Last Popular thread was in July...

[Lilith_Merquise]

Isn't that kind of sad, that the last time people got seriously interested in talking about this game, was 3 months ago.... SE don't ever make another gap in content like this again, and for the love of the goddess..... put some EG in this game that doesn't cater to the casual (but not annoying content like A. Savage that is Artificially hard).... Stop making so much casual content that can be done in a month to give yourselves some breathing room!

[WinterLuna]

I agree about the gap between content being very big but the majority of the playerbase are casual players, so obviously SE are going to cater to the majority.

[zosia]

Isn't that kind of sad, that the last time people got seriously interested in talking about this game, was 3 months ago.... SE don't ever make another gap in content like this again, and for the love of the goddess..... put some EG in this game that doesn't cater to the casual.... Stop making so much casual content that can be done in a month to give yourselves some breathing room!

"sprays the OP in flame retardant"

You gonna need it!

OT: I agree, but your suggestion is a very unpopular one here. All the things have to be face roll content. It's a sad day where some 2.0 level dungeons exceed the difficulty of the 3.0 end game dungeons. I applaud your courage! Oh, and get ready for "but there is alex savage." One brain smashing hard raid is enough to fill the midcore content gap somehow ^_^

I agree about the gap between content being very big but the majority of the playerbase are casual players, so obviously SE are going to cater to the majority.

LoTR online did away with any challenging end game and look what happened to that game. The midcore crowd is the spine of any mmo. Not the biggest body part, but it is definitely a crucial one.

[Madamepancake]

OH no, god forbid the developers take a vacation after nearly 2 years. Shame on them -.- Seriously, its not like this game is your life. Stop complaining and be thankful they do anything for this game in the time frame that they do things. WoW had longer "no content periods" than this ALL the time.

[Lilith_Merquise]

I agree about the gap between content being very big but the majority of the playerbase are casual players, so obviously SE are going to cater to the majority.

And so let them have their terrible gear treadmill to their heart's content, but making it so that there is essentially only 1 EG event in the game.... that is just annoying. In 11 you had Dynamis, Sky, Sea, and Salvage for years, til Abyssea came out even even then some of that gear was still worth getting for min/max. Although to be honest, I really wonder how they determine hard core or casual players. I mean they are essentially counting accounts that are not actual players as their player base already.

[WinterLuna]

@Zosia, I'm a midcore player, and I agree about the gap. But this has been one time in a long time where they've only really added casual and hardcore content.

[Lilith_Merquise]

OH no, god forbid the developers take a vacation after nearly 2 years. Shame on them -.- Seriously, its not like this game is your life. Stop complaining and be thankful they do anything for this game in the time frame that they do things. WoW had longer "no content periods" than this ALL the time.

It's a new expansion and the only "Difficult" content they have provided was Alexander, and the only EG was essentially the same fights made Savage.... That is inexcusable. Outside of the story and new areas, there is no substance to 3.0 for players to dedicate to. Also, do your vacation in roatations, A Group goes, B stays. B group goes, A stays. Why you would say screw it and let everybody go at once when your game just essentially launched with one of its biggest historical openings to let the fire die out after it was just lit.... is horrible management skills.

At this point when Aht Urghan Launched, we had Beseiged, Assaults, and Nyzul Isles by this long into an expansion...

[zosia]

OH no, god forbid the developers take a vacation after nearly 2 years. Shame on them -.- Seriously, its not like this game is your life. Stop complaining and be thankful they do anything for this game in the time frame that they do things. WoW had longer "no content periods" than this ALL the time.

This is not a charity, it's a business and we are customers.

The Dev team is not our family or friends who personally care about us. The team use retention mechanics right and left to keep us on the line with a hook in our cheeks like a doomed trout ready to meet a terrible fate.

You can act like the dev team is your personal buddy, but I am a paying customer and I want more for my money. Heavensward has just been a realm reborn reborn. They had eight months to work on the xpac from launch of final coil. If they really needed an entire year for this amount of content (3.0 + 3.1), content that has not deviated at all from the formula, then there is much more wrong with this game than a simple vacation.

Also, they could take vacations like a normal company? Why did they all go at once instead of having coverage like any normal business operation?

Your apologist skill rises by 0.2 points!

[WinterLuna]

Also you guys need to stop comparing FFXIV to other games. If you want it to be like those games, play them instead. It's understandable that people are getting burnt out with the lack of content right now but as I said, this is the first time in a while they've even had a long break. It's not that big of a deal unless it becomes a reoccurring thing.

[Craiger]

OH no, god forbid the developers take a vacation after nearly 2 years. Shame on them -.- Seriously, its not like this game is your life. Stop complaining and be thankful they do anything for this game in the time frame that they do things. WoW had longer "no content periods" than this ALL the time.

Them taking 2 weeks vacation doesn't have anything to do with it really...

First off, even if they took 2 weeks vacation, why would it take like 4.5 months (maybe more) for them to get 3.1 out, and not 3.5 months? or at least 4 months... They advertise 3 month patch releases, but except for 2.5, I don't think they have ever got that right.

Second off, players have been complaining for a long time now, and even if they got it out according to their normal schedule, it would still have been a problem. There is extremely little to do right now compared to how it has been before (except early 2.0)

You're right about not complaining as much as everyone is doing though... Just play less or take a break, and fill you're spare time with other games or doing something else