I know the main focus right now is battle system/ mounts and 1.18 stuff but to give a head up to dev i would like to bring a point that have been bothering me for a while.
Why does every quest/npc treat you like a beginner or a anoying wanderer. would it hurt so much to have some recognition from the lore? here is a comparison that i could bring up with Aion online (mmo that i played for a brief time)
FFXIV carpenter quest: you got to try to be as good as the kids at being a carpenter
Aion online typical quest: you assend to be the most powerfull warrior ever
FFXIV typicaly NPC: "get out of here scrub you have no buisness here"
Aion online tpical NPC: "holly cow! its shinigami in person, this battle gonna make history, everyone take heart shinigami is here!!!!"
Im no psychological expert but i know 1 thing: recognition is one very important aspect that drives players to play MMO so please stop threating us like scrub, stop making mob that laugh at us with overpowerfullness. i feel better when they run away from me instead.
Having some garlean forces run away at the only sight of me would make me feel much better than having some random ally save my "weak person" from certain death.
In resume i want to be a hero in that game not a weakling