Is this game worth playing?

[Royze]

(Before you read and judge, this is as objective as I can be. All my friends from Beta 1.0, 1.2, 1.23, 2.0 ARR have quit. It started with them trying to fill their time inbetween events on XIV by playing LoL. One by one, they have all quit and were outspoken about how the game has become too casual. I am now at the mercy of duty finders, pt finders and invites from some of the people I have befriended in 1.0. I have not renewed my subscription, and am currently exploring other MMOs)

To answer OP; Yes, but its no XI.
This game, as it is, will keep the hard core gamer entertained for about 1-2 months.
Casual players probably 1 year.

It depends on your expectations, previous experience with MMO's and priorities.
The criteria, for me at least, that make or break MMO's are the Social aspects, the content and the lore.

1. Social aspects aren't great.
Thanks to the game producer's vision of end game content being focused on small groups of 8 members, there are a lot of challenges with building a respectable large pool of co-raiders. This has a lot of indirect negative side effects on the small man group as well.
A) There is no opportunity to explore friendships and relationships with others outside your 8-man static.
B) The routine becomes a chore. You, and every other member of the 8 man static, knows that if you don't show up or are available during raid times, you've just ruined the night for the rest of the team/group.

2.Content
The above paired with lockouts and cooldowns, means that even outside of your 8-man static, you can't do stuff with others where it counts, like Coil. So should you be willing to help a friend who started recently learn the ropes in Coil, the best you can do is write him a guide or direct him towards your live stream. fun, not.

Fates are garbage open world content. You solo your job quests. We were all hoping that CT would be planned alliance content, and it turned out to be Duty Finder as PT content. Which has made it nothing more than a time sink for getting 1 drop per week.

3.Lore
Its an FF game. The lore is always going to be great. I can have the above negative observations about the game but honestly say that the Lore in XIV has been top notch, even when compared to other FF titles and classics. Too bad there's so little of it.

[MisterChubu]

yes its awesome, but not if u dont join a good fc that has lots of cool ppl.