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.

[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.

[LiadansWhisper]

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.

That's not really accurate. Prior to 2.1, it was simply the best way to level an alt class - and the best way to get through the last few levels, because there simply aren't enough quests in game to get from 1-50 on one class, let alone two or three.

There still aren't enough quests in game to do that, but we have dailies now - which you can do for XP the last few levels. I hear they buffed DoW/DoM Leves to make them more attractive, so there's that. And they fixed dungeons so they're a viable way to level as you go. So those are improvements, but honestly...it is SE's fault that they made FATEs the only viable option for most people.

And don't even bring up mob grinding. That's effectively what FATEs are, so if one is okay the other one is, too.

[Millimidget]

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.

I didn't call for fate xp nerf. I wasn't especially vocal in the debate about it, but I certainly wasn't asking for a fate xp nerf. The dungeon xp buff seemed sufficient enough.

Unfortunately, fates have become exactly what I said they would during the xp nerf debate: chronic eyesores blotting the open world maps. As for fates being dead, a large part of what made fate grinding possible were the "spontaneously" formed groups. Now it's back to the previous paradigm for this type of content, one which I've watched flop twice (WAR & GW2), and suspect it flopped in at least a third (Rift).

[Imapooonu]

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.

And also, this was COMPLETELY uncalled for. Why did someone like this comment?

[Maxthunder]

Fates are no fun they are horrible, bored etc. If they really want to do something they need to do besieged from XI and not make it easy mode but where players can and will die.

[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.