What do you want in an MMO?

[Failia]

Over the past few days/weeks, I've seen a lot of posts/threads from various sources where people have been listing their wants/needs/questions about the different mechanics in FF14 and what they expect. Some I don't agree with and some I do. I'm not going to list anything specific.

My question is what makes an MMO something that you would desire to play? Is it the storyline? Lore? Is it the endgame? The RP community?

I'm posting this here since there are quite a number of new arrivals to Eorzea that cannot post in other forums yet due to the rediculous restrictions.

[Failia]

I'll go first since I started it.

For me, it really is not any one specific thing. In terms of FF14, I enjoy the gatherin and crafting classes (which I've only recently started) and the story is fun. I've never had any false expectations that instance farming would not be required in order to participate in end-game. That's the same for any MMO I've ever played.

[CharlesHustle]

My first post.

I will keep this specific to FFXIV as it is right now.

I want less hand-holding. It's cool if SE wants to show me exactly what to do, where to go, etc. During the main quest to help keep the progression to end on a nice, smooth pass. But can I please have some challenging, optional side quests along the way to entertain me. Perhaps some puzzles and/or riddles to solve. Easter egg type material.

I am new to this game, so perhaps I am missing something. However, I have not came across topics that discuss anything to the contrary of what i have just referred to in any forum.

[Failia]

My first post.

I will keep this specific to FFXIV as it is right now.

I want less hand-holding. It's cool if SE wants to show me exactly what to do, where to go, etc. During the main quest to help keep the progression to end on a nice, smooth pass. But can I please have some challenging, optional side quests along the way to entertain me. Perhaps some puzzles and/or riddles to solve. Easter egg type material.

I am new to this game, so perhaps I am missing something. However, I have not came across topics that discuss anything to the contrary of what i have just referred to in any forum.

One of the best games that I have encountered for a situation that you're referring to is The Secret World. The game play didn't interest me much but it has some of the best and most interesting quests that I've ever been involved with.

[Ecosmith]

One of the best games that I have encountered for a situation that you're referring to is The Secret World. The game play didn't interest me much but it has some of the best and most interesting quests that I've ever been involved with.

I will second this. The Secret World has 'Investigation Missions', where you have to basically investigate mysteries. You might find an esoteric manuscript, for example, which has some sort of cryptic reference. To decipher it, you often have to use real-world knowledge or gooel something. One of them had numbers in a message which turned out to be a code for a certain psalm in the bible, and when you read that it suggested a location in game to go to, and when you got there, there are paintings on the wall, just scenery, but actually one of them depicts something odd that leads you somewhere else, etc.

They are very cool indeed. The rest of the game is also ok-ish, but it has elements I didn't like. Travel is again stupidly slow, and compounding this, mobs attack you no matter what level you are (so you get 'ankle-biter' syndrome when you're lvl 50 and you run through a lvl 1-10 zone and hordes of zombies swarm around you not doing any damage, but if you get attacked Sprint detoggles, so its annoying as hell.

[JemC]

Here's where to go when faced with Lodestone posting restrictions. You can even tell them I sent you! Naw. Just be careful of Gara. He's dangerous business.

As far as what I want in an mmo. I want to be rich and make an mmorpg to my own specifications in a legalless society where I'm Queen. Other than that everything seems to be just fine but I would like to see a sandbox world expansion plan for FFXIV. Yeah I'm not living in reality much.

BTW to avoid double posting on Lodestone just edit your first post - then it lets you add more words. Have a nice day!

[Failia]

Here's where to go when faced with Lodestone posting restrictions. You can even tell them I sent you! Naw. Just be careful of Gara. He's dangerous business.

Thanks, but I already know about the posting restrictions. I was just posting my expectations in a separate post for a reason =)

[Flynny]

Personally I enjoy a bit of everything, mostly PvE stuff, enjoying the story, loving playing a good MMO with a controller! I think the biggest thing for me is having a friendly and supportive bunch of people to help out though. I stopped playing WoW years ago because there were too many eedjits. So far everyone in Eorzea seems pretty awesome though!

[Diablo-Cyrus]

I'd love to see an mmo incorporate some real life bits in it. Like a monetary system where there's only a set amount, and natural resources that actually once are mined up is the end of a certain ore, so u must smelt items down. It'd make working class a lot more important.

[Ecosmith]

I'd love to see an mmo incorporate some real life bits in it. Like a monetary system where there's only a set amount, and natural resources that actually once are mined up is the end of a certain ore, so u must smelt items down. It'd make working class a lot more important.

You may like Eve Online. The economy and industrial systems in that game are quite seriously designed.

It's a horrible community though, in lots of ways.