Yoshi-P on Character Growth

[HungryHippo]

Yoshi P's choice to play it safe in terms of content for this game is what makes it a consistently pretty good MMORPG. It also is what keeps it from becoming the best and most innovative game in the genre.

I just came back to the game, after I quit right before 2.1 patch (leviathan). I qued up mid day as WAR for leviathan. In total I had 1 hour and half ish wait, some guys didnt click then I had to wait even more. There is seriously something wrong when a player who comes back and kinda expect the game doesn't allow people like me to get things done way slower than it should be. I thought MMO was supose to keep the players in the game not run away every 2 months or 1? I'm only saying this from my perspective and the players? Rarely see people, even in Limsa, where it usually have a big crowd. I was told peopel leave every 1-2 month after HW came out and before I came back to the game I read there is a lot of active players? Aren't data centers connected to the server, so the one I'm in are connected to at least 3-4 more servers?

[SendohJin]

Rarely see people, even in Limsa, where it usually have a big crowd. I was told peopel leave every 1-2 month after HW came out and before I came back to the game I read there is a lot of active players?

Most people are in the expansion hubs of Ishgard and Idyllshire.

You just came back at a very strange time right before a major patch. Normally, Leviathan shouldn't take that long with Trial Roulette. But since this is literally the very trail end of the content patch, not as many people are bothering with tomes these days.

[StrejdaTom]

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You came back before next patch, which is the worst time to come back.
From what I see (Linkshells, FCs, Party Finder, Queue times) half of the people just took a break before 3.4.
That's how FFXIV works, some patches last for 1 month, some for 2, for the rest of the time you either PvP, hunt glamours, craft or play other games.

[HungryHippo]

You came back before next patch, which is the worst time to come back.
From what I see (Linkshells, FCs, Party Finder, Queue times) half of the people just took a break before 3.4.
That's how FFXIV works, some patches last for 1 month, some for 2, for the rest of the time you either PvP, hunt glamours, craft or play other games.

I wont lie, back when I played back then, I could see from long miles how the patch cycle would work. Now, I'm not complaining we get 3 months cycle, but it's the fact it's the same structure.

To everyone else who replied, I get that people can be in the 1 year old zones, but then again linkshells/fc is barely alive. Is this really a thing? So it was actually a bad thing to come back?

[Valkyrie_Lenneth]

I wont lie, back when I played back then, I could see from long miles how the patch cycle would work. Now, I'm not complaining we get 3 months cycle, but it's the fact it's the same structure.

To everyone else who replied, I get that people can be in the 1 year old zones, but then again linkshells/fc is barely alive. Is this really a thing? So it was actually a bad thing to come back?

Is it the same ls/fc? cuz those people may have moved on. look for new ones.

[HungryHippo]

Is it the same ls/fc? cuz those people may have moved on. look for new ones.

The fc has like 15 ish active people, the rest havent been on for nearly 2 months. The linkshell, they all have been logged on recently (you can tell when their job is actived on the search info) plus the leaders there kick the innactive people for longer than 3 months to get more people in who are actually active.

Yeah, it was a mistake to come back

Hmm. Well my impression (from many people on this forum/reddit) that the game is overral active, but how is it active when people leave for months then come back later? This leaves me kinda frustrated to be honest. Giving me false fact. I can get I can get people to help me etc, but let's be honest and also understanding, that not everyone can do that when they are logged on, they want to do their own things. Like I said don't get me wrong, but why do people ''hype'' that this game going well, when I could see from a long mile it was like this. I was hoping the game was going to be going a different path, well a bit different, not too much. However, before I resubbed, I was thinking hmm might check things up. I read up on here then I read on reddit there is a lot of things to do, then I hear from people in here that people leave for months then come back later. How is that healthy? I mean for new players or very old returning ones? Do people ever consider this or is it me just thinking wrong here?

[LaylaTsarra]

The fc has like 15 ish active people, the rest havent been on for nearly 2 months. The linkshell, they all have been logged on recently (you can tell when their job is actived on the search info) plus the leaders there kick the innactive people for longer than 3 months to get more people in who are actually active.

Things will pick up again with the patch. It's a normal cycle. I can see it now in game with the activity increasing pre-patch. I can even see it with sales on the market board. People are getting ready for Tuesday.

[HungryHippo]

Things will pick up again with the patch. It's a normal cycle. I can see it now in game with the activity increasing pre-patch. I can even see it with sales on the market board. People are getting ready for Tuesday.

Thank you, it's just the fact I'm worried for myself and other people who are new or recently came back. Yesterday I saw a couple of people who did the same main story quest like me, some of us ended up doing some of them together which is cool, however the wait wasn't fun and some of us just logged out. I can understand people do want breaks, but this is a bit concern, considering, many people preach new players coming to game is good (which is true!) however, those players need someone to ''guide'' them and make the game feel that it's not a ''ghost town'' just like it has for me.

[Kallera]

I wont lie, back when I played back then, I could see from long miles how the patch cycle would work. Now, I'm not complaining we get 3 months cycle, but it's the fact it's the same structure.

To everyone else who replied, I get that people can be in the 1 year old zones, but then again linkshells/fc is barely alive. Is this really a thing? So it was actually a bad thing to come back?

Yeah, it was a mistake to come back, according to Yoshi P's own words. The game isn't going to change out of its grind for tomestones, so the thing that turned you off the last time is going to turn you off this time. That intentionally repetitive feeling is waiting for you to come back once you catch up.

This kind of raises questions of why to get on the gear treadmill in the first place.