Leaving the game

[Vallug]

Can I have your stuff?

[Versiroth]

I just feel that SE has replaced fun with frustration with extremely difficult battles that are both skill and latency dependent and endless grinding. I'll come back when SE bring fun back into the game.

I agree with you. The fights are either extremely easy with 8 great people or completely impossible otherwise. Plus, not only did they add an annoying grind with Atma, but they messed up gearing too thanks to the stupid Myth books. It's slow as heck gaining Myth for i90 gear because they didn't want people to get the books too fast. They should have made the books cost Sol tomes so the people more interested in getting all of their jobs i90 gear could have done so at a faster pace. I love a lot of the AF2 gear and it's sad that spamming BC is a much better option thanks to what they did to myth.

Honestly, I don't really feel like logging in at all now. Pre 2.2, I hated missing a single day.

[Altaeciana]

and latency dependent and endless grinding.

Just a couple of things I find wrong with this person's concern with the state of this game.

1. Game is geared towards those with superior connectivity: I think that's implied when the game is so graphics intensive. Why do you think there's such an issue going on with the PS3 version? You paid for something you did not fully understand, well then that is pretty much your fault, not the developers.

2. Game is geared towards those with hardcore playability: The developers of this game are Asian. Asian MMOs are notorious for their grind implementations. Grinding is the Asian way. Play some free to play games like Rapplez (a Korean designed MMO) and you will see true grind horror. This game's grind needs are not as bad. Again, you paid for something you did not fully understand. Not the developers' fault.

[Billie21]

So I guess the latency/delay/whatever the issue is that makes the fights in this game so frustrating hasn't changed in the past few months.
Thanks for the info. If only for that, this thread was usefull.

1. Game is geared towards those with superior connectivity: I think that's implied when the game is so graphics intensive. Why do you think there's such an issue going on with the PS3 version? You paid for something you did not fully understand, well then that is pretty much your fault, not the developers.

Graphics intensive? Could you please explain how it is related?
(Because as far as hardware is concerned, this game is much easier to run than most mmos I've seen. But I'm guessing that's not what you are referring to. I was playing GW2 before FFXIV with no connecxion/lag/delay problem whatsoever, but the game was much harder on my computer, FFXIV is smooth in comparision, but the delay/lack of responsiveness is just down right frustrating)


Which leads to the "difficulty" matter some are mocking here: if you changed the servers and got freeze every 10 seconds, I'm sure all fights in the game would be much much harder (and challenging). Somehow, I doubt many people would be happy with this kind of "difficulty" though. Just an example.

[Kewitt]

I didn't post when this was on page 2.
I didn't post when it was on page 4.

Now on page 6... Still sitting on the main page on the forums.

PEOPLE STOP REPLYING TO THESE THREADS.. Let them fade away off the 1st 2 pages of stuff.
We don't need I'm leaving post hanging around. Even more so when they don't really add to why someone is leaving when 90% of the comments are her is the door.


This type of thread/threat doesn't help the community at all.
If you have issues with the game post them. We don't need to know you are quitting because this issue.

[Doo]

My server feels empty. I think it's time for a server merger. Usually there's only 3-4 content pf groups and 3-4 atma farming groups on at any time. After 9pm pst ish it's completely dead.

[Takeva]

I didn't post when this was on page 2.
I didn't post when it was on page 4.

Now on page 6... Still sitting on the main page on the forums.

PEOPLE STOP REPLYING TO THESE THREADS.. Let them fade away off the 1st 2 pages of stuff.
We don't need I'm leaving post hanging around. Even more so when they don't really add to why someone is leaving when 90% of the comments are her is the door.


This type of thread/threat doesn't help the community at all.
If you have issues with the game post them. We don't need to know you are quitting because this issue.

Congratz you helped bump the thread to the top again.

[Gormogon]

Just a couple of things I find wrong with this person's concern with the state of this game. -snip-

And I can direct you to Runescape and Everquest. Regardless all MMO's require a stable and reliable connection, not superior connectivity, that's been true for over a decade and both PC and Console gamers should know this by now if they have been exposed to it long enough. If you have a decent ISP and you still have issues then it can be server side only thing to do there is try and be closer to where the main server is and try and better your own connection stability.

MMO's have grinds for longevity reasons. You'll see them in just about every MMORPG in their owns ways for their own reasons. Yet it can be implemented in many ways to appeal to both the hardcore and elitist crowds (current end-game raids and extreme fights) and it can also be made to appeal to a more casual fun desiring crowd through dungeons and open world dungeons (which the game doesn't have yet unless we want to consider Crystal Tower a very small step into that direction.)

ARR is still in it's early stages and there's been a lot of content since launch and has approached many aspects that would other wise been ignored, such as crafting and gathering. I'd agree though that over these past 2 major patches 2.1 and 2.2 longevity has been heavily focused on the hardcore crowd. Not saying the casual crowd has been neglected because they haven't. Yet the content offered here aren't as long lasting and progressive. CT, Dungeons, Beast Tribe Dailies, Hildebrand, Main Scenario, Treasure Hunting, Seasonal Events, Crossover Events, and Retainer Ventures.

I'm looking forward to the Golden Saucer it may just be the pastime many of us will need.

[HeroSamson]

Maybe SE developers will read this and understand why I don't see a future in this game. I just feel that SE has replaced fun with frustration with extremely difficult battles that are both skill and latency dependent and endless grinding. I'll come back when SE bring fun back into the game.

Do you think they will see your thread and listen or you make them feel sorry for you?

You call yourself a gamer, I beaten so many rpg even if the bosses were too strong or almost impossible the rush you get after you win is great on so many levels ive jumped out of my chair screaming YEAH!! in your face F this F that screw you, Quitting is for non gamers.

[NyxNoughtNothing]

1. Game is geared towards those with superior connectivity: I think that's implied when the game is so graphics intensive. Why do you think there's such an issue going on with the PS3 version? You paid for something you did not fully understand, well then that is pretty much your fault, not the developers.

There is no direct relationship between graphics and network latency. Graphics are handled at the client end and are not part of the data sent between server and client. My system has never had any issues with the graphics or framerate, but i was having severe latency issues when in dungeons right after 2.2 went live. That was fixed within days. Normally i have very little lag, but i can understand how frustrating it can be when experiencing latency issues.