Letter to the Producer, from an average gamer

[Davorok]

...I didn't come in here making demands, but suggestions....

Try not to take it too personally MBC (if I may call you that). 2 years ago I made a post about what I thought was wrong with XIV and some suggestions how to improve it. I was told by many people to "gtfo, there are plenty of other games out there, go play a single-player game", etc...

Yet here we are 2 years later on the verge of a completely new FFXIV with many of the changes suggested by people on these forums.

My advice is to keep playing (if you enjoy it) and keep making suggestions (even if you get lambasted) and try not to judge the entire XIV "community" by a few folks who do not know how to have conversation & debate without resorting to namecalling & bullying.

As for your suggestions, I like most of them (esp the Excessive Confirmations. Am I sure I agree. Yes I am sure I agree. Ok. Accept. Continue. AM I sure I am ready to continue? Yes, Accept. Continue.), but think I'll pass on the Carrying other People around part.

Other than that, very solid suggestions, some of which have been announced for ARR.

[Manbearcow]

Have you ever play game called Final Fantasy XIV that launched around september 2010? I heard it has many unique features, maybe you will like it

Looks like I found a sig.

[Kluya15]

WoW was was garbage the day it was released any "Real" MMO player would tell you that. besides its not WoW's thats killing MMO's. its people like you that are doing the actual killing. you come in with your "oh i like this this and this from that mmo, and i like that, that and that from this mmo. when the actual game is built around that need you get an MMO you've played before with an altered lore and a fresh coat of paint, every MMO i had an interest in met this fate. SWTOR had potential it could have followed the badassest game of all time SWKotOR, instead it was striped of all unique elements and replaced with mechanic that could make a fish hurl, why? because thats what you wanted.

instead of ripping shit right from other games....maybe you could encourage the devs to be unique, make something fresh and new.

You need spellcheck and a reality check. There's a reason WoW is and has been the most successful MMO, and honestly, the WoW hate bandwagon is old as hell. "badassest game of all time" had me absolutely cracking up

[Valmonte]

You need spellcheck and a reality check. There's a reason WoW is and has been the most successful MMO, and honestly, the WoW hate bandwagon is old as hell. "badassest game of all time" had me absolutely cracking up

Hate, now there's and understatement.

Blizzard does a very good job of listening to there community and I'm very impressed with that aspect of of there business model surely something all developers can learn from. however this does not make WoW the Holy Grail of MMO's, WoW by all means is a boring out of date piece of crap. in short WoW success comes from Blizzard not WoW itself. you may claim its the best game in the world, but its just that a claim.

I'm glad you found my internet speak humorous, perhaps you shouldn't be so quick to jump into the spelling Nazi bandwagon yourself next time.

[Yellow]

I have to agree with a lot of the suggestions you brought up, but I disagree with the speeding up of combat.

I think that a lot of the uniqueness of 1.0 was lost because of all of the huge flaws in game. If the game didn't have the problems with the UI, lag, etc, then I don't necessarily believe that people would be so inclined to have things, such as the combat, and even the controlled EXP growth, changed.

This is a maybe though, it's hard to tell if those aspects were really game breaking thanks to the majors flaws in the game (imo).

Anyway It's best to not get too caught up in what people in the forums says x)


Edit: Also this game is not WoW, and should never be WoW.

Look at Rift and SWTOR. They're doing well ... aren't they? *sarcasm* (I guess that depends) but seriously.. I'm going to be pretty upset if the game is WoW with a FFXIV skin.

[Jaimie]

Yeah, because FFXI didn't last very long at all, and it most certainly wasn't the most profitable Final Fantasy SE has ever had.

Why are you bringing FFXI into this conversation ? Let's try to focus on FFXIV, shall we.

[Jaimie]

Your playing FFXIV at all, your not the "Average MMO gamer". Therefore you can't represent them as you seem to think you do, you like us on the forums represent only yourself and your own opinions.

Your opinions on slower paced games having no difficulty to them is unfounded to say the least. If I was the "Average gamer" I'd be ashamed to have you trying to represent me and my ideals. Hell people should be upset when anyone tries to say that someone is representing them and miscontruing what they actually want out of a game.

Your telling us what YOU want out of this game, not what everyone else who isn't playing does. Please don't pretend that you are.

I'll tell ya what everyone who isn't playing this game wants (based on all the players who LEFT the game):

A UI that doesn't suck cotton bolls
An AH that is efficient
A large enough, supportive community
and a lot more

And a JUMP command so I can jump over those damn obstacles on the road.

[Keisuna]

Why are you bringing FFXI into this conversation ? Let's try to focus on FFXIV, shall we.

I brought it up because your argument about how a smaller, but more loyal niche community is not profitable for SE is blown apart completely by the success of FFXI. Servers cost money, yes, but you can adjust the amount of servers you have to match the amount of players you're drawing in. You remember the server merge, right? That's what they do when the amount of players doesn't match how many servers you have. FFXI was profitable, and the game has been alive and kicking for a decade and is still going.

That is why I brought up FFXI.

[hrdndv]

Targeting is a long known complaint... it often doesn't work at all. The mouse needs to be setable as y-inverse, without affecting game controller function. People play with both mouse and controller because neither one works right. Excessive confirmation is an old complaint. Battle speed is annoying, especially when you are pressing the A button for several seconds and nothing happens. The mobility thing has been addressed with Haste and enhanced speed. AOE and the leve system are actually ok. Understanding the game??? Just use the internet search to get beginners guides and other info. The beginning quests actually walk you through most of the mechanics. Crafting and Gathering are actually fun if you are not trying to speed lvl... like fishing in FFXI. Everyone gripes about the market but I think it is fine. Mail is already implemented in 2.0. Flying is up in the air.

I think the current lvling system is too fast. Content should not require you to lvl up so fast. This game is supposed to last 20 years. That means the stress on lvling needs to be toned down. Players should not expect to fight top rank bosses in the first five years of play... and should be entertained without fighting top bosses. Right now everyone is expected to defeat the extreme top bosses. Silly waste of effort. The game needs to be entertaining without top bosses. Need content! Need story! Need long plots that give you only moderate advancement. Two levels per month without grinding would be about right. Grinding should not be worthwhile to do. Grinding is not fun.

[Medura]

most of these things is supposed to come in 2.0, a good read though, id love for things like good implementing of escape, and auch, alt+tab! :P