Arthars: FFXIV should take a few hints from Dragonflight

[Rolder50]

You have plenty of reasons to play when the xpac comes out and when the content you want to do it's released, after that, it's ok to take a break.

I swear... why you want to be chained to the game so badly? Why you want shallow FOMO to keep you funneling money into it??

No, the game won't die because a slow season in between packs despite of what the doomsayer keeps preaching, that is a normal thing between packs. For a company to abuse FOMO you keep you around is not a good thing.

With the way the patches are now, the "just take a break" lines start coming out a WEEK after patch, if not sooner. It's ridiculous. What are we paying a monthly sub for?

[Midare]

With the way the patches are now, the "just take a break" lines start coming out a WEEK after patch, if not sooner. It's ridiculous. What are we paying a monthly sub for?

Me? To hang out with friends, to do the most casual of contents, to simply unwind after a long day of work.

Others? It seems they remain subbed to simply dread the fact that they feel they have to stay subbed and then complain about it. In which case, it's better to take a break.

I don’t want to be chained to this game 24/7 I want to have a reason to log on for more than 1 day every 5 months considering I have to pay for the expansion itself on top of paying a monthly sub I don’t always keep up

Seriously it’s been what 4 years since these concerns started in ShB and you people still can’t understand nuance

First and foremost, I wasn't here 4 years ago, so save it with the "you people". But I will point out that if these complains have been going for so long, clearly, it hasn't killed the game to have a draught in between xpacs.

Second, if you need a reason other than chilling in a videogame, a leisure activity, then again, I feel you're approaching things in an odd way.

[GoatOfWar]

Me? To hang out with friends, to do the most casual of contents, to simply unwind after a long day of work.

Others? It seems they remain subbed to simply dread the fact that they feel they have to stay subbed and then complain about it. In which case, it's better to take a break.



First and foremost, I wasn't here 4 years ago, so save it with the "you people". But I will point out that if these complains have been going for so long, clearly, it hasn't killed the game to have a draught in between xpacs.

Second, if you need a reason other than chilling in a videogame, a leisure activity, then again, I feel you're approaching things in an odd way.

If i wanted to just chill and do nothing i could do that on Discord. Whenever i boot up a game, i want to engage with the gameplay elements and actually do stuff..
And like supersnow already suggested, the game does not have anything to do even after 6 month breaks. I just log in, breeze through the patch content in less than a day and it's back to World of Warcraft because FF has *nothing* to do.

[Ivtrix]

If i wanted to just chill and do nothing i could do that on Discord. Whenever i boot up a game, i want to engage with the gameplay elements and actually do stuff..
And like supersnow already suggested, the game does not have anything to do even after 6 month breaks. I just log in, breeze through the patch content in less than a day and it's back to World of Warcraft because FF has *nothing* to do.

thats your fault for blowing through the content so fast because unlike half the playerbase you have a higher iq than a slug and you can actually progress through content in a reasonable timeline

/s

[Midare]

If i wanted to just chill and do nothing i could do that on Discord. Whenever i boot up a game, i want to engage with the gameplay elements and actually do stuff..
And like supersnow already suggested, the game does not have anything to do even after 6 month breaks. I just log in, breeze through the patch content in less than a day and it's back to World of Warcraft because FF has *nothing* to do.

Did you miss the part when I said I also do casual content? I have some alts that I play sometimes. I don't just hang out, I do things, simple things, because the least thing I need after work it's to feel like I have more work to do. Ocean fishing, dailies, old relics farm. I have plenty of things to do that help me unwind.

And I usually finish the msq content in a few hours myself.

And still I'd rather enjoy my filthy casualness here than continue to deal with WoW borderline predatory practices when it comes to chaining players to the game.

thats your fault for blowing through the content so fast because unlike half the playerbase you have a higher iq than a slug and you can actually progress through content in a reasonable timeline

/s

If you wish to be passive aggressive, at least do it while responding to me. Thank you.

[Ivtrix]

If you wish to be passive aggressive, at least do it while responding to me. Thank you.

ill respond to who i wish tysm

[Midare]

ill respond to who i wish tysm

[OgruMogru]

Did you miss the part when I said I also do casual content? I have some alts that I play sometimes. I don't just hang out, I do things, simple things, because the least thing I need after work it's to feel like I have more work to do. Ocean fishing, dailies, old relics farm. I have plenty of things to do that help me unwind.

And I usually finish the msq content in a few hours myself.

And still I'd rather enjoy my filthy casualness here than continue to deal with WoW borderline predatory practices when it comes to chaining players to the game.



If you wish to be passive aggressive, at least do it while responding to me. Thank you.

here comes the "filthy casual" talk again lmao. Other people wanting to play other content at different levels of difficulty or intensity shouldn't make you feel so self conscious about your own commitment.

[Midare]

here comes the "filthy casual" talk again lmao. Other people wanting to play other content at different levels of difficulty or intensity shouldn't make you feel so self conscious about your own commitment.

And not once did I say that's a bad thing. In fact I mentioned in a previous post that it's good when those in the race for world first get to move on after they achieved what they wanted.

And in fact they seem to understand that taking a break is not a bad thing.