Quote Originally Posted by Darlan_Ashwood View Post
Maybe MMOs just aren't your thing man.
I respectfully disagree. Why I do enjoy MMOs? Because of the sense of community, because of the challenge of coordinating with real people, some times against real people (PvP), in order to accomplish a common goal - that first time your corps/guild/FC/whatever kills a major boss after weeks or months of attempts is what makes MMOs worth playing. It's that sense of accomplishment... and right now, there is no sense of accomplishment. Yes, there is Bahamut's Coils, and yes the game is new, and yes I have played other MMOs in their vanilla stages (and those games weren't without their faults). However, as was previously mentioned by some one else... the story line does suddenly take a cliff dive at the end of the main story line, and without PvP, what exactly is there to do except mind numbingly gather, craft, or level a different class. Granted, this argument could be used for/against most MMOs, but all of the many MMOs I have played this is without question the most boring.

Now, I will say that perhaps I was a little hasty in my initial post... I was tired, frustrated, and I'm tired of AK taking longer than it really should after waiting in a 30+ minute que. Yes, the easy answer is to roll another job, which I intend on doing fairly soon, and to also roll with mates in my FC. I will also confess, that perhaps my perspective is heavily biased due to the play style of the black mage class, but really what is there to do with black mage? You have one DoT you keep an eye on, and then you alternate between fire/ice, with the occasional flare. I'm not asking for FFXIV to suddenly advance to the dozens of abilities that were made available over the years that WoW's been in business, but just by reading this thread it is obvious that more than a small minority of players feel the same way.

Yes, the game will get more interesting with time, and yes I am quite sure that additional features will become available as times goes on, and every MMO has its own 'birthing' process. I'd like to thank the people who actually offered positive advice in this thread.