Quote Originally Posted by aveyond-dreams View Post
I felt like the 89 trial was really enjoyable and my experience thus far is that Trusts are better at running it than actual players in Duty Finder. Most fights in FFXIV are telegraphed well and have clear visual tells as to what mechanic is coming up next, so I don't think the game would suffer much. Being able to take on a huge fight like that with my entire party was one of the main highlights of this expansion's msq, and I would hate to see that be discontinued.

As for the above post, they quite literally showed a QR code on screen on last night's LL for people to apply to work for them. They are trying to hire, but applicants are scarce. In wake of that, the team needs to pace itself appropriately so that content quality doesn't suffer. In any case those who want to play the game as a solo RPG largely will not take away from your experience. Being a numbered title, I imagine they feel the obligation to be beholden to the Final Fantasy core audience as a whole, and view the investment as worth it.

That core audience veers away from overly grindy and predatory games, not to mention the kind of communities games like WoW are associated with. FFXIV offering them a means to enjoy the game without the unnecessary things they don't like is a blessing. Mainline Final Fantasy players want to go fight things with their party and experience a great story-they do not want to grind for 100 hours in Eureka/Extremes/Bozja/Savage/etc. That content caters moreso to mmo players, who want the multiplayer experience.

I refuse to gatekeep the game in this regard, and I hope that more rpg players come in and enjoy themselves along with the rest of us here. Hopefully with time they will hone their skills and join the rest of us in group content once they feel ready to do so. These updates will help them take the first steps towards that.
That core audience veers away from overly grindy and predatory games, not to mention the kind of communities games like WoW are associated with? lost ark want to talk to you then. the number 1 mmo launch in history. adn the hole game is one long rind. as for WOW players being bad ff14 players are not as ncoe as they make the self.