Cosmic Exploration is Bad

[Ekymus]

Strange how many people complain about how the game is too easy, or not difficult or complex enough, yet as soon as there is content that has a gated stat requirement of preptime and knowledge checks, everyone starts saying it is bad. This might be a good reason why the MSQ and combat jobs have to be on two-minute timers and very generous to players, or this happens. The content is not bad, you are.

FF14 players had almost an entire year with the release of DT to level and BIS there, crafting and gathering gear with many old and new catch-up mechanics. Complaining about not being prepared for this is complaining about not being ready for the new extreme trial boss when you're only level 90. At some point, you need to rise to the expectations and perhaps this is the harder content that is not for you, like ranked CC, Ultimate raiding, or solo DD.

I like the harder gathering A ranks as it is pushing me to the limits of my game knowledge to solve them as well with planning ahead and using resources that for the most part has been untouched till now. If you want to be cutting edge in most content, you need to know what BIS and a food buff is, why should gathering be different? You don't have to do all the A ranks, and this content is made to last a little longer than 24 hours.

Some of these A ranks for gathers are really tough, but you don't have to do them all gold week one to get your items, and from the time of writing, I do not even think they are all unlockable.

I have never complained about this game being "too easy", "not difficult", or "complex enough". Not once. So you can take that line and shove it right back up your *ss where you sh*t it out from.

Also, this content starts at level 10... as in it was intended to attract new players to the crafter and gatherer roles, it was clearly not meant to cater to the hardcore omnis only. I you think it was, you're just wrong and you also need to go outside and touch grass.

Also, Cosmic Exploration wasn't meant to be "cutting edge, hardcore content" like you seem to think it is. It was supposed to be for casual players and have long term goals for the more hardcore and dedicated players so they had something to do for a long time to come. If you think differently, you are wrong.

Also, who cares about the A rank sh*t. I'm failing at the C and D rank sh*t because this isn't casual content used to level. It's f*cking SAVAGE content meant for hardcore only players.