Current State of End-Game Contents - A Blog Post from A Japanese Player

[Icarian]

Randomness wouldn't simply work in a game like this, if they added went away with scripted patterns they'd have to forgo skills that are able to kill you if you get hit, meaning it would make content pretty much trivial to any static group, else it would make absolutely frustrating, if some people can't deal with mechanics even if they know when they're coming, them being random would make the problem x100 worse and the game would be based around luck... unless they make the bosses way less powerful and not able to kill you if you do a mistake.

Intricate bosses and randomness can't go together, you'd end up with either very easy bosses or luck based frustratingly ones.

[Yurihyuga]

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I can guarantee you this game won't last if they keep this up. I for one have already made a decision that if when expansion comes out and its more of the same shit, I quit. I don't talk for everyone but I am pretty sure a lot of people won't be far behind. The expansion will be what defines this game and its direction.

[Icarian]

I can guarantee you this game won't last if they keep this up. I for one have already made a decision that if when expansion comes out and its more of the same shit, I quit. I don't talk for everyone but I am pretty sure a lot of people won't be far behind. The expansion will be what defines this game and its direction.

While that can be true, the same thing could be said if they do make everything faceroll like XI or some other games, you can't make everyone happy.

I'd love some randomness here and there, but you can't really have truly challenging fights if it based on luck rather than skill, you couldn't have stuff like T8's allagan field for example, because it would be complete luck whether you can clear it or die instantly, they'd have to make stuff hit for way less or make the mechanics simpler, which would turn that combat into a simple dummy tank and spank.

[Gormogon]

I can guarantee you this game won't last if they keep this up. I for one have already made a decision that if when expansion comes out and its more of the same shit, I quit. I don't talk for everyone but I am pretty sure a lot of people won't be far behind. The expansion will be what defines this game and its direction.

Totally agree. The current position FFXIV ARR is in regards to end game is the same as WoW with Cataclysm and MoP. Cataclysm and MoP has hurt WoW the most.

While it will all depend on the individual servers populace. Free companies falling apart and players becoming more and more anti-social will end up the norm as difficulty keeps increasing.

[Swagcity]

I can guarantee you this game won't last if they keep this up. I for one have already made a decision that if when expansion comes out and its more of the same shit, I quit. I don't talk for everyone but I am pretty sure a lot of people won't be far behind. The expansion will be what defines this game and its direction.

I fully expect this to be the case; just insert drk, sam, thf or some other popular job to keep the expansion "fresh" and the hundreds of Sephiroth spinoffs happy.

Anyway, if ppl keep subbing, regardless of their issues with this game, it is a non-factor to SE (Not to mention those whom actual enjoy the mechanics). Me? I am un-subbed until they do something about it. Why should I drop money on a game I feel is flawed?

However, if they announce a job I may like, I will play for about a month or less to test it out; I never sub long-term for XIV; that is just me.

Edit: Damn, the thread was just created this morning and nearing 200 likes, wow.