Was any of the 6.3 content worth waiting 4 months for?

[SaltyDaddy]

I guess my question is, why not play other games between prog nights then?



There's nothing stopping you from taking smaller breaks. That's what I'd be doing if I actually had time to do anything right now. School and work are taking the majority of my free time, I haven't had time to even open any games I've bought since like, Sept of last year....

I seriously think forum members cant read. I already said I play other games too. Does that mean I cant complain about the state of this patch? Or is state of your free time more important for players of this game?

[Valkyrie_Lenneth]

I seriously think forum members cant read. I already said I play other games too. Does that mean I cant complain about the state of this patch? Or is state of your free time more important for players of this game?

To be fair it's one line buried in 3 different posts surrounded by "I don't want to support this game because lame content, but also ultimate"



Separating your points might help.


No one's saying you can't complain. My question has always been at what point does it just become pointless whining right? Like, if you don't actually provide actionable feedback, and keep coming, then why would anything change. They still get money, you're still paying.



Netflix had almost nothing I watched and prices kept increasing. Dropped my sub. Same with Disney. People love to talk about negatives here on the forums, but we rarely get "this is the thing I liked about that content I didn't like as much, do more of that part". It's just "this patch had no content and everything sucked"

[Boblawblah]

It was fairly mediocre, nothing particularly stood out and nothing was abjectly terrible. Game's still fine. I stopped trying to expect excellence and a masterpiece and just go with the flow. It's otherwise a solid game that I can enjoy.

I think that's a healthy attitude to have. I remember reading something about the devs being surprised at how much people were reading into every little detail in the story, things way beyond what the devs intended. Sometimes it's better to just enjoy it for what it is, and move on to other games when you're getting tired of it. That's what I do at least.

[Hurlstone]

Was it the best patch? No, but worse it the worst? Not to me. I overall enjoyed it, even if it could have been better at parts.

I liked the MSQ well enough, seeing the twins again was great and I really liked the new dungeon, especially the extra look at Reaper lore we got (Just wish we had extra dialogue with Drusilla after it). I actually really loved the development given to Zero. She is a fantastic character and its nice to see they are taking her arc forward. I hope it just does not hint that her story will finish by 7.0, as I really want her to be our next travel companion haha. Was not as weak as 6.1, though not as strong as 6.2 (Which I consider one of my all-time favourites). This feels like the natural dip that happens as we move into the final act of the Void tale, setting up for the grand final. This arc is unlike what we have had before as its much more self-contained and not the bombastic expansion final we are used to, so its bound to flow different. Again though the best lore and writing is found in the side quest which delves into the Four Lords character. They really need to advertise it more... atleats make it a !+ one!

I liked the Alliance Raid too, the Twelve designs continue to be great and I REALLY want the ‘Dedicated to Moonlight" orchestra, Soken has been knocking it out of the park with the Raid songs of late. I enjoyed the battles more, mayhap because people consider them easier haha. The story may not be as heavily impactful as I hopped so far, but it was interesting learning what we did and I have hopes that the final part will surprise us.

I need to start the Tartaru side quest sometime, and I was hoping for more then we got from the Island Update I will admit, but its still a fun time sink that I hope they continuing adding too beyond 7.0. So yeah, I think 6.3 was a worthwhile Patch at least. Then again none of us know really what goes into making patches so all the talk is mostly subjective speculation haha.

[Hanayumi]

Im still putting my lot down with FFXVI development being prioritized over FFXIV for now, even though they say its not. Considering covid delays wouldve been slapped in the mid of its development, FFXIV quality slipping, and FFXVI release quickly coming up, its a bit hard to believe that there is supposedly no development impact what so ever?...

[Iyrnthota]

Im still putting my lot down with FFXVI development being prioritized over FFXIV for now, even though they say its not. Considering covid delays wouldve been slapped in the mid of its development, FFXIV quality slipping, and FFXVI release quickly coming up, its a bit hard to believe that there is supposedly no development impact what so ever?...

Honestly, if anything is impacting F14 development, it's probably....FF14 development. We're supposed to be getting a graphical update in 7.0 and I've got no idea what the extent of it is going to be, or what the scope is, but that does sound like something that takes more than your average amount of resources.

[RyuDragnier]

Thank you for proving my point that you have to stay subscribed in order to keep it, thus that is not taking a break from the game.

You must be a troll, as 30-44 days off of the game is a break from the game.

[Liam_Harper]

The patch was a disappointment for me and I'm unsubbing for 6.4. There's no point in logging on just to raid, I'll still have to chew through MSQ and duties, farm tomes, acquire crafted gear, pots, food, deal with all the things I dislike about the jobs. Raids just aren't worth that and why would I do other activities in-between when I enjoy those activities more and can give my full spare time to them.

I think a lot of the complaints are because ff14 is a good game at core. They have a development team that works hard and has a good attitude, great music, great aesthetics, no treadmills. So much potential.
But for some people, they just want a game to invest into and can't do the same FATE's, tome grinds and 3 corridor 3 boss dungeons for the next 10 years and be excited for it. FF14 used to be a game for them, but over time discarded their job engagement, discarded any depth to crafters, discarded their current story plot and new features like Diadem, Verminion, Island Sanctuary, Criterion and so on always seem to fall flat and become niche.
The devs are working flat out but produce so little long term game value for their effort. It feels like such a waste of resources. But it works so I suppose I can't fault them.

Really, for some people, the game used to be for them, but it steered in a different direction and the devs told those players "tough, you can stay and carry Ice Mages and Curebots in bland content or get lost, we aren't making a game for you" and that naturally feels bad. But it is what it is and their choice ultimately.

The gil isn't quite the issue so much as the scarcity; once you lose a home, odds are you will never ever get another one again if you're on a world that's decently populated. For example, none of the people I know who stay subbed solely for their house are out here like "if my home gets demolished, that's 20mil down the drain!"; they're more worried about the fact that getting another medium on balmung is basically impossible for the foreseeable future.

Maybe "best solution" was wording it poorly on my part. Ideally we'd have instanced houses, luxury sized apartments and so on.

But it'd still be something compared to what we have now. If you could drop your house with little to no gil loss, it would create more available houses, thus reducing the risk that you'd never get one again if you relinquished one, which in turn makes it feel even safer to drop a house you aren't using.

[Deveryn]

Honestly, if anything is impacting F14 development, it's probably....FF14 development. We're supposed to be getting a graphical update in 7.0 and I've got no idea what the extent of it is going to be, or what the scope is, but that does sound like something that takes more than your average amount of resources.

Don't forget Duty Support. They're not just working to make things look better, but to also have a consistent feel.

[Rolder50]

*Take 30 day break from game*

*Five minutes to log in visit house, poke around, log out*

*Take another 30 day break*

So to you, a 5 minute login every 30 days is...hard?

Usually when people take a break, it involves unsubbing so they aren't paying 15 a month for something they aren't playing. Staying subbed to refresh your house kind of defeats the point...