To Square Enix, these are the reasons why I am currently unsubbed from the FF14.

[Aerlana]

This IS a copy of wow, it's not just similar
Also this already exist in the game, jobs are essentially our builds.

Even more, this is one point we can easily prefer FFXIV over WoW. (FF = 1 char with 15 spec if we watch with a "WoW point of vue" )

For LeoLupinos idea, i like it, really. BUT... you have to build the game around this system. And even more, a "final fantasy" is job centric. each job getting his tools and his works. They can vary for a same job from a FF to another, but this will stay this global idea.

[SendohJin]

Because before that, Yoshi-P in part blamed the long tank queue times for Void Ark on DRK. He said DRK had increased the number of tanks playing. So which is it? DRK had no effect on how many played tanks or it didn't? They can't both be true.

they can both be true in different context. 24 man raids many people run for glamours or to gear a specific alt classes. that number increasing doesn't necessarily mean the overall number of tanks that would do other things like Expert/Leveling/Trial roulette would also increase.

[Reynhart]

He said DRK had increased the number of tanks playing. So which is it? DRK had no effect on how many played tanks or it didn't? They can't both be true.

Quoting this article

The reason for the choice is that data showed players who played a tank or healer as their main class pre-Heavensward kept those jobs and new players didn’t flock to the roles.

I also found this interview, which adressed the situation in a slighty different way :

Looking at it from a role balance perspective, our data shows that the percentage of players who prefer tanks is about 22%, while healers are at 21%. Of course, ideally it would be nice if it was closer to 25% for each of those roles, but it’s still very close to that, so we feel that there is no point in trying to force people into doing something they don’t enjoy.

[Erim-Nelhah]

I'm sorry, but I don't understand that one. You don't have to run any "hardcore" content to have access to anything. And even if you don't actively farm tomestones, the weekly runs you'll need in Omega normal and Rabanastre will give you more than enough tomestones to buy any accessory or weapon to complete your stuff.

What if, as a DPS-only player, you only have about 1 hour per day to play? With the current queue times, that's roughly 2 Sigmascape runs (or Trial roulette), 1 Roulette (other than trial), or 0 Rabanastre runs (Yes, that's a zero, for being over an hour total). All of that, combined with perhaps not even being able to play every day, means that someone with that kind of time constraints may have to choose between Sigmascape and capping tomes.

(snip)...DPS queue should be a priority change.

They may not be able to do this without sacrificing an entire patch cycle (or perhaps piggybacking it on the next expansion) - see below.

(snip)...They should revamp the class system, to allow Jobs to be Tank/Healer/DPS similar to WoW builds, but not a copy of it....(snip)

More role options (or more tank/healer jobs), will not fix queue times. About the only way they can be reduced is by adding a 3rd dps slot to light parties. Unfortunately, that may be a larger change than just adding the slot, as it throws the balance of current dungeons off, and may even completely break certain dungeon mechanics. For those reasons, adding that 3rd DPS slot should be considered a major change. That said, having it would alleviate DPS queues greatly, and it should be looked into as time and resources permit.

--Erim Nelhah

[Divinemights]

More role options (or more tank/healer jobs), will not fix queue times. About the only way they can be reduced is by adding a 3rd dps slot to light parties. Unfortunately, that may be a larger change than just adding the slot, as it throws the balance of current dungeons off, and may even completely break certain dungeon mechanics. For those reasons, adding that 3rd DPS slot should be considered a major change. That said, having it would alleviate DPS queues greatly, and it should be looked into as time and resources permit.

--Erim Nelhah

Tank/Healer shortage is an universal problem for all mmorpg.
It is fundamentally people do not like to play Tank and Healer.
Even you increased dps slot to 3, it wont help much.
The best illustration is FF11 where party is consiist of 6 and there are 3 slots for DPS.

[Fredco191]

I’m sad to hear that another player has quit.



Goodbye Bubblegum01. I’ve never met you before so I can’t really say ”It’s been a pleasure adventuring with you.“

[Ariane]

Quoting this article

I also found this interview, which adressed the situation in a slighty different way :

You should look at this one.

Yoshida: The delay for tanks is longer in Void Ark because the addition of dark knight has had the effect of more players adventuring as tanks. Also, many players queue as tank to get a shorter waiting time, but since only three tanks are needed for Void Ark, it actually results in a longer wait.

[Reynhart]

What if, as a DPS-only player, you only have about 1 hour per day to play? With the current queue times, that's roughly 2 Sigmascape runs (or Trial roulette), 1 Roulette (other than trial), or 0 Rabanastre runs (Yes, that's a zero, for being over an hour total). All of that, combined with perhaps not even being able to play every day, means that someone with that kind of time constraints may have to choose between Sigmascape and capping tomes.

If you have that little time to play and are bored of simply capping tomestones (Can't blame anyone on that one ) then, yes, it's a bit harsh.

You should look at this one.

At 3.1, DRK, AST and MCH were still "fresh". Yoshida stated that lots of players jumped on the new jobs, but once the novelty was passed, most people were back to their usual role.

[Vhailor]

Reason 5, my lack of motivation made me sloppy.
Over time, I lost the ability to keep up with the fight especially in 8-man trials. My dps reflected my casualness. And I couldn’t really find or put much effort to improving myself, dps and strategy wise. I became sloppy. In my head, the mantra ‘why bother, you will have to learn a new fight all over again in 3 months’ time’
And then a few days after last year Christmas, I tried to log back in and couldn’t because my sub had run out. I wanted to resub, I really did, but, why bother?! Nothing last for long in this game. It is a hamster wheel that I am refusing to run anymore.

Oh so very much this. It's a depressive sort of state. It's natural that MMOs will venture into this territory from time to time, but they typically change their formula up once every couple of years, maybe coinciding with an expansion launch. Not so with FFXIV, where expansions are essentially large paid updates, and the content of regular updates can be predicted over a year out.

So over all you got burned out, complain like everyone else over things that have been designed in online MMO's for yours now, you have RL issues, and you lack motivation so finding an outlet by blaming the product. So same as any other previous thread that people have made in the past... -.- and like any other thread; good riddance. Many hated Eureka, many liked it and like most players will resub once new content comes in and will become another useless circle. Feed back takes time to implement so rage quitting is always fun to read. I'm even more surprise that people can't just take a break and say, look forward to coming back once things have gotten better.. kudos on at least being descriptive.

The game should always be blamed if there's a lack of motivation to play it. In fact, the sole goal of an entertainment product is to make itself appealing, to make itself a desired escape, regardless of various other aspects of one's life. FFXIV has been failing spectacularly in this regard for quite some time now, because the development team appears to be allergic to change. They're like the mid-career novels dumped out at a prodigious rate by Stephen King; once you've read one, you've read them all, mod a few superficial changes.

[MomomiMomi]

And I really HATE IT that the free-login-campaign is only open to players THAT HAVE BEEN INACTIVE FOR 3 MONTHS! There was this one time during Heavensward my sub ran out during the campaign, and I was baffled when I learned of the condition that I have to be inactive for 3 months to be viable for the campaign… I felt like inactive players are more valued than paying players(/customer).

Good post aside, just wanted to correct this. The requirement for the free log-in campaigns is actually being inactive for 1 month, not 3. I've used almost every free log-in campaign (I often planned when to sub and when not to around them because it was cheap way to extend my housing timer). I'm pretty sure they've all been 1 month.