Stuff we have lost each expansion since shadowbringers

[kinslayer-]

Hol up, in PSO2 you don't bring NPCs in any serious content at all (Emergency quests and such) only in story mode most of the time and their damage is laughable, while you do 5-6 digits in dmg they at best do 3-4, and while it's nice to see them in the world and dungeon they aren't complex as the npcs/trusts from FFXIV (i don't like them that much). On the other hand..jeez..the PSO2 slander, i know the game never had big numbers (even less with NGS) but it was one of the big ones, hell they even ported Odin back in the day. What happened? i thought FFXIV didn't care about numbers but now we do?

[IkaraGreydancer]

Hol up, in PSO2 you don't bring NPCs in any serious content at all (Emergency quests and such) only in story mode most of the time and their damage is laughable, while you do 5-6 digits in dmg they at best do 3-4, and while it's nice to see them in the world and dungeon they aren't complex as the npcs/trusts from FFXIV (i don't like them that much). On the other hand..jeez..the PSO2 slander, i know the game never had big numbers (even less with NGS) but it was one of the big ones, hell they even ported Odin back in the day. What happened? i thought FFXIV didn't care about numbers but now we do?

Oh I didn't say they were like super hired help or anything. Just that they had them and the community liked that. Same for the hiring system where you can hire friend characters before going into the field (though admittedly I don't remember if global got that).
In New Genesis you can bring NPCs to emergency quests and they do pretty damn good. Those are ones I'd say are comparable to Trusts hence why I brought it up. I may have not been the most clear on that but thats on me.

But yeah for folks to act like pso2 wasn't one of the bigger mmos out there is wild. As you said XIV isn't just collabing with anyone. (Also side note having Odin pop randomly use to scare tf outta me xD Fun stuff though)

[KeshLives]

The problem is that IMHO the dungeon was significantly tougher than the typical extreme fight whilst also being less worthwhile to run.

I really enjoyed running and learning it blind on launch, but once we caught wind of the rewards, half the team almost instantly lost interest.

So you/they didn't want more difficulty, you wanted better loot, you basically admitted. Nothing new there. That's usually the tune; "We want harder content!!" = "We want better loot!!!"
WoW is --> that way.

[Shurrikhan]

So you/they didn't want more difficulty, you wanted better loot, you basically admitted. Nothing new there. That's usually the tune; "We want harder content!!" = "We want better loot!!!"
WoW is --> that way.

...No.

If, say, X side-content is at least as hard as Savage and yet drops nothing of value, you ARE going to see fewer combat-interested people playing it, if only for the simple reason that many have limited time and, until having effectively maxed out their power, the game's systems discourage spending time on things that give no rewards. That in turn tends to make that side-content less engaging for said having fewer people to play with / longer queues / etc.

It's not a problem of "This isn't fun because it lacks rewards" so much as "This game's reward structure, by conspicuously providing nothing for the time invested despite its relative difficulty / inaccessibility, discourages even touching this content until late in the patch cycle" (increasingly late, in fact, the more one wishes to omni-level, because this isn't a particularly alt-friendly game).

If the game weren't so predicated on time-gated treadmill-running, that wouldn't be an issue. But it is.

[MintnHoney]

ishkabibble

I feel like your understanding of what Sebazy said is so off-course that you're about to meet up with Bugs Bunny during his visit to Albuquerque.

[Miyumi_Nara]

Ok we got a eureka Zone here. Nothing replaces this. Now Doman enclave update is the island sanctuary update. Raids and trials the same. We got hildabrand as well. both getting it. We got a new gate here for the gold saucer so far nothing replaces this. We got a new grand company rank which we havent gotten another rank yet to.

So yes we had more content in 4.4 then we do in 6.4

[R041]

So you/they didn't want more difficulty, you wanted better loot, you basically admitted. Nothing new there. That's usually the tune; "We want harder content!!" = "We want better loot!!!"
WoW is --> that way.

... This is a WoW clone. Those things were in XIV.

This is XIV brain rot, you can all cry that this isn't WoW, but it is. We destroyed the original XIV that wasn't WoW, that was 1.0.

ARR was a pure WoW clone, and we've been watering it down ever since.


For your insolence, I've destroyed your beloved twins. May this image fester in your nightmares. lol

[MrSigy]

Every boss hitbox is freakishly massive now

that's what she said

[VelKallor]

We know. The game needs to let you and grandmas with Alzheimers be able to play the game at their pace and finish Sastasha in 80 minutes

Actually, no, but nice meme. Keep 'em coming.

BTW, not for nothing, but you can have Alzheimers at age 5. Also, I suggest you knock that off, as it seems you arent aware of current gaming demographics, which indicate the gaming playerbase is ageing. More people over 50 are picking up MMO's, a larger percentage being women ( which I think is fantastic news ).

Now then: Where was I?

Oh yes.

The reasons are, amongst others, to be able to complete content in dead or off peak times, where there are longer than normal queue delays for certain content, where a player wants to ghet the instance done in their own time instead of waiting for a group to form.

NPC teams also allow players who prefer to work at their own speed other than dealing with warp speed morons, to do so at their own pace, as it suits them m rather than groups who run these dungeons as if a ravening monster was at their heels.

Lastly, it is a better alternative than to have to deal with toxic or rude players who scream at others to skip cutscenes.

There is also a commentary from YoshiP where he said the idea also evolved to see if FF players who are primarly single player gamers would find 14 interesting, as this caters to their tastes as well. The intent was more or less to appeal to FF players who arent necessarily MMO fans.

I see no problem at all with players setting their own pace.

it doesnt make the system a good system is my point nor should it be encouraged

Judging by the fact the systems are being expanded into Stormblood, Id say that their metrics on NPC duty support have been extremely favourable.

https://www.destructoid.com/i-love-f...upport-system/

Duty Support does not turn Final Fantasy XIV into a good single-player game. When judged on those terms, it will always come up short next to actual Final Fantasy games that are designed around a single-player experience. However, Duty Support does turn Final Fantasy XIV into a better multiplayer game. By providing a low-stakes environment where players can practice, or where they can simply progress when they don’t feel like interacting with other people, the Duty Support system makes socializing a choice rather than a chore. It makes every interaction automatically more pleasant. It’s a very simple addition to a very complex game, but it might be my single favorite mechanic in FFXIV.

Im sorry you dont like it...but from your posts, it seems that there is very little ingame that you DO approve of.

Dont like it?

Dont use it.

[Stormpeaks]

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