Why is the FFXIV fanbase so stubborn and resistant to change?

[Pablohoney]

There currently aren't enough people playing FFXIV to keep this game going. It simply doesn't make financial sense to keep this game alive if the playerbase doesn't grow significantly. As it stands right now, even if they started charging they'd never turn a profit.

Why then will so many of you not allow this new dev team to make some changes? So much of what makes FFXI and FFXIV special has nothing to do with UI, combat mechanics or auction house/trading systems. These games are special because of their art style and direction, the amazing music, the unique lore, the memorable story events, etc.

There are systems that exist in other MMOs that are tried and true systems that millions and millions of people have vetted and refined over the last 10 years. Many of these systems would benefit FFXIV, but you stand against them for no other reason than you fear FFXIV turning "into wow 2.0" or other such nonsense.

WoW can't touch this game's art and music assets, or the unique characters and environments. Even with a more functional and fun combat system (which this game certainly does not have now) it would NOT become a WoW clone!

Right now the stubborn FFXIV fanbase is this game's worst enemy and you're not willing recognize it. The fact that so many of you are already lambasting the new dev team is an example of this. The old dev team had years to make this game and the result was a FAILED game. It has a nonexistant playerbase and terrible reviews. Let the new team do what SE hired them to do and make this game fun.

And for the love of God, please stop telling people to GO PLAY WOW/RIFT/TOR/TERA every time they mention a change they'd like to see implemented. You do not want to lose even more people at this point.

TL;DR: Autoattack (as an example) will not change what is so special about this game. I really doubt you sit around and spin tales of how much fun you had mashing light strike with your linkshell. Let these people do their job and try to continue to support them. By all means, if they implement a change you don't like, let them know! But you have to be willing to accept a little change. They're not going to keep this game around forever just to please a handful of you.

[AngryNixon]

Why are you so stubborn and resistant to not-change?

[Randis]

i would not assume that the couple active forum posters are controlling the developers.

[Corrderio]

Fanboys, nuff said.

[Betelgeuzah]

Are you by any chance Amneisac from neogaf?

[Pablohoney]

Why are you so stubborn and resistant to not-change?

You must be trolling, because it was made very clear in my post that if they don't change anything the game will go away and NO ONE will be playing it at that point.

[Pablohoney]

Are you by any chance Amneisac from neogaf?

We travel in the same circles I see!

[Randis]

You must be trolling, because it was made very clear in my post that if they don't change anything the game will go away and NO ONE will be playing it at that point.

Where will the game go?

seriously tho, i think the majority of all posts made on this forum demand changes.
Maybe you should take some time and have a read, there are zillions of threads with ideas.
it is the minority of posts that are against certain changes and even then its usually never one-sided.

[Sephr]

The irony of this all is that you're telling people to stop being resistant to change, whilst wanting it to be more like other games out there, thus allowing the genre to stagnate further.

Just saying it as I see it lols.

I'm excited to see the changes that come to the game, but I have faith that their imaginations stretch further than looking at other MMOs on the market.

[Betelgeuzah]

We travel in the same circles I see!

Awesome, I wanted to reply to your post there but couldn't, the registration is a pain in the ass.

These threads with people fighting against autoattack are absurd.

Do you not realize that just because someone is against a particular change, that does not translate to being against any change? Changing stuff just for the sake of changing them got the developers into this situation in the first place. It's not enough that things change- it has to make sense too.

If the current system is poor, why not build from there? Do you think the current system can not be improved in any way? Why is jumping implemented when the areas of the game do not require more than the removal of some of the invisible walls that exist currently, making jumping rather pointless addition? These are the questions people are asking. Very few, if any, are against any change. Some people are simply not content with just anything, as long as it's a change.

lol, I'm so glad you made this thread.