EW may be one of the worst expansions for raiders but was one of the best for casuals

[sagacious]

I guess if you are into non-combat stuff.

combat on the days i'm off so the island is good to keep me interested during the week

[Stormpeaks]

combat on the days i'm off so the island is good to keep me interested during the week

Island is literally spreadsheet simulator once a week, what are you talking about lol

[Boblawblah]

The island sanctuary is a gold mine for casuals, we set it up once and day and go to work, get off work and collect and go to bed.

I admit, I enjoy logging on after a long day, going to my island, walking around a bit in my island glamour, checking the profits for the day and setting up the next day, getting the animal droppings/crops and then maybe frontlines and/or another roulette and calling it a night. It's a nice activity, very easy, good rewards (mounts/glamours) and I like to see the island develop.

I know people think non-combat content isn't really content, but I don't need combat all the time, especially when I don't have a lot of time, and I don't use FFXIV for socializing at all.

[Atelier-Bagur]

Island is literally spreadsheet simulator once a week, what are you talking about lol

I guess they mean mindless gathering if theyre implying rank progression.

Because doing the spreadsheet thing isnt fast enough on its own.

[Orinori]

Endwalker was very successful and it is only the depressed and angry vocal minority that believe it has failed in any significant way. These players need to find more to do with their lives instead of playing a game that they hate so much.

Well this is the most brain rotted thing I've read today, thanks.

[Kes13a]

Island is literally spreadsheet simulator once a week, what are you talking about lol

as I rather suspected when it was announced, it was Garrisons: FF14 style.

it has some time waster things with it, but overall, was not something I was interested in. certainly not something I would class as a high point to the expansion for casuals or anyone else really. some people like it so thats good, just not my cup of tea

[Jeeqbit]

How was it the worst for raiders?

4 unreals.
7 extremes.
12 savages.
3 criterion and savage criterion.
2 ultimates.

Has never been better for raiders in terms of content produced.

The issue has been whether the content is rewarding, and lack of content for when you're not raiding that takes more than 2 minutes a day, such as relic grinds.

So it was the worst for people who are not casual and also don't raid.

[Gullis]

I thought EW was the worst for casuals

Relic grind got removed
no exploratory zones
island sanctuary is something you spend 10 minutes setting up, then come for a back a week later to collect and setup again.
Variant is something you do a maximum of 12 times for mount/glams, then never again

That leave you with doing roulettes I guess

Idk about raiders, but didn't they get the same amount stuff they always get? 12 raids, extremes and a ultimate or two

[Oizen]

Raiders got:
12 Savage Fights
2 Ultimates
2 (soon to be 3) Criterion
Standard Extreme Fights
Unreals

Casuals got:
Island Sanctuary
Fall guys

lol

[caffe_macchiato]

Adventurer Plates is the best thing ever, we got a lot of dope casual glams thanks to Island Sanctuary, Data Center travel allowed people to go wherever the fuck they want (and made Balmung be what it is today), free trial up to Stormblood, a lot of the old fights and dungeons were rewamped and are actually good now and on top of that the WoW exodus brought a lot of new players to the game.

You're forgetting the best part: it lets us play other games. For just $13 a month, we can play all the other games we want (sold separately). Casuals love playing other games, and FFXIV is the best MMO for that. You don't even have to log in anymore. Isn't that fantastic?

Endwalker was very successful and it is only the depressed and angry vocal minority that believe it has failed in any significant way. These players need to find more to do with their lives instead of playing a game that they hate so much.

Yep. You see, the most important part of Final Fantasy XIV isn't the game itself. It's the fact that you're on the right side of history. WoW is on the wrong side of history. Being anti-FFXIV is wrong. We don't like WoW. We're the best MMO right now and everyone should switch to FFXIV so they can play other games.