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

[Critical-Limit]

make any lurking reader possibly interested in playing FFXIV doubt their interest? You're effectively hurting the game with this kind of pointless doom and gloom.

So you propose that existing people basically shut up and leave, for a chance to trick new people to into the game? They are adults or teenagers, they can read the arguments and make their own decision.

That's like me complaining about the quality of food at my own restaraunt. Instead of letting the boss know the cake taste like poop. You'd rather I shut up and leave so new people who don't know any better will still eat it.

[zosia]

So you propose that existing people basically shut up and leave, for a chance to trick new people to into the game? They are adults or teenagers, they can read the arguments and make their own decision.

That's like me complaining about the quality of food at my own restaraunt. Instead of letting the boss know the cake taste like poop. You'd rather I shut up and leave so new people who don't know any better will still eat it.

so good, have all the likes!

[Kosmos992k]

So you propose that existing people basically shut up and leave, for a chance to trick new people to into the game? They are adults or teenagers, they can read the arguments and make their own decision.

That's like me complaining about the quality of food at my own restaraunt. Instead of letting the boss know the cake taste like poop. You'd rather I shut up and leave so new people who don't know any better will still eat it.

As I said;

Players who are unhappy always have that choice, but talking the game down and being overtly and overly critical of the game and developers is completely unhelpful. Honestly, if players who feel so negatively toward the game, because of burnout or whatever other reason, would take a break, and take their negativity with them, we would all be better off. And I include those players in that 'all'.

It's just not good for the players themselves to constantly be so negative about things, it affects them on a personal level too. It would be healthier for them to recognize that they need a break, and take one. Negative thinking can be like a cancer and spread to others. So folks with that attitude taking a break is helpful both to them, and the players around them.

Please note I am NOT telling people to leave the game. One of my best friends in he game is going to sub for a month every 40-odd days for the next 9-12 months because he knows he's burned out on it. But he will be back, and he will be better for it.

PS since you want to talk about a restaurant, I'll repost something I posted to another topic;

it's like that with everything in life. I might see a movie several times, but not consecutively. I might eat a Big-Mac for lunch today, but I'm not going to eat nothing but Big Macs for the next month, I'd get bored long before the month was out.

In everything variety is the spice of life and a balanced diet is important. Apply that principle to the way you play games and I think you will find the games themselves not only last longer, but are far more enjoyable.