Why I'm mad at Final Fantasy 14 (rant)

[Eloah]

Because I was bored, and didn't feel like adulting.

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I hate that I can't whisper in a duty.

Why would you need to do this? You can use regular chats still, and plus shouldn't you focus on the duty?

I hate that I can't have more than 8 chat channels.

Agreed

I hate that I can't have a non-combat pet out in a duty.

What purpose would this serve? Would you bring your pet parakeet to the war front?

I hate that I can't show my FC tag in a duty.

This is sorta moot cause it's not like you can't find out what FC someone belongs to.

I hate that I can't see when someone logs in while in a duty.

Agreed

I hate that I can't look directly up.

Not exactly sure I get this one

I hate that my mailbox can only hold 20 items.

Agreed

I hate FFXIV's housing system.

From what I hear, others have been worse

I hate that I can only auction 40 items at a time.

You can only auction 40 varieties, you can offer up more than 40 items, XD, literal word play humor

I ABSOLUTELY HATE the combat tic.

Personal preference I guess

I hate that Fates are a good idea, but poorly implemented.

Agreed

I hate how dumb squad NPCs are.

Not much interaction with them sadly

I hate how all Squad duty bosses spam nuke you. (have fun getting a LB off).

See previous assessment

I hate that I can't trade between retainers.

Agreed, but not so important

I hate that I can't see all of my items in one bag (like before).

They explained this, and although it seems "odd", I don't mind it if I get a larger inventory

I hate that extra retainers cost money.

Agreed, at least real money, gil would be nice

I hate that Square-Enix lied to us saying they'll give us as much space as they can afford (And then claim they can provide extra with the paid app).

I think this is more of a server side vs client side issue, but I agree

I hate that the app is paid, and then charges additional fees. (It should either be sub based or micro-transactions--not both).

The app is free, but all of the "best features" are locked behind paying, grrr...

I hate that the app doesn't let me talk in FC chat.

Biggest drawback in my opinion

I hate how broken the PvP system is.

Personal preference I feel

I hate that there's no Plate DPS classes.

What the hell is a Plate DPS class?

I hate how there's no two-handed sword DPS classes.

Last I checked we have Samurai. And please none of the whole, "they wield a Katana nonsense" Katana literally means sword, so yeah you and a bunch of other people got your Sword DPS.

I hate how there's no dual-wielded sword/axe DPS classes.

Similar to the above. Once you unlock Ninja, a good portion of their weapons are Ninja Swords; so they are dual-wielding swords. As for Axes, certain monk weapons act as this, but that might fall under a different heading depending on who you ask.

I hate how all races are basically human+ears/tail.

All playable characters in these kinds of games are humanoid, what you want is for them to look less human and more beastly.

I hate that I can't change my eye color in-game.

It would be nice yes, but you can't do that IRL either. Please don't bring up contacts, that's not changing them, its only masking the color

I hate that the glamour chest can only hold 200 items.

Agreed, but they said it might expand

I hate that the glamour chest is only available in an inn-room or squad house.

They mentioned a furnishing down the line, and it's not all bad

I hate that I can't use teleport while in an inn room. (I have to zone out just to teleport to my house).

Why were you in the Inn room then? You said it yourself, the Squad room has it and you can port from there, lol

I hate that there's only 10 glamour plates.

Agreed, more might come though

I hate that I can't put my wedding ring on glamour plates. (seriously, what the heck? I'm fine losing the teleport. Let me show the sucker off).

What is stopping you from manually glamouring it?

I hate Eureka.

Agreed

I hate that players can teleport-block you with a trade. Why is that a feature?

Not sure, try being in busy status then

I hate that you can't zone out of a duty to repair. (Warcraft does this).

Why were you ill prepared? But also you leveled crafters, right? You can repair in the duty then.

I hate that they don't put a repair NPC in the beginning of a duty. (Swtor does this).

That is not this game though

I hate 15 button+ convoluted rotations.

And 1-2-3 ones are better?

I hate protect. Bake it into the encounters rather than wasting a slot.

Protect is odd, and needs a rework

I hate the meta stigma FFXIV has.

Be more specific

I hate that healers are expected to DPS in FFXIV, when literally no other MMO does this. It's ok for healers to dps--just why the toxicity?

That's a player issue not an issue in the game itself

I hate that 4 year old content is still considered spoilers (even if it's in the HW OPENING cut-scene).

Who said this?Everything in SB could be a spoiler since we are in that expansion, anything from HW and prior is fair game. News flash, Garland was behind it all, Leon was the Dark Knight, Xande was only scared, Golbez is Cecil's brother, Faris is a Girl and Lenna's sister, Shadow is Relm's father, Aerith dies, Laguna is Squall's father, Dagger's real name is Sarah, Tidus is a dream, Balthier is Cid's son, Lightning's real name is Claire...

I hate Square-Enix's customer service.

Never had to deal with them

I hate that making international calls can cost you lots of money.

This relates to FFXIV how?

I hate that the in-game GMs are almost useless when it comes to bugged content.

Umm.. you know what their job is right?

I hate that the forums are really bad at customer service. (A GM recommended I ask for technical advice in the general forums).

See previous statement

I hate the mentor system.

Depends on the community more than anything

I hate that mentors can kick other players for silly reasons.

Power corrupts, just be glad its not politics

I hate that you can't tag-share mobs.

Not sure what that is

I hate that you can't enter a solo-instance while in a party.

Wanna go into the single stall of a restroom together? Didn't think so

I hate that can't have your chocobo out while in a housing district.

Why would they need to be out?

I hate that very few bosses have voiced audio cues. (Who wants to read tiny text to notice a mechanic)?

No major encounters as of yet, but agreed, I guess

I hate that DPS jobs have very little defensive and self-healing utility.

Not sure how to answer this one. You're not wrong, but you're not right either

I hate that if you D/C while crafting--you lose all of your materials.

Agreed

I hate how the percentages of synthesis seems inaccurate. 80% chance to succeed? Let's fail 47 out of 50 attempts. Yes possible, but plausible?

RNGesus hates us

I hate how there's not many gil sinks.

You want something like that, O.o

I hate how cross-breeding gardening is tied to owning a house.

How would a communal garden work in this game? Not a jest either, it's an interesting idea.

I hate how limited houses are.

I'd rather have a house IRL, but there aren't enough, T.T

I hate how large houses get more garden plots than small and medium houses.

Never noticed this so can comment

I hate how a FC can't access submarines and airships without owning a house.

This goes in line with communal gardens, a communal garage would be nice

I hate how FC chest tabs are ALL or NOTHING access. Why not limit it 1-5 items per day or something like Warcraft has?

Not sure what WoW has, but whats to stop someone from taking the "Best" items?

I hate how low level characters can't access the Shirogane housing ward (to visit community events hosted in FC houses).

They can as long as they share a house with an FC or another player, they jut can't access Kugane

I hate how the housing district teleports aren't accessible at level 1 from the city.

personal preference

I hate how non-combat pets are not account wide.

Why should they be?

I hate how mounts are not account wide.

Depending on the mount this one makes sense

I hate how mog-station items are not account wide.

Same as previous statement

I hate that Square-Enix comes off as extremely greedy. Fancy outfits like Minfilla's used to be 15 dollars. Cid's, Y'shotla, Lightning. Then randomly it ramped up to 18 dollars. Why?

Good old inflation, gotta love it

I hate the companion app.

Join the club...

I hate how I can't talk to my FC with the companion app.

We have cookies.

I hate how many areas of the word are boxed off. Where are the horses in Doma. Where are the Badgers in Gridania?

Where indeed?

I hate how most things have incredibly complex or challenging to remember/spell names. Harshfront? What?

Yes cause everyone's name should be as simple as Naus Prime. Sorry, but even by joking standards, this question is just dumb. Names are cultural not universal.

I hate how raptors look like toy dinosaurs made by Tyco and colored by crayola. Do they have wings?

They know where you sleep and are plotting you demise as I type... Run, run far away

I hate how Omega bosses have no story. Why should I care about their Joker rip-off? Oh he's not Joker. Why do you expect me to know other FF games? Explain it more for the community.

But it does have story, you just weren't paying attention. And no one cares if you knew of him or not, nor to "know" about other FF games. If you were interested in anything specific you'd look him up.

I hate that I can't un-sub and keep my Mist Mansion. Why can't they just charge me like 5mil~ a month in an estate tax? Gil-sink and let me take off.

I know, I hate when I don't pay my rent and expect to still have a place to live.


All of these are mostly meant in jest, as I said, I was bored.

[Xion136]

Lightning's real name is Claire...

*Eclair, was changed in America since it sounded like a pastry.

Darn Americans and our love of cream-filled donuts.

[Sigma-Astra]

*Eclair, was changed in America since it sounded like a pastry.

Darn Americans and our love of cream-filled donuts.

Well, Japan has a fondness for naming characters after food just in general. Look at Dragonball/Dragonball Z...practically any anime, you'll find SOMEONE with a food name.