So I got the IS motorcycle and am island level 10.... Now what?

[Deveryn]

Which can be deliberate. If there is too much to be done, it makes casual players less likely to catch up when an update hits. The grinders can finish it quickly then, and as result they just get punished for that by 'having no content'. This is the same as the MSQ approach in which you simply cant continue.

Enforcing slow downs could be done by simply making it time gated even harder, but time gating usualy isnt a good thing to do. Especialy since for those who grind, the rewards can at least still be increased versus a casual (which very likely doesnt care about all rewards anyway).

It is lacking content, but other than that. The 30mins per week to spend on it realy are making it a very casual thing which can give nice rewards.

The other problem is that you dont want to instantly have 100 levels, since the next patch, either you instantly would unlock everything since lvl 11-20 are added (which is bad), or the patch starts at 101 (which makes it a massive grind for casuals). Sure, some levels purely for enabling the purchase of additional cosmetics could have been done, but that also means you need a lot more cosmetic content locked behind this (and that can be another issue).

I think IS is currently fine as it sets a base system, but it definitely will need quite a bunch more content in the upcoming patches to make it worth it. If this is all we ever get, its horrible.

We've already been told they plan to update in 6.3 and 6.4/5

It's really not lacking anything. It's just enough as something to do in between other content. Everything on the shop is guaranteed to be yours and everyone can have the same thing. It doesn't get any more laid back than this.

[UkcsAlias]

It's really not lacking anything. It's just enough as something to do in between other content.

Just like the weekly delivery missions. Which on that has a similar net result. But do note that for islands themselve thats currently quite a waste in resources.

To me it feels more like they are now taking it careful to see how players will react, and then decide how far to expand it. And i do suspect they already have plans ready for like 5 updates. Releasing that in 1 go would have been much worse.

But it totaly depends on what they will add, and on that im generaly taking the approach of 'im expecting the worst so it can only be better' (thank EA and activision for that). Without anything known, i look at the current state, and that is simply lacking.

[Rein_eon_Osborne]

Uhhh, make more cowries to get more of the unlockables?

Honestly, unsure what else to do. I’m just 24k cowries away from getting everything I can from the isle then it’s basically free game beyond that. I feel bad for my animals though so I still come back to feed them. It would be nice if the auto care feature on pasture would serve their own version of sweetfeeds. Having to gather bazillion apples whenever they’re about to run out is starting to get old now.

I’ll probably hoard those dyes eventually.

[DarkMasamune]

I actually really enjoyed the content to be honest, I was just a bit surprised that it stopped at level 10. Thought it would go higher for some reason.

Althought to be fair, if I didn't have a second screen to watch some videos on, I would've probably got tired of gathering.

[Ronduwil]

the cowries aren't convertible to gil either...

Except that they are. You can buy materia and cordial with them, and you can post those on the market for insane amounts of Gil. You may not care about crafting or gathering, but you can still profit massively off those who do.

[SendohJin]

Uhhh, make more cowries to get more of the unlockables?

Honestly, unsure what else to do. I’m just 24k cowries away from getting everything I can from the isle then it’s basically free game beyond that. I feel bad for my animals though so I still come back to feed them. It would be nice if the auto care feature on pasture would serve their own version of sweetfeeds. Having to gather bazillion apples whenever they’re about to run out is starting to get old now.

Why gather apples? Make the higher level feeds from the garden vegetables, it grows enough to keep them all fed.

[Ronduwil]

Why gather apples? Make the higher level feeds from the garden vegetables, it grows enough to keep them all fed.

Not to mention that the sweetfeed happiness level cap is low. If you want to max your animals' happiness, you need to craft the good stuff.

[Rein_eon_Osborne]

Why gather apples? Make the higher level feeds from the garden vegetables, it grows enough to keep them all fed.

I actually just started to do this quite recently! Reserving 2 patches seems good enough!

My first mistake was to think they need to be constantly fed the moment their heart icon turns green.

[sagacious]

I feel like people only say these things about casual content, which is funny.

"Well, I already cleared savage and got my BiS. What else is there to do, other than grind out more gear I won't use?"

"I already finished the PvP season rewards. What else is there to do but grind out wolf marks for no reason?"

You can apply this mindset to any content in the game.

This is the most correct response. Just enjoy the content while it's hot after that relax stop worrying about what's next.

[sagacious]

Why gather apples? Make the higher level feeds from the garden vegetables, it grows enough to keep them all fed.

apples are a recipe for a workshop item will need them for this weeks workshop plan.