Trends in content types and faux difficulty

[TerahValeth]

100% agree Poet. Why would they bother giving us content that is deep and lasting for a server and UI system they are getting ready to dump in a few months. I feel like all the content we ave been givin so far for "end-game" is meant to just keep us busy while they rework the game. The true content that I think shows a better example of the direction the game is headed is things like the class quests, materia, hamlets, and GC related stuff that will clearly be in the game well after 2.0. I think most people need to remember that the reason we keep getting instanced content is because of the shitty server system. I think we should reserve our judgement until post 2.0, when we begin getting content designed for the new version fo the game and not the old.

That's all fine and well, but it has some of us worried that their model of "extending content through shitty drop rates" will be the status quo post 2.0. And the reason that that worry has grown (the reason some of us are here now, asking whether this is the direction they have planned for us post 2.0) is that the more recent content (Vale/CC/Hamlet) has even lower drop rates than prior content (Dark Hold/Ifrit/Moogle). I see a trend like that, and I can hope that it's better post 2.0, but I also see what direction it's going in and can't help worrying about it.

I understand that they aren't going to be coming out w/ any groundbreaking content on these crappy servers, it's that the method they are using to falsely extend content is a slap in the face for anyone who brings their A-game but gets unlucky over and over, especially since some of us have stuck with the game since the beginning through the horrible horrible times and the good, holding onto our faith in our new dev. team. I'm not saying the content is going to be the greatest right now, but please extend it some other way (ie: 1-3 day lockouts, or whatever) that doesn't just burn everyone out.

Lastly, for anyone who replies to my post saying "well don't run it as often", go read the rest of this thread first, that topic has been thoroughly covered and Issaru has the math to back me up.