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[Hayward]

Tanaka's not walking through that door, folks. Let it go.

Timesinks and gated content are so 2000's

[Synapse]

Tanaka's not walking through that door, folks. Let it go.

Timesinks and gated content are so 2000's

Hand me things soon as i log in is the new era!


Anyway, Time sinks are needed in MMO or it would die too fast. FFXIV ARR has time sinks, but in a different way.

Doing something to attain a goal is not time sink, if you think longer fights are time sinks, then they should make all fights easier,, actually they are doing that...--;.

Sadly working toward a goal does not exist in this era of gaming either.

What goals in FFXIV takes longer than one day? Nothing.

Heck, relic quests can be completed in 3 hrs. thats probably the longest "goals" in FFXIV. *after typing that sentence, i detest this game's direction even more*

[NoctisUmbra]

What goals in FFXIV takes longer than one day? Nothing.

How long did it take before you cleared Twintania again?

How about the extreme primals?

[Asiaine]

Anyway, Time sinks are needed in MMO or it would die too fast. FFXIV ARR has time sinks, but in a different way.

The hallmark of a successful MMORPG is a Time Sink that is fun. That we want to keep doing.
-- Repeating content over and over, being bored about it, is a time sink but NOT fun.
-- Doing great content once, is fun but not a time sink.

We need content we ENJOY repeating, and therefore do not mind repeating it over and over, as each time is just as fun as the first. This can often be done by having content that is dynamic and random and unexpected, but only enough to be fun without being annoying.

It's not easy. But whoever pulls it off wins.