the real problem with this game

[Dubont]

Everything is so EMPTY! And I don't mean content wise, I mean player wise. So far, there are 3 places that people hang out: Uldah, Horizon and BW. Everything else is almost completely empty. There are a good 10-12 levels between Horizon and BW so I'm guessing people just do LS leve parties during this time because all of the usual camps for 28-40 are just completely deserted. How can we expect to have a decently running game when there are 3 areas that people use? What will people think when they come here, on PS3 release, and see that everything is empty? Unless they start in Uldah, they are going to have a horrible gaming experience and even then, they are going to have a boring one seeing as how no one does anything here other than tele to horizon, do 3 leves, tele back to uldah and craft.........

[Balbanes]

Yeah, they know... and are already implementing changes to work around this.

[Dubont]

Yeah, they know... and are already implementing changes to work around this.

they are nerfing leves, yes, but that is no guarantee that people won't still go to ONLY these 3 spots.

[Xeak]

Yoshida has already said they are working on giving players a reason to start going to other areas. The Grand Companies and quest hubs are the first step in that I believe. I'm sure everything will be right by the time of PS3 release. Just got to be patient. The team is working hard, and do you really want rushed content? I sure don't.

[Dubont]

Yoshida has already said they are working on giving players a reason to start going to other areas. The Grand Companies and quest hubs are the first step in that I believe. I'm sure everything will be right by the time of PS3 release. Just got to be patient. The team is working hard, and do you really want rushed content? I sure don't.

I don't want content at this point, I just want people to be more spread out. I literally sat at Nophica for 30 mins and only saw 1 person....and he was afk....

[Leyza]

I don't want content at this point, I just want people to be more spread out. I literally sat at Nophica for 30 mins and only saw 1 person....and he was afk....

If they don't add content, then how are they going to encourage players to leave the city?


No content added means players do not leave the cities very often.

Content added means players may leave the cities more often (if the content isn't rushed anyway. And we all know what happens when games are rushed...)

[Jynx]

I don't want content at this point, I just want people to be more spread out. I literally sat at Nophica for 30 mins and only saw 1 person....and he was afk....

Yeah thats kind of the goal of adding new content.

[Dubont]

Yeah thats kind of the goal of adding new content.

but then, people will go out, do the content and go back to town...just like now. The quest hubs? Lol, players will go out, do whatever there and then never go back to that area...just like with the current NMs...I think the main problem with this game is the players. They go out, do whatever, then never touch it again. People used to do sky and sea and dynamis for years....but now, people do NMs for a day and then never go back. It really is sad....besides, as far as just getting out of town, there are plenty of places to go grind, but no one ever goes out of the 3 big areas...it sickens me.

[RegaDosei]

When Ps3 players comes in, each city will be full again. Just like it was in the beginning for us. SP will most likely come from grinding mobs like it did went we started. As PS3 players level they'll come to us for advice as to where grind spots are or find new ones! As far as i know, there's nothing to grind in BW....

Even though Dungeons provide SP from the looks of it we'll have limited access.
This will in turn cause players to hang out closer to these grind spots (In Grid, Limsa, and possibly quest hubs by then)
If you pay attention to the steps the devs are taking, you'll find that they are make these changes for the PS3 release.

Grind spots baby. Just like the good old days

[TonyMontana]

No people isnt actually the problem, its just the result of the the original problem, the game was a glorified alpha when we got it and everyone and their moms quit.