Trends in content types and faux difficulty

[Biggs]

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.

Oh, don't get me wrong, the new servers could still be crap and the content they continue to give us after 2.0 could be just as shitty as some of the things we have been given so far. My point though is, asking them not to add more stuff like this to 2.0 is moot since they probably already have the next years worth of content done and in the testing phase (man if they don't they are gonna be in deep trouble after relaunch). Our only option is to wait and see how it is in a few months and decide to continue playing or quit after that. I don't feel like we can change a whole lot of whats about to happen in the next 5 months, its already been decided upon.

[TerahValeth]

Oh, don't get me wrong, the new servers could still be crap and the content they continue to give us after 2.0 could be just as shitty as some of the things we have been given so far. My point though is, asking them not to add more stuff like this to 2.0 is moot since they probably already have the next years worth of content done and in the testing phase (man if they don't they are gonna be in deep trouble after relaunch). Our only option is to wait and see how it is in a few months and decide to continue playing or quit after that. I don't feel like we can change a whole lot of whats about to happen in the next 5 months, its already been decided upon.

Forgive me if I don't feel that complacency is the answer.

[Biggs]

Forgive me if I don't feel that complacency is the answer.

Facing reality and being complacent can sometimes SEEM similar, but in this particular case are actually very different things.

[TerahValeth]

Facing reality and being complacent can sometimes SEEM similar, but in this particular case are actually very different things.

I'm fully aware that this thread stands to make little actual headway if any. That still doesn't mean that everyone should stay complacent and keep silent about the matter, that doesn't mean we are delusional (ie: not facing reality, as you put it).

But I've stuck w/ this game since beta, and I think WE have a right to know at this point if our faith in this game has been ill-spent, or if 2.0 is indeed a light at the end of the tunnel.

[Denmo]

When a thread has reached the debate of debating debating, it's a dead thread.