Samurai changes are unacceptable in the current iteration

[YukiB]

Hello all.

I'd like to summarize a couple things. Increasing frustration between all communities, concerns that it is getting less and less productive. JP players start to wonder how the situation is in EN more. More feelings on how the job is "boring" or "not fun". More comments on being a "Pure DPS". At this point we're all waiting for an answer.

The frustration of still not being addressed after they completely skipped over Samurai in the patch note reading, and saying they will further elaborate, and have not. This stems from them deciding to ignore the overwhelming feedback before the changes were implemented. Saying "For the future" is not enough. We can't see the future, and we see what is in the present. The community has given a lot of patience over the years regarding job design. I just want everyone to think about this. Money is one thing yes, but time is your most valuable resource. When they ask you to wait repeatedly, at some point you need to tell them to stop. Some people don't have that time, and we don't live forever. Telling people to take a break is just as insulting, they are here to convey their feelings because they trust you and want you to make the game better. They want to have fun with this game. If people did not care, they wouldn't be here complaining. I am not saying that every change for the better has to be instant, but it's been nothing but delays of completely ignoring the playerbase, an utter lack of transparency in this regard. Look what happens to the jobs that have reworks. Look at how barebones tanks and healers are. Our fight encounters don't even have any engagement besides damage now. Our job wasn't even in a bad spot, it's a forced change. For what? Are we really preparing the game to transition into the mobile market? Who knows at this point.

I want them to fix what they broke.

My fear is that their entire PR focus in the near future will be on putting out the housing lottery fire, and they'll conveniently disregard the concerns over job changes. 6.11 will come and go without another response. I certainly hope I'm wrong; my sub runs out in a couple weeks.

[CelestiCer]

My fear is that their entire PR focus in the near future will be on putting out the housing lottery fire, and they'll conveniently disregard the concerns over job changes. 6.11 will come and go without another response. I certainly hope I'm wrong; my sub runs out in a couple weeks.

My concerns are if Square wants to forcefully simplify FFXIV to accommodate another device like a Handheld Console and/or Mobile Phone.

Years ago maybe unthinkable, but technology improvement be like that. Suddenly it clicks, yeah high APM on a small device with tons of buttons? that makes no sense, you'd have to cut and trim many corners. Even though that hurts the current playerbase on PC and Controllers, game depth and complexity, if the board decided it makes money, what you gone do? Solution? " Over-Simplifying every Aspect of the Game ".

That's why the argument of " More/Less buttons doesn't mean better gameplay ", is flawed if said without context. FFXIV with just 5 buttons to spam press for our rotation/heal/mitigate/partyheal/engage/disengage/selfheal/Limitbreak, sounds like a... " Nightmare".

That's my tinfoil hat talking though, hoping that it's talking out of its.... hole? " BUTT ", who knows! I have trust issues, for a good reason... and I do not want to see our jobs be simplified for this reason at all.

[Roxus]

My fear is that their entire PR focus in the near future will be on putting out the housing lottery fire, and they'll conveniently disregard the concerns over job changes. 6.11 will come and go without another response. I certainly hope I'm wrong; my sub runs out in a couple weeks.

Oh no doubt that thought has crossed my mind. And it has also been brought up in all communities. You can't blame people for thinking that way really. I want to be hopeful they realize they were wrong, but from past experiences they are very stubborn in their vision. I'm concerned people want to compromise, as Quor said, there is only one solution and it is a full revert of the changes. They can add the Meikyo/Yaten/Third Eye changes later if they don't have time. Even if this was a part of a larger rework, no one will accept that rework if the foundation is no good either. They need to accept that.

I am going to commit to the new Ultimate as my last piece of content if they refuse to change it back. And it won't be on the job I love most and I will despise it because I was never given the option. I mean the timing was bad too and everyone knows it. Players who don't do Ultimate understood that.

I apologize if I don't respond to all of you individually, just know I do read all your comments and give them a like. Who knows if they use that in their feedback collection lol.