is this game near the end of it's life?

[Critical-Limit]

I think there's a lot here that could be discussed. PVP, opposed to PVE, is unscripted.

I agree, but I think it's possible to at the very least make the fights less scripted. You can make the AI adapt to things the parties like to abuse. Always like tanking the monster near the edge of the arena? The boss can use a move that makes you change positions and it only does it if you stay put. If you move before hand or often enough it'll do a different mechanic. This would involve making a fight. Have teams test play it. See the answers they come up with. Give the boss an answer to that strat. Randomize the TP move choice once in a while from the boss so it's more reactionary than "were on step 5, he will use this move"

[Critical-Limit]

Also CoD and Smash are one time purchases. You pay and get X amount of hours out of it. MMO's have to keep you engaged to justify the monthly fee.

You missed the point completely.

I'm pointing out that it's possible to make content that lasts years. One time payment vs monthly payments should help my argument. We pay SE more money, why is it that ssbm that I bought once is so popular and still played at EVO to this day? While we're paying monthly wondering why we're bored.

[Caitlyn]

I dont think, that this game is near of its death or something. I just think that the developers and community reps dont really listen to the players anymore.

[NoahArks]

Just logged into the game for fun. Tryign to play (haven't played for a month mind you), did they decrease the eso rewards on every dungeon and roulette? 15 for roulette? I remember it used to give 45 not even a month ago...

[Krausus]

The problem is old players with old accounts you have done everything. People joining this year well they have tons to do still. Sorry buy legacy players dont make up the majority base anymore. There are tons of new players daily that will have ALOT of content to go through.

When you have maxed out every job at 60 then ya I can see why you would be bored. Perhaps its time to move on as you aren't interested anymore. But your disinterest does not speak for everyone else that still enjoys the game for what it is and doesn't hate it for what it isn't. Thats on you.

Do you even understand what you are saying? So in your opinion the game should not worry about keeping existing customers? It should stay on a business model of play a couple of years and move on?

[Valkyrie_Lenneth]

Just logged into the game for fun. Tryign to play (haven't played for a month mind you), did they decrease the eso rewards on every dungeon and roulette? 15 for roulette? I remember it used to give 45 not even a month ago...

Theres now a level 60 roulette, and a new expert. You must not have unlocked the new expert then, cuz that still gives 75 tomes.

[NoahArks]

Theres now a level 60 roulette, and a new expert. You must not have unlocked the new expert then, cuz that still gives 75 tomes.

Probably not considering I haven't done the new story yet.... Oh well. Got bored after 5 minutes of playing and just logged out again.

[Critical-Limit]

I dont think, that this game is near of its death or something. I just think that the developers and community reps dont really listen to the players anymore.

I don't think it's near it's death either, but when you keep eating French fries when you have high blood pressure you'll eventually die. Just like if you keep giving the same re-hashed content and formula over and over people will eventually get bored and leave. Yes some people aren't bored yet. But you will eventually of it's ALWAYS the same pattern formula.

[Valkyrie_Lenneth]

I don't think it's near it's death either, but when you keep eating French fries when you have high blood pressure you'll eventually die. Just like if you keep giving the same re-hashed content and formula over and over people will eventually get bored and leave. Yes some people aren't bored yet. But you will eventually of it's ALWAYS the same pattern formula.

Thats a pretty bad analogy since even if you don't have high blood pressure, you will eventually die if you keep eating french fries.

Since you will eventually die no matter what. lol

[Jpec07]

Nah, the game isn't dying. I'll agree that 3.0 felt a little rushed from an endgame perspective, but I can forgive them for that - they just released a major expansion, and then the entire company went on retreat to celebrate. And they should have, because 2.5, 2.55, and the leveling experience in 3.0 was all amazing. 3.0 dungeons felt a little bit monotonous after about a month, but a lot of that was because it was the only way to effectively progress your character if you weren't raiding, and some of the fights just had annoying mechanics.

But the dungeons in 3.1 are fun, and so is Void Ark (and let's not forget the hilarious awesomeness of the MSQ). The gear is really pretty, and it gives enough more stuff to do to get us through to 3.2 without getting too bored. I haven't done Diadem yet, but it also seems to me like it'll be a pretty fun thing to experience, and a good way to get more loot (not to mention, incredibly lucrative for gathering classes). And the new relic quest looks to compliment all of these activities nicely.

Honestly, I'm enjoying the present and looking forward to the future. FFXIV looks like it's only going to go up from here.