Why punish players who just want to play DoL DoH?

[Goodberry]

Folks, what do you find so annoying in the OP's request?

What would be so obnoxious for you if other people were able to play the game just by crafting? Would it impair your game?

It seems too many people find their most fun in keeping other people from having fun. :P

[Skeith-Adeline]

Wait, are you serious? Like, honestly serious? You take away the battle content and this game would fall. Take away crafters and this game would still be going strong. The purpose of this game is to save the world. You're a warrior of Light (or was in 2.0). You have to save Eorzea from Ultima. What, are you going to knit Ultima a sweater? Offer him a plate of food? Yea, that was condescending, but it is mindboggling that you honestly expected that you can continue heavensward content without finishing most of the 2.0 storyline.

Also, you can still level to 60.

[LunaHoshino]

OP's complaint is that they don't like the way the game was designed when they are not playing the game the way it was primarily designed to be played. An equivalent would be me picking up something like Rune Factory and then complaining that the combat wasn't hardcore enough - of course it's not, because combat isn't the primary focus of the game.

SE intends for the focus of the game to be on DoW/DoM classes. They're not going to change that just because a few people don't want to do combat.

[Goodberry]

Who's talking of taking away the battle content? What's really mindboggling is the level of wilful misunderstanding of what other players say.

And I will repeat my question: would it REALLY impair your game if one could (optionally of course) play it by crafting?

It's not that I'd be interested in that. Personally I find crafting rather boring, though here it's implemented much better than in other games. But, hey presto, I am able to uphold an idea even if I have no personal interest in it.... and sometimes I think I am the last person alive who's able of that. :P

[Tigra]

I'm siding with OP on this, the attunement for heavensward is HUUUUUUUGE and will make most newbies abandon the game. At least the open areas and some of the dungeons should be available without those long long hours going back and forth to complete the main quest.

no no no no no. you fail to understand SE. remember FFXI? CoP zones? sky/sea? you had to complete part of the story to unlock them. same thing here i mean honestly i LOVED the story it kept me interested and if you are going to be playing this game why would you avoid it? i mean sure crafting / gathering gets kicked in the nuts but the story is a huge part of any FF game

[Battlewrench]

This is mean, and I'm sorry, buuuut...


Honestly though I don't get it but w.e floats your boat. The bigger boat were all on might gain a hole or two giving too much time to that content though? idk

Edit : game dev's pushing progression to keep the trend. No child left behind type of deal.

[Devils_Lawyer]

The reason the expansion requires this is because the game is revolved around a story.

Sure you are free to do what u want within Eorzea but to gain acces to Ishgard then certain events has to unfold and that requires that you do combat related things.

See it as if it was a real world, if you never went out there to beat those monsters up you never would have become a warrior of light and in the end you would just be a crafter and Ishgard wont give crafters acces to their lands.

[Foomerang]

SE intends for the focus of the game to be on DoW/DoM classes. They're not going to change that just because a few people don't want to do combat.

Like I said, I'm not trying to take away any experience from anyone else. I'm saying it would be nice to have a more inclusive experience. It is a design flaw in most mmos (imho of course). I play all types of games. I play mmos because its the only genre that lets you be in a persistent, massively multiplayer economy; complete with gathering, crafting, and other non combat activities which encourage cooperation, competition, and creativity.

FFXIV does a tremendous job at those aspects. Its just a shame they force you to still engage in their combat system when its really not necessary.

[Goodberry]

Oh, whatever. You'll never understand. Good night.

Edit: of course I was not talking to you, Foomerang (I agree with you 100%), but to the posters before you!

[Umo]

- I am Hydaelyn, the Mothercrystal... Eorzea is in danger...
Come, (umm... culinarian?) *blink blink* (Oh, well...) Come, Culinarian of Light!
Deliver the land from an eternity of Darkness!!! Take up your... (I cannot believe I'm saying this...) *cough cough* (Wait, I just need a second...)
...
(Right, I guess I'm ready...)

You who would bring the light of hope to Hydaelyn... (Here we go...) TAKE UP YOUR SKILLET AND DELIVER US FROM DARKNESS! WITH A MEAL!! OH, YEAH BABY!!!

[Hydaleyn, make another joke and you're fired! THERE ARE TONS OF UNEMPLOYED CRYSTALS OUT THERE!]

(Alright, boss... No more jokes... It's just... Well, you know... these 'adventurers'...)

[SHUT UP! BRING THE NEXT ADVENTURER ON!]