4.1 - The emptiest patch yet.

[SolarMisae]

I was totally under the impression that we were getting Unending Coil and the new PVP with Gundams mode on the 10th, so that is disappointing.

Yeah I was very sad to hear that. One of my buddies got me into PVP when I wasn't before, and was hyped to hop into a blind match when the servers went up but was sad when I read it wasn't till 4.15.

Unending Coil being pushed back, while disappointing, isn't *too* bad I guess since my group is still missing some bis pieces before we'd be ready to hit it anyway, but disappointing to realize it wasn't coming when we thought it was regardless. :<

[Vahlnir]

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I'll admit, I was slightly disappointed at first, but when I thought about it and put everything together, it'll turn out to be a decent patch. Sucks that Eureka got pushed back to 4.2 though. But at least it'll only be a month's wait for a few things.

[Ametrine]

Wait, what's wrong with WHM?

The lily and confession system is often remarked as superfluous at best, too nuanced and RNG at worst. WHM lost the most to role pool of skills, but received nothing to fill the gaps in their moveset.

AST's and SCH's new gauge-based features, Minor Arcana and Aetherpact, while admittedly unnecessary for good performance, are reliable and can be utilized. Both also gained more through the new role system than they lost.

SCH's issues are totally different, and much of the trouble was repaired in the last round of healer buffs. AST is pretty much perfect (other than me not really being a fan of the gauge design, itself...)

[SolarMisae]

I'll admit, I was slightly disappointed at first, but when I thought about it and put everything together, it'll turn out to be a decent patch. Sucks that Eureka got pushed back to 4.2 though. But at least it'll only be a month's wait for a few things.

I think I'm mainly disappointed because that PVP mode was so exciting to me. Like I never was terribly excited for Shinryu or the 24man, satisfied with my house in Goblet etc, but I been really into pvp lately. I try to find something to enjoy during luls and that was it. I think I wouldn't be as upset if they had said in the first 4.1 live letter that it was being delayed and not waited till just now to say so, yet was still included them in the trailer which only served to up my excitement. One of my friends then told me it wasn't happening on the 10th and I was really confused for awhile, because why would it be in the "4.1" trailer if it wasn't in 4.1, y'know? Then the official translations went up on the forums and I was really sad. :< Oh well...

[Vexander]

Seems like it'll be a good patch to me. I mean, between 3.0 and 3.1 they had 6 months to develop, and between 4.0 and 4.1 they've only had 3 months. I think all things considered, the patch looks promising. It's still more content than one gets in a World of Warcraft patch, and they're nowhere near as consistent as FFXIV is.

I'm looking forward to it.

[xbahax92]

the only sad thing about 4.1 is that they had to delay the new pvp map, ultimate bahamut and eureka in my opinion. The patch might look atm not really extensive and sustainable, cause if we are realistic:

1. people will do msq (once), sidequests (hildibrand)(once), Kyojin beast tribe quests (dailies, til maxed rank or mount reward) and mnaago deliveries (probably also once per week, til maxed rank)
2. people will run once Return to ivalice, maybe twice cause they liked it and probably 10x til they get a specific item
3. people will do shinryu practices/kill til weapons/mount/craft item
4. people will level their squadrons to max and get the 3 emotes (only once as well and never touch again)
5. people will farm the new feature in canals til they get bored by it (or prices drop on rare items by amount on market)

Considering how fast you can finish some stuff and once you finish (max a rank or get all rewards you wanted) you are done with the content and you will never touch it again (til they add new stuff to it).
I am a bit unsure about patch 4.1, but that is cause the content is just not lasting enough.

Every QoL is nice and all, but once you saw it and enjoyed the new feature, it gets immediatly uninteresting and wont entertain you over time.

[Sandpark]

To put it bluntly...I would be unsubscribed right now if I didn't pay for two months.
This is a ridiculously lackluster patch, and I'm not going to sit here and pretend I enjoy playing 4 month old dungeons.

And I'd hate to be that guy. But Yoshi wants you take a break and play other games. He wants casual and midcore with variation of skill between the two.

If you are looking for this game to be the game you spend hours upon hours in and not much else. No patch will quench that thirst if the content is cherry picked by only what we like. There is a broad range of existing content, we either like it or we don't.

[Airget]

And I'd hate to be that guy. But Yoshi wants you take a break and play other games. He wants casual and midcore with variation of skill between the two.

If you are looking for this game to be the game you spend hours upon hours in and not much else. No patch will quench that thirst if the content is cherry picked by only what we like. There is a broad range of existing content, we either like it or we don't.

Eh, it's not a fair argument when content gets pushed back that people were looking forward to. They subscribed with the intent of thinking they would be able to play said content and now they won't. They do have a reason to be bummed out by it. Now I could understand your argument if SE didn't have content get pushed back or forgotten but that's not the case. This is content that is pushing back the Relic phase which is something that could occupy a lot of people's time but now that huge time investment is removed from this patch cycle.

[NanaWiloh]

It would presumably better the skill level of the general population - which was suppose to be a major focus of Stormblood (Failed). This would benefit everybody, including yourself.

Novice network has not improved anything and will not improve anything. I have seen Novice tanks who are better tanks then mentors, same goes for dps and healers. I thought the MENTORS were suppose be the ones doing the schooling not the Novice :P

[Tint]

Think 3.1 had more than this and 2.1 had more than that. Maybe in later expansions that x.1 patch trailer will be 30 seconds

they will never reach 2.1 again...

3 Dungeons
3 Extreme Primals
+ Ultima HM
+ Mog NM
24 Man Raid
Introducing of PvP
Introducing of Housing with 3 wards
Introducing of Treasure Maps
2 New Beast Tribes
and Hildibrand quest

Aesthetican, Party Finder, Roulettes and the Player Commendation System were also new in 2.1