Would you still play FFXIV in a post-development "maintenance mode?"

[FunkYeahDragons]

I'll leave once the story ends. Right now, I only play because I'm invested in the Shadowbringers MSQ and my SO pays my sub so I can tank on demand. I've struggled to care about Savage, weekly caps, crafting, housing, etc, for years now and my friends have mostly moved on, with a handful still raid-logging.

[Vyrerus]

It's been a couple of years, and most of the folks in this thread still post and play.

Have opinions changed?

I don't think I would keep playing XIV if it were in maintenance mode. It's not like XI where you carry a lot of stories from just playing the game with you. I.E. There aren't as many memorable moments just caught up in its game world.

Heck, after the way EW went, I've already started thinking about moving on from it. But its story is still going, and I am still intrigued. I guess for me it's that matter of intrigue. I'll keep going until I lose interest.

[Raven2014]

nah, once the Dev is done with it, so will I. As entertaining as it is, FF14 (or any MMO for that matter) is not really a sandbox game, especially when it also cost money to play.

[Aneshda]

I like to play 1 Game and feel there Home and not Game Hopping to find something new. I need always a long time to find something that I'm interested in. I was in a few Game and stayed till the bitter end but if it happens to this Game, I would not stay till the end.

[Atelier-Bagur]

If there's another FF MMO then I think I'll prolly move to that one. But I'll probably years later come back and make a new character and go through the msq and some content for old times sake.

[Raven2014]

If there's another FF MMO then I think I'll prolly move to that one. But I'll probably years later come back and make a new character and go through the msq and some content for old times sake.

I'll be honest, I'm definitely one of those "glamour is the true end game" player. The art style of FF14 just hit all the right notes for me. As long as the next FF MMO has similar art direction, I would be willing to give a try and even try really hard to like it. Heck, doesn't even have to be a FF tittle.

WoW is just way to date at this point, and the cartoonic graphic is honestly one of the main barrier for me to go back to it. While there are many more modern MMO with better graphic than FF14, the majority of them are over-sexualized that focus on smoking hot art, which I dislike. I also don't like the hyper-realistic yet with everyone look like super model like FF15 and FF7 remade either.

FF14's graphic have that classic anime charm, innocent cuteness while still somewhat realistic. Again, hit all right notes.

[drtasteyummy]

I'd probably keep playing because there is still a lot for me to do, but the truth is that for me personally, FFXIV does as much wrong as it does right. However, that is still a lot more right than every other MMO on the market right now. But this also means that if a better MMO were to drop, I'd probably just leave but I'd still remember it as a great journey that I enjoyed very much.

[Atelier-Bagur]

I'll be honest, I'm definitely one of those "glamour is the true end game" player. The art style of FF14 just hit all the right notes for me. As long as the next FF MMO has similar art direction, I would be willing to give a try and even try really hard to like it. Heck, doesn't even have to be a FF tittle.

WoW is just way to date at this point, and the cartoonic graphic is honestly one of the main barrier for me to go back to it. While there are many more modern MMO with better graphic than FF14, the majority of them are over-sexualized that focus on smoking hot art, which I dislike. I also don't like the hyper-realistic yet with everyone look like super model like FF15 and FF7 remade either.

FF14's graphic have that classic anime charm, innocent cuteness while still somewhat realistic. Again, hit all right notes.

hope the graphical update brings in some much needed boost in color for the default game but yeah I do like its style. Although Im more of a fan of the heavily cartoony stylized look that WoW has. I sorta wish the next FF game would lean more into something more stylized that the usual realistic look but my biggest appeal in this game is the glam game. Ive worked hard to give each job its unique yet visually appropriate look that fits into its class identity.

[Raven2014]

hope the graphical update brings in some much needed boost in color for the default game but yeah I do like its style.

If you mean having a more vibrant color (because the default is a bit washed out) you can already do it. And no, I don't meaning using a mod for it. If you have an Nvidia card you can use the Gforce Experience to apply several additional filters. Nvidia doesn't give you all the filter available because they remove several one that SE said could be constituted as cheating, so what you get are pretty much approved by SE as fair use.

Oh and you get pretty much no performance hit either, which is always nice.

[GTK0HLK]

knowing that it won't end so soon.., and how I tend to want to burn through personal goals and challenges..,

I'll likely be done like the rest when it fully ends..,[though it would bring many questions when the game ends, and whatever changes have taken place before then.., like housing lol..,]

I'll probably only jump/split attention when something FFXIV like, or FFMMO comes out.
<never liked the limited class options, and character limits in some MMO from the east.., but I love Accountwide options that benefit those that want it. whilst improving the single character game.., since you can have both if the game is steered in that way..,>