FFXIV has lost it's magic

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[Shan]

I enjoyed 1.x much more than what content is available now. Don't get me wrong the systems in 2.0 has greatly improved, but it lacks so much content that should have been in the game at launch.

I remember XIV 1.x only start shining after patch 1.23 (or 1.2x?)

before 1.19, it still sucks (I rage quitted & didn't get the legacy,then I came back in 1.23 & had some fun)

Let's give the devs some time, & see what's going on

[_Id]

One of the great things about old MMOS like EQ and XI was that when you went into a zone, it felt like an adventure. There was danger around every corner. You could die.

Welcome to the world of MMOs after world of warcraft. There are so many people playing MMOs now from easier games they outnumber the people that like harder games. So the company is getting more requests to make the game easier. We wont see a hard mmo again until these people get bored of mmos, at which time the companies making mmos will be over invested in the current easy mode model, and wont have resources to change the game and weather the storm of reverting back to old style mmorpgs that are harder. And as that popularity dies the analysts will say "the mmo genre is dying and the company should pull out, forget about the lower profits from people who enjoy harder mmos, we need to find that easy mode market again! time for a new game or genre!"

[Davorok]

... The non-instanced dungeons made the game feel huge and like a massive world...You were in a dangerous world, and you had to survive. There were things to explore, hidden coffers and nms to find, isolated places to level or farm, etc....XIV has one of the most beautiful open worlds of any game i have ever played. And after you get level 50 on a job, it all goes to waste.

I like XIV very much overall and I think it is balanced very well for leveling your 1st Class to 50. Obviously it needs more content for "post 50" and I am sure that will come. Our 1st "Major Content Patch" is just around the corner however, it is pretty much just more Instanced Content. Not that there's anything wrong with that but I will agree with the OP in that they should bring back some "Open World Non-Instanced Dungeons" to explore.

My idea is that there should be Coffers that need Keys to unlock which are dropped by mobs in the dungeons. Sometimes the coffers have gil, sometimes they have Gear/weapons/items and sometimes they have "Wanted Posters" in them which act as a Guildleve that spawns an NM. The mobs in the Dungeons should range from "easy to solo" to "hard to solo" up to "you better bring friends" (or hope some stranger(s) will help). The "Wanted Poster Guildleves" would have a similar range plus you can save them and return later when you have more time or need to bring your FC to help.

Also put some mobs in there like Flans that drop rare crafting items. (Flans make the most sense since they "absorb living things" and sometimes retain items in their gelatinous bodies.)

In any event, I am all in favor of the "Theme Park MMO" so put in some "rides" for the open world thrill-seekers.

[Thagyr]

I personally don't miss running through malms of copy-pasted zones to get anywhere. That is something I don't miss at all from 1.0. Sure it was bigger, but it was empty and comparatively lifeless. Not to say I wouldn't mind a massive world, just as long as it has some effort put into it.

I do miss having the potential to be killed in the open world outside of Gorgimora/Odin/Behemoth however.

[Gramul]

Great.
Instead of talking about what we could have to improve aspect of this game that we miss, we're just throwing around blame and fault. Like always.

This is why I come here less and less. I've grown fat and proud with haughty arrogance over the miserable masses.

[DukeBurden]

Personally, I like that FFXIV isn't like FFXI. I spent 6 years in Vanadiel and it hurt. I couldn't spend the time I did on FFXI now on FFXIV if I wanted to. I LOVED FFXI and do miss the type of game it was but back then, I had time for a game so consuming. I'm taking FFXIV so slow it's ridiculous but I enjoy everyday I log on. Sure the rush to 50 and to Darklight out your first job was there, but i'm glad that rush is over. Binding Coil? Why stress myself over that when Myth AF is just as good or can be better than Allagan. I'd rather wait it out over time collecting Myth accessories and armor. I'm about 2-3 days of playtime from getting my Axe of the Luminary and it's the "hardest" thing I've done in FFXIV in terms of time. We should all be a little grateful for the way FFXIV is built in that we can make progress and have time to do other things in this day and age where multitasking is the norm. No one has time to play just ONE game.

[Xatsh]

We should all be a little grateful for the way FFXIV is built in that we can make progress and have time to do other things in this day and age where multitasking is the norm. No one has time to play just ONE game.

There is everything wrong with this statement. People want this to be the only game they can play. We do not want to be forced to play other subpar mmos because this one lacks content.

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There is everything wrong with this statement. People want this to be the only game they can play. We do not want to be forced to play other subpar mmos because this one lacks content.

Why would I only want to play one video game for months/years? There's so many good games out there. Why pick just one?

[Starlord]

Why would I only want to play one video game for months/years? There's so many good games out there. Why pick just one?

Exactly! FFXIV ARR is my main MMO, but I don't limit myself to just that game. I also play Aion from time to time, Console games etc.

If you just dedicate your life to one MMO, your missing out on a lot of games.