I enjoy the direction this game is going

[HeroSamson]

This game is going in a great direction the major patches add more content then previous MMORPGS that I've played and went f2p because they only added dlc type content once or twice a year.

F2P of course because you can't grind your level super fast and they had enough content to last for a while till you reached the level.

P2P FFXI has been doing Month to Month updates not too long ago they released SOD and even added tons to other parts of the game trust magic.

right before 2013 before I left back then FFXI used to update every 4-6 months if I remember right I don't know how they are doing month to month all of a sudden but they are squeezing more out of that then ffxiv

[Lord_Zlatan]

O kote contunes to be best in slot until lv71 still... even after 11 years. Also people found out can obtain zodiak spears in a single shot now someone found out that its not random its based on a set number where you can actually change during gameplay. If your on right number you get zodiak spear when you open the chest. Can change the number with cures or something cant remember anymore.
@12:40 for chest open

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYLJW6RQaxo

You just proved the ops point.... those kote were indeed epic loot thus the drop %.

also, I am aware of that metgod which is/was in no way the intended method of getting it, cool/interesting as it is.

Anyhow the game needs balance and im totally ok w open world bosses having low % drop rate awesome gear, so long as im not forced into getting them.

[Lord_Zlatan]

As an aside, rare loot needs to make its way into the game to stimulate the economy, imo of course

[chococo]

I would expect raids to be stuff like Dynamis, Einherjar, Salvage. Coil is at most a dungeon and not a raid. CT a larger scale dungeon. You can say it's still early for implementation of these "raids" as they weren't even released in XI until much later. But SE needs to get the terminology right. If they call coil and CT raids as it is now, that is what people gonna be expecting down the road; raids similar in scale, similar in nature. If SE says no, these are only harder dungeons, we will have raids later on, then people would not react like they are now.

[Doo]

Coil is at most a dungeon and not a raid. CT a larger scale dungeon.

Yeah coil really shouldn't be considered raids. They are more similar to BCNMS in FFXI. Primals are pretty much BCNMS as well. So FFXIV end game is just really 8 BCNM fights.

FFXI's version of Twintania fight.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHrrbY6DXDY

[Seif]

I would expect raids to be stuff like Dynamis, Einherjar, Salvage. Coil is at most a dungeon and not a raid. CT a larger scale dungeon. You can say it's still early for implementation of these "raids" as they weren't even released in XI until much later. But SE needs to get the terminology right. If they call coil and CT raids as it is now, that is what people gonna be expecting down the road; raids similar in scale, similar in nature. If SE says no, these are only harder dungeons, we will have raids later on, then people would not react like they are now.

Doesn't really matter what you call all that instanced stuff. It won't make the game have any more open world content either way.

I hope they get a bit more creative with the massive lndscape they created with millions that's now just sitting there without a purpose.

[C-croft]

I would expect raids to be stuff like Dynamis, Einherjar, Salvage. Coil is at most a dungeon and not a raid. CT a larger scale dungeon. You can say it's still early for implementation of these "raids" as they weren't even released in XI until much later. But SE needs to get the terminology right. If they call coil and CT raids as it is now, that is what people gonna be expecting down the road; raids similar in scale, similar in nature. If SE says no, these are only harder dungeons, we will have raids later on, then people would not react like they are now.

So what do you consider a raid? 40 people +? Is there a difference from a ten man raid to a 40? Regardless, coil is a raid, ct is a raid, and whatever comes next can be called a raid....

[Yurimi]

This game is going in a great direction the major patches add more content then previous MMORPGS that I've played and went f2p because they only added dlc type content once or twice a year. There are people complaining that this game needs more open world exploration and dangerous mobs that drop epic gear with a 0.05% but they need to stop trying to ruin the game for the general population by adding this elitist garbage when they know they'll leave and move on to the next game. That type of rng content causes the general population to quit in masses and I'm glad Square Enix doesn't listen to the enlist crowd. The most I want in open wold content is a Territorial PvP content where I can take over a zone and do whatever I want to it.

PvP nah too elitest glad SE doesnt listen to those people. And to me you are rather hardcore you seem someone who cares about others progression rather than playing to have fun yourself. More like a failed hardcore the type whos well I cant be on the pedestal with you all so everyone GET DOWN NOW type. Should we limit all entertainment with this mindset ? New parents cant watch a full movie so 10min segments of every movie will be released each week spanning a few months. Dont like it ? Maybe you can supliment it witha book too bad only 1 chapter gets released a week cant have those speed readers getting ahead. But no worries you can play a single player game... nope 2hr lockout on content, after those 2hrs are up you need to wait till next month for the DLC to come out with the next bit. If everyone is restricted to the lowest common denominator we would all be sitting in diapers watching sesame street well into our 30's cant have anyone getting ahead afterall. I am what I deem a true casual... someone who plays this game to play it (even though even I ran out of things to do) I dont care about prgression or challenging the biggest stuff... my friend is hardcore she challenges everything the game can offer, we both come to the same agreement though neither of us want the failed hardcore players (the ones who want to progress but cant for one reason or another so they come to the casual camp and spread their litter and whine and moan to us while we want nothing to do with them) to be associated with our group.

[Jynx]

I feel bad for the people who liked the op without reading it. As much as I understand people not being jazzed about the similar post that came first.

The op paints such a comical bad depiction of the opposing argument.

If you really want to talk about why you think the game is going in the right direction as it currently is...There are much better roll models to like the post of.

[RegnumMagik]

Any direction SE takes will always cause lots of complain. There can never be a balance to please all players.