Quote Originally Posted by Snapdragyn View Post
I've been playing MMOs since 2000. At this point in FFXIV, I don't see a future for myself in this game. The level of gameplay skill required JUST to get through the MSQ is fast approaching the limits of my capabilities.

Bard main, i350 - & I can NOT get through The Will of the Moon (just the part where I still get to play my own class, never mind the part where I would be forced to play as another).

At what point does a dev team recognize that continually boosting 'challenge' in _required_ content will eventually drive away part of their player base? I've already quit GW2 for exactly this issue - I couldn't complete the main story quests.
That last instance was a bit tougher than others (and certainly more frustrating if you're struggling, given that failing the second part means repeating the first), but I don't personally have an issue with an i350-equipped player having trouble with the MSQ at this stage in the expansion. The base iLevel of gear introduced alongside the MSQ is i380 - a massive upgrade - and the instance in question doesn't block access to any of the gear (unlike the last debatable fight I can recall, Shinryu).

May I ask how you'd suggest SE make content mostly-easy for an i350 without making it completely boring for people at higher gear levels? I mean, suppose for the sake of argument you were i330 and struggling, or i300: to what level of gear do you think SE should balance content like this?