Is SE really going to repeat the foruma from 2.0 and 3.0???

[YitharV2]

You didn't touch upon anything beyond your own playstyle preferences. The devs need to consider the majority. People will not run content unless essentially bribed.

I mean, I don't necessarily think having rewards is a bad thing as not everyone will enjoy a piece of content. But I think personally for me specifically having to be bribed means I don't really enjoy the content itself.

I've been also subbing less and less and at times I am already thinking about subbing only when a new xpac launches for the story. Permasubbing ffxiv is the most soulless and boring grind you can do to yourself since the gear is so damn meaningless and will be always replaced anyways.

If you truly want something to change, then get everyone to quit for 2-3 months and you'll see how talkative the devs will be. Wont happen either though since one can still pretend that its "good" right? Or "hope" that it will get better eh? I mean each to his own, I cant dictate anyone how to be happy and what to do with their free time, but sometimes I am amazed how this game stays alive so well with gear progression thats as shallow as it gets.

Vote with your wallet! ;3

IMO it isn't just the gear grind that's the problem. I've played korean MMOs so I actually think the way FFXIV does it is better (but not perfect). The problem for me I think is just I don't enjoy the way FFXIV is designed. Because combat is so simple, "The current end-game battle system in FFXIV can be summarized in one word: mechanics. In a boss fight, you often feel like you're not actually fighting the boss but rather the fight-specifc mechanics (aka “gimmicks”)." (That link also talks about weekly lockouts.) Like when I got Titan Hard in Trials roulette once, I used healer LB3 once and Titan hit me. We killed it anyways but the fact that you can die so easily (especially if you get a lag spike or something) and can't be resurrected seems like such an annoying gimmick. I mean, I definitely think mechanics have a place in fights, but sometimes I feel like it's too mechanic-driven.

But meh, it's working for FFXIV so what can I say.