Is the new Ultimate too hard?

[Valkyrie_Lenneth]

Ultimate is literally the biggest draw FFXIV gets on twitch. Even the MSQ doesn't bring in the numbers Ultimate and Savage World Prog do. It's undeniable Ultimate drew in people from the WoW exodus given that community's penchant for raiding. The engagement also comes from its longevity. Ultimate is among the very few bits of content that lasts almost indefinitely. UCoB is nearly six years old and still be cleared to this very day. Both it and UwU saw massive upswings in participation throughout Covid. Even the less power crept Ultimates like TEA and the very recent Dragonsong have a healthy PF scene relative to their respective difficulty.

It all comes down to what you enjoy. Someone who isn't interested in difficult content will look at the sheer amount of demand Ultimate asks of you and say "Nope! That looks awful". Meanwhile, someone else will look at Euphrosyne or EX5 and think "Wow, this is so boring. It's way too easy." Different strokes for different folks and all that.

I've been playing this game since 2010 and the only times I've ever watched it on twitch are live letters and my close friend if he's in a fight h haven't cleared.





Watching random people on twitch play the same game I'm logged into is just unappealing. Maybe it's an age gap thing.

[MilkieTea]

I've been playing this game since 2010 and the only times I've ever watched it on twitch are live letters and my close friend if he's in a fight h haven't cleared.

Watching random people on twitch play the same game I'm logged into is just unappealing. Maybe it's an age gap thing.

It's an eSports thing, mostly. To make an apt comparison - Worlds 2022 was one of the biggest events of the year, gathering an audience larger than the superbowl, just to watch top League of Legends players compete for a prize pool of millions. The majority of this audience was also logged into League, playing and watching at the same time.

Since the WF race is a competition, and an acknowledged one at that, it stands to reason that it's a similar event to Worlds 2022 (though the presentation is different). You're still rooting for your fave team of players to "win", or the underdogs to "win" etc.

Then out of the WF race (same with out of Worlds 2022), you'll be watching these people to see them play, or have fun etc. It's kind of like watching a real sport that you also happen to play.