The ONE Deal-Breaking Feature You MUST Have

[Rane]

Deal - Breaker: World immersion. The world needs to pull us in, fascinate us, make our journey special. The world need to be breathing with life, the players need to have freedom to engage a variety of activities and have the opportunity to play our character the way we want to play it (anytime!). I want to feel like I'm part of it, not just a player farming quest and tough fights for a collection of items.

Sub-deal-breaker: It's actually hard to enjoy something when you can't participate in it. Half the time, I can't find a party in my limited play time. That sucks, really bad. Hopefully the content finder feature will be as promising as Yoshi-P state it will be... and people actually use it (not like the search feature) instead of shouting in town.

[Don't get started on the "oh another one whining about finding a party", not everyone can always log at peak times. HALF the time I'm off peak time and I don't have the luxury of waiting 1~2hrs to get a party ready.]

2.0 sounds promising, I can't wait to see more in August and experience it next year. I hope it keeps all of its promises.

Thank you for posting exactly what I'm thinking. The world is possibly the most important part of an MMO for me, and I feel like this is the most disappointing aspect of XIV in its current state. I really hope 2.0's world delivers!

I also agree with people who are pointing out the server problems. There is a lot of missing functionality due to the current server system, such as in-game mail and a unified marketplace/AH. The devs say that all of this will be fixed, and I believe them. But what I'm most concerned about is the responsiveness of the battle system. Yoshida has said recently that it will be fast and fluid in 2.0; if he's right, then I think battling in XIV 2.0 will be a completely new experience. I've got my fingers crossed.

[Funky]

for me, being able to Craft & place furnitures in my Housing.
I like creating things, slap my signature on it & sell it to
whoever wants a "Funky" princess Bed.

Just being able to do this in 2.0 will give the game new interesting concepts.
Like at christmas time in FFXI wehere we could buy a christmas tree & put it in our MH etc.
Seasonal event lamps & statues and so much much more.

And i want a HUGE massive fish tank in there too, to show off my weekly catch to my friends.
Maybe even put up that Hammerhead Shark on the Wall for display.
Or the Dzmael Darkhold Ogre Horn above the door entrance as my trophy.

Ooh ooh, and a Dodo rug on the floor in the living room. ^-^

Additional:
The "Funky" Corp, dosent take responsibility
for any broken parts included in the shipping package.
Broken or damage goods can be sent back for
replacement for a small fee of 20mil / piece.
Call 1337-Funky for additional information.

[Mirage]

pointless thread is pointless, I doubt hardly any of you would quit if your one reason wasn't addressed.

I can assure you that I would.

I can still squeeze a fair amount of enjoyment out of FF11, or maybe even TSW! I only play one MMO at a time, so the chance of me switching to a different game is very real.

Quitting FF14 isn't that much of a loss, after all. I've only invested a few months into it. I've quit games that I have played for way longer than that.

[Avisaia]

Hmmm... Deal-breaker, eh?

If the music doesn't improve. I know its odd seeing as anyone could just turn off the music, but it is vital to my enjoyment of any game. It is a huge factor in creating a unique atmosphere and sparking alive my own imagination of an area's culture. Ex: Aht Urghan/Sandy/Whatever. So far, all the rock-heavy guitarness in the game only serves to break my immersion because it doesn't seem to match up with the world at all. The only music that seems slightly applicable from the limited amount of the game I have experienced is Ul'dah's city music and the music in the Shroud. At least it sounds foresty right? Everything else just doesn't match the feel of this world.

I'm not sure if it would be the one thing to make me rage-quit the game, but I do know that if the music is improved, I will fall in love with everything all over again. Please SE, for the love of Altana, create a world which our hearts can live in again!

[Lycieus]

Fully customizable key bindings

[Judge_Xero]

Hmmm.....mmmmm......mmmm.mm..m.m.m.m..mm..mm..m.hhhhh...hmmm.hhh.m.h.m.h.m.h.m...... .

gonna have to go with Lalafel Camel Toe.

[TohruHonda]

Cross-server content finder.

Ahh yes, please completely ruin the sense of server community just as WoW has done.

[Funky]

Ahh yes, please completely ruin the sense of server community just as WoW has done.

In your oppinion yes.
Mine, no.
Besides....it's...Optional.

[Zantetsuken]

lol, thats not a deal breaker

you literaly have no choice if that happens

You still have a choice: upgrade or don't play.

(I'm not worried at all about this happening btw.)

[Airget]

The Dealbreaker for me would be if DOL/DOH changes were in on day one of 2.0 lol though odds of that happening are extremely low. Though if it did happen I would most likely unsub til they actually adjusted DOL/DOH however they could save themselves if they add a good chunk of the housing system and if the Free company system is engaging enough. Overall though DOL/DOH changes are really what I"m looking forward to so hopefully they already have that all set in place for the 2.0 game.