If You're Still Around What's Holding Your Interest and Sub?

[JimCasey_RF6]

nothing, just keep sub running like part of modern life, unless they do something really piss me off, like how i keep PS+ sub for years even rarely play online game, or spotifiy sub, or netf..... sorry i unsub netflix long time ago because they keep feeding me with trash movie

Sounds like you have more money than you know what to do with. I unsubbed from Netflix for the same reason a few years ago, too. Want to be friends?

[CamuiKushi]

PVP and making cute alts.

[FrogDog]

Housing, glams, and sometimes talking to people is what keeps me around. Mainly the housing though

[kko77]

I am still enjoying the game. Everything is 100, now completing older Allied Societies. I do RP, help friends, craft etc. Just other MMOs out there haven't kept my attention. I thought AoC might but it looks to be very group heavy for almost all content, so I can't wait to see Reddit style mafias ruin everything like in New World.

Use to raid, esp back in wow but health and rl prevent that now. Would love to do it in FFXIV one day if I can.

[gidsonBrand]

Honestly, the PvP community on the whole is keeping me in this game. I'm in the hardcore crowd and while there's only ~200ish of us, the tournaments we host are such absolute bangers. Most of us have weekly practice games with other teams, and going into casual modes to fight with/against teammates and rivals is a hell of a time.

Absolutely love the PvP community and I hope 2025 is going to be a great year for us.

[Basteala]

RP Community I run for the most part at this point.

[Mary_Benedictus]

Been playing since 2.0 Beta. Besides MSQ that I really love, what also keeps me coming are -
- RP community
- PVP is actually fun to me (love me some Frontlines and CC).
- The whole social aspect. I’m like a social butterfly and love to meet people.
- I have an intrinsic need to max level all classes lol

[TaleraRistain]

I know given the rude and inflammatory tone of your post you won't believe this, OP, but some people stay because they're still enjoying the game. People are going to have different interests and different things that satisfy them. It's perfectly fine and rather healthy to speak with one's wallet when something no longer satisfies, but you just sound nasty and bitter when you take shots at those that aren't as miserable.

[Elizabetha]

I never seemed to click completely with a group of true friends. In light of that, there is nothing keeping me subbed. It is cancelled. I have until Dec 9.

Friends can get you through a crap game, crap patch, but mine just quit logging in. Months ago.

[LittleArrow]

I'm one of those that got stuck with the house, that and a very faint hope that they course correct in the future. I've been apart of this game since 1.x beta and I've defended / sold this game more than any game I've ever played (and I'm old lol). I can't do it anymore.

I posted this in another thread, but I really have no idea how 1 expansion without post patch killed all of my fun and goodwill towards this game for over 10yrs. I don't understand that. They destroyed my WoL in the story. She didn't act anything like the optimistic yet still realistic determined hero. All of the scions that had become my comrades, my friends, over the course of 10yrs became brainless nobodies that don't even sound like themselves. The craftiness and expertly woven aspects of previous story beats were completely ignored / forgotten to present the obvious on a pedestal newer story elements. It's not just the story, but the jobs are so boring. The dungeons aren't exciting. The bosses didn't hold any weight or tension. I just don't care anymore.

I was holding out to see what Yoshi was going to do. I've seen this man drag this game out of the grave and turn it into something I've happily supported for over 10yrs, then in the past couple months go on the stage of PR bullcrap and absolutely spew the most out of touch comments I've ever seen him say. It's a complete shame. No one is running this game. Not Yoshi, not SE, the devs are so inexperienced and no one is guiding them or correcting them to give us the quality that XIV has produced for over a decade.

I hate the way my character looks. I hate the story. I hate my job and the stupid ugly bahamut they added instead of the summons I've been begging for since summoner has been released and somehow they still can't figure it out yet a game twice its age did it (FFXI). I went from sharing this game with everyone I know, logging in every day even if I had nothing to do just to enjoy my time in it, to not even checking patch notes or being bothered to log in patch day. It's a shame.

To those that are still enjoying it, I'm not trying to burst your bubble. I look for positive posts so I can find some sort of cope or just hope that it isn't as bad as I've experienced so far. I've read how much fun people are having with the new alliance raid, and I really enjoyed the 8 man raid (it's my favorite one so far). I apologize for being so negative, but this is just my personal experience so far.