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

[Abriael]

I argued that. It is my opinion that the systems in the game are pretty much perfect. FFXIV's' 49/100 meta score can only be attributed to the fact that Ishgard isn't opened up, and there aren't more areas to fight monsters.

I'm quite sure everyone here can detect some misplaced sarcasm when they see it.

And by the way, you seem to consider that 49/100 meta score quite relevant given how much you flap it around. Maybe you should have noticed that all those critics praise the armoury stystems quite a lot, and their main point of complaint is that there's a serious lack of content.
So their opinion is valid for the score, but not for the details?
Quite peculiar.

Oh and by the way:

FFXIV's' 49/100 meta score can only be attributed to the fact that Ishgard isn't opened up, and there aren't more areas to fight monsters.

This is another strawman argument. Content doesn't just mean more areas and more monsters, it involves every kind of activity that can be added to a MMORPG: quests, public quests, public companies, hamlet defense, dungeons, raids and so forth.

[BelgianRofl]

That's because the armory system is freaking awesome. Everybody loves it! Seriously, the only reason this game got a low score is because there aren't chocobos.

[Abriael]

That's because the armory system is freaking awesome.

According to the critics that you love to quote (through the metacritic score), it is.

the only reason this game got a low score is because there aren't chocobos.

Actually the lack of transportation means is one of the most criticized aspects of the game. And guess what? It's part of what's defined content.

[Lamhirh]

Best part of the game is armory system.

I do hope devs will ababndon their try to ruin it, and concentrater on balancing it, and giving some ways to utilise it. Becouse seriously, the game is not about grinding as fast as possible to 50. I would like some more content, and some more in-between content. Anf for that chocobos, player housing, more items, more stories, ( promissed) sea content, buildable ships and stuff <_<. Hell considering nature of lims, I would love players being able to become admiral^^ ( but that is VERY optimistic hope:P)

[Cendres]

Pointless thread is pointless, ACCUSING people of something on the internet is often a bad idea because you only see one side of them. People may disagree with certain suggestions that does not mean they are not open to other things. In fact from what I've seen most people here want at least one thing change.

There ARE redeeming qualities about this game just like there are things that needs to be changed. What I am personally afraid of is that SE goes too far and throws out the bath water with the baby, if that's how the saying goes.

[Luhy]

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

Because change didn't work. Electing a frog president is a change, but it doesn't make it better or even equal to having a human president.

[Dargoth_Draconia]

I consider myself a FF Fanboy to some extent, yet I want them to change almost everything that is in the game at the moment. There is a ton of stuff that could be tweeked or changed totally and the game would benefit from it. Some people saying because they are against doesn't mean they welcome in or some say there is post asking for changes, but just as many people if not more say they like the game how it is and would quit if they change it or add a feature that would make it streamlined because the reason they liked FF to begin with is because it wasn't streamlined.

I don't agree with that assessment and I think any change Yoshida can bring cannot be anyworse than what the game is right now, I log on now attempt to craft for 5 minutes and become so completely and utterly bored because there is nothing else to do that I haven't already done 200 times over in the game. So I want change and new content and all that good stuff.