Disappointments and regrets of FFXIV

[mindful]

Regret FFXIV forums having to do the edit thing when on the FFXI forums, You are allowed to talk and post with out wondering if got the dreaded 1k words things then edited because over 1k words. This game still feels like its in the baby steps. Yet i believe once they take there crafting system to the next level it will be insane and once they get more end game content in place this game can be special and unique. FFXI never has lasted for over 10 years for a reason, beside it uniqueness and now I guess that game starting to get better again.

[Zanfire]

Seeing SE deleting threads where legacy members compare V1 to ARR is disappointing.. Why is it so embarrassing to let the community express their feelings ?

+ one all day, they rarely lock stuff and yet yesterday 2 threads on that same type of subject with people wanting the game to be more like 1.0 suddenly get locked, one which was not "off topic" at all....its there plainly to read and the last page is on topic clear as day. Maybe when a thread gets big enough they get scared of the negative press basically and need to shut it down. If they responded to it...even if its just a "this is how it is deal with it" type of response id be happy...because then id know to never to resub again.

[Magis]

That's why I'm pacing myself. I'm not an idiot who spends every waking moment on the game and burn up all of the available content in a few weeks.

I've got lots left to do. I'm sure I won't even finish all of it before 2.2 drops.

People keep saying "oh your rushed to 50, etc" but its not hard to clear content. I paced myself... heck only hit 50 a month ago due to lvling crafts (almost all in 2 months because levequests make it so easy) and already have full DL and I am on Titan for the relic.

Even I think that's way to fast. I look what's next to do... Yay more of the same bosses.

Maybe Binding Coil is different.

[Aegis]

Seeing SE deleting threads where legacy members compare V1 to ARR is disappointing.. Why is it so embarrassing to let the community express their feelings ?

It's gonna happen again to this thread. Their excuse has been 'It's getting off topic' when they really aren't...

[Zanfire]

It's gonna happen again to this thread. Their excuse has been 'It's getting off topic' when they really aren't...

i just noticed that when i went to post about it for the live letter...just plain gone for no reason at all....shady as hell.

[Magis]

+ one all day, they rarely lock stuff and yet yesterday 2 threads on that same type of subject with people wanting the game to be more like 1.0 suddenly get locked, one which was not "off topic" at all....its there plainly to read and the last page is on topic clear as day. Maybe when a thread gets big enough they get scared of the negative press basically and need to shut it down. If they responded to it...even if its just a "this is how it is deal with it" type of response id be happy...because then id know to never to resub again.

Yeah, that was kind of surprising. That was the first time I have seen a locked thread, and as you said one of the topics were still on topic. The other one kept veering into Dark Souls for some reason.

Also, since when did the mods get so finniky about a thread "staying on topic"?

[Mattlex]

I think what most people seem to forget is they had less than 2 years to completely overhaul the original train wreck the game was, in fact the only thing left from the old game is the character design and lore. They even managed to continue the story and update the original game whilst building the new one.

It is no easy feat to build a whole new MMO in such a short time so it does not surprise me that not all of the features and content are there yet, but it will get there eventually.

The other thing is that people seem to forget is the developers asked the player base what they wanted, gave them options and implemented what higher percentage of people chose, whilst they were developing the game.

And from what I can see they are trying to give people what they ask for, but the problem is they can’t make everyone happy and things take time to implement.

Personally I think they did an amazing job for the time they had and I think a lot of the problems are more to do with the attitude of the current player base which is a lot more impatient than it was previously, they just want everything Now Now Now!

How about people slow down a bit to smell the roses and appreciate the work that has gone into making this game!

[Ildur]

I'm afraid stopping to smell the roses planted by a company whose main purpose is to make money is just a good way to let them grow complacent and stop offering the best they can.
I do agree that it is quite a feat to have improved the game as much as they did, though. But there's still work to be done. I'll give them a pat in the shoulder and then push them forward so they can keep running and improving the game.

My biggest dissapointment with the game are all of the arbitrary restrictions like the design choice to make a lot of the dungeon gear undyeable, just to give an example.

[Ronyx]

Like Leviathan?

Yeah Leviathan will come next update, so if the want to add more primal fight do them but new ones, like Ramuh and Shiva etc etc. Maybe add more SMN egi avatar skills. Its ridiculous keep making the same fight extreme version....whats next Epic version? >.<

[Purrfectstorm]

Am I one of the few that plays the game for what it is and if I don't like it I'll unsubscribe?

I can only speak for myself but I DO like FFXIV. I just think that it has big issues that will affect its longevity. I think the game could and should be better, I offered just a few suggestions that would improve my personal experience. If SE doesn't listen, that's cool. I'll just keep subbing, play, enjoy myself. Until something more interesting comes along at least. Which looks like about 3 months. The thing is I'd actually prefer to stick with the same game especially after having done so much in it. I just foresee getting to a point soon where I won't be able to justify paying even a relatively low price of $12 a month.

On a side note though. I really, really don't get people complaining about people complaining. You can say "If you don't like the game, don't play." But what's the difference between that and me saying to you, "If you don't like the thread, don't read it or post to it?"

People tend to justify their own actions to the situation but blame the actions on other people on character traits (situational vs. dispositional attribution). Keep that in mind because while some people complaining may be "complainers" it's also possible that some people have legitimate issues. I know it might be hard to distinguish one type of person from the other. As a developer, I'd personally rather give people the benefit of the doubt. Burying my head in the sand would be really unlikely to resolve real issues that the game might have.