Quote Originally Posted by RiceisNice View Post
But the big question is, why are people against something that promotes people to be better at their role? it;s not even adding a negative consequence for poor performance.
I'm kind of surprised on that point, but I guess I shouldn't be. There's absolutely no punishment for continuing to play as people always have. There's just an incentive for "playing the objective." That's why a game like Battlefield gives you point bonuses for objective play for everything you do while on top of a capture point compared to someone just off in the middle of nowhere racking up kills but not playing the objective. The difference is that in FFXIV, "points" are worth more than they are in Battlefield because cutting down on the anima / leveling grind, capping out tomes with fewer instances per week, a chance at an item drop of some sort, and/or even a gil bonus are better extrinsic rewards.

I guess I don't see the problem with incentivizing people to do a bit more than the bare minimum.