Your thoughts on the direction of this game?

[Teirshin]

Always funny to hear people scream the game is doomed when it is one of the most successful MMO's out there now and does not look like it is dying down any time soon.

The thing is, if there were any viable alternative, FFXIV would be dead already.

Its succeeding because it has no challenger, not because its a stellar game. When you've got no compeition, you can get by with mediocre, and FFXIV shines in that department.

[Velhart]

The thing is, if there were any viable alternative, FFXIV would be dead already.

Its succeeding because it has no challenger, not because its a stellar game. When you've got no compeition, you can get by with mediocre, and FFXIV shines in that department.

MMO's are one of the most competitive genres in the industry. There are at least 2-3 MMO's announced a year trying to challenge titles like WoW, GW2, and now ARR. I don't see the mediocre part, this is the most well polished MMO I have played since WoW/FFXI back in 2003/2004.

[Teirshin]

MMO's are one of the most competitive genres in the industry. There are at least 2-3 MMO's announced a year trying to challenge titles like WoW, GW2, and now ARR. I don't see the mediocre part, this is the most well polished MMO I have played since WoW/FFXI back in 2003/2004.

You can polish a turd.... doesnt mean it has worth.

FFXIV looks nice, runs well but is shallow in depth and at the rate they keep rushing out content without putting any thought into consequences.... doesnt bode well.

They've taken things from other games that were actually fun... and turned them into painful grindfests... thats not something to be proud of.