FFXIV has lost it's magic

[Evangela]

Waiting to see a dev response on this one. This is really important and has 3 times the likes than most of the threads they respond to.

No, This "issue" is not important.

[Aegis]

No, this issue is not important to me, therefore is not important

Unless you want to extemporise on why this issue is not important, being that it pertains to player retention which is a rather important issue for MMOs, surely.

[joshsecret]

..............no

[JuranDesiku]

Alot of that magic is partial nostalgia. FFXI came out way earlier in peoples lives. However, alot of the glamour of older games like that came in it's difficulty.

But the problem is, MMO's hit the mainstream. Back when it was a niche for people who loved real fantasy worlds, and exploring things, slowly but surely working on their character, and building relationships. Now MMO's are just a central hub for instant gratification players to group up, force everyone to play their way, complain that a run took 15 minutes instead of 14:59, and shout how they have no time for this game yet they want everything. It's mind numbing.

TLDR; This game didn't lose its magic. In my opinion MMO gaming has lost its magic, FFXIV is no different. Although I heavily HEAVILY enjoy this game because of the free company i've made and the personalities of the people within it. They are what keep me going and enjoy this game tremendously.

[ShinkuTachi]

This game didn't lose its magic. In my opinion MMO gaming has lost its magic, FFXIV is no different.

I completely agree; however, this doesn't simply apply to MMOs. In looking at the industry as a whole, think of the changes that have taken place in gaming over the past 13 years.

If anything, I would say gaming as a whole has lost its magic. Though that could just be the 'old man' in me talking. I can say this much though, nowadays I don't really branch out so much in gaming as I did in the past. I stick to very specific things now, and I do that for a reason.

[Acaelus]

I completely agree; however, this doesn't simply apply to MMOs. In looking at the industry as a whole, think of the changes that have taken place in gaming over the past 13 years.

If anything, I would say gaming as a whole has lost its magic. Though that could just be the 'old man' in me talking. I can say this much though, nowadays I don't really branch out so much in gaming as I did in the past. I stick to very specific things now, and I do that for a reason.

That's because there are now forums, and social media and this crazy epidemic where if enough people bitch, game development will ultimately change. "Feedback" actually ruined games.

[ShinkuTachi]

That's because there are now forums, and social media and this crazy epidemic where if enough people bitch, game development will ultimately change. "Feedback" actually ruined games.

Yeah, pretty much, I seriously wish more than just a few of these artists would just stick to THEIR vision; and ignore the internet hate machine.

[Sublimeprince]

I completely agree; however, this doesn't simply apply to MMOs. In looking at the industry as a whole, think of the changes that have taken place in gaming over the past 13 years.

If anything, I would say gaming as a whole has lost its magic. Though that could just be the 'old man' in me talking. I can say this much though, nowadays I don't really branch out so much in gaming as I did in the past. I stick to very specific things now, and I do that for a reason.

Lazy Developers

[Black_Rose]

Funny as it may sound, but i bet most of the Players here probably didn't Start with mmorpgs before WoW got released.
And we all Know which direction Games started to take after that particular game.

To be perfectly honest, if i hadn't started with Games like FFXI, EQ or ragnarok online i probably wouldn't understand what the OP is getting at aswell.

Exploration has been alot more engaging and interesting in the past games.
You Lot say you don't Want to spend that much in a Game to get Things done, i suggest you to Play Single Player Games or Call of Duty than.

If you take the Adventure to Explore out of an RPG what we're Left with is a Game where all we do is Grind for Equipment.

[gadzi_h]

If you take the Adventure to Explore out of an RPG what we're Left with is a Game where all we do is Grind for Equipment.

I have to agree running the same content over and over again to get better gear is not an adventure. Every FF game ever (Since FF1) has had that feeling of foreboding danger if you leave a city, this really doesn't have that most of the time. Once you hit 50 there is really very little to do but run the same content over and over to get cool looking gear so you can run more content over and over again. Or you can level a new class but you are still doing the same content over and over. I get bored quick when things get repetitive and I am sure others do to.