Remember the arguments during beta?

[Alipoprocks]

I just read on another thread that lots of players have left and there is going to be a free weekend to try to get people back? This cracks me up!

The game was modified so much to cater to those type of people that already left. Those people would have left anyway no matter what was done to this game because that's what they do.

So now that they left (lol), how about catering more to the long time loyal players? Us so-called fanboys?

[Kule]

Pretty sure the free weekend has more to do with competing with the Elder Scrolls beta.

[Alipoprocks]

Well that kinda is my point. People will leave and play other newer games all the time. Meanwhile the diehard FF fans suffer with this watered down game that was adapted for those casual gamers that probably won't play this again.

[Naunet]

You have no clue who left or why.

[Taruranto]

I think it's more the other way around, die hard FF11/FF fans left/are leaving since this game is basically WoW theme-park garbage and the ppl left are the WoW fans (I mean, look at the forum, people using WoW terminology and shiet all over the place).

[Kule]

I think suffering is a bit melodramatic. It's a good business decision to not let your competitor get all the limelight. I played 1.0 and enjoyed it too but would you rather see ARR's user base drop off a cliff and the game cancelled?

[Alipoprocks]

I guess I don't want it cancelled. I don't feel the term "suffering" is melodramatic at all. I have done all the content and am starting to get really bored. Sure I can continue to repeat everything to gear up all jobs. But I just am not that excited about this game anymore and don't have as much desire to play. There really isn't anything to tackle. There isn't anything to focus on for crafting or hunting and raiding.

So I came here to whine and complain in the hopes that SE will do something to improve the quality and level of this game.

[Alipoprocks]

You have no clue who left or why.

I am quite sure I have at the very least a clue. Along with anyone else who plays games for years.

[Kule]

I have a feeling over time you'll get the more expansive content you're after. If you look at it this way, they rebuilt the game in 2-3 years with a new engine.. they were crunching that deadline the whole time and the reason so many assets were ripped from FFXI/FFXII.

The reason we're getting these big 0.1, 0.2,etc updates is because they themselves know the game was released barebones but if they waited another year or two to finish it, way more people would have lost interest.

Also at the time of remaking FFXIV blizzard were originally expecting their next mmo to be released for 2015 but have since scrapped it and started over.

So you can see why SE worked as fast as they did and cut a lot of corners.

Kinda tired so I hope that makes sense

[SirSaber]

Who cares if they left ?
They left because they don't like the game point.

SE does a free weekend to show 2.1 off to people who didn't subscribe again, WoW does this all the time, it's called marketing strategy.

People don't like a game they stop playing it, it's totally normal.

And Alipo, your whining and whatnot won't move SE an inch.
You don't like to get Achievements?, don't like to level all jobs?, don't like to level all crafts?, don't want to wait for the story to continue?, don't have fun playing the game?

Then yeah, try another game, there is no use paying for a game where you're getting bored imo.
Same goes for everyone, pay only if you like the game.

What I can't stand is people making 26748718 posts & threads about others leaving because of X reason and how they'll also leave blah blah blah.

Don't wanna play? Go, don't come to the forums to nag about it.