Quote Originally Posted by ko_ View Post
What so it doesn't count a change cause you and a few don't like it? That's not good.. if that's the case then noone should be on my case when I mention ALL you do is kill the thing.. so nothing will EVER change. I'm just saying that is STILL a change to THIS game. Same with the elemental wheel.
This argument is missing the point.

By the pure literal definition of the word, yes, delevelling and the magia board are technically "new" mechanics.

The argument isn't that "Eureka has no new features at all". Fundamentally, the argument is multi-tiered.

1). Yes, there is de-levelling and the Magia board, but those "new" elements are constructed around Hunt-zerging and FATE grinding, both of which have been in the game for five years.
2). There is not enough new features of sufficient depth to justify the development time spent on Eureka.
3). As a result of #1 and #2, Eureka is deemed to not be worth the potential content that could have been developed instead of Eureka (opportunity cost).

The Magia Board and de-levelling are new to FFXIV, so by a pure argument of semantics, yes the content is "new".

What people are arguing against that those "new" mechanics are built around Hunts and FATEs, both of which are dead horses whom Square Enix are beating so vigorously they're mistaking the twitching as a sign of life.