Why is FFXIV so unpopular?

[NationOfZealots]

The way I see it, FFXIV is the first and only MMO I've played and the reason for me why this is the worst game of the Final Fantasy series despite it's verbatim technological advantage is a shift from offline self-paced play to gameplay that introduces elitism and self-pace is non-existent, you either try and get a party together or you can't actually progress in the game, of which there seems to be MANY scenarios that can't be won because no party is available for it.

The social aspect of the game needs to have better infrastructure IMO.

[Lirion]

That would certainly make these forums a less infuriating place.

Highly doubt that but ok.

[bahley]

Well that ARR listing is new... over 4000 people are following the original FFXIV.

I didn't even know there were two pages on Gamespot for FFXIV until seeing this post.

[Seif]

The way I see it, FFXIV is the first and only MMO I've played and the reason for me why this is the worst game of the Final Fantasy series despite it's verbatim technological advantage is a shift from offline self-paced play to gameplay that introduces elitism and self-pace is non-existent, you either try and get a party together or you can't actually progress in the game, of which there seems to be MANY scenarios that can't be won because no party is available for it.

The social aspect of the game needs to have better infrastructure IMO.

I agree to a point. It's fun to party when it's not a hassle but it sort of is in XIV.

Also the current solo quests don't have any effort put into the story presentation so playing the game solo is currently a pretty bland experience.

One thing I hope they improve is the story and story driven questlines.

[Nero]

it's mainly used by console players (not many true pc fans on that site)

Not many people in General on that Page.

[TheRac25]

doh I replied too soon I was expecting a Odin battle or something Did you see the closing ceremonies of the olympics ?

yeah he looked terrible and out of place tbh ><

[Starlord]

Well.. Well.. On the FFXIV Facebook page there is over 55k! That's good considering how FFXIV poorly launched! :P.

If the game is really good as Yoshi-P is making out to be, then the other people that were lost before will come back ( even if they said I'm never coming back after that crappy launch) because I'm sure they wanted this game to succeed as much as we did back in those days.

Ever seen the Movie Easy A? How the 1 Rumor turned it into everyone hating her and it took less than a school day for everyone to know.

Words travel fast, If this game is turning out good at Launch people will here it eventually and there's a high probability that they'll come back to check it out.

This is your last chance SE, but I know Yoshi-P will pull through.

[BruceyBruceyBangBang]

The way I see it, FFXIV is the first and only MMO I've played and the reason for me why this is the worst game of the Final Fantasy series despite it's verbatim technological advantage is a shift from offline self-paced play to gameplay that introduces elitism and self-pace is non-existent, you either try and get a party together or you can't actually progress in the game, of which there seems to be MANY scenarios that can't be won because no party is available for it.

The social aspect of the game needs to have better infrastructure IMO.

I like this point. Also, it's an interesting one coming from someone who has only played FFXIV as their MMO. Take your opinion and place it with a person who has played all the other current MMOs out there. They more than likely won't give FFXIV a thought in this aspect.

There are parts of this game that should not be casual and require a group. The obvious content being primals and instanced dungeons. However, outside of that, you really don't get rewarded for doing solo content. Everything worthwhile requires a group and this is simply an outdated philosophy for MMOs. There should be a nice mix of the two with their own rewards to scale with the difficulty.

This will make the game that much more enjoyable for several types of players.

[Smither]

Not many people in General on that Page.

I meant gamespot, i'm not 100% sure what he meant now, guess I should have asked first.

[RudyFails]

Everything worthwhile requires a group and this is simply an outdated philosophy for MMOs.

You have got to be kidding me.

In a game... where you play said game... with tons of other people... trying to accomplish similar goals... being in a group is outdated.