Zepla: Endwalker is the Worst FFXIV Expansion I have played

[ZephyrMenodora]

No I don’t have to watch it. Op posted enough that I don’t need to watch a 30 minute video as a prerequisite to posting. Posts were made here within minutes of this thread starting that I doubt watched it.

[magtuired]

I think it's also especially notable that Zelpa is saying this because, as she mentions in the video, she was on of the people in the early 6.x patches telling people to wait and see what was coming. AND she has built her online "brand" as an FFXIV content creator as one of the original WoW refugees and is seeing parts of what drove her away from WoW in the FFXIV development teams lack of engagement and dismissive responses.

[Fyrebrand]

To be fair, Zepla does make some excellent points. One thing that went completely over my head is that they're baking the trials right into the MSQ now whereas in the past they used to have their own dedicated side story series associated with them. I loved the trial stories in Stormblood and Shadowbringers. It's sad to think we might be missing out on another "Sorrows of Werlyt" or something.

As far as the MSQ patch storyline goes, I do enjoy it, but it does feel like "filler" material. Not that it's bad, but simply that it doesn't feel like it's progressing the "main" plot of the game anymore and is not going to naturally flow into kicking off Dawntrail. Like, if the next expansion was actually all about the 13th and it seemed like Zero was really going to have a big role in the future, that would be more exciting and this would all feel so much more relevant. But people are already predicting she's going to be killed off. I really hope not.

With regards to relic weapons: I'm kind of ambivalent on it. On the one hand, I understand the disappointment at not having any kind of engaging gameplay tied to acquiring these weapons, it's just tomestones you can get from roulettes and such. A lot of people seem to want some kind of Bozja-esque zone to work on and grind out a lot of time in. On the other hand, I like being able to get a shiny new weapon and keep up to date power-wise without having to do a lot of grind. I don't like just grinding FATEs all day long. I get bored of it after just doing a few. If it takes a ton of repetitive work just to get ONE weapon, then realistically a lot of people are just going to play one job. I don't want that at all, I like having the freedom to bounce between any jobs I feel like playing that day. I don't know what the solution is.

[Karious]

As I have said in every zelpa thread that keeps being posted here. Who cares about some literally who e celeb. Base your own opinions and don't listen to someone who you're forming a parasocial relationship with.

[VelKallor]

I'd agree to disagree on that front.

OH...PLEASE.....

Koros? Hunky whatever? Titanmen?

Spare me.

[PercibelTheren]

As I have said in every zelpa thread that keeps being posted here. Who cares about some literally who e celeb. Base your own opinions and don't listen to someone who you're forming a parasocial relationship with.

And you are wilfully ignoring the point. Nobody is saying "you have to take what a streamer says as gospel". People are asking if others agree with what said streamer is talking about. I for one am glad that Zepla made this video because it seems that streamers and big youtubers are the only people Yoshi-P will actually listen to anymore.

[AnnRam]

Balmung server it's about to explode.
There are so many people in Uldah much more than any year before but sadly those type of players are here exclusively for the ERP/Mare community and nothing else.

[Theodric]

OH...PLEASE.....

Koros? Hunky whatever? Titanmen?

Spare me.

I have no particular grudge with the original poster of this thread, regardless as to whether or not they're one and the same individual that you're referring to.

The thread's premise intrigued me because I think it's good to see a prominent streamer speak out on problems that many players around these parts have brought up themselves as concerns. It's not much deeper than that for many, I'd imagine.

[Supersnow845]

As I have said in every zelpa thread that keeps being posted here. Who cares about some literally who e celeb. Base your own opinions and don't listen to someone who you're forming a parasocial relationship with.

Okay I agree with her because she shares an opinion I already had (and have discussed ad nauseum on here) I’m here discussing it because I’m happy that someone with a large voice in the 14 community is willing to discuss this (especially because it jeopardises her cushy perks)

Saying “form your own opinions” is just a thinly veiled way to say that her opinion is worthless which is wrong regardless of whether you agree or disagree with her actual opinion

[VelKallor]

that many players around these parts have brought up themselves as concerns

This forums =/= "many"