Another interview question about Ultimate

[Jeeqbit]

Pretty much. They've been cutting corners for awhile, it was just more evident in Shadowbringers, at least to me. If they plan to keep the game going for as long as they say they want to, something's gotta give.

I think it's more evident to people who skip the relic questlines and the crafting, gathering and RP content, which is where the resources seemed to have gone to.

[Arillyn]

I think it's more evident to people who skip the relic questlines and the crafting, gathering and RP content, which is where the resources seemed to have gone to.

Agreed. This expac they did Ishgard Restoration and completely overhauled crafting and gathering - all things that were not done in previous expacs. All of that took a lot of resources. I know people are going to say "but people working on battle stuff don't work on those things" and that may be the case. But the dev team as a whole did put a lot of resources towards these particular things this expac. I don't expect something like that in the next expac.

[Vahlnir]

I think it's more evident to people who skip the relic questlines and the crafting, gathering and RP content, which is where the resources seemed to have gone to.

I've taken part in Ishgard restoration and the relic questlines, even going as far as getting the Beatus title, getting a bunch of items with scrips, grinding Bozja a ton and completing 2 relics (so far). It's still very, very obvious.

[ForteNightshade]

Back when we stopped getting two new dungeons, Yoshi indicated this was because the team was taxed. Also, this is an expectation difference. The players want reason to play 24/7, Yoshi he wants people to take breaks.

It isn't that people want to play 24/7. They want a reason to be active for more than a few weeks when patches last for nearly four months. Yoshida may suggest breaks, however several systems do not actually encourage them. Look no further than housing, which specifically forces you to resub before 45 days. The whole staggered content release is another way to people players subbed, especially as you'll often have a much harder time getting things done the longer you wait. Case in point, look at EX Primal that isn't Emerald. Even Emerald has slowed down considerably since 5.4 released.

Ultimately, I want a reason to keep active on my character but I'll often have everything done within the span of a week. And no, that isn't me "rushing".

I've taken part in Ishgard restoration and the relic questlines, even going as far as getting the Beatus title, getting a bunch of items with scrips, grinding Bozja a ton and completing 2 relics (so far). It's still very, very obvious.

I'm about to finish my third up to i515 and nearly have enough tokens for every single job in the previous steps. I even have DRS completed ten times. The only thing I've been less active with this expansion is crafting due to how much I loathe many of their changes. There simply isn't enough long term content, especially in Shadowbringers.

I get they wanted to add more RP features. While I don't oppose this, I play games for, well... their gameplay as much as their story. Often times through Shadowbringers, I feel the game lacks in that department.

[Arillyn]

I've been taking a bit of a break myself. I did that before Shadowbringers dropped too. I'll be back in full force for a bit after the next patch, but then I'll probably be taking a bit of a break before Endwalkers drops. I've been playing a lot of other games that have been in my backlog for a while. I mean I still get on the game and do some stuff with my FC, but I'm not on nearly as much right now. I've also been playing this game since 1.0 and I got a lot of things accomplished on my main that I've wanted to so far. Still some things I want to do, but my backlog has been pulling me away.