Overall Review of Heavensward: Final Fantasy XIV

[Kaurie]

Nice positive review. However, I think that it's too difficult to rate the entire expansion if you just reached 60. It excludes all of the end-game, pacing of patches and QoL issues that are persistent. I guess it is up for debate, but I think a review of Heavensward should include:

Gordias normal
Gordias savage
Midas normal
Midas savage
Bismark extreme
Ravana extreme
Thordan extreme
Sephirot extreme
Hildibrand 3.0
Scholasticate
New jobs (DRK AST MCH)
New skills for each new job
All the new dungeons (Dusk Vigil -> Pharos Hard)
Diadem
Frontlines
Novice Network/Hall of the Novice/Mentors
Crafting (red scrips, specializations etc)

as well as things you mentioned such as

Main story
Leveling progression
Flying
Open world zones
Sound and Music
Graphics

as well as QoL concerns both present and absent
API support
Countdown clock on skill timers
Auto-attack icon
Selling from retainers

and then some.

Anyway, glad you are enjoying things!

[Kosmos992k]

Nice positive review. However, I think that it's too difficult to rate the entire expansion if you just reached 60. It excludes all of the end-game, pacing of patches and QoL issues that are persistent. I guess it is up for debate, but I think a review of Heavensward should include:**snip**

Anyway, glad you are enjoying things!

I agree about making a wider review. Though it's nice to see a positive take on the game. Personally I think it is an excellent game which has several areas where it can improve - it's a living, breathing thing that is continually updated so it can improve.

However, I have to question the need to include Extreme or Savage anything, after all the typical player doesn't run EX or Savage content. I think it's quite sufficient to review a game on the basis of the normal content of the game and simply indicate that there are raid level versions of these various encounters also available.

[Kaurie]

I agree about making a wider review. Though it's nice to see a positive take on the game. Personally I think it is an excellent game which has several areas where it can improve - it's a living, breathing thing that is continually updated so it can improve.

However, I have to question the need to include Extreme or Savage anything, after all the typical player doesn't run EX or Savage content. I think it's quite sufficient to review a game on the basis of the normal content of the game and simply indicate that there are raid level versions of these various encounters also available.

I think that a review should include all aspects of the game, and the reader of the review can choose to ignore certain parts they don't care about.

For example, I don't care about crafting or pvp, but still feel they should be included in the review. As a reader, I can decide they don't fit with my interests.

[Kosmos992k]

I think that a review should include all aspects of the game, and the reader of the review can choose to ignore certain parts they don't care about.

It is reviewing all aspects of the game the major difference between Savage and Normal modes of things is that Savage is much more highly tuned and is more lethal to characters. It's still largely the same fight and experience. You don't need to have done the EX and Savage content to review the game. EX and savage content is optional content that is an intentionally much harder version of existing content. There's literally no reason to require that a reviewer run EX and savagae content unless they are specifically reviewing the top tier raids.

[ddwarbird]

I agree about making a wider review. Though it's nice to see a positive take on the game. Personally I think it is an excellent game which has several areas where it can improve - it's a living, breathing thing that is continually updated so it can improve.

However, I have to question the need to include Extreme or Savage anything, after all the typical player doesn't run EX or Savage content. I think it's quite sufficient to review a game on the basis of the normal content of the game and simply indicate that there are raid level versions of these various encounters also available.

Thank you, its nice to see somebody agrees with me. Just because I'm not hardcore means I can't have an opinion

[Kaurie]

Thank you, its nice to see somebody agrees with me. Just because I'm not hardcore means I can't have an opinion

I'm sorry that you can't take feedback. I guess I'll leave this thread. I hope you continue to enjoy the game.

Cheers

[ddwarbird]

I appreciate what you are saying but to me, an avarage player, hardcore raiding and utter top tier is nothing something I am going to bother with. This review was aimed at casual players like myself but your opinion is appriciated.