Your biggest fears for 4.0

[Taika]

My biggest fear is that they'll mess up the battle system with the planned adjustments. I really enjoy this game's battle system and having so many abilities available. I get that Heavensward rotations might have gotten a tiny bit too complicated, but I really hope they won't be taking the WoW route.

[Zojha]

Yeah, I'll join in on the battle system adjustments.

That has the biggest potential to backfire IMO.

[Xiao_]

Second? Class changes still keep cast-times on bard.

cast times on bard made it better
bye

[Blacktestament7]

For me, I'm concerned they'll repeat mistakes made when HW first came out like lvl 50 (in this case 60) dungeons not giving exp, no new beast tribes, no endgame dungeons at the start, e.t.c. It was something I particularly disliked about HW prior to 3.1. Not having an endgame before 3.1 was like a brick wall in content I couldn't ignore. That and their patch schedule irked me going from 3 dungeons to 2.

[KitingGenbu]

cast times on bard made it better
bye

The vocal minority has spoken I suppose.

[Paladinleeds]

I must say, I think BRD shouldn't have cast times. From what I've heard, it turned them into have a feeling they were simply physical damage casters, as opposed to being mobile damage dealers. However, I get why SE did it, to not overshadow the BLM/SMN (who because of cast times, had to be given a lot more oomph or else be underpowered). But, I think BRD should be changed to still be this mobile beast, with lower DPS, but emphasise the support aspect of Bard.

However my biggest fear (and one that could be enough to make me go back to another MMO if it comes to fruition): Dancer being a DPS. I can live with it if DNC doesn't appear at all in SB, but if it becomes DPS, I'll be so deflated because I will never main a DPS class (my psyche doesn't agree with DPS, it can tolerate it when it's a sub-task of say a healer or tank, just not as a pure DPS)

[Averax]

That it will be exactly the same stuff that we have been doing over and over patch after patch, the same short cycle continued infinitely until this game hemorrhages to death from all the boredom.

Grind tomes->Get gear->catch up patch->Grind tomes->Get gear->catch up patch->grind tomes->get gear->catch up patch

There's so much potential here, but we keep doing the same thing over and over.

[Grimgrum]

If the cross-class reevaluation turns out to be just hot air instead of any substantial changes. FF as a whole is usually pretty great with giving player agency over skill set customization, but as far as XIV goes, the "deepest" decision making we get to make is whether we want Awareness or Second Wind. I understand that it's for the sake of balance, but damn.

Hoping 4.0 brings out the true potential of what cross-classing can do, which on paper has a lot going for it as long as there's a careful eye on balance. Greater versatility and a smidgen of self-sufficiency for all classes can be one of the better results that comes of a positive change, but at least the worst that can happen is that we lose out on what little freedom we have now (Protect/Stoneskin for PLD for example? Too early to say).

[Konungarike]

My biggest fear is that classes I enjoy playing won't be enjoyable anymore, or adjusted to the point where I can't recognise them. Terrified that SCH will get the axe or they've listened to the forum's terrible ideas on SMN.

Deal with the skill bloat sure, but I don't want the classes to be "dumbed down" for lack of a better phrase.

I also fear RDM being a healer, or heavens forfend a tank. No... just no.

[ShenDrakar]

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