Complain all you want..

[ApolloGenX]

Some of the first posts on this thread where complaining how this has ruined everything and they're going to quit the game. That is the kind of thing I'm talking about.

With all due respect - (and I realize those post might have been dramatic)... the design trajectory this kind of quest indicates could certainly be a determinate factor for whether or not to re-sub for some people. That would be understandable. It is a departure from the previous playing style.

[Ninjaii]

With all due respect - (and I realize those post might have been dramatic)... the design trajectory this kind of quest indicates could certainly be a determinate factor for whether or not to re-sub for some people. That would be understandable. It is a departure from the previous playing style.

Exactly, basing everything on rng just makes this game the same as all the others. Previously you knew u could at least earn a variant. Since the game has become just like all the rest some people will find no reason to play it anymore.

[Kittra]

With all due respect - (and I realize those post might have been dramatic)... the design trajectory this kind of quest indicates could certainly be a determinate factor for whether or not to re-sub for some people. That would be understandable. It is a departure from the previous playing style.

Seeing as a lot of FFXIV 1.0 "faithfuls" quit after the game took it's current design route and trajectory, I wouldn't doubt your statement at all. If people see this quest as an indication of the game shifting in design, then that would explain why many are threatening to quit over it.