Players are leaving?

[Pyretta_Blaze]

players will always come and go, this is honestly nothing new

its not like theres a mass exodus, if anything more have been joining then quitting for a while now

Some of the people I see disappearing are actually taking a break and not quitting. Its the same people usually who burn out fast on the new content and then only log in once and awhile till the next patch.

[TheVedis]

Some of the people I see disappearing are actually taking a break and not quitting. Its the same people usually who burn out fast on the new content and then only log in once and awhile till the next patch.

yeah break takers are a norm too, even i need a break now and then(my version of taking a break is playing an hour a day instead of 8 though and only doing my daily leves lol)

not everyone can play games for tons of hours every day, youd be amazed how many people play an hour or less a day in these games, a large % of players are that way yet they are always overshadowed cu they are non vocal and dont play enough to get noticed like the rest of us

[Kaizlu]

My friends are all leaving of the game, claiming that it is very difficult to get things
only closed groups are the best events.
Power level and boots created bad players.
This is happening with friends you too?

Difficult to get things?
As in the drop rate? I mean, Ifrit, Mog and DH aren't that hard.

Garuda, CC, AV and hamlet defense might need some extra coordination and commitment but it seems some people are already spamming those so I don't see them as impossible either.

For crafting and gathering is mostly a time sink (getting the right skills for DoH and/or waiting for that hq mat while gathering).

So, why ;-;? Also, why not make a LS? I'm sure that there's plenty of people who would join a casual-ish LS to start getting the hang of endgame content instead of begging some l33t-group to add them to their parties/events.

[Zumi]

People are always shouting for Ifrit, Darkhold, and occasionally one of the newer raids on Durandal.

The only thing I need stuff from is AV, CC, Garuda and Hamlets. Which I rarely see shouts for.

[Pyretta_Blaze]

The only thing I need stuff from is AV, CC, Garuda and Hamlets. Which I rarely see shouts for.

I haven't seen Hamlet or Garuda shouts, but I have seen AV and CC, but I don't know if they are speedruns or AF runs or what. Most people are more comfortable doing stuff with a group they are familiar with but I've gone many times with like 2 PUG members.

[Rau]

The only thing I need stuff from is AV, CC, Garuda and Hamlets. Which I rarely see shouts for.

Very few people do Garuda, if it all, since the BLMfix patch, even less since the WAR patch.
Have you tried hanging out around a Hamlet during battle period? There are people there shouting.

I've noticed pick ups can't even complete AV and CC unless its for AF, so I can't give you any solution for that besides join an ls that does stuff.

[DeadRiser]

Difficult to get things?
As in the drop rate? I mean, Ifrit, Mog and DH aren't that hard.

Garuda, CC, AV and hamlet defense might need some extra coordination and commitment but it seems some people are already spamming those so I don't see them as impossible either.

For crafting and gathering is mostly a time sink (getting the right skills for DoH and/or waiting for that hq mat while gathering).

So, why ;-;? Also, why not make a LS? I'm sure that there's plenty of people who would join a casual-ish LS to start getting the hang of endgame content instead of begging some l33t-group to add them to their parties/events.

It might not be hard for you because you have had so much practice on it. But just think the people that are new to this game, especially primal fights? Come on.. do you know how long it took people to kill Ifrit? Be for real man!

[Zumi]

Very few people do Garuda, if it all, since the BLMfix patch, even less since the WAR patch.
Have you tried hanging out around a Hamlet during battle period? There are people there shouting.

I've noticed pick ups can't even complete AV and CC unless its for AF, so I can't give you any solution for that besides join an ls that does stuff.

Have a couple LS its just that people quit leaving not enough left to do much of anything. I don't want to have to constantly be finding new LS every time people quit. I don't mind pick ups but game has been designed around people only wanting to do stuff in a set group again. I am sure all this will be solved when there is content finder and I can queue up for stuff I want to do but that won't be out until 2.0.

[Rau]

Have a couple LS its just that people quit leaving not enough left to do much of anything. I don't want to have to constantly be finding new LS every time people quit. I don't mind pick ups but game has been designed around people only wanting to do stuff in a set group again. I am sure all this will be solved when there is content finder and I can queue up for stuff I want to do but that won't be out until 2.0.

There are a few linkshells that always take new members and do content. Have you tried looking in Carnival or Moogle Knights?

[Kaizlu]

It might not be hard for you because you have had so much practice on it. But just think the people that are new to this game, especially primal fights? Come on.. do you know how long it took people to kill Ifrit? Be for real man!

It took long because it was new and nobody knew what to do.

By now, you can look up videos, strategies and even some images showing what to do during the fights. I understand some people would want to find a "personal strategy" (or something), but if you really must/want to beat content you can do some research and get to it.

Of course, the "get a group of people who take the fights seriously" part is another thing and that's up to the community, not the game.

Again, from a personal perspective I feel that Mog, Ifrit and DH are the easy part of endgame content. CC, AV, Garuda and Hamlet aren't that easy and ask more from the player/party to be completed - but I don't see them as impossible.