Dissapointed..

[SunTzuuu]

Hey all,im a Long time FF fan,this is ( was ) my first FF online experience though.And i must say,i couldn't be more dissapointed with this game in general.Now you might say,im just a rank 17 bla bla..Well Ive seen enough of this game that makes me want to throw it out the window out of frustration,and im not motivated at all to keep on leveling.

First of all the game started really interesting and fun,with the intro scenes being different in every town,funny first campain quests,the gorgeous graphics and atmosphere.But when those first few quests end,your on your own,there is no direction in this game at all.It;s the most user unfriendly game i have played in a long while,it looks too me that this game is dedicated to the hardcore FFXI gamers,and hardly leaves any room for newbies.

Not being able to see where a new quest is on your map unlesss you come extremely close to the locaton itself is just frustrating,it would be a nice feauture if you can open your map,switch the map to another town and see that there are some quests for you to get,so you dont have to make useless travels.Not knowing where to buy what and from who,no clear sign of which npc sells what,would be easily fixed by adding a small icon next to a NPC that sells something.

I do like the combat system,i have no complaints about that and having alot of fun with it.But buying new gear at my lvl is a no go since all prices are way too high,even the NPC that sells some standard armor or weapons.Trying to buy something of players,but theres nothing to buy for my rank.I Accidently bought a weapon that was 3 ranks higher,and i didnt notice it untill it broke after like 30m.Whats the point of giving us the oppurtunity to wear higher rank weapons and armor when there is only a downside too it ? Why not put a restriction lvl on armor and weapons so that only the appropiate rank can buy it.

And earning gil in this game is a pain too,unless your a crafter.
I am not a crafter,i just dislike crafting in Every mmo.Im the fighter kind of type,i dislike searching for components and then sitting for 1 h staring at my screen trying to create something.In this game your being forced to do so if you want to be something,bad decision imo since they should leave this decision up to the players too choose and give other means for players who do not like to craft to get some gear in another way.

The anima system..probably the thing i hate most,yes i was so stupid to blow it all away,thank the lack of direction and information for that.So now i have to walk and walk and walk and walk..from town to town to see if theres another quest..and by the time im walking for 20m im bored out of my mind and quit the game.
I do like exploring and adventuring,but when ive just made the same route from town a to town b and then having to travel to town c without even knowing if there is something to do for me...egh,it bores the hell out of me.
Exploring one map with the motivation of finding new mobs etc is Fun,but when i want to get out of there i want to be able to teleport to town A or town B without the worry of losing points so that i cannot travel anymore..for..2 weeks ?
Remove the anima system,put a 30 minute timer limit on travel,done.

I was so hyped to get into this game and love it like i love all final fantasys,but the game just won;t let me do it no matter how hard i try,every time i find something that discourages me to keep on playing this game.

I havent posted everything,dont wanna make it too long as it probably is a useless post to most of you anyways,but this is just how i feel about the game..

[fredtma]

I made 1 million in my first month as a crafter. Now I just have way too much gil, I don't even craft as much.
LOL, this game was build with disciple of the land and hand as equals to disciple of war and magic.
So you do have to play your DoL & DoH, it is not like other mmo.