Maybe it's time for a casual "strike" if not complete departure.

[Gurgeh]

"whoops, we made it Savage difficulty instead, teehee!"

This is what I'm expecting with the next exploration zone. Another braindead cakewalk with all the appeal of a hunt train, with no challenge until a savage difficulty encounter at the end for which I'll need to join a discord and watch guides, and be told where to stand rather than understanding the mechanics... which I won't do.

[WinglessSeraphim]

This is essentially what I'm already doing. Only it's permanent strike. If their content remains the same but even 8.0 is not going to get me back. The next Bozja might, but it needs to have extreme level challenge critical encounters, and a CHALLENGING end zone that doesn't need discord. Add a savage one to if they want but In not doing it it needs discord. But they need to make sure there is CHALLENGING CASUAL BATTLE content as the main features. If theyve again sunk a huge amount of dev time into fine tuning savage while casual is a no effort cookie cutter... well I'm not going to care because I'll cancel my sub before even finishing the content and move on again.

And yet, you're still here posting on the forums (again). When is your expiry date?

[Voidmage]

God yes, the quality of Duty Finder would increase significantly if you guys did this.

Duty finder would also take ages to fill if they all left and be a boring rush to the end all the time.
Believe me we raiders don’t want all casuals to leave.

I also honestly don’t get the tone of your post.
Do you (and your upvoters) really want such a scenario like really?

Fact is that this game has a problem with content releases and it doesn’t matter if it will get better later down the line because it is bad right now for casuals.
I also don’t buy the “later raiders will complain because all is casual” because that’s just not the case.
We will get more extremes, more savage, harder versions of the field content raid probably and criterion as well.
So it’s not like harder content just magically disappears later but will always come with at least every second patch, more if we count extremes.
Even the ultimate raiders say that casual content is missing to wind down right now so…

[TheGodbertManderville]

Maybe I should unlock mentor roul or something...but effort..

I actually have been enjoying the mentor roulette Astrope farm. Helping sprouts clear EX trials synced can be one hell of an experience.

[FF14Xanz]

if casual players spent 1/9000th of the time they spend feeling like victims and entitled to other peoples time when they get kicked from "enrage to clear" parties thinking they can do it blind, on committing some temporal lobe to recognizing mechanics and maybe reading a balance post for 15 minutes on how to play a job right, this game would still have a lack of content and they could feel solidarity for once that we all agree instead of making it an us against them movement.

[Sylpharia]

I am happy to see that some people are aware they have been living of the goodwill of the players for ages now. Now that's it's running out CBU3 is going to have to actually work to keep players around. Time will tell what they decide to do.

[Kaurhz]

I am happy to see that some people are aware they have been living of the goodwill of the players for ages now. Now that's it's running out CBU3 is going to have to actually work to keep players around. Time will tell what they decide to do.

It’s not just some people, really, and nor is it anything new IMO. I’m personally in the boat where I don’t actually expect things to get better. They’re creatively bankrupt and rely on the same downtrodden features, with innovation that is practically non-existent. Were it not for the friends I have that still play this game I would probably not be subscribed.

They will continue to chase the McDonalds formula of MMOs.

[Nero-Voidstails]

the other problem too is casual today and casual back in the day are different you needed some skills to be able to reach end game point nowdays people doesn't need that with tanks that can solo bosses the skill bars is low and when you encounter someone good it's like a gift from heaven.

I just think that like on bozja and zadnor even with eureka you saw alots of people with skills and talents and the one that was lacking were mostly carried.

I don't think it's bad to have easy content for people who have some condition at all but lately the best player I have encounter are people that can only play with a one hand or barely can use one. Yes I don't see them in extreme but I see them doing rather good in Bozja so I don't get why some player that have full function cannot be better and do decent!

I aren't the best player in the world but I can do blind extreme I don't dip in savage due to well me working odd hours so I enjoy my time in field operation I can go in do my stuff and get off when needed too.


and five bucks field operation will help LV jobs!

[Minali]

Tbh I don't think we need a call for a "casual strike", because casuals and midcore players leaving is already happening, unless their houses hold them hostage. (Although I have seen people saying they dgaf about losing their house anymore either.) The linkshells I am on are incredibly quiet most of the time. I hear a lot more about Balatro, Warframe and whatever is free in the Epic Store atm from other FFXIV players I know (via Discord) than FFXIV, unless they are savage and ultimate raiders and are busy dining well with the Chaotic and FRU, after being done with Ex3. Yes, casuals got an Alliance Raid, but the whole questline+duty is played in two hours at most and unless you plan on doing harder content later and need the coins or are interested in the gear for glam reasons, there is not really the drive to remain subbed just for one weekly Alliance Raid run. If you've been somewhat consistent, you reached "Bloodsworn" with the latest Allied Society weeks ago as well, so that's done. The custom delivery is nice, but would you resub for a custom delivery if you are not a hardcore crafter needing the boost in a scrip reward once its done?

Many casuals have left already and more are going to follow. It just happens quieter because casuals don't tend to be full time FFXIV streamers, big on social media or super active in this forum and reddit and thereby don't declare it everywhere very loudly. You only start noticing how queues are getting longer and how few people respond to you when you ask if anyone is up for doing roulettes.

[Eraden]

Mao will gives example of what Mao talkings about earlier with regard to making boss fights has more random elements. So, big bad boss at some point during fight decides to act. Game rolls a dice. On one two or three, Boss calls in some mooks to helps out. On four five or six, Boss decides toss big round boulder at random party member outside of melee range. Can add more funs by tying bonuses to these events. If mooks killed, Boss gets morale debuff. If rock destroyed before rolling outside of arena, players gets bonus Gils because is turn outs that rock was geode filled with precious gems. Each event calls for differents sets of skills and thus can accomodates lots differents jobs. And that just ONE phase of fight. Can be all sorts of random events like that during fight. What other players think? Is Mao idea oks? Personally, Mao would do dungeons likes this overs and overs again without gettings bored.