So you get ONE wish...

[Kafeen]

why should i waste time or anima to run/teleport to Limsa

It might stop you from complaining about being in the same zone all the time.

I know there are less people there but like I said, it was the players choice to stay in those zones. Just like in FFXI it was the player's choice to stay in Valkurm. Yes, there are game factors affecting this, for Valkurm it was closer to San d'Oria and Bastok whereas Buburimu was only closer to Windurst. In FFXIV, Uldah has more popular guides, this made more people use the market wards there, so people stayed around that area.

The game does try to help people go to other areas, you can teleport there in an instant but people prefer to come on the forums and complain about the lack of airships instead, despite the airships in FFXI being rarely used after outpost warps became available.

I do agree that giving players control over the difficulty level of leves causes a problem but I don't think making them as a solo only content is the answer. Party play is weak enough already without removing the only reason for it. I think it'd be better to either have leves with a recommended party size and having the difficulty rating fixed or having the difficulty level set automatically based on the current party size.

[Mack]

..and once again you decide to skim through my post and repeat the same thing. OK forget what I said please, FFXIV's maps and map progression is perfect....you hear this SE?? don't change anything please!!!

[Grimm]

My one wish is for them to go back in time and delay the game by a year.

[Lionix]

My one wish is for them to go back in time and delay the game by a year.

I don't know man, I actually "Like!'d" your post because I well... Like it, but think about it, if that were the case, the new team probably would've never made it here and... I just don't know about that...

[Tinks]

custom mapping of the keyboard

[Hioki]

Rarabs :3 .

[KumaAkuma]

Worms x3 .

[Dragon]

More content that REQUIRES grouping.

[Kafeen]

..and once again you decide to skim through my post and repeat the same thing. OK forget what I said please, FFXIV's maps and map progression is perfect....you hear this SE?? don't change anything please!!!

Actually, I didn't skim your post, it was read in full. You said you follow everyone else and do what everyone else does because the game doesn't force you to do anything else. I'm just not sure what else you expect the game to do. You're offered multiple zones where you can level. You're limited as to the amount of leves you can do at a each location. Do you really want more restrictions in place? Would you prefer a game with more linear progression? I don't remember that being too popular in FFXIII.

This is always going to be a problem, its not only maps you see it with either, for example, you see it with equipment too. Everyone wants to have the best equipment available to their class, so everyone wears the same equipment. Then everyone complains that there's no variation and everyone looks the same but these same people will still go out to find the same equipment that everyone else wears because its what everyone else wears.

How are you finding your parties in FFXIV? I see very few in the search, linkshell parties seem to be more popular. Try suggesting to the party that you go somewhere else for a change, I'm sure your not the only one sick of being in the same zone doing the same leves all the time. Maybe you don't get quite as much SP as if you stay at the same usual leves but what would you rather do? Have more SP repeating the same thing over and over again or less SP but have the diversity of experiencing different locations and different leves?

[AuctionGirl]

Regional Battle leve's need to be REMOVED, or majorly GIMPED... Your primary way to rank up in a game shouldnt be based around 36 hour repeatable quests... This is poor design, those quests should be optional, which when they give so much SP, they feel required... If the leve's were a fixed SP maybe 1000 for Rank 1/10 leve's, 2000 for Rank 20s, 3000 - 30's, etc... Only given on completion of the leve.

I feel that the way Leve's are for battle, are a forced way of ranking up. No one likes to feel "Forced" into something repeatable and boring. Good mmo's always have optional content, not required content. You might say that Leve's are not required, but go ahead and find those grind parties for anything under Raptors... Goodluck... why? Too many people ONLY want to do LEVE's... why? Because they are the best way to gain SP... Is this good for the game? No, not at all, gives no diversification, no need to explore new areas, no need to have grinding parties...

In the end... please either gimp them or completely remove them from the game... Crafting/Gathering leve's can remain as those are solo based and give SMALL amounts of sp.