Happy Alternatives

[Striker44]

Right now in addition to FFXIV I'm also playing FFXII, just started Command & Conquer: Red Alert, and doing various player-made mod campaigns for Freespace 2.

[CaptainLagbeard]

For IWD there is actually a mod that adds chatty party members that can add a little to the experience. And NWN2 I found the original campaign okay, not great but not terrible, loved the expansion Mask of the Betrayer though. I'd probably look into whether there are any mods to improve some of the NWN2 models these days as some haven't aged well.

Yea I've heard Mask of the Betrayer is great, but I do want to play through the original campaign first... The biggest hurdle is just that low level D&D is quite frankly fucking boring.

[1313]

of these games which have controller support + on steam? i'll need a replacement mmo in 4 days when my sub expires.

[Rehayem]

Me, I've been playing Valheim with my friend and my hubby. Stardew Valley when I'm alone and burnt out from FFXIV. Sometimes I play GW2 as well. Oh and ESO sometimes, but I'm still newbie to that game.
Other than that, I tend to play older games, got lots to catch up on from my old 2000s PC game catalogue.

of these games which have controller support + on steam? i'll need a replacement mmo in 4 days when my sub expires.

Most MMOs don't support controller. You can try GW2 on steam but that requires a lengthy session trying to bind everything to controller since it's not natively supported. I heard in WoW you can also have controller but don't quote me on that. ESO has controller support if you're interested. I know Throne and Liberty will have native controller support.

[1313]

Me, I've been playing Valheim with my friend and my hubby. Stardew Valley when I'm alone and burnt out from FFXIV. Sometimes I play GW2 as well. Oh and ESO sometimes, but I'm still newbie to that game.
Other than that, I tend to play older games, got lots to catch up on from my old 2000s PC game catalogue.



Most MMOs don't support controller. You can try GW2 on steam but that requires a lengthy session trying to bind everything to controller since it's not natively supported. I heard in WoW you can also have controller but don't quote me on that. ESO has controller support if you're interested. I know Throne and Liberty will have native controller support.

Yeah, I played eso on playstation a long time ago, makes sense that pc would have controller support. It's just not really ideal for me to play kb/m due to how i have my setup, changing it would be a lot of work. I'll probably just plop back into eso, which is sad because i've always been a lifer in this game. never felt the need to have another game.

[Syln]

I gave them money for 12 years and I stopped 3 years ago.

I'm not going back to retcon limbo.

You know what ? I miss the time when retcon was the main issue with wow story writing, nowadays it has the same taste as Dawntrail : sanitized, bland, a lot of poorly written characters, power of love and comprehension will prevail bullshit and potentially interesting themes presented with lamest approach imaginable.

I wish Squeenix would hire a fucked up main writer like Yoko Taro in his early years , at least it will be interesting to witness what he has to say through the story he wrote.

[lolnotacat]

You know what ? I miss the time when retcon was the main issue with wow story writing, nowadays it has the same taste as Dawntrail : sanitized, bland, a lot of poorly written characters, power of love and comprehension will prevail bullshit and potentially interesting themes presented with lamest approach imaginable.

I wish Squeenix would hire a fucked up main writer like Yoko Taro in his early years , at least it will be interesting to witness what he has to say through the story he wrote.

We got the Nier raids. Supposedly Yoshi-P put him on a short leash.

[Voidmage]

We got the Nier raids. Supposedly Yoshi-P put him on a short leash.

And thank god for that.
Yoko Taro’s stories border on unplayable sometimes because the whole narrative is convoluted and full of meta pseudo philosophical stuff.
The nier raid to this day doesn’t really make much sense or fits into the FF14 universe.
I find it funny though that the WoL just sends the big bad of Nier/Drakengard packing.

FF14 was always straightforward with its story and that’s good.
I don’t want it to change just want it to get back to the “not talking to me like a child” standard it had before DT.
They can get inspiration from similar fantasy games like Genshin’s Lore use (not storytelling that is bad) or Nasu’s knack for worldbuilding with the FGO Lostbelts if they have to.

I am pretty sure they can actually do it themself though.

To not derail the Thread and stay on topic:

I was always kinda interested in Guild Wars.
Is there a way to play it with controller?

[Tunda]

We just want shadowbringers writer to return I really like how shadowbringers was so dramatic and sad..

This story state will kill FFXIV for me if it continues

[OliviaLugria]

Gonna try bringing the positive junk out again

Yoshida has commented about playing other games, and encourages players to step away from FFXIV and return later as necessary. We also know Yoshi tried Elden Ring, WoW, EQ, and others. I've seen it said on these forums, often in fact, 'go play something else then.' It's a popular dismissal. I've seen people say that for the quality of content received at the pace we get it we 'might as well' play Genshin Impact, which has no sub by comparison but provides comparable (apparently?) experience and enjoyment.

So what is it you play in your down-time, or when FFXIV isn't making you happy? I'll list some of the alternatives I've seen mentioned below: Is yours missing? Why do you love the one(s) you play? What's special about them to you? Gush a little, convince me to give it a try! I'm curious to see what everyone's passionate about, and what brings them some joy when it can't be found here.

I'll add some of my own with asterisks, to out myself sufficiently.

Ze List

· World of Warcraft
· Monster Hunter
· Guild Wars 2
· Warframe
· Genshin Impact
· Honkai Starrail
· Baldur's Gate
· Death Must Die*
· Rimworld*
· Elden Ring*
· Lies of P*




Please, as always, try to be civil: this isn't an invitation to start flaming other games out of FFXIV pride or vice versa. We have enough friction in the other threads to fuel a fusion reactor as it is.

Imagining the elden ring playthrough of an average ffxiv player is a fun exercise.