Yoshii P wants to know why people are leaving

[Hallarem]

My sub is being held hostage by community, housing and the best rp mechanics / looks in any MMO. But gameplay in this game is babyshoes and barely an MMO. I'll give it a good chance until 8.0 for the patches to roll out, to see what they have on offer and MAYBE if they don't ruin this game I'll keep subbing for good will as a glorified RP simulator.

Currently playing Turtle WoW which is a private server that is well balanced and continues the story of vanilla WoW, free and I don't have to give Blizzard any money.

Best iteration of an MMO by far, I played the actual vanilla back years ago. Let me tell you what a MMO from 2004 has over this impostor of an MMO.

- Interesting, slow leveling process where each dungeon along the way is a new experience and a chance to better your gear for easier leveling and getting big exp from dungeon quests. GEARING MATTERS

- Vast open world without any INVISIBLE WALLS and NO FLYING MOUNTS so you can actually experience the world

- Varied classes, with their own utility, different talent trees and things they are good at. Ranging from mages being able to create portals for everyone for fast travel and teleport themselves ,to conjuring food and drink, rogues opening locks in the world and lockboxes etc.

- GEAR matters, you can make CHOICES, you can VARY YOUR PLAYSTYLE

- Each NPC greets you with a small voiceline. Small, but impactful

- Long sweeping questlines that end up in an attunement (permission to enter a raid) or culmination of a storyline and suitable powerful reward for completing it.

- THE OPEN WORLD IS DANGEROUS and you always feel challenged by it, but can master it. Every potion, every buff, every world buff, every little gear addition, enchantment helps along with this. Chugging potions, bandaging yourself, using your classes survival abilities feels like an accomplishment.

- RANDOM DROPS from mobs, making professions useful, grinding materials for high end items takes TIME and effort, recipes.

- The music has always been hit and miss for me in FFXIV, at best it's an amazing spectacle, where it captures you body, heart and soul. At worst it's a jolly band advertisement for the Primals which doesn't fit at all into the game. WoW mostly has atmospheric music, that fits the surrounding, and it immerses you.

Could go on and on, but what FFXIV has over this is graphics, spectacle and story, the latter kinda dwindling.. lately and rp mechanics. Why even bother having an open world when you barely use it? 90% of houses remain closed, I'd rather have janky helmets and hats for Viera/Hrotgar than none at all. End of rant, FFXIV isn't an MMO, it's a spectacle rollercoaster ride with a good story and good world (I hope they don't ruin this) with a lacking, IMMENSELY LACKING road up to endgame, no gearing, no working your way up, ending up in a dodging simulator spectacle with you pressing one rotation over and over and over and over again.

[genuine_stranger]

Turtle WoW

You know what? I'm interested, going to try it out this turtle today.

[NegativeS]

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For all the issues retail WoW has had in the past few expansions, you can't deny that the foundation they built back in 2004 still shines brightly as one of the best examples of immersive MMO gameplay, and they haven't done a half-bad job of reinforcing it over the years.

I'm too much of a post-Cata andy to really enjoy Classic WoW content that much, but I might give Turtle a try later.

[sindriiisgaming]

For all the issues retail WoW has had in the past few expansions, you can't deny that the foundation they built back in 2004 still shines brightly as one of the best examples of immersive MMO gameplay, and they haven't done a half-bad job of reinforcing it over the years.

I'm too much of a post-Cata andy to really enjoy Classic WoW content that much, but I might give Turtle a try later.

im amazed your allowed to have that signature tag given that its photoshopped and contains false information that could cause damage to ffxiv or yoshiP

[lolnotacat]

im amazed your allowed to have that signature tag given that its photoshopped and contains false information that could cause damage to ffxiv or yoshiP

They probably don't care since they don't need the help.

[NegativeS]

im amazed your allowed to have that signature tag given that its photoshopped and contains false information that could cause damage to ffxiv or yoshiP

I photoshopped it to hopefully emphasize the fact that it's fake, since it doesn't link back to any post or thread that might have the text in it.

I could have just done...

Please understand, we are a small indie company without the means to implement most advanced features. Perhaps, with a little more funding, we can finally get Final Fantasy XIV out of early access some time in 2027.

But that feels a lot more disingenuous than just PSing a fake one. And probably against the rules.

[Zarkovitch]

There a lot reason why they are leaving. Content is drought. Maybe the game himself do not capture the magic. FF14 dev team should try what they are proposing in DT see what works and what not working. Currently they cannot repeat the same formula due the game will suffer the ubisoft treatment. Video gaming era is changing, all AAA devs/publishers are currently do not know what to do and it's shows how clueless they are. FF14 feels fun but same time lost is magic. Too safe but yet not spicy they used to be.