What does Heavensward actually bring to the table as an expansion?

[Craiger]

SE is making the same mistakes that every other MMO developer have made...

They spend by far the most development time on content that players spend the least time on.

That's always how it has been. More players are leveling several times in FFXIV than most other MMOs, but still... They spend lots of time making big areas that has nothing special in them, and they are only really used to it's fullest when you are leveling, and even then, only when you're doing side quests.

Most of those areas should have been focused on endgame content, which could be pretty cool.

Then you have dungeons... 8 new dungeons, but only 2 that you really do once you're 60. Dungeons take time to make, so why not give us 3-4 dungeons in Expert roulette, and take the development time for the remaining 4-5 dungeons, and develop some mid-core content at 60.

There are ways to make the leveling from 50-60 pretty interesting, while making most of the new content for endgame, instead of spending most time on content before endgame.

[Kosmos992k]

Most of those areas should have been focused on endgame content, which could be pretty cool.

Are you insane? The end-game community is demontrably the minority of active players. The official census and Playstation trophy data both confirm how small the end-game community is. End-game is the content seen by the least number of players in the game. Maybe you've forgotten the target market for this game?

[Craiger]

Are you insane? The end-game community is demontrably the minority of active players. The official census and Playstation trophy data both confirm how small the end-game community is. End-game is the content seen by the least number of players in the game. Maybe you've forgotten the target market for this game?

Maybe we have different views on what endgame is.

I don't mean content like Alexander Savage... I'm talking about content in general that you do once you've hit 60 and gone past the very fast gear up phase (Law). Fractal and Neverreap is endgame IMO at the moment for example, cause you need to do them to get the Eso tomes. I'm talking about content that stays relevant for while at the maximum level.

If you're complaining about not having enough to do in the game, then you've most likely experienced endgame... that's how I look at it at least.

Leveling is just a tiny part of the game in the end, and the longer the expansion have been out, fewer and fewer players will be leveling, and the areas will become more empty every week.

All those areas added, but everyone is still just idling in some city or maybe going out to gather once in a while (just flying through the areas)