That's really all we get for easter?

[Rithy255]

Well, there used to be more to do, so I don't consider it unreasonable to ask to go back to what we used to get. Doesn't have to be the full big package we got with the FF16 crossover or so, but the FATEs I played for previous hatching-tide events were nice, and I'm still slightly mad at me I wasn't around for the choir singing thing.

You can ask all you want, I doubt any feedback will be listened to.

Even the older events of fates are hardly worth calling a "event" to me, the only time I look forward to a event if the glam looks nice if theirs even one and thats rare, no even has even stood out for me, even ff16's event was sort of just decent? I guess those types of events are more interesting then nothing.

I just am not surprised anymore that events something that was already pretty low quality, has declined even further what do people really expect? for things to change? even if this feedback was heard events are like the least of the problems with this game.

[MicahZerrshia]

You have to go out of your way to be so bad at this point, its not even incompetance.

That's why it feels like weaponized incompetance because we are already at the point of not expecting anything more, so they don't have to give us anything more. Many of us have been giving them the benefit of the doubt, but 8.0 will def be a big eye opener for a lot of ppl if they fail to deliver. I know it will be the make or break for me.

[Jaltaer]

Events have been lackluster, where are the gameplay parts?

People complained about having to actually do gameplay elements (minimal as they were, it was still something) and engage with the game they are paying to log in to in order to receive rewards, so now we get the "talk to 3 npcs for a handful of cutscenes" formula until the end of time... Maybe at some point the devs will finally realize that literally no matter what they do for event design or rewards, people will complain, and they'll stop listening, because that's how we ended up here.

[hydralus]

People complained about having to actually do gameplay elements (minimal as they were, it was still something) and engage with the game they are paying to log in to in order to receive rewards, so now we get the "talk to 3 npcs for a handful of cutscenes" formula until the end of time... Maybe at some point the devs will finally realize that literally no matter what they do for event design or rewards, people will complain, and they'll stop listening, because that's how we ended up here.

Yep, if anyone recalls the discourse when the Chaotic raid released and it turned out a new hairstyle came from there, it was an uproar. Weeks later when they released a new hairstyle on the cash shop the complaints were much smaller. I mean God forbid someone have a goal to strive for they just want to log in and get their new hairstyles by charging their credit cards.

[Jaltaer]

Yep, if anyone recalls the discourse when the Chaotic raid released and it turned out a new hairstyle came from there, it was an uproar. Weeks later when they released a new hairstyle on the cash shop the complaints were much smaller. I mean God forbid someone have a goal to strive for they just want to log in and get their new hairstyles by charging their credit cards.

The discourse around the P12S mount still makes me laugh to this day, even if OP was doing a bit there were plenty of people who didn't get the memo.
After all, having to actually do content and play the game (that again, you are paying to log into!) would take away from the precious time spent AFKing in Limsa or being a tourist contributing to the cesspool that is a certain world's Ul'dah shout chat..

[CCheshire]

Yep, if anyone recalls the discourse when the Chaotic raid released and it turned out a new hairstyle came from there, it was an uproar. Weeks later when they released a new hairstyle on the cash shop the complaints were much smaller. I mean God forbid someone have a goal to strive for they just want to log in and get their new hairstyles by charging their credit cards.

I feel like it was partially how it was limited-time content, too. I know the lowest price the hair style was 13m, and now it's 29m, which costs more than a Medium house plot and would be over the budget of most players. Could it be cheaper in a few years? Maybe.

I do feel like new hairstyles attract more ppl than mounts after a while, I forget them, but I can always look at my character's new hair.

[Sepher]

They really need to add previous rewards when an event happens. This is the only MMO that tries to sell you past rewards.

[Exmo]

The thing I enjoy most out of these events is the story. Usually they're pleasant little vignettes, you feel that there was some thought put into the central theme of the quest line and how it's tied, sometimes only loosely, to the event itself. In previous years you could tell a writer put some heart into it and I always appreciated it.

The last few seasonal events have slipped in that regard but this Hatching Tide was egregious. I'd rather they skip an event if there's so inspiration or passion in the dev team for it. Please allow the creative team to focus instead on things that interest them rather than forcing them to deliver something simply because it is rote.

[hydralus]

I feel like it was partially how it was limited-time content, too. I know the lowest price the hair style was 13m, and now it's 29m, which costs more than a Medium house plot and would be over the budget of most players. Could it be cheaper in a few years? Maybe.

I do feel like new hairstyles attract more ppl than mounts after a while, I forget them, but I can always look at my character's new hair.

Well then I suppose people will just have to learn to live without it if they can't afford it/earn it, as horrifying as that may be. There's a half dozen hairstyles on the cash shop I wish I could earn in-game but if that's how people prefer to 'earn' their rewards, who am I to judge.

[Gurgeh]

I'd do these without rewards. (Hell I've realised I've spent 5 years with none if the playable content rewarding me for reoeating it. Not even high end extremes.) But the event quests themselves. Back to poor. Ladies day event turned out to be an anomaly. And let's face it that was hardly amazing wow fantastic.
Square Enix. Nothing but the best will be good enough now your gonna have to pull out all the stops if you want to slow the tradjectory. Never mind turn it full around. (And in that regard I think you 'should' have at least 'some' ambition.)