FFXIV needs an update

[FawkesWyznfarr]

And I ain't talking about content. I'm talkin' about an update to its engine, servers, and an entire overhaul of its basic combat and raid design.
So let's say a major overhaul like that is in the works. BUT, the project is massive and will require an entire expansion's worth of waiting (2 years) for it to be completed.
Now think of a problem you've had with the game. Be it housing, additional sliders, no loading zones, interchangable music and so and so forth. All those problems will be fixed, but will require 2 years of waiting.
Would you wait for it?

[Kolsykol]

Uh, what in particular about the combat and raid design?
I think they're both incredible...

[Genz]

Uh, what in particular about the combat and raid design?
I think they're both incredible...

Lazy die and retry
with lot of particle effects to hide the shallowness

That being said, it's not related to engine/server, and they could change it in the current game if they wanted. But this kind of change may be even bigger than server/engine, because it implies for all the player base to learn new things. They've been nurtured by FFXIV for years. Maybe even the devs themselves have forgotten how to do anything different, forgotten the potential of games.

[Halivel]

I personally like our combat and raid design so I'm not sure what I should wait for in this case.
Engine and servers update? DevTeam knows they need to do that. Servers part is under the work at the moment. Engine will, probably, happen at some point as well. But will it magically fix housing, character creator and other limitations? Honestly? Some - maybe, but all of them - doubtfully. And with a high chance it won't take two years, because you're practically speaking about a new game with same content.
As for loading zones - the game in its current state wasn't designed with being seamless in mind, so in all honesty the chance of world design changing is very low to being with.
Certain updates would be much appreciated for sure, like HD textures pack, or gear system update, but waiting for it for 2 years with nothing to do in the meantime..? Dunno tbh.

[Bearded]

FFXIV has already had a massive redesign from the original content - that took about a year during which the game was shutdown.

FFXIV does not need to change to be like anything else thanks - its doing fine as it is.

[Kemiko]

FFXIV has already had a massive redesign from the original content - that took about a year during which the game was shutdown.

FFXIV does not need to change to be like anything else thanks - its doing fine as it is.

If you're talking about the 1.x to ARR change, it was actually being developed alongside the 1.x updates and then when 1.x shut down the servers it was all hands on deck for the ARR development. So, it had about a year of full purposeful development but it already had a sizeable team working on it full-time while 1.x was still running.

While there's definitely a lot of QoL features I want that I know the development team has a lot of hurdles to try to implement in no way would I want the game to stop its service in order to add them in. I am willing to let resources from other content to suffer while they add them in, however.

[Lanadra]

I will agree that FFXIV needs some sort of engine update/upgrade.. hell.. the devs themselves have acknowledged this and are regularly hamstrung by the limitations they have to deal with. It's why a lot of the things that make us go 'why can't they just do this.. it's not that hard' are not done, because somewhere somehow the engine or decisions made in 2.0 development are the reason why they can't do it.

Inventory is a perfect example, we get all these strange workarounds like chocobo saddlebag instead of just more inventory space.. apparently because it's not all that simple.

[DPZ2]

Inventory is a perfect example, we get all these strange workarounds like chocobo saddlebag instead of just more inventory space.. apparently because it's not all that simple.

Just a quick question to everyone out there who complains about inventory:

What other game do you play where you get over 500 inventory slots without having to purchase something?

And that's not counting the 400 slots of the glamour dresser.

Really, I just think there are far too many people out there who don't realize that, in total, and with only the two free retainers you get in this game, there are over 900 inventory slots available to you.

[Shougun]

Just a quick question to everyone out there who complains about inventory:

What other game do you play where you get over 500 inventory slots without having to purchase something?

And that's not counting the 400 slots of the glamour dresser.

Really, I just think there are far too many people out there who don't realize that, in total, and with only the two free retainers you get in this game, there are over 900 inventory slots available to you.

Glamour systems, in a few mmos, go into the thousands. There are some decoration housing systems that also do similarly.

That said FFXIV is also not the worst offender for inventory space and does offer the most quick access inventory at no additional cost that I've seen in recent time. (Saddle bag (70 slots) free, 140 slots free, no quest, just whap there it is, loads of space).

[Velnora]

Just a quick question to everyone out there who complains about inventory:

What other game do you play where you get over 500 inventory slots without having to purchase something?

And that's not counting the 400 slots of the glamour dresser.

Really, I just think there are far too many people out there who don't realize that, in total, and with only the two free retainers you get in this game, there are over 900 inventory slots available to you.

It's actually 570. And all of those inventory slots don't do a whole lot of good when the sheer amount of crafting materials takes up space.