Naoki Yoshida's Comment in Regard to Jump Potions/Boost Potions

[Frowny]

That is funny. There are many players who already don't perform to the "top of the role standards". Do you initiate vote kicks in every DF group you join already? Someone like you probably doesn't meet those standards either.

Heck, I've seen people barely understand WHM in A12N and that's their main class (not to mention probably the easiest class)... You simply can't fix stupid.

[bswpayton]

I'm against these potions. I could understand if we were preparing for the fourth or fifth expansion, but this is only the second one. And already there are story skip potions?



I don't know...just don't have a good feeling about this. That's my 2 gil.

haha I was against a potion but the way players forget old content so fast I really dont see the issue anymore stuff becomes so irrelevant so fast , so with a new exp arr and hw will be wastelands for any content of substance

[Clawbriar]

The entitlement in this thread smells saltier than the Atlantic.

Guess we'll see all you "I won't buy this game!!" lot after Fanfest Tokyo!

[Pyrali]

"5. All dungeons implemented up to Patch 2.55 will be set as cleared."

Goodbye, New Player bonuses. You know, the compensation older players get for helping people with new content/taking longer to do things. Just mark it as cleared and let the boostie blunder through without compensating us.

Seeya later, second chance points....

[Nestama]

...and yet the story is a huge and very important draw for many players - especially the core target audience. Are the developers going to let the quality of the story suffer moving forward if and when the 'norm' becomes people demanding a focus on the fabled 'end game' and new content has to be pumped out at a quicker, more lacklustre rate?

If you enjoy the story, then you have nothing to worry about. This is an MMO, which means it attracts players who play for different reasons. Some don't care about story, some do. Some play just for the crafting and gathering (who were forced to do the story in HW), some don't.

[Frowny]

haha I was against a potion but the way players forget old content so fast I really dont see the issue anymore stuff becomes so irrelevant so fast , so with a new exp arr and hw will be wastelands for any content of substance

ARR is still somewhat relevant even now. I really doubt HW content will die as fast as you claim it will. ARR may kick the bucket, but HW will still be around.

[GMERC]

The entitlement in this thread smells saltier than the Atlantic.

Guess we'll see all you "I won't buy this game!!" lot after Fanfest Tokyo!

i'm sure they'll let you put your straw man in your free company yard as an outdoor furnishing in a future patch

[HyoMinPark]

haha I was against a potion but the way players forget old content so fast I really dont see the issue anymore stuff becomes so irrelevant so fast , so with a new exp arr and hw will be wastelands for any content of substance

If you add story-skipping potions into this mix, the new players that actually want to level through ARR and HW and SB the "old" way, and not invest in a skip potion, may be hard pressed to find individuals to actually play with. I know that roulettes fill duties for those that queue into them directly, but already DPS queues are pretty terrible. I just wonder if they'll get worse with these potions, since everyone is so quick to want to get to "endgame" so they can do Savage or EX Primals or what not. One thing in preserving the longevity of this game is trying to keep older content alive so those coming into the game can participate in it--something SE seems to be doing with WT by throwing in Coil and old tiers of Alex, and the old 24-mans.

Personally, I don't want to see ARR and HW areas become a wasteland. :/ But, maybe I'm in the minority there. The story-skip potions don't strike me as terrible as the job ones, though. That's just...I don't want to start ranting about them again.

[Frowny]

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You imply a vast majority will buy these when we frankly don't know. No use getting worked up over "what ifs".

I don't think this will change DPS queues, honestly. People still run roulettes for tomes and DPS queues are about the same as ever even in 3.4.

[Nestama]

i'm sure they'll let you put your straw man in your free company yard as an outdoor furnishing in a future patch

Better a strawman than a 'this person used level boost/story skip potion' mark. Then again, the plus side for that mark on players is that they will never have to worry about your attitude.