Public Poll: Are FATES a good idea for FFXIV?

[NovaUltimatum]

Hi everyone,

I would like to try and gauge where everyone stands in relation to FATEs. Do you like them? Do you think they are a necessary, enjoyable element to the game? Or do you think they could be replaced by something better?

I figured the fairest way to get a poll done was using the post 'Like' feature as only members who have paid for an account can increase the counter. I'm going to create two posts after this on the thread. One for those who support the FATE paradigm, and one for those who don't.

How to Vote:
- If you DO like FATES, hit 'Like' on the post after this
- If you DO NOT like FATES, hit 'Like' on 2 posts after this
- If you're unsure or undecided, don't hit 'Like' on either of the following two posts.

Feel free to support your point of view with a post after voting. This is just for gathering public information on how well FATEs are received.

[NovaUltimatum]

THOSE WHO LIKE FATES

[NovaUltimatum]

THOSE WHO DISLIKE FATES

[KaiKatzchen]

Well from the way things are looking and the introduction of Daily Roulette's... I've actually heard from friends of mine leveling that no one uses fates anymore. I can also see this while traveling around. Before you would see people getting into whatever fate they could find to the point that you might get one hit in and it would be done. Now I ride by and just see them sitting there and no ones even touching them.

So I can't really say it's alike or dislike thing... SE kinda killed them on their own.

[Gilthas]

FATEs themselves aren't a problem and can be fun. The only problem is that FATE farming became the best way to get experience so people spam them and then complain about them being boring.

[darkstarpoet1]

i voted dislike, but it's not really as black and white as the question.

fates can have a place in the game and be completely fine, but i dislike them being the focal point and the only real open world content. if the added back in the coffer camping in the beastmen strongholds with decent drops, open world nm's with the short respawn like the high level notorious monsters in 1.0, and added back in enough mobs to support mob grind parties i would be fine with fates being part of it. basically i voted dislike as i am more of one that likes to do a variety of things.one day i may want to run fates for fun, one day get a group and down nm's, one day just go with a group and maul mobs in the open world for the fun of it, and one day beat my head on the wall running dungeons all day. the point is the more things you have to do and the more options you have the less that one thing begins to annoy you and that extends your time spent enjoying a game.

it's the same way i feel about the week lockouts on coil and the single drop from ct. i don't mind having some stuff in the game like that, but with as little as we have in game currently that is all of the content and it all has the same lockout. it gets boring to do that one thing and be completed with endgame by mon-tues.

[Orophin]

I enjoy them in small doses. I didn't like the fact that they were the defacto way of leveling alt classes prior to 2.1 though.

[MeeDeggiThePunisher]

I like FATE's, just as long as they don't use them for quests and unlocking stuff.

[ShadowDan]

FATEs are a good idea badly executed. Having some open world content that can be done with anyone around (especially FC mates) is a must have. But they should have a «participate» button (that also synchs your level if need be) so as not to be forced upon people just passing by or gathering. That would also let them adjust the difficulty level of FATEs according to how many people are actually participating, not just how many were there last time around.

I would aso like for there to be more chained content that tell a little story. There are a few right now, like the Qiqirn invasion in Eastern Thanalan or the Bandit stronghold in South Shroud. Those are cool but most FATEs are a little lackluster.

And one thing that should never erver EVER happen, is to put FATEs in daily quests.

[Jubez187]

SE kinda killed them on their own.

SE didn't kill anything. Nobody said that the only way to play 1-50 is to spam the best XP per hour. WE/US/THEPLAYERS killed FATEs with our impatience and greed. Don't forget that WE called for FATE nerfs (or better dungeon XP) and SE simply did as the players asked. Seriously, you're a child, take some responsibility.