I missed my cap for tomes for the first time last week.

[SpookyGhost]

If it helps, I only log on randomly to solo dungeons. Worries me a lot that the only thing I find fun in this MMO anymore is the solo content...

[Averax]

If it makes you feel any better, 3.1 is only 2-3 weeks away (they said it would be November 10th at the latest).

I'm also getting burned out on esoterics grinding, and i would be done after next week if i hadn't decided to main astrologian (I decided that for all intents and purposes, they play exactly the same as a white mage with fewer utilities. I switched to scholar to help me get through my daily roulette more quickly)

[StrejdaTom]

People still talk about rushing content, but with so many caps there really isn't a way to rush except skipping texts of quests.
I think it is time to stop coating small amount of endgame content behind "rushing".

IMO they should have taken their well-deserved break (no sarcasm) after 3.1, when there will be hopefuly more content.
3.0 just doesn't provide enough fun for 5 months and "take a break" has become one of the most used advices here on forums, which shows I am right.

EDIT: And I have done all sidequests while reading trough all of them, got 4 jobs to 60 (not counting crafts and gatherers), helped FC with 4 ships, doing new house look and also garden, farmed a few new cards, chocobo rank, pvp to 50, I am progressing a4s at this moment and have done a few new glamours. I don't really think that I have rushed anything, there just wasn't much to do from start except the grind content like getting everything to 60, gearing all crafts, getting all cards etc. and which is nice fluff for people who want everything, but definitely not considered (by me) a core end-game of any game. And even the stuff I have done was mostly grind.

[Ozreth]

This, in my opinion, is why MMORPG's need to go back to focusing on making the journey THROUGH the game very long and full of wonderful things to do along the way. Not that those older games weren't full of their own downfalls in design, but the basic concept makes sense. Make the game fun and creative along the way, and make it a long journey. Otherwise it's a rush to the end and burnout. It always happens. There is a reason EQ and FFXI are still being played 15+ years later. Just sayin!

[Lucke]

I have it worse, ever since Beastymen quests came out I did them Every. Single. Day. without fail, unless of course there was day-long maintence. I have long since been Ally with every beastyman, but I still do the quests EVERY. SINGLE. DAY. I need help. I feel obligated to do them but jeez, I'm feeling burnt out. A couple times I wouldn't cap tomes or do every TT tournament match, but I would always do my beastymen quests.

After this maint. I've decided that's it, no more beastymens until the Vanu Vanu, but I need help. Any advice for an addict trying to break the habit? Dailies are bad, they just feed addictions.

[Velox]

This, in my opinion, is why MMORPG's need to go back to focusing on making the journey THROUGH the game very long and full of wonderful things to do along the way. Not that those older games weren't full of their own downfalls in design, but the basic concept makes sense. Make the game fun and creative along the way, and make it a long journey. Otherwise it's a rush to the end and burnout. It always happens. There is a reason EQ and FFXI are still being played 15+ years later. Just sayin!

Even with EQ and FFXI, as with ALL MMORPGs, you will have people who bum-rush through the game and then b*tch about having nothing to do. It's just an inconvenient yet absolute truth to the genre. There will always exist a group of people who play it as a single-player action-adventure game rather than playing it as an MMO. There will always exist a group of people who only play it for end-game content. It's those types of people who get burned out the quickest. There's nothing that's going to stop them from doing it, so you just have to let them do it and learn the hard way. Sometimes children need to touch the fire to finally learn that it's hot. MMOs are no different.

The only thing you can do is file all their complaints into a bin labeled "nobody cares" and move on with your own life, leaving them to figure things out for themselves.

[Whocareswhatmynameis]

This, in my opinion, is why MMORPG's need to go back to focusing on making the journey THROUGH the game very long and full of wonderful things to do along the way. Not that those older games weren't full of their own downfalls in design, but the basic concept makes sense. Make the game fun and creative along the way, and make it a long journey. Otherwise it's a rush to the end and burnout. It always happens. There is a reason EQ and FFXI are still being played 15+ years later. Just sayin!

Ya hopefully they will do something to keep people interested in playing for longer. Capping tomes and scrips doesn't seem to be working for a lot of people. Gold saucer is nice but with the only rewards being glamour, it's easy to just not even bother going there. I stopped capping tomes 2 months ago. Mainly because the game is so easy i don't feel the need to even get item level 200 gear. I'll be sad if FFXIV just becomes a revolving door of new people playing for 2-3 months then quitting.

[Iagainsti]

Yeah capping times after you get your wep/ chest is kinda pointless really; you really should try pvp if you don't have anything to do, despite all the gripes, PVP is amazing in this game. Also have you tried arr content unsynced? Nothing like trying to own all those old runs with 1-2 FC mates, and desynth all that gear for mats, pretty lucrative. Treasure maps are fun way to pass the time too. I think your main problem is you need friends

[Warlyx]

what we need is more ways to cap Esoterics , 5 esoterics / fate , or 15 esoterics / levequest (HW leve) , at least is something u can do in 15 min , log in do some fates, 1 leve or 2....at least u are out in the world doing something... more options = GOOD

[Felis]

At level 60, the only thing I DON'T do is the Heavensward dungeons from Levels 51 to 59 since there really is no point in them. Now, should SE add them to a roulette with Tomes, I'll run them.

But they are already in a roulette with tomes.

what we need is more ways to cap Esoterics , 5 esoterics / fate , or 15 esoterics / levequest (HW leve) , at least is something u can do in 15 min , log in do some fates, 1 leve or 2....at least u are out in the world doing something... more options = GOOD

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