IS it just me... or is FFXIV boring?

[Ithilien]

Hey all,

I'm not writing this to troll, or to flame spray, but rather I am trying to see if what I am feeling about this game is what is also what is felt by the community at large.

Yes, the graphics are nice, and I like the idea that you can play any class from a single character - one of the points that drew me to the game in the first place. I also like how many of the dungeons are relatively short, there is rather minimal trash, and the boss fights can be fun and interesting some of the time. Perhaps one of the game's greatest assets is the FATE system, which was inspired by another MMO.

However, I find the game to be murderously boring.

[Ithilien]

Gathering and crafting have interesting 'mini-games,' but crafting takes forever - it could be just me, but it took a ridiculous amount of time to convert 200 moko grass into hempen yarn and undyed hempen cloth when I started out as a weaver; this is kind of demotivating me into pursuing other jobs. I had to individually click through each creation, I couldn't just say "create number X of said item;" which, might be something I am missing, and I'm open to the help. It was extremely tedious, and took me away from actually doing something in the world. I understand that there are macros, but none that I could find that allow you continuously create the aforementioned items for any length of time. It is awesome that gatherers have their own unique nodes, which virtually eliminates node thievery, leveling takes forever.

[Callo]

I had to individually click through each creation, I couldn't just say "create number X of said item;" which, might be something I am missing, and I'm open to the help. It was extremely tedious, and took me away from actually doing something in the world.

Did you know there is a "Quick Synthesis" where you can choose the quantity of item that you want to craft and then your character just goes auto-nuts on it. You get less exp per item but you can literally hit the auto craft for a stack of 99 and walk away from the computer. I've gotten many levels this way.

[Dreamer]

Did you know there is a "Quick Synthesis" where you can choose the quantity of item that you want to craft and then your character just goes auto-nuts on it. You get less exp per item but you can literally hit the auto craft for a stack of 99 and walk away from the computer. I've gotten many levels this way.

Quick synthesis is useful, but less so if you haven't leveled enough crafting classes to bypass the trickiness that you can run into when trying to HQ a finished product from NQ materials.

[Samburi]

I had to individually click through each creation, I couldn't just say "create number X of said item;" which, might be something I am missing, and I'm open to the help.

Yes, you miss something.
After you crafted an item once, you can use express craft for this item. You can then choose how much it should craft and if it can also use HQ material. Then it craft automatic the amount you want. But you get very little exp for it. This feature is only if you need some crafted material fast, not for earning exp.

[Dliver]

Yes, you miss something.
After you crafted an item once, you can use express craft for this item. You can then choose how much it should craft and if it can also use HQ material. Then it craft automatic the amount you want. But you get very little exp for it. This feature is only if you need some crafted material fast, not for earning exp.

It's a really terrible "feature" that also fails recipes you'd never in a million years fail yourself at. Totally pointless.

[Thorauku]

Every MMO that is on it's early content is boring. So suck it up.

[Dreamer]

Every MMO that is on it's early content is boring. So suck it up.

City of Heroes was fun at Level 1. Lord of the Rings Online is a pulse pounder the first 20 levels if you're doing an Undying run. Wakfu is engaging from the start. Ryzom's living world kept me in awe for the entirely of the starter zone. So I can't say I agree that the above is how it has to be.

[Ithilien]

@Wobi Yet, you decided to open a post with a derogatory comment simply because you disagreed with my post? Kudos to you, you are obviously a valuable member of this community and the human community at large. You could have simply moved on without posting anything, but you felt entitled to say something stupid that served no point other than to show your age. I was asking for help, I received a few positive posts - what were you trying to accomplish?

[Wobi]

Yet, you decided to open a post with a derogatory comment simply because you disagreed with my post? Kudos to you, you are obviously a valuable member of this community and the human community at large. You could have simply moved on without posting anything, but you felt entitled to say something stupid that served no point other than to show your age. I was asking for help, I received a few positive posts - what were you trying to accomplish?

My age? You are quite humorous, I'm glad that you received some of the answers you were looking for but I took exception to how you initially asked is all. Declaring a game many of us love "murderously boring" does not send out the best message. I'd be more than happy to answer any and all questions you have about the game if it will improve your experience.