Time Sink Done Wrong

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I think the time sink in this game should be revolved around multi class leveling rather than tedious end game grind specifically the Zodiac quest line.

There are a few advantage to focus on multi class.

First, you are learning something new. So even if you are doing the same content it'll feel fresh and fun, you also may discover a new class you'd rather play then the one you choose initially. Many of the things I learnt while playing one class has seeped into playing other classes more effectively, such as basic as knowing the importance of DOTs on melee DPS, or something more wild as tanking Svara using scholar while the ilv is 10 levels lower and defeating her only with a team of 3 players.

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Secondly out of personal experience, when you have experience with other classes, you will understand the difficulty certain classes face with certain contents, making the players less ignorant to the situation and more away how they can maximize their role to support the team. Good example will be low level archers pulling aggro off low level gladiators or not attacking the target they mark. Many of them would bad mouth the tank of not knowing how to play their class, where in reality the gladiator's low level aggro holding tools are few compare to archer's DPS tools.

Also, by encouraging multi class it's more likely Adventure In Need would be a lesser issue. I can fulfill any role personally, however lots other players I play with will only do 1, maybe 2 roles because they've already invested so much time into playing their roles, they simply don't want to invest more time into other roles.

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The Zodiac quest line is discouraging the multi class. I mean can you imagine going through this bullsh!t 8 + 1 (Ninja) times? And lets face it, yes there's alternatives of obtaining weapons just as good, if not better than the current tier Zodiac. What do we have? EX Primal and Coil. Lets keep it real, is this stuff obtainable by every player? I know people who will consciously avoid those contents because of how challenging they are, and how discouraging the community can be.

In the end, the best way I can put it is: Multi Class time sink is FUN and REWARDING, Zodiac time sink is NOT FUN nor REWARDING.

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I agree with everything you say; though I thought it was fairly obvious for people to multi-level different classes! Maybe it's my personal playing style, but I thought FFXIV:ARR makes it quite clear that the purpose is to level as many classes as you would like, and you decide to put the time in for your zodiac weapon and further with the class you enjoy the most. However, this is kinda the "casual" (not negative use) way of thinking about it. I'm sure hardcore players on the other hand want to clear as much content as possible with their time and they're willing to put the time in, regardless if they complain about it in the process or not.