Serious question: When does this game get good?

[Gurpsmeister]

Everyone is telling you lvl 50 and I'm going to be the devils advocate here. I love this game, every part of it. I'm objective enough to know, however, that if you don't like the game from 1-49, you're not going to like it at 50. FFXIV just may not be the one for you.

[Elvie]

As someone who hasn't got to 50 yet either, I find it baffling you could have got this far without finding the fun - and that to me is a strong indicator that this may not be the game for you. I mean sure, there is going to be more challenge at endgame, and I'm looking forward to running raid content, but I'm also loving what I am doing now. In fact, I've slowed down leveling on my main job because I don't want to get to endgame too soon. My typical routine is daily beast quests on main class, daily GC craft hand-ins, playing another class through a few leves, grinding for mats if I feel like it, doing something on DF if i feel like it. I don't imagine level 50 is going to be hugely different, other than I'll be spending time focusing on gearing and progressing my main job too.

If I wasn't having fun at this point in the game, I would totally be quitting the game and finding something more fun to put the sub fee towards. maybe try a single month to make that push to 50 and see if you have more fun then, but honestly, from what you've said I think that may be wasted time and money.

[Pandastirfry]

Everyone is telling you lvl 50 and I'm going to be the devils advocate here. I love this game, every part of it. I'm objective enough to know, however, that if you don't like the game from 1-49, you're not going to like it at 50. FFXIV just may not be the one for you.

yeah I gotta agree with this.
If you're asking when does (Insert Game Here) get "good", then pretty much the answer for you is going to be... never.

though with an MMO finding a good Guild that you really mesh with can make even a dull game seem fun. (it's why I stuck with XI way longer than I otherwise would have), But barring that, very rarely does a game that you're not finding fun suddenly become so.

[Parodine]

Everyone is telling you lvl 50 and I'm going to be the devils advocate here. I love this game, every part of it. I'm objective enough to know, however, that if you don't like the game from 1-49, you're not going to like it at 50. FFXIV just may not be the one for you.

This is very true. While the potential activities at level 50 change, you're going to be twiddling your thumbs a lot if you didn't like the grind from 1-49 to do so with other jobs. If you've got money to spare, you can try subbing for a month to see if things change for you, but I wouldn't feel bad if it doesn't.

I will say this: the sense of community really has to come from your desire to join linkshells and free companies. I feel a strong comradery with my free company and then have fun social linkshells that I'm a part of. However, sometimes you have to be proactive in seeking them out.

[Blackcanary]

Everyone is telling you lvl 50 and I'm going to be the devils advocate here. I love this game, every part of it. I'm objective enough to know, however, that if you don't like the game from 1-49, you're not going to like it at 50. FFXIV just may not be the one for you.

I fully agree with this comment LV50 is not as fun as everyone one makes it sound like in this thread it get's boring really fast.

[Gnova]

I fully agree with this comment LV50 is not as fun as everyone one makes it sound like in this thread it get's boring really fast.

For every "fun" moment you have at level fifty you have twenty doing repetitive dailies, speed running the same dungeon over and over for tomes, .....

[Blackcanary]

For every "fun" moment you have at level fifty you have twenty doing repetitive dailies, speed running the same dungeon over and over for tomes, .....

yeap and that's why it gets baring so quickly. If i was you i would start playing again once the first exp pack comes out.