Quote Originally Posted by Sqwall View Post
NGL. After finishing this current savage tier (P3S nearly broke me), multiple EX trials (mounts), multiple unreals (mounts), dipping my toe in UCOB (not for me).

I took a break.

There are SOOOOO many games out there. Books. Movies. Sports. People.

I know it sounds weird, but sometimes I WANT to distant myself from the game and static group sometimes. Because when that next patch comes out...I log in and it's like seeing an old friend again. For me it's all or nothing style of playing.

Pulling up the duty finder and figuring out what I want to level...if I don't feel it....I don't even want to play. I log out and load up a different game.

Honestly, I have been playing WoW Burning Crusade Classic and just enjoying the ride to 70. Never thought I would even want to do that...but WoW was a good game during that time and it's still fun.

FFXIV is an anomaly in the MMO space that actually values your time. WoW and other MMO's had this FOMO feeling like no other. I know when I come back to the game I can catch up pretty fast, and it's better to let things take time in FFXIV. Blowing through the content isn't my goal. Taking my time and not feeling like I have to hurry.

This savage tier was my main goal for the game. I wanted to clear it before echo is allowed. Don't care about parses, don't care about perfection, and I don't strive for that. I just play the game and have fun with my static, and there are some things that I will remember from this savage tier. So many good times....and bad. (P3S...seriously)
Try Guild Wars 2 if you haven't.

Huge open world, great wardrobe (glamour) system, fun story and it is horizontal progression. You might spend a year crafting a legendary but that legendary will be great for the rest of the game. Nearly everything is account bound.

FFXIV still has more polish, being a subscription game, but its weaknesses are things GW2 excels in and GW2's weaknesses are things FFXIV excels in. They make good palate cleansers for each other.