Is this the norm for mmos

[Lynart]

Its just strange to me I was late to hw and after I finished the main part of the msq there up to thordan, the dragonsong portion was so much less content in comparison. So overall after finishing this we will have a raid tier, three or four more primals and three 24 mans. Is the reason for the drop off in subs so fast is because of how easily the content is to burn through. Im not knocking anyone again just a bit surprised as I seem to be the only one I know that doesn't exactly want to burn through a huge portion of the game.

The sad answer is..........yes lol

I've been that type of player before when I had a lot more free time and met many others who do. Don't feel bad about it; most players who progress that fast have very little going for them outside of their MMO lives.

[MyaValentine]

Been Playing this game for a long time now to Recommend you to NOT rush it, you will never fall behind the community that will hinder your progression, and if experience serves me well, most ppl that rushes the content are the first ones to come to the forums complaining that there's nothing else to do weeks after the release of patches...

Enjoy your time, explore, discover everything it has to offer do the side quest and unlock everything at your own pace, is less stressful, doesn't burn you out, and more rewarding, the story (at least for me) feels more complete and memorable because I pay attention and take the time to appreciate it. you will reach end game just as anyone else and you will catch up with everyone eventually before the first patch of 4.0.

enjoy yourself and don't let others influence your experience.

[Spawnie]

Generally yes.. then comes months of people saying how bored they are fate grinding or tome farming etc etc lol

[Kill3rkoi8082]

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So true I definitely agree. Enjoy the story take your time because the people who rush through it are the ones who complain the game is boring.

[Azper]

I made the mistake of rushing through Heavensward and in the end I regretted it. I rushed and skipped through the story all the way to the end and for what? To grind the same two dungeons over and over again for the same tomestomes to buy the same gear.

For Stormblood, my friend and I are going through it together at a far slower pace. We're stopping along the way to do certain things and I'm definitely enjoying myself a lot more this time through.

[caponesavage]

It really just boils down to preference or goals. Personally I chose to get through the MSQ and level my main to 70 and start end game content where as many in my FC decided to level a SAM or RDM as the first thing to do. It also didnt help that instances were messed up for the EA so while I was able to get past the Raubahn and Pipin gates others could not and just leveled.

[yexie]

So I'm sure I want get to much feedback on this but I'm just really curious as I have limited mmo experience. But I got early access first time ever being apart of the start of an expansion, and I must admit I am pretty shocked at how fast people are blowing through the msq.

Its been a total of three days and a good portion of people are already done, and let me say this I have no problem with this not bashing those people. But part of me feels like in order to keep up that I have to kinda follow as a result even tho I know I don't but just feels like if you don't finish the msq this week you will be lagging behind. I'm just curious are all mmos this way or is this something unique to ff 14 like do all mmos just kinda get beating in a matter of days.

Its just strange to me I was late to hw and after I finished the main part of the msq there up to thordan, the dragonsong portion was so much less content in comparison. So overall after finishing this we will have a raid tier, three or four more primals and three 24 mans. Is the reason for the drop off in subs so fast is because of how easily the content is to burn through. Im not knocking anyone again just a bit surprised as I seem to be the only one I know that doesn't exactly want to burn through a huge portion of the game.

Don't let yourself get pressured, some people are more crazy, some people less. I'm astonished how fast some people are as well.. and I feel like I'm sorta rushing already, but I can't play all day either, just a few hours in the evening. Some people take time of work for these kind of occasions to just go all in (I actually wish I could do that, I was pretty bored before but now my fire for FFXIV is lit again!).

There are still plenty of people who won't rush or can't rush. I'm even leaving for vacation on saturday and I probably won't even get to 70 before that T_T.

You'll be alright in anyway you progress through this expansion.

[Heliantheae]

I was one of the lucky who got passed RaubEX, but couldn't really talk about anything in FC chat because spoilers. I putz around in Kugane for a day. Then decided to level SCH and now most of my FC is ahead of me. We're all pretty chill and tackling it at different paces and I think that's the way it should be. Just enjoy it how you want.

[KarstenS]

Yes, it is normal. If you are not in a static that plans to raid Savage the first week it releases, feel free to enjoy the ride a bit.

Savage will open its doors in 4 weeks. All kinds of stuff with weekly cap will start in 4 weeks (except for story mode, which is not interesting to me as I will start savage with a crafted gear set). I will start with Savage in 4 weeks. But no reason to rush through the MSQ.