Main Scenario Restriction Bloodstorm - Very Very Bad idea.

[Terribad]

So they want less exp rewards?

Have you ever played, literally any other MMO on the market?

>New area is here.
>Anyone can go in that area regardless of MSQ done.

That simple. I think I've seen like 2 mmos where you had to do 1 or 3 extremely short quests to gain access to the new area. Not hundreds of quests...

[loreleidiangelo]

It's not a bad idea at all. FFXIV is one of the few MMO's that ensures that most content remains relevant throughout the different expansions and that is how it should remain for as long as possible. It's not only the 'end game' that matters - it's the entire package. The journey as well as the destination.

You have fun with your dwindling playerbase, then. Seriously, lack of an MSQ catch-up for expacs will only hurt the playerbase in the long term, not improve. Nobody will unsub over a boost potion, but you better believe there will be people who never bother past the XIV trial because they don't like how on-rails the leveling process is.

[Theodric]

Have you ever played, literally any other MMO on the market?

>New area is here.
>Anyone can go in that area regardless of MSQ done.

That simple. I think I've seen like 2 mmos where you had to do 1 or 3 extremely short quests to gain access to the new area. Not hundreds of quests...

...and in those same MMO's the bulk of content remains irrelevant. In FFXIV, however, even older dungeons such as Satasha and Aurum Vale see a lot of activity since there's multiple reasons to run them linked to various forms of content. The people who just want to rush through everything and ignore 99% of the game aren't the target audience. Plus if they find existing content so tedious then it's unlikely that they're going to enjoy the content that exists at the end game either since all they'd be doing is running the same handful of instances over and over and over again.

You have fun with your dwindling playerbase, then. Seriously, lack of an MSQ catch-up for expacs will only hurt the playerbase in the long term, not improve. Nobody will unsub over a boost potion, but you better believe there will be people who never bother past the XIV trial because they don't like how on-rails the leveling process is.

The playerbase isn't 'dwindling'. That's just blatant nonsense. If you have any solid, unbiased sources to back up such a bold claim, though, I'm certain many people here will be interested in seeing them!

[Iromi]

What...Yoshida didn't say that. In fact he said the opposite, he said you won't need to do heavensward to play bloodstorm this time.

Please, if you are going to say things post sources..there is no need to feed people false info, since plenty of people believe anything they read with 0 proof D:

I actually DO have a source: http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...=1#post3263909

:P

[Derio]

They need to nerf AV and review all leveling dungeons. They also need to increase the incentive for leveling roulette and mentor roulette whether it be gil or they add GC seals

[Averax]

What...Yoshida didn't say that. In fact he said the opposite, he said you won't need to do heavensward to play bloodstorm this time.

Please, if you are going to say things post sources..there is no need to feed people false info, since plenty of people believe anything they read with 0 proof D:

I actually DO have a source: http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...=1#post3263909

:P

They're basically going to do a "previously on Final Fantasy XIV" for those who skipped? I still find it detrimental unless they give you the experience you would have otherwise gained from those quests.

[Greedalox]

They need to nerf AV

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[loreleidiangelo]

The playerbase isn't 'dwindling'. That's just blatant nonsense. If you have any solid, unbiased sources to back up such a bold claim, though, I'm certain many people here will be interested in seeing them!

I am saying, you will turn people off from playing this game if you roadblock them via MSQ, not that the playerbase is dwindling right NOW. I am saying that in terms of net gain vs net loss, there will be more of a net loss by locking expacs via MSQ than there would be a net loss of people who are angry over boost potions being added.

Also:

The people who just want to rush through everything and ignore 99% of the game aren't the target audience.

If you have any solid, unbiased sources to back up such a bold claim, I'm certain I'd be interested in seeing them!

[Derio]

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Aurum Vale

[bass9020]

They're basically going to do a "previously on Final Fantasy XIV" for those who skipped? I still find it detrimental unless they give you the experience you would have otherwise gained from those quests.

They shouldn't even give them that. You want to skip everything go search for TL;DRs on reddit or youtube. Lazy players deserve nothing.