Top 3 reasons people leave XIV: Sleep, Work, Food. What will Yoshida do to fix this?

[kuma_aus]

I'm sure anyone who plays this game with other people has noticed people constantly leave the game. Unfortunately it's at a stage where we as players can only accept it but it shouldn't mean that we should give up on trying to get a fix for these issues.

So reason 1 is sleep. I'm sure everyone has noticed this before, especially if you play with people in different time zones. You're just having a fun time, joking around with your buddies, and then someone drops a bomb. They say something like "Kk guys gonna go rest, catch you tomorrow." and then they're gone for 10-15 hours.

Work is another massive reason people leave the game. I would say "classes" also fits into this category. People are always saying "Alright got to leave for work" or "Shift is starting soon, cya later". Bad thing about this is that sometimes people are gone for 18+ hours since they get "tired from work".

Food is a bit minor compared to the rest, but I've seen my fair share of people leaving FFXIV because of it. Lunch breaks, dinner, getting a snack. People leave the game half the time because of this and it really gets me down.

So what is Yoshida going to do to fix this? Is it too much to ask for one or do we just need to get used to it?

[MihaelB]

Connect them to the Matrix and use their bodies to power the game

[Sakuraluna]

I can see the first two, third is debatable. Just order a pizza! :3

[Kajukai]

I can see the first two, third is debatable. Just order a pizza! :3

Lala steak*

[Gamer3427]

Eh. At this point I've given up on food for the most part. Sleep is slowly becoming a luxury more than a necessity. As for work, I'd say the only solution there is for SE to pay my bills for me, but only time will tell if that patch will ever be implemented.....

[Hyouretsuzan]

Clearly a .hack thing needs to happen if you want players to never leave

[Selli]

I found sticking a USB from one's ear into the computer (I used the one for my phone) gave me enough of a shock that I no longer needed to rest. There was some kind of warning about brain damage, btu tahts jsut mdae pu.

As for eating, I found getting terminally ill reduces how much food you need/want to consume. Thanks to Google, I found out that the cold I had last week was actually cancer. So I expect the weight loss to come soon.

As for the work thing, a simple fix would be to turn your /ptime into real money. Though, this system can be easily abused by AFKing in Idyllshire or by DPS using their long queues to get more /ptime, so there will have to be cautionary measures implemented with this system.

[Krokov]

You forgot a fourth reason boredom the player gets bored then they just turn it off and do something else

Also you can't stop someone from turning off the game or leave in it they have their reasons and nothing can stop them except themselves.

[Lucke]

I can see the first two, third is debatable. Just order a pizza! :3

*AHEM*

[Auraelyn]

Clearly, pie is the answer. Eat pie, and you do not hunger. Eat enough pie, and you do not sleep. Take pie to work, and its entirely possible they will not notice your absence. Problems solved.

*Carefully does not mention what kind of pie is needed for any or all solutions.*