Thread: 1.18 Bittersweet.

Originally Posted by Gramul

Didn't you say the reason people don't play very often is because of life issues?

Considering FFXI is still online and being updated, I'm pretty sure there's still a market for gamers who want an entertaining timesink. You don't like it? That's fine, I understand that you just want a quick slice of cake, but you shouldn't hate on people who want to make the cake before eating it all. That's so egocentric to think that games should always cater to casual players just because it's part of a larger audience you belong to.
If it's not a game that appeals to your interests, it's not worth playing for you. Saying that people should be ashamed of seaking out long term goals and enjoying the journey has no bearing on logic at all. Just self centered opinion.

Now that that's been said, I'm sure Square will add more solo friendly content down the line, but right now, they're giving the audience and critics what they've been asking for sense day one: more. Content for the core gamer, the kind of gamer that has fun with a challenge and group play. This really shouldn't come as a surprise when only a few months ago people where complaining that the game was way too easy and mindless, expecially for Archers and the Mage classes.

No doubt there is market for that, I'm currently in a market for entertaining time sink. FFXIV is not it.

To be honest and in my opinon

patch 1.18 provides good update in the game.

for me the game is more responsive in term of technical issues and such.
i love idea about enmity and how a "smart" party play is needed in a party

in terms of solo play.
i as a former hardcore player in MMORPG but now a forced casual player (due to work and such..)
i can say that solo play has been better. but not still not good enough or what as i have it in my mind, we can say that SE have been trying to balance a mix of solo and party play on both sides. but i think SE you can do better than this.

in terms of mp cost. its a bit surprising as CON/THM are my only class for now. but i think i or we mages can adapt to it.
i haven't tried party play yet and haven't explored most of the changes. but i think its fair to say that SE is making things work around here or doing something about it. But still SE needs to try harder. As time is running out on FFXIV,

To everyone who complains, well i guess we cant please everyone. we are all entitled to our own different opinions.

in my opinion,
The game still free up to this point. i might as well wait and see what can it offer and if its still worth paying when that day comes.

Originally Posted by Cichy

No doubt there is market for that, I'm currently in a market for entertaining time sink. FFXIV is not it.

I'm more talking about the idea of a timesink. Lux seems to think that they are no longer valid in this day and age and appears to be concerned that that's the direction FFXIV is headed.