How i kicked the habit (FFXIV).

[DayHealer]

I just stopped logging in.

That was the secret to kicking the habit, to just walk away.

Years of pent up frustrations with the direction the game has taken, catering all content to people that want to turn XIV into IMVU, and don't want the be challenged by even the smallest difficulty.

It's been 3 weeks, i am a much happier person. I have explored multiple other games, even picked up some side games to play in the 6 months between content patches that XIV has.

Guild Wars 2, Fantastic MMO, the world actually feels alive, people constantly active in old and new zones alike, actual world content with rewards that makes it worth completing.

Diablo 4, Another good story, although post 70, the game is utter repetitive garbage and I've already stopped playing it at level 92. Hopefully seasons improve the game, or else that will just be dropped in general.

ARAM games with friends on LoL, nothing serious, just messing around having fun.

This is the true way to play XIV and remain happy with the game, and i finally understand that. NOT playing the game is the secret to enjoying the game over a long period of time.

For 9 years i have been blinded by the simple truth that XIV is not a main MMO. it is made to be played a few times per year, catching up with content and then moving back onto other games.

Thank you to whoever told me to go play other games, because XIV will not change regardless of how much feedback you throw at it, and coming to that realization has allowed me to move on and improved my mental health significantly.

Im genuinely happy for you, just one thing: avoid LoL summoner rift like the plague, you have not seen True Toxicity until you play summoner rift with randoms.

From my part im a very casual ffxiv player so I take my time to complete all the content, hell I didnt even still finish all post Endwalker MSQ or pandaemonium, right now im in the relic weapon grinds.

[DixieBellOCE]

Im genuinely happy for you, just one thing: avoid LoL summoner rift like the plague, you have not seen True Toxicity until you play summoner rift with randoms.

From my part im a very casual ffxiv player so I take my time to complete all the content, hell I didnt even still finish all post Endwalker MSQ or pandaemonium, right now im in the relic weapon grinds.

Oh yeah, i played league from beta until season 4, and hard quit any normal/ranked games on league. Its a toxic cesspool of people tilting over the smallest stuff, riot really aughta offer counseling as part of the game experience.