The real reason there are even subscribers in 2024

[gumas]

i play ff14 because its the only mmo that felt "slow" thanks to 3 gcd compare to other mmo like wow which around 1

it feel relaxing and i like it

[Zakuyia]

Guild Wars 2 does that infinitely better while still also having a gameplay loop. But hey, I guess it doesn't have clubs or sex venues.

I assume u think all ppl in ff14 erp...well ur wrong sir...I simp for honey b im beyond the measures of erp.

[LyraShu]

I am sorry you aren't having fun with it all.

Though, for myself, this is exactly the kind of game I was hoping it would be. There is plenty to improve upon, yes, but if I always focused on stuff like that then I don't think I would have fun with anything. I spent literal years hoping from various games just looking for the "home" game for myself, and so glad I found this one.

With that being said, my cup of tea isn't the next person's cup of coffee so you do you. I do hope you find a game that gives you the same level of enjoyment!

[Silver-Strider]

Only reason I'm on FF14 is cause I can't find another MMO that interests me. I jump between FF14 and ESO but both have pretty much soured with time and I just can't stay on either for long periods of time anymore.

[Bonoki]

what's ERP?

Expert Roulette Parties

[Eothas]

You are not 100% wrong but despite the memes or ERP community, XIV actually has good fights, from casual extremes to savage/ultimates. One of XIV's weaknesses and strength is that it has basically NO GRIND. Getting geared up takes no time at all compared to other MMOs, tomes are free, not having savage gear won't get you gatekept from any content, except parsing groups.

In other MMOs, especially kMMOs you don't get the luxury to "sit in Limsa" or whatever, any minute you are not doing content you are wasting time and getting behind, there's no such pressure in XIV, that's why it will always have people, you can take months break and come back like nothing happened and still do the latest content. Try to do this in Lost Ark, for example, you gonna have an interesting experience.

The downside is yeah, it will get boring at times if you don't care for pretty colors in a website, already did all Savage/Ultimate content and don't care for the social aspects.

[gllt]

Can't see game though excess levels of bloom, can't even ERP now.
Square pleez.

[Turtledeluxe]

This is one of those baits that's actually kinda true.

[All_Nonsense]

Oh my god did people actually take this bait? Lmfaooooooooo I love it. It's beautiful

[All_Nonsense]

what's ERP?

It's shorthand for "Extreme Raid Progression" and the term comes from back in the day before Alexander when the hardest raids in the game were extremes. It's how they pug'd in the city states before duty roulette. So the next time you need a fill for your raid prog just go and ask someone "Hey, do you wanna ERP with me?"

It's also common practice to announce in shout chat when your party fills for raid. You just put "I'm off to ERP!" in Limsa's shout chat before you enter the instance as is tradition. Hope this helps