Dear Mr.HNM Yoshi

[Ava]

People need to stop expecting some kind of huge strategic fight until after the combat changes. They are talking about revamping major aspects of combat and what might be challenging now might turn into a joke when they change the combat. Then what?

It's a better idea to implement low-midlevel (where difficulty isn't as big of a deal) stuff prior to combat changes and then work on difficult strategic battles once the combat changes are in and they have something to balance content around.

[Radaghast]

People need to stop expecting some kind of huge strategic fight until after the combat changes. They are talking about revamping major aspects of combat and what might be challenging now might turn into a joke when they change the combat. Then what?

It's a better idea to implement low-midlevel (where difficulty isn't as big of a deal) stuff prior to combat changes and then work on difficult strategic battles once the combat changes are in and they have something to balance content around.

Tweak it when the time comes and keep your current, dwindling player base occupied? What's so difficult with that. They already had to tweak them cutting the group size in half with the current "endgame" NM's.

[Ava]

Tweak it when the time comes and keep your current, dwindling player base occupied? What's so difficult with that. They already had to tweak them cutting the group size in half with the current "endgame" NM's.

They're keeping me occupied. The game failed because people didn't stick around because the low-midlevels weren't grabbing people. I'm intentionally not capping my jobs because I realize this, and the content they are putting in is actually challenging for me. I tried soloing Unknown Soldier last night for my thaumaturge weapon and I died, it was surely doable but it was late and didn't keep trying.

Typically people who grind new MMOs to level cap find themselves bored out of their minds. These MMOs grab people in the low-mid levels which allows the devs to focus more on end game with the first few patches. This is not the case for FFXIV, they need to grab new players. If they focus on appeasing the level 50s solely then all the people who are hanging in the balance (like me) wont have anything to pull back in. Everyone playing right now isn't rank 50.

I am thoroughly enjoying these patches and, especially 1.17. I have a feeling I'll be playing a lot more than I have in the past in the coming weeks to collect all the class specific gear I want and see all the new quests they put in.

[Evenstar]

They're keeping me occupied. The game failed because people didn't stick around because the low-midlevels weren't grabbing people. I'm intentionally not capping my jobs because I realize this, and the content they are putting in is actually challenging for me. I tried soloing Unknown Soldier last night for my thaumaturge weapon and I died, it was surely doable but it was late and didn't keep trying.

Typically people who grind new MMOs to level cap find themselves bored out of their minds. These MMOs grab people in the low-mid levels which allows the devs to focus more on end game with the first few patches. This is not the case for FFXIV, they need to grab new players. If they focus on appeasing the level 50s solely then all the people who are hanging in the balance (like me) wont have anything to pull back in. Everyone playing right now isn't rank 50.

I am thoroughly enjoying these patches and, especially 1.17. I have a feeling I'll be playing a lot more than I have in the past in the coming weeks to collect all the class specific gear I want and see all the new quests they put in.

Ladies and gentlemen, we got a winner! I am so glad we have people like you that actually understand what Square Enix is trying to do. The rest is just crying and being selfish because they don't have anything to do .... since they rushed to 50 in an unfinished game and now they have nothing to measure their e-peens with.

[Drex]

OOO jeez.... keep your toys but let us have ours.... tipically of new gen .... no compromise.....

do you get it??.... BOTH kind of players can have what they want...

Is that so disturbing to have 10000000 NM with fast pop time and iper drop rate and like few, harder, challenging-battle NM?

Sadly i think im waisting my time....because you will never even try to understand what i mean......

Hope Yoshi&Co will read this.... im sure they will consider our thoughts...