Seasonal events: Underwhelming?

[Kosmos992k]

FFXI had really great events, but that's a Squaresoft game from a time when MMO's were about being part of a world and not about raids, raids, and more mindless raids.

The thing is, FFXIV is about being a part of a world, it's just that a very vocal minority of players think it should only be about end-game raids and uber-gear. Happily I am not of that minority, and get tired of people who treat these games as mathematical exercises in optimal raiding strategies and gear acquisition through end-game raids. This is an MMORPG, whatever happened to the social aspects of that? Did they die in the wake of damage parsers and '733t' gamerz? If that's what people want they should go play a solo game like Demon souls, and let the rest of us enjoy our MMO world.

[Sixmp]

The thing is, FFXIV is about being a part of a world, it's just that a very vocal minority of players think it should only be about end-game raids and uber-gear. Happily I am not of that minority, and get tired of people who treat these games as mathematical exercises in optimal raiding strategies and gear acquisition through end-game raids. This is an MMORPG, whatever happened to the social aspects of that? Did they die in the wake of damage parsers and '733t' gamerz? If that's what people want they should go play a solo game like Demon souls, and let the rest of us enjoy our MMO world.

THIS ^

I remember these games used to be all about playing with people to have fun. These days it's all about playing with people to prove how much better than them you are.