The Lessons Not Learned.

[IkaraGreydancer]

This Lie should really stop being spread.

It's only spread really buy the very people complaining. Most people aren't saying you can't criticize. They just have different views when it comes to things people criticize. It's odd they talk about toxic positivity while being passive aggressive.

I ask anyone reading this, how often do you see people say the game is perfect n needs nothing fixed here? People here seem to only deal in extremes n absolutes. If folks apparently aren't allowed to criticize the game it would also seem folks aren't allowed to love it either

[Velvet_Lunarfang]

I will say this. The patches have been lackluster a lot. Housing is joke. 4 months to fully gear out a class. They want to keep this game going for 10 more years? If this is all they have to offer it won't last another 2 years at the rate the content has been going. They really need to start spicing up this game seriously. I have been thinking of going over to GW2 since combat is way better then FFXIV's. If a MMO comes out soon and ends up being really good I will say FFXIV will be very small population

[LianaThorne]

You lost me on this whole "professionalism" thing. She's just a gamer / content creator / streamer. This is twitch / youtube, not ESPN. It's too bad your boyfriend there has thin skin and can't actually stand his opinion being picked apart and happened to give many people a good laugh. That's what happens when you post your opinion about the critically acclaimed MMO FFXIV in a space like this, where some of these folks likely lurk.

She's still a public figure and has a voice that affects the community with how popular she is, what's your point? Do only sports commentators need to be professional now? Lol

Also what boyfriend? I'm discussing her and her video regarding this?

[Sad-Panda]

The devs have always said that this is a “stop-and-go” type of game. Yoshida tells us to unsubscribe when we’re bored. He and SE clearly don’t expect this game to hold our attention like World of Warcraft or other MMOs, and that’s fine. That game charges a sub too, and I don’t want to pay two at once. Just do as Yoshida says and sub a couple times a year. It’s a small game and most of it is reading. I like reading, but I read fast, so this game is over quickly for me. That’s just how FFXIV is, just like the other Final Fantasy games. Play it, finish it, and put it down. It’s not a “serious” MMO.

Unless you have a house. Then you’re trapped for life!

[Valkyrie_Lenneth]

I will say this. The patches have been lackluster a lot. Housing is joke. 4 months to fully gear out a class. They want to keep this game going for 10 more years? If this is all they have to offer it won't last another 2 years at the rate the content has been going. They really need to start spicing up this game seriously. I have been thinking of going over to GW2 since combat is way better then FFXIV's. If a MMO comes out soon and ends up being really good I will say FFXIV will be very small population

It doesn't take 4 months to gear a class tho. And its been this way for the last 8 years, why would it suddenly be terrible and take a nose dive?

Personally, I found GW2 combat boring, since at the time I played, it was just a big zerg since there were no dedicated healers or tanks.

I've tried going to other MMOs after XIV came out, and they all paled in comparison. Controls were clunky, UI wasn't as good, etc.

People have been bringing up Ashes a lot recently, but I'm beginning to wonder if that will ever release. I went to an alpha event at PAX like 5 years ago...

[Deveryn]

As a legit MMO veteran, I can tell you it's going to be a very long time before anything can even attempt to unseat XIV from its spot. It's one of the worst genres to develop for, so someone has to come in with just as much passion and financial backing and then get several years in live before they can be considered better.

[IkaraGreydancer]

As a legit MMO veteran, I can tell you it's going to be a very long time before anything can even attempt to unseat XIV from its spot. It's one of the worst genres to develop for, so someone has to come in with just as much passion and financial backing and then get several years in live before they can be considered better.

Thing is, with how bad xiv is according to some it should be easy to top it no?

[hagare]

Don't you people get bored of having the same discussion every time content is released? Sometimes the content is not for you and that's ok, just unsub for a while and play other games.

oh come on. I just bought 3 games on sale and I was still playing 14 last night >_>

[Striker44]

Thing is, with how bad xiv is according to some it should be easy to top it no?

Which, of course, only goes to show that it's actually doing very well. I'm amused by the one person commenting "it'll be gone in 2 years" when it's currently at the apex of its entire lifespan. EW had the highest population to start any expansion, and even the late-patch "lulls" have kept a much higher active playerbase than similar "lulls" in past expansions. Not to mention the "rate the content is going" is the same rate it's been going at for a long time, and the game is only getting more popular.

[kpxmanifesto]

As a legit MMO veteran, I can tell you it's going to be a very long time before anything can even attempt to unseat XIV from its spot. It's one of the worst genres to develop for, so someone has to come in with just as much passion and financial backing and then get several years in live before they can be considered better.

I have high hopes for ashes of creation and the league of legends MMO, but then again there have been plenty of MMOs in the past that claimed they would surpass wow or FF. I'll believe it when I see it happen.