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[Myotis]

1. implement anti-cheat so raiding in this game has at least 0.1% of a point. As it stands this is the only MMO on the market that is basically a giant private server when you're on PC.

People always gonna cheat it does happen even with kernel level anti-cheats ( newest BF6 is an super fresh example ) - Towards the topic itself the fresh NEW / DIFFRENT system of gearing up teh character starting 8.0 COULD BE some fresh air we all need.
We need new thinnngssss , innovation , experiments

[Kohashi]

Yes, there's other means, but you have to go out of your way to find them reliably. Not being in discord to find Hunt Trains is a big issue.
And the only other options you have is some gacha nonsense with Wonderous Tails.

Wait, you get tomes from Savage raiding? (joking)

I don't mean you get the chest inside Unreal, but that you can re-roll in the Savage as if you never opened the one of the weekly 2 chests.
Yea, it'd be harder to implement, but as I said all these were just random examples to boost morale on doing them.

Hunts are very active for extended periods of time during a savage tier. Lower at the end of it, of course.

An extra roll chance means exactly that, granting you another chest of savage, and now that's something I don't agree with. So why not provide it directly in savage to begin with, and why do I have to take extra steps for it?

They should just scrap the awful system, I reckon.

I do not think it'd be unfair at all if said alternative gear looks worse and drops maybe 2-3 months after Savage.
Then you cna use it to fill out the stuff you already have.
Otherwise most Savage gear is only for Glam and necessary for Ultimates and farming... the same Savage and otherwise just for your e-peen feeling in weak-ass content it won't matter in anyways.

That said that argument if Savage rewards get unlocked earlier than... over half a year later.... would also just boil down to raiders being mad that others have a similar ilvl than them without doing Savage which is just.... little kiddie behaviour.

I do, think 10 months / savage cycle is beyond stupid, boring, and unnecessary. It should be maybe 6 months, or just entirely scrap the lock idea. Nobody cares if somebody funnels everything into 1 character/person. Let me enjoy the tier at my own pace.

As for ilvl, you can already be around 760 by doing the newest EX + upgraded Tome gear. The point of doing savage is not even the ilvl in the number sense; it's the optimal stats that they provide, which translates into high dps and easier clear/ dps checks.

[Kirutsuki]

An extra roll chance means exactly that, granting you another chest of savage, and now that's something I don't agree with. So why not provide it directly in savage to begin with, and why do I have to take extra steps for it?

They should just scrap the awful system, I reckon.

I personally think games should push players into doing variour things rather than exclude content into one specific game-mode.
As an example I largely dislike Field Exploration content, because 99% of it is within an instance and it has no value outside of it, nor does anything you do outside effect things inside.
I would love if the game gave me reasons to do those types of content that also influences my characters growth, be it either these re-roll systems or something else entirely.
It's one of the reasons why I think criterion should have a way to get that character growth as well, because otherwise there's no reason to do it unless you want to grind it for a mount or something.

Now sure there's probably better ways of implementing it than what I suggested, but it would be something rather than nothing.
I've never personally done any Unreal, because I've never felt like the rewards of doing it was worth my time so it was just the first thing that came to mind.
Honestly it could just as well be a weekly challenge log type thing as well for all I care.

But do you have other systems or ideas to replace the savage chests rolls, if they were to scrap it? What would work better and be less of a slap in the face?

[CCheshire]

I find joy in playing FFXIV even tho I never raid or do much beyond rous and the latest DT relic steps because I love my WoL alot.

If I get bored, I'll take a break and come back later for a holiday event or new MSQ patch.

[Alicie]

1. implement anti-cheat so raiding in this game has at least 0.1% of a point. As it stands this is the only MMO on the market that is basically a giant private server when you're on PC.

...and lose most of playerbase overnight
Interesting ideas you propose but no thanks no, I still would very much like for FFXIV to continue going in a different direction than straight to the graveyard

[LinaAkayomi]

Maybe go play some other MMO?
Not like FFXIV couldn't be upgraded upon, far from it, the game has many shortcomings. But you sound too bitter and resentful, I think you'd do great with a prolonged break from it.

[Batbrat]

Yeah OP, I'm with everyone else.
Why would you sit here and try telling the company why you lost interest in their product, instead of just silently quitting like everyone else does?
Yes it's a fact that a huge chunk of the player-base quit, which is bad and none of us know why, but why would you sit here and try to tell us why?
Here at FFXIV, all forms of feedback go AGAINST our way of thinking. Which our way of thinking is; all feedback is actually criticism by default, and we don't tolerate criticism around here. We LOVE the game, just the way it is! That's why everyone's quitting! It's just too good. and because of COVID too.

I'm sorry to hear that you too, just like the many many others before you and after you, are bitter and resentful and also leaving.
No idea why, never makes any sense-but next time, try not writing too much. THAT was a whole WALL.
We only like to read small sentences here, usually started by wuk lamat.
PS - Can we have your things as you go? xD

[Bryson]

q40 is joy.

[0blivion]

Y'know ignoring the topic at hand for a second here... I can tell some people forgot how bad and worthless anti-cheat software is. You think DRM is bad? Anti-cheat used to murder Skype on sight. And basically any program, ever.