FFXIV STILL being credited for SE's Financial Success!!!!

[Zezlar]

Then this is proof positive why anyone who is a fan of the final fantasy series should give ARR a shot.

There isn't anything better out there....someone who finds it mind numbingly redundant is still playing....someone who cannot find one thing fun about the game is contemplating on whether to cancel their sub or not....

Sounds like an addicting experience.

To be fair I can't cancel it yet because I was foolish enough to hand them a 6 month prepayment. However, i'm pretty sure I will be done after the remaining 38 days are up. I loathe all that this game has become, hell even the storyline isn't up to FF par (see post below for clarification).

[myahele]

Good new I'm looking forward to upcoming patches/ expansions. Granted, patch 2.2 doesn't look too appealing except for vanity.

Hopefully they'll listen to the suggestions of the subscribers.

[Kazahashi]

To be fair I can't cancel it yet because I was foolish enough to hand them a 6 month prepayment. However, i'm pretty sure I will be done after the remaining 38 days are up. I loathe all that this game has become, hell even the storyline isn't up to FF par.

The story isn't up to FF par?!? O.o FF stories have never been the Shakespeare of gaming or anything, just for the record. They're all fairly cliche and straightforward, having very little in the form of actual "twists and turns". Blaming XIV for being "subpar" in the story department seems a tad silly. If you don't like the mechanics, that's one thing.

[Gramul]

Good to hear the relaunch was a success. Hope they can keep it up with good content and balanced systems to keep people engaged.

[Ronyx]

Rage quitters are the minority. Those of us who use these forums are just a very small part of the whole subscribers. Most people dont even look at these forums and probably for the best XD. Since there are some really toxic people around here.

[Zezlar]

The story isn't up to FF par?!? O.o FF stories have never been the Shakespeare of gaming or anything, just for the record. They're all fairly cliche and straightforward, having very little in the form of actual "twists and turns". Blaming XIV for being "subpar" in the story department seems a tad silly. If you don't like the mechanics, that's one thing.

Sorry, that post was extremely vague. The story itself isn't bad, it's the delivery that makes it poor. Having a concept and delivering it through drone quests is not something I find fun. It takes the users mind off of the experience and places them in the role of a slave. For example, "Titan has awakened, we need to stop him" but first "you need to do 40 quests about a feast." My mind is like what? What the hell does this have to do with anything? It makes me feel like the overall storyline was rushed, or they just didn't have a proper story to tell.

Imagine in Final Fantasy VII when the weapons appear. Big action building, but instead they send you on 30 random fetch tasks about something menial. Why? I don't understand it.

Fetch tasks have a place, but why go for the quantity > quality setup in the main storyline? The implementation of the storyline is not up to Final Fantasy standards, is what I should have said.

[Enkidoh]

Yes the Titan section of the storyline did drag on, but it still made sense in context - you're trying to get the help of a notoriously elusive band of mercenaries whose actual identities are unknown - of course the big reveal was that they were the very people who were sending you on those stupid quests to prove yourself to them, that you were up to the task of taking down Titan, as they even mention they had too much compassion to ensure they would not send people to their deaths, or worse...

So yeah, it wasn't the quests themselves that were the problem, it was how it was executed, but to be fair to Ferne and the rest of the writing team, I don't think even I could have come up with better and more interesting ideas (both narrative and gameplay wise) than what how it turned out. They did the best they could with what they had.

[Mook_Mook]

Cant forgot the oh, you wanted an ICE crystal I got you a fire crystal. well find someone else to do a lame task with so you can fight garuda

[Venos]

This is grand news! I'm looking forward to the upcoming updates and can't wait for the viera to be added. ^^)v

[Felis]

Sorry, that post was extremely vague. The story itself isn't bad, it's the delivery that makes it poor. Having a concept and delivering it through drone quests is not something I find fun. It takes the users mind off of the experience and places them in the role of a slave. For example, "Titan has awakened, we need to stop him" but first "you need to do 40 quests about a feast." My mind is like what? What the hell does this have to do with anything? It makes me feel like the overall storyline was rushed, or they just didn't have a proper story to tell.

The feast was your last meal, because the NPCs thought you would not survive the battle against Titan.