiently coded and planned. For example, the constant increase in iLvl leaves old content unused and eventually "abandonned" (LotA gear for example).

Compare this to Guild Wars 2 instead- flawed game to be sure, but how they handle their updates, market system and new content is impressive...and no monthly fees. \

Anyway, I agree it is a fine game, but it's mind boggling that gaming-behemoth Squeenix has as much trouble as it does regarding the game infrastructure.

[SionDurant]

Not to start a bashing fest on other games:

Playing Destiny recently gave me a vast/deep appreciation for FFXIV's staff. I regret every negative thing I ever posted.

I came merrily running back.

Bungie is arrogant at best, and deceptive at worst.

Thank you Yoshi and Team,

Look forward to Heavensward, will preorder.

[SionDurant]

Anyway, I agree it is a fine game, but it's mind boggling that gaming-behemoth Squeenix has as much trouble as it does regarding the game infrastructure.

I've been playing other games and none of them compare to me. I thought it was bias but honestly the work this team puts into this game, is amazing.

Not saying give SE a pass on issues by any means, but they certainly are taking our wrath and responding to it with delivery.

I think by far, the Diablo 3 team and the FFXIV team deliver the best out of any currently relevant game in the online RPG genre. The rest either display vapid arrogance, or completely have been dissolved or otherwise are disinterested in an active gaming community and maintaining it.

[Shneibel]

Yeah, but some of it seemed rush and in need of further polishing, in my opinion.

they have to, it is better to show the result first and polish it after; this way is better than make excuse & add thing when they are fully polish as ppl complain less and if they do, it will be something else and they can always obtain the info of what the player want and polish it that way if the player idea doesn't effect their original desire route

[Sheele]

OP to correct you a little.. unless you have cleared SCoB for the vast majority of people there is no actual continuous content in this patch. Especially considering that for a second patch is a row SE decided to make tome gear which mind you takes 8 weeks to buy be up-gradable AGAIN. Meaning 8 weeks to pay for it, and then just as many to upgrade it. Shiva is mediocre, odds are the general player will not clear her at a better rate then 1 in 10. And that's it. Rather then thinking of adding something people can use to train for content they can't clear, so they can clear it. SE threw more content at people who cant even get past titan x/t5. Adding more few can do, is about the same as adding nothing at all for most.

[Razzle]

Yeah, man! Go buy 10 of each item in the cash shop for us so we can have more content and development for next update! (lol@donate)

[Tiggy]

OP to correct you a little.. unless you have cleared SCoB for the vast majority of people there is no actual continuous content in this patch. Especially considering that for a second patch is a row SE decided to make tome gear which mind you takes 8 weeks to buy be up-gradable AGAIN. Meaning 8 weeks to pay for it, and then just as many to upgrade it. Shiva is mediocre, odds are the general player will not clear her at a better rate then 1 in 10. And that's it. Rather then thinking of adding something people can use to train for content they can't clear, so they can clear it. SE threw more content at people who cant even get past titan x/t5. Adding more few can do, is about the same as adding nothing at all for most.

For those people there is story mode. For everyone else who does keep up and try to do harder fights Shiva will be just fine. At some point in time people need to take up some personal responsibility and learn their classes better if they want to move up into the fights. Everyone I know who is good at Ex primals is good because they throw themselves at the fight until they are. No amount of content will make people do that. It's something they need to decide to do themselves.

[Eekiki]

I just want to point out that my first run of Sastasha HM ended at the 2nd boss when we ran out of time. I couldn't be happier with this patch. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE do not nerf these dungeons like you nerfed Pharos.