Thread: Patch 2.2, Accessibility, Difficulty Levels, and Throwing Away Content

There is not enough "new" content to warrant catching-up the casuals. Typically MMOs will help the casuals catch-up when an expansion is released (because an expansion brings a plethora of content). Removing the lockout to coil (and implementing echo) will quickly give most everyone I-level 90 gear (turns 1 and 2 are quick and easy and offer each job 6 pieces of i-level 90 gear). Why would SE want to make sure everyone has I-level 90 gear? If everyone has I-level 90 gear, that means that everyone is ready to participate in turns 6-9 which will be the hardest content available for an entire 6 months. Patch 2.3 will be outdated before it is even released. If everyone has I-level 90 gear then the only viable content will be turns 6-9, extreme leviathan and "possibly" extreme moogle and the three new dungeons (all prior content will be made completely irrelevant a mere 6.5 months into the game).

If you just hit level 50 today you are not far behind. You don't need a catch-up. If you just hit 50 today - would you honestly be worried about making it to turn 9 of coil in 7 and a half months? Because that's how much time you would likely have before new turns are added. You bring everyone to turns 6-9 and you are going to see people drop like flies. There is simply not enough content.