Please remove the weekly lock out of stuff

[bswpayton]

This is exactly why I created this thread/request. Like I said in my OP, I just wish to play the game, today i may wish to tank, tomorrow I may wish to heal, next day dps, but once you have done your weekly raid, your weekly scrips, etc, It gets discouraging to want to log back in and play a class just to play.

But what your missing tho is so far at least form what Ive read everyone who doesnt like the gear grind has mention that they have unsubbed. While people who grind gear and dont mind it are the ones that arent taking breaks and leaving for months at time. So why change anything for people who only like to play the game in moderation?

[MomomiMomi]

But what your missing tho is so far at least form what Ive read everyone who doesnt like the gear grind has mention that they have unsubbed. While people who grind gear and dont mind it are the ones that arent taking breaks and leaving for months at time. So why change anything for people who only like to play the game in moderation?

They only play in moderation because of the locks. It isn't a grind. It's a lock. You're left with nothing left to do. That's not a grind.

[Iromi]

They only play in moderation because of the locks. It isn't a grind. It's a lock. You're left with nothing left to do. That's not a grind.

Same for me too. I'd play so much more without lock outs. 1.x had no lockouts...I played sooo much haha it was fun. Now it's just log in, AFK...chat a little, log out. :/

[bswpayton]

They only play in moderation because of the locks. It isn't a grind. It's a lock. You're left with nothing left to do. That's not a grind.

People play in moderation because of their prospective, others have mention plenty of other ways to gear your job. Gear is like candy in this game my jobs ilvl go up almost daily because the game gives us gear at this point. Its when casuals limit themselves to only dungeons is what gets boring, you are canceling out so much of the game the actual endgame thats outside of the story.

Dont say its nothing to do in the game when you have done even the alex normal story line. When you want even do the hw primals, when you want even consider crafting, or gathering. Are if you dont have all the mounts in the game and you dont try to get them if you like them but dont want to put in any effort to get them. People unsub because they stay in the comfort zone, I know at least on my server many of my friends who raid are having a good time running content maxing their jobs out to ilvl 270. If your last stop on the list of content is a dungeon then yea I can see you burning out pretty fast.

[MomomiMomi]

Gear is like candy in this game my jobs ilvl go up almost daily because the game gives us gear at this point.

Here's the miscommunication. You're talking about right now. Most lockouts are removed right now. We're talking about when lockouts are actually in place.

You run Alex normal once, get your drop, you're done. 24-man raid once, get your drop, you're done. Even if you're doing savage, you get your clear, you're done.

And then what? There's nothing left to do until next week.

[Istaru]

But what your missing tho is so far at least form what Ive read everyone who doesnt like the gear grind has mention that they have unsubbed. While people who grind gear and dont mind it are the ones that arent taking breaks and leaving for months at time. So why change anything for people who only like to play the game in moderation?

WRONG I have consistently played this game from 1.0, I have over 600 days of playtime.
I DESPISE the weekly lockout.
I LOATHE the lockouts in their present form.
I WANT to progress on my jobs to what I consider to be an acceptable level.
In the last week alone, I have played: WAR, DRK, WHM, BRD, MNK, DRG, BLM and SMN.

In my opinion, how low the caps are set, in addition to the lack of meaningful content chases away many more people than it helps to retain.

At this point, I am mostly apathetic towards gearing and progression in this game. The caps have choked my passion for this game to the point that it's on life support. I don't do anything anymore for the sake of progression, because I don't give one {redacted} anymore much less two {redacted}. I used to, I don't anymore. I don't even do EX anymore. I don't know how long it will be until I feel the same way about the game in general.

[bswpayton]

WRONG I have consistently played this game from 1.0, I have over 600 days of playtime.
I DESPISE the weekly lockout.
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I was referencing the two people who mention leaving or subbing off and on the op said that they took an eight month break. And I said Id def want the cap higher 450 is pretty stupid imo 1000 would make alot more sense.

@MomomiMomi the op was talkin about now also tho because they are just now coming back but complaining that its no unlimited cap so they can gear up every to 260, 450 cap as it stands is stupid but no cap at all is just as bad to it has to be a middle ground in an mmo type environment

[MomomiMomi]

the op was talkin about now also tho because they are just now coming back but complaining that its no unlimited cap so they can gear up every to 260, 450 cap as it stands is stupid but no cap at all is just as bad to it has to be a middle ground in an mmo type environment

That's fine for the OP's case. But the thread is about "weekly lock out of stuff." That pertains to the entire topic of lockouts. So unless it's a direct response to the OP's case, talking about the current situation when almost all lockouts are removed isn't really a good way to discuss lockouts.