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

[yesnt]

And now you know the reason why the developers don't need to spend precious developer resources to develop "casual" content.



Yeah, video game addiction. The "enshittification" of services is the direct result of consumers mindlessly and recklessly hanging on a business despite being unhappy with the service. That's not the flex you think it is.

ok.

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[miraidensetsu]

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

Without us, casuals, there won't be a Duty Finder to begin with. Half-dozen hardcore players won't keep a server online.

[Evergrey]

Without us, casuals, there won't be a Duty Finder to begin with. Half-dozen hardcore players won't keep a server online.

Wasn't the same thing said about the healer strike regarding how it would effect the Duty Finder for "everyone else"?

[AllenThyl]

ok.

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Tell me about how I'm the one "ragebaiting" again...
No wonder this forum is filled with ELI5 level discussion and people who peaked in high school.

[miraidensetsu]

Wasn't the same thing said about the healer strike regarding how it would effect the Duty Finder for "everyone else"?

The difference is that if all casuals leave, server population would drop to less than 10% of it.

And let's be real: if FFXIV player count drops to under 70k active players on all servers, you bet they'll start closing the less populated and transfer players to other servers. Drop more than this and entire datacenters will be turned off. And that with more spaced patches, less active development, less events, less everything.

Until the day that the last server would be turned off for good.

If all healer mains dropped the game, other players could assume this role. If all casuals drop off the game, it's the end of this game.

[Evergrey]

The difference is that if all casuals leave, server population would drop to less than 10% of it.

And let's be real: if FFXIV player count drops to under 70k active players on all servers, you bet they'll start closing the less populated and transfer players to other servers. Drop more than this and entire datacenters will be turned off. And that with more spaced patches, less active development, less events, less everything.

Until the day that the last server would be turned off for good.

If all healer mains dropped the game, other players could assume this role. If all casuals drop off the game, it's the end of this game.

All games will close down for good sooner or later. There's no escaping it.
Question is just when that will happen.
Will it be next year? In 5 years? 10? Who knows.
So when that happens I do hope that people who feel so incredibly attached to said game won't get too depressed.
So instead of getting upset and arguing with one another, play the game and have a good time while it lasts.
Because it might end sooner than expected. So better to enjoy as long as it lasts.
And if the game isn't fun anymore? No one's keeping you to stay around. Go and find other games that brings more joy.

I've experienced MMOs close down, MMOs that I've loved so I know that nothing lasts 4ever.
And some of those game were the companies biggest money makers at the time they closed.
So nothing's safe no matter how good it does.

[Lak14]

The difference is that if all casuals leave, server population would drop to less than 10% of it.

but they dont lmao.

[Sililos]

Maybe there needs to be a 'hard' date for a 1 day strike or something, If enough actually do it devs will take notice.

I.E say, Tue 14th of Jan is no FFXIV day or something. 1 day of the player base putting our heels in to show SE things are not working and just play something else for that single day.

Not going to happen ofcourse as getting the playerbase to agree on something like that AND have them follow through is unlikely lol.

Do wish i could sit down with Yoshi-P/the team for a few hours and hash out the problems im seeing with the game i love and enact meaningful change.

[CVXIV]

Maybe there needs to be a 'hard' date for a 1 day strike or something, If enough actually do it devs will take notice.

I.E say, Tue 14th of Jan is no FFXIV day or something. 1 day of the player base putting our heels in to show SE things are not working and just play something else for that single day.

Not going to happen ofcourse as getting the playerbase to agree on something like that AND have them follow through is unlikely lol.

Do wish i could sit down with Yoshi-P/the team for a few hours and hash out the problems im seeing with the game i love and enact meaningful change.

I don't see it working because the game is subscription based, they still make money even if people stop playing the game for a day

[Lilapop]

You're taking all of your worst experiences in the game and extrapolating from that that everybody feels that way but it's just not true. Haven't you had positive experiences too?

You know they're not the only person to ever have a negative experience, yes? You know that, right? A lot of people have negative experiences.