No Love for Casual Hardcore Gamers?

[Pyretta_Blaze]

The story in FFXIV, like most FF games is basically defeating evil and saving the world and simply put you do not defeat the evil empire by cutting down trees or by weaving a vanya robe. Those activities do support the brave DoW and DoM that are the heroes of the story.

Each class/job in the game gets a storyline but the main scenario is never going to be completed by a DoH or DoL.

That said I would be in favor of more interesting content at all levels for DoH and DoL.

This is exactly why I have avoided the forum community for months. The majority of people who stay with the game are already satisfied with how it works and do nothing but create excuses for the game development team to *never* change anything for the better.

The problem with this is many of us remember the game in 1.0 when a weaver could complete the main scenario and it was lame and un-interesting. This change in 2.0 was for the better.

[BlackShroudMercs]

So you post asking for support and attack anyone who disagrees...

You are acting like a child, refusing to hear anyone else's opinion unless they agree with you. If we are OK with things we must be uncreative dumb leets right?

Well for the record, I am a casual player who enjoys ALL aspects of the game, battle, crafting, and gathering.

You make assumptions about this place, and the people who post here. I'd change the attitude or I can assure you you'll gain little support for your cause.

Feel free to report that...

[Dotsusama]

I'm sorry, but if you want a game where you can experience a story and gain progress without a combat class, there are many, MANY other games of the sandbox and casual variety that you could be focusing your attention on right now. Asking the development team to include this aspect that probably caters to such a minority of the playerbase that is here to kill monsters and get loot well... you're wasting your time and your energy. The rabid counter-offensive to anyone who pipes up with a dissenting opinion in the thread only serves to paint you as a troll baiting for arguments and nothing more.

[Bootylust]

Why is the wait time 30-40 min for a dps for Dutys? some of these you have to do for youe quest line, is there no cross server?

[Pyretta_Blaze]

Why is the wait time 30-40 min for a dps for Dutys? some of these you have to do for youe quest line, is there no cross server?

There is cross server but it is within server groups.

Hopefully these wait times will be much shorter after the changes we are getting on Tuesday.

[Lemon8or]

Why is the wait time 30-40 min for a dps for Dutys? some of these you have to do for youe quest line, is there no cross server?

It is cross-server but you're only matched up with like 5 or 6 other servers. Problem is there're plenty of people being DPS so you are just as replacable as the next DPS. All you're waiting on is a tank and a healer. Also, since you're late to the game, most people have leveled to 50 and only leveling alt class by FATE so that explains the long queue. Nothing SE can do about it. Random duty finder might alleviate this problem or make it worse when lv50 queue up for a low level dungeons raging at new people for being slow or not knowing better. That is only the minority of 50 however.

[Komplex7782]

[Mintyfresh]

I think the OP is a troll.

[Pyretta_Blaze]

I shall attempt to ignore your rudeness and hostility and just stick to my actual response.

I already said I supported Solutions 1 & 2. From my time on these forums I think there are quite a few players who would support those changes.

Solution 3 was already discussed long ago at length and the Devs said they aren't going to pursue it. There was an activity in 1.0 called Hamlet Defense that tried to incorporate crafters and gathers in PVE encounters. It wasn't very satisfying. I wouldn't mind if the devs tried again but they already said no.

You probably weren't around but we already had long detailed threads about incorporating DoH & DoL in dungeons where a botanist chopped down a wooden blockade the group could take a shortcut or where an alchemist could poison a water source to affect the outcome of the encounter. There were tons of ideas with really interesting and creative ways to use all the classes in PvE but again, the devs said no.

I really, really hate it when someone says this but perhaps this isn't the game you are looking for. The "qualified game designers" already said this kind of activity was not their vision of the game and was not going to be supported.

[kristerrr86]

I dont get why you have to be so rude against people who politely disagrees with you.

If you want change why dont you use your amazing right brain to come up with a solution :P