I guess it's time

[Seraphyna]

Personally, I have to compare it to this:

I've been in this long, long, looooooooooooooooong car ride, bored as all hell, waiting to get to this awesome destination. And I'm still waiting. I'm waiting for the clincher that really pulls me into this game. Sadly, that hasn't happened yet and I'm not sure that will ever happen.

We have a few people in our FC that have never player XI. I've been going back and forth about going back to XI and playing through it with them.

XI had amazing storytelling and I expected XIV to be on par, but it's not. It's not even close. Ask me about the stories from XI that I played 8-9 years ago? I can recount those no problem. Ask me about XIV MSQ or other quests? Pft, no clue. Started up the MSQ with this patch and I had no clue what was going on. It's not memorable to me.

I'm not really playing now because I like the game.

At the minimum, I logon to : Weekly - WC, VA, Craft + Gather red scrips. Daily: Trial + Expert roulette <<--- this is SOOOOOOO BORING.

I'm playing because of friends, as several others have mentioned. This should not be the case though.

There is something absolutely wrong with their status quo if people are playing the game, not because the game is good and worthy of playing, but because of people, and they need to start being aware of this.

[Rufalus]

XI had amazing storytelling and I expected XIV to be on par, but it's not. It's not even close. Ask me about the stories from XI that I played 8-9 years ago? I can recount those no problem. Ask me about XIV MSQ or other quests? Pft, no clue. Started up the MSQ with this patch and I had no clue what was going on. It's not memorable to me.

The story is arguably the best part of XIV! It's so deep and there are a lot of people who really care about it and come up with theories to discuss based on the clues the main story feeds us. I'm going to be one of those people who remembers the XIV story forever.

[NaesakiAshwell]

The story is arguably the best part of XIV! It's so deep and there are a lot of people who really care about it and come up with theories to discuss based on the clues the main story feeds us. I'm going to be one of those people who remembers the XIV story forever.

I'm honestly really enjoying the story in XIV, and I really can't wait for more.

I loved FF XI as well back in the day and the storyline really did pull me in tight and the same is happening with XIV, the one's who burst out saying XIV isn't up to par are either just generally jaded towards SE and the FF series as a whole and nothing will ever live up to their "glory" days and also a combination of heavily rose-tinted nostalgia goggles.

[Seraphyna]

The story is arguably the best part of XIV! It's so deep and there are a lot of people who really care about it and come up with theories to discuss based on the clues the main story feeds us. I'm going to be one of those people who remembers the XIV story forever.

I'm glad you're enjoying it. I really am.

I grew up playing these games. From the very first one to now. There's a certain expectation there that comes from the Final Fantasy name (and it's a high mark). And they just have not hit that mark for me.

I'm honestly really enjoying the story in XIV, and I really can't wait for more.

I loved FF XI as well back in the day and the storyline really did pull me in tight and the same is happening with XIV, the one's who burst out saying XIV isn't up to par are either just generally jaded towards SE and the FF series as a whole and nothing will ever live up to their "glory" days and also a combination of heavily rose-tinted nostalgia goggles.

It has nothing to do with "heavily rose-tinted nostalgia goggles", their "glory days", or "jadedness".

I happen to love to XIII franchise, which seems to be hated everywhere except Japan. It has an excellent story if you play through all 3 games, which most people didn't bother with. And yes, I do have XV pre-ordered even though it's not getting very good reviews.

Their storytelling is lacking, for me, as someone who grew up on their games.

[NaesakiAshwell]

I'm glad you're enjoying it. I really am.

I grew up playing these games. From the very first one to now. There's a certain expectation there that comes from the Final Fantasy name (and it's a high mark). And they just have not hit that mark for me.

Therein lies the problem with the franchise as a whole. Honestly I've played all the FF's released up to this point and I've enjoyed them all for their own merits and accept the flaws that all of them have.

Like the hate for FF 12 is pretty insane at times and the same goes for the hatred the 13 trilogy gets as well, even 10 gets is fair share of hate, people's standards are only going higher and higher while SE themselves have been kind of sailing along the same line for years now.