Quote Originally Posted by Turtledeluxe View Post
I'm also aware you're not really arguing this, but the fact he says this is annoying to me.
And that's perfectly fine. When one leaves a statement like that, by itself, it indeed gives the impression of indifference or the false benevolence you mentioned. However, I understood it as him trying to say, "Hey, if the content doesn’t appeal to you or is too demanding so that you need a break, take it without the fear of missing out or falling behind other players." Which, in my opinion, isn’t the worst mentality to have.

However, you’re also right—if I’m offering a live-action service like an MMO, I have to keep fill it with live; otherwise, people will wander off. And if they then start other MMOs and even form emotional attachments to the game or the people they meet, the likelihood of them returning is, as to be expected, quite low. And no responsible operator would want that.

This lack of risk-taking and insistence on old patterns isn’t unique to SQE, though. I’ve noticed it with many Japanese companies. Even major brands like Pokémon, which have been receiving more and more criticism for over a decade now, prefer to stick to their old formulas. So I’d be cautiously pessimistic about expecting any major steps forward. If you have positive examples, feel free to share them with me. I’d rather not be proven right in this case, because I do believe in the future of FFXIV—or, more accurately, I very much hope for it.

Quote Originally Posted by TomsYoungerBro View Post
Nothing is really being missed here. You want criterion type content. It exists in the game (called criterion). You say you don't want it even though you explained it as a piece of content you would like. It exists in the game. You haven't done it before. You say it doesn't fit what you want, but you haven't done it. The only troll is you .
Where did I say I want criterion dungeons, exactely?
I said I want savage versions of the REGULAR 4-player dungeons, the one's we got 13 of in ShB and EW, 18 in HW and 15 in SB, not the 3 criterion dungeons.
If your only response to this is parroting "Hurr you didn't play it" then please, save us both the time and don't even bother typing.