Constructive: Why your MMO sucks...and why that's okay

[Kes13a]

Okay got a few minutes to spare. FFXIV is good but however it has it flaws.

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while I do not outright disagree...

Housing: I thought they fixed the issue where one person could buy up a ward. as in, I think that was the case at one point but is no longer so. The whole point of reclaiming the property and someone else getting is because they are in demand. why have a bunch of "derelict" unused housing if people PLAYING actually want them? They are a limited resource, it sucks but it makes sense.

Glamour and storage: yeah, needs work, and about double the glamour plates, but could be far worse. A lot of issues come down to inventory management. at least this isnt some of teh other mmo's where you get endless amount of trash items drops for vendor sales because "junk loot is *fun*" If SE did that, then inventory would be a nightmare

Midcore: hard call on that one. I didnt find any lack of it and was always busy. I think thats a personal 'how you play' thing. I was enjoying the journey too much to notice

Job Changes: falls back again on how you play. I arrived late on the healer changes, since I started mid Stormblood. I thought and have always thought healers work fine for the game. The main complaining at the time was that people were complaining about having to heal now instead of just the fast queue times so they could go in and lead the dps stats. those people, and there were a very vocal number of them, complained, especially about scholar, because they now had to heal instead of only doing dps. It was pointed out they could go in as a Summoner, but they didnt want to wait that long. so.. playstyle related in many cases

Hall of Novice: does it need to deep dive in? it to teach people the basics. by 15 you are entering into dungeons with other players usually, and the idea is you might talk to them. Astrologer is a bit more complex than what Novice covers, could there be a mid-range Novice type thing, sure, that would be helpful I imagine. You know, something you can sign up for in Heavensward or StormBlood for more advanced usages.

Those are my thoughts anyway, I prefer the style here, being actual tank, healer dps roles instead of the latest "you can be everything" mentality that permeate mmos currently. cookie cutters are nice, but if you have 15 classes and the only difference is looks and weapon type, how much effort was really put into them?

anyway, have a great day ^^

[Axxion]

while I do not outright disagree...

Housing: I thought they fixed the issue where one person could buy up a ward. as in, I think that was the case at one point but is no longer so. The whole point of reclaiming the property and someone else getting is because they are in demand. why have a bunch of "derelict" unused housing if people PLAYING actually want them? They are a limited resource, it sucks but it makes sense.

Glamour and storage: yeah, needs work, and about double the glamour plates, but could be far worse. A lot of issues come down to inventory management. at least this isnt some of teh other mmo's where you get endless amount of trash items drops for vendor sales because "junk loot is *fun*" If SE did that, then inventory would be a nightmare

Midcore: hard call on that one. I didnt find any lack of it and was always busy. I think thats a personal 'how you play' thing. I was enjoying the journey too much to notice

Job Changes: falls back again on how you play. I arrived late on the healer changes, since I started mid Stormblood. I thought and have always thought healers work fine for the game. The main complaining at the time was that people were complaining about having to heal now instead of just the fast queue times so they could go in and lead the dps stats. those people, and there were a very vocal number of them, complained, especially about scholar, because they now had to heal instead of only doing dps. It was pointed out they could go in as a Summoner, but they didnt want to wait that long. so.. playstyle related in many cases

Hall of Novice: does it need to deep dive in? it to teach people the basics. by 15 you are entering into dungeons with other players usually, and the idea is you might talk to them. Astrologer is a bit more complex than what Novice covers, could there be a mid-range Novice type thing, sure, that would be helpful I imagine. You know, something you can sign up for in Heavensward or StormBlood for more advanced usages.

Those are my thoughts anyway, I prefer the style here, being actual tank, healer dps roles instead of the latest "you can be everything" mentality that permeate mmos currently. cookie cutters are nice, but if you have 15 classes and the only difference is looks and weapon type, how much effort was really put into them?

anyway, have a great day ^^

And respect that, this is just my thoughts. you have a good day as well.

For me the job changes is mixed . I played since arr and hw. the changes then where interesting until now. Like for instance, take the bard in hw. That was bow mage a and that wasn't taken to well. The reason why i feel like they need to go into a deep dive just a bit more, just to be bit more informative you know.

[ForteNightshade]

Job Changes: falls back again on how you play. I arrived late on the healer changes, since I started mid Stormblood. I thought and have always thought healers work fine for the game. The main complaining at the time was that people were complaining about having to heal now instead of just the fast queue times so they could go in and lead the dps stats. those people, and there were a very vocal number of them, complained, especially about scholar, because they now had to heal instead of only doing dps. It was pointed out they could go in as a Summoner, but they didnt want to wait that long. so.. playstyle related in many cases

This... isn't true at all. Healers still barely need to heal in Shadowbringers, which has been the main complaint throughout the entire expansion. In fact, Shadowbringers is arguably the easiest iteration of healers unless you're micromanaging as little GCD casts as possible. Even at the highest difficulty level, you'll spend over 50% of your casts DPSing.