I enjoy the direction this game is going

[Akiza]

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.

[Arkghyom]

Well, that's a first.

[TornadoFury]

don't lie brah

[Nuinn]

I've seen many threads that want a bigger and more challenging open world, as opposed to squishy soloable mobs, but I've yet to see a thread where people say they want 0.05% drop rates. To each their own I guess. Some people like a lobby-type "open world".

[Swagcity]

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.

The military crowd?

[Lord_Zlatan]

Don't think it's more excessive then the, 0.05% drop rate.

BTW OP, if you refer to the game direction = instancing everything. Might I recommend LAN-parties instead? That has more in-common with instancing then MMO does.

Some games do have that kind of drop rate in content... not that outlandish at all.

[Amberion]

Some games do have that kind of drop rate in content... not that outlandish at all.

Well, trash mobs might have it when it comes to über gear. But then you don't hunt trash mobs for gear. Never seen a NM or such with that low drop rate.

[KyroeFelix]

How does wanting to kill monsters outside of an instance for good gear equate to elitism? Other than that..glad to see a positive(?) post on these forums..

[Ehayte]

One of the biggest problems with open world content for this game is the travel time and camp time. A lot of value is placed on being able to log in, party up with 3 other people, and start doing something in less than a minute. Going after open world stuff can be incredibly rewarding (I played EQ and love it, but then again I had a lot more time back then), but it is much more time consuming.

Right now, I love being able to get something meaningful accomplished in a 45 minute place session. That and the fact I can play this game on my PS3 is what is keeping me around.

[Lord_Zlatan]

What a very large portion of the playerbase is saying is that FFXIV has a horrible game direction for both casual and hardcore players combined. This game tries to cater to everyone but in reality, it caters to nobody at all. If this game is going to use the WoW model then it needs to actually follow that model for all of the endgame content and stop making lackluster garbage that pleases nobody.

Please, give an example of the lackluster garbage that pleases nobody?