Zepla: Endwalker is the Worst FFXIV Expansion I have played

[Elissar]

Ill judge it after it happens and we get into Dawntrail.. I jsut wanna have the blind optimism that we are Full speed ahead next Expansion.
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If FFXIV really is this big money maker, they cant afford to have a Critical Failure.
Hopefully SE and the Devs know this.

I used to say and think the same way, i don't know if my history is accessible but you may find exactly the same words there.


The problem is: recently i started to play Warframe again. I played during the beta and always come and go.
Now i am positively surprised by how many farming loops the game has while you can run free and do what you want and how you like (free to play btw).


You have tons of characters (warframes), multiple builds, some core stuff to reach your maximum potential and a decent grim dark lore. I can say the same about Path of Exile. I am able to spend my whole day in Warframe and PoE, i used to do the same in Tera and Mu online but i can't do the same in FFXIV without RP.



I am using Warframe, PoE, Tera and Mu because they have/had farming loops that requires some commitment, however, at the same time they give you freedom like FFXIV does. The last time that i noticed a good farming loop in FFXIV was back in Heavensward. You could attach your relic progression to roulette and crafting. IMO we need more of that and more open world/overworld content.


For EW, my greatest expectations was the Twelve (we even talked a little bit about it before official announcement), now, for Dawntrail, i expect something for Grand Company and open world.