Yoshida telling players to go play other games is very damaging to FFXIV

[Neuron]

Are some people such slaves to devs that they will play that game exclusively or not just because a dev said to? People do as they wish. Some play one MMO and nothing else, and some (even WoW players) play other games as well. Or take breaks from the game and don't play it at all for a bit. Always have, always will.

Don't be silly thinking people will go do other stuff just because someone tied to the game said it's ok to do so. They will or the won't regardless.

When the director and producer of the game tells people to take break in between patches that means the dev team has designed the game in such a way that players can achieve everything in a new patch within a month. Thats good for casual players I guess. But what about hardcore players like me that plays all day? In WoW whenever I don't raid or farm mythic+, I continuously farm artifact power to get that 1% advantage over other players. But what does FFXIV provide outside of raids and dungeons that give players direct power advantage in the open world if players have the time to farm all day? The open world content in FFXIV is dreadful... fates provide no power gain advantage.

[TheMightyMollusk]

But what about hardcore players like me that plays all day?

Go outside for a while? Get some fresh air, maybe some food that isn't Hot Pockets and Mountain Dew?

[Krotoan]

When the director and producer of the game tells people to take break in between patches that means the dev team has designed the game in such a way that players can achieve everything in a new patch within a month. Thats good for casual players I guess. But what about hardcore players like me that plays all day? In WoW whenever I don't raid or farm mythic+, I continuously farm artifact power to get that 1% advantage over other players. But what does FFXIV provide outside of raids and dungeons that give players direct power advantage in the open world if players have the time to farm all day? The open world content in FFXIV is dreadful... fates provide no power gain advantage.

WON'T SOMEONE THINK OF THE ADDICTS?

WHY WON'T PEOPLE ENABLE AND SUPPORT UNHEALTHY PLAYSTYLES!?!?!

[FusiaRain]

When the director and producer of the game tells people to take break in between patches that means the dev team has designed the game in such a way that players can achieve everything in a new patch within a month. Thats good for casual players I guess. But what about hardcore players like me that plays all day? In WoW whenever I don't raid or farm mythic+, I continuously farm artifact power to get that 1% advantage over other players. But what does FFXIV provide outside of raids and dungeons that give players direct power advantage in the open world if players have the time to farm all day? The open world content in FFXIV is dreadful... fates provide no power gain advantage.

there is this thing called hunts

this thing called crafting

this thing here its green because it means gathering..

this thing is a axe for other jobs..

this thing is blue for blue mage

this thing is a dead animal for gathering monster drops to sell or use

there is this thing called currency farming to sell...

this thing called fishing....

this gold poach for playing the market

(legitly you can play everyday just fine) a patch isnt the entire game lol

hell even making other characters, roleplay, get a house ( you will spend years trying this)

[Galasomeone]

When the director and producer of the game tells people to take break in between patches that means the dev team has designed the game in such a way that players can achieve everything in a new patch within a month. Thats good for casual players I guess. But what about hardcore players like me that plays all day? In WoW whenever I don't raid or farm mythic+, I continuously farm artifact power to get that 1% advantage over other players. But what does FFXIV provide outside of raids and dungeons that give players direct power advantage in the open world if players have the time to farm all day? The open world content in FFXIV is dreadful... fates provide no power gain advantage.

I know you aren't that sweaty on a 56 Marauder. At least learn to put on your Big Boy crystal. Anyway if you can't find anything fun or interesting to do in FFXIV besides rushing to get to top content you'll burn out on any game. If you really want to be that way there is this other game that demands it. A game I played off and on since 2005 and unsubbed from in 2019 The way that thing is going I'll never resub to that hamster wheel cesspit.

[Penthea]

Yea it's so damaging that it caused the game to become hugely popular. Clearly a failure.

[Adonan]

This can't be real...Though if it is a troll, I guess we all played right into it.

[SamsaraTrickstar]

the days of WoW timegating you are over, give it some time and you'll remember what its like when a company see's you as a person and not as a walking piggybank

how SE do not time gate you in FF14? or its just me that don't have the full content of 6.0/.5? there the time gate of tomes as well. then there the time gate of houses. people need to stop the stupid BS of "a company see's you as a person and not as a walking piggybank" to SE we all cash. to any company. they dont do it for free.

He's been saying that for years though.

He encourages people take breaks, and always has.

to bad there lots of systems in the game that do not support it.

[Galasomeone]

there is this thing called hunts

this thing called crafting

this thing here its green because it means gathering..

this thing is a axe for other jobs..

this thing is blue for blue mage

this thing is a dead animal for gathering monster drops to sell or use

there is this thing called currency farming to sell...

this thing called fishing....

this gold poach for playing the market

(legitly you can play everyday just fine) a patch isnt the entire game lol

hell even making other characters, roleplay, get a house ( you will spend years trying this)

And, I might add, most of these things give you power advantages, either through directly exchanging tokens or giving you the gil to be able to buy things.

[Gendiin]

When the director and producer of the game tells people to take break in between patches that means the dev team has designed the game in such a way that players can achieve everything in a new patch within a month. Thats good for casual players I guess. But what about hardcore players like me that plays all day? In WoW whenever I don't raid or farm mythic+, I continuously farm artifact power to get that 1% advantage over other players. But what does FFXIV provide outside of raids and dungeons that give players direct power advantage in the open world if players have the time to farm all day? The open world content in FFXIV is dreadful... fates provide no power gain advantage.

Not sure what artifact power your referring to in shadowlands since I'm pretty sure those systems were left behind after the legion artifact weapons & bfa heart of azeroth. The only thing you can even grind is renown....yay. WoWs "content' could be mostly done for the week within 2 days. Have you farmed all your 570 gear yet? is it materia'd out? doubtful. WoW's community makes doing any content feel like I'm dragging my teeth over very coarse sandpaper, god forbid you wipe in a mythic+.

I played wow since it's release and if you think it has "non stop content" you're delusional and looking at wow with rose colored glasses. Wasn't there a HUGE gap in release dates between their content? 9 months between 9.1 and 9.2(9.1 had the appeal of a roasted turd) while ff14 has a 4 month release window for most content patches. The only replayable content wow even has (that ff14 doesn't) is mythic+ and even that's dependent eventually on pick up groups once your key gets past what you can handle.

I think what you're looking for is your typical korean mmo where you can grind forever while trying to avoid the p2w whales.