Quote Originally Posted by caffe_macchiato View Post
FFXIV used to be more complex and difficult. Would you have hated the game back then as much as you love it now? FFXIV obtained 27 million subscribers by having a mix of casual, mid-core and hardcore content. Many of us started playing before the downfall. If you want the game to change this drastically, then you’re going to have to accept that a lot of people should leave. All your friends, FC members, and other community members will leave. And would FFXIV really be worth playing if that happens?
This game has ever been difficult? I've been playing since 2014 and I guess I've been asleep or something because this game has never been difficult. Maybe Midas back in the day and that got fixed. I've been playing MMOs for over 20 years and this is one of the easiest and most accessible MMOs I've played even back when I first started. And they've just doubled down on streamlining to make things more accessible.

And why is this a bad thing? Why does this one MMO have to be like all other MMOs out there? This MMO is different and a lot of people like that about it. I don't need another EQ or another WoW. I enjoy the different experience I get here.