Live Letter Thoughts

[aveyond-dreams]

I remain unconvinced that picking up new characters in 6.1 would have been to the game's detriment especially when that patch's story had a lot of filler that could've been cut in order to move the action along. Using nuanced and mature storytelling would also probably be appreciated by more players especially those of us who take a deeper look at the story. I believe these things would be more appealing and less divisive overall, so I will continue to advocate for them.

If I have any bias is that I gravitate more towards what characters/settings are more fleshed out, with my frame of reference being the numerous single-player titles I've played in the past along with other media I've consumed. I will therefore hold FFXIV to a standard based off these things, especially if it wants to brand itself as a single player title in some respects. The solutions I have provided are conducive to doing that.

There is something to be said about this phenomenon we see in which players are resistant to outside suggestions that aren't explicitly sanctioned (even if later on they are). It is often discussed in relation to players who are so heavily invested in specifically WoW and its way of doing things that they reject positive and proven ideas that have worked in other game's even if it would be in their benefit.

It is possible FFXIV may have a similar scenario occurring, wherein certain players are unwilling to entertain discussions about things like new characters especially when even the fans of the scions are getting tired of them themselves, and other relevant issues pertaining to story, content, and gameplay. The fact that there are players who insist that Beastmaster could only be a limited job when even WoW's Hunter class is able to tame pets and participate in all content is something I struggle to wrap my head around. Why is there such insistence that it must fit the established paradigm in this game, rather than taking what works in another?

I believe that their frame of reference may play a part in this. If it is too limited, such as in the case of WoW players who are against some of the QoL improvements FFXIV has made over the years, then perhaps that is the reason why we are witnessing some of the reactions from people in this game here only the reverse scenario.