Why does SE keep doing this?

[Elliott]

Could you link those? Because I haven't been able to find it. As for everything else, I was in a FC until a certain incident happened, perfectly happy with the situation I was in up until then. That didn't make think otherwise.
I felt forced to join one, and even though I didn't mind joining that particular FC, that was still there. You're simply FORCED to be there, like it or not. I don't find that to be a healthy system.

Majority of your complaints is also already addressed by a different live letter, letter from the producers, and answers from developers as coming out in 2.35(1 day), .38, and .4;

"In the event a player discharged from a free company has purchased a private chamber, rights to said private chamber will be relinquished automatically, and any furnishings held within will be removed."
"Chocobos automatically removed from chocobo stables will only retain changes to their name and feather color since the last time they were stabled. Any experience points gained through training since they last time they were stabled will be lost."

"The HP of rank B elite marks has been reduced so that they can be defeated by a single player."
BUT!
"Rank B elite marks will no longer yield rewards upon defeat."
Therefore, it is only useful for elite marks, which to be fair, is quite kind of them either way. The hunt system is as you people have said, something you're supposed to do in a party after all. I agree with that. They are supposed to be strong monsters. If you were able to solo them, then that wouldn't exactly be the case anymore, would it?
This is the only fair change I've seen. However, I don't find the other two being all that bad, but I still find them being an issue, and wouldn't be if the rooms were bound by character and not FC, and the chocobo stables were available outside of the FC.

So, I still think the problems are more or less the same, but the hunt change is good. Now people won't go crazy over somebody pulling a B rank anymore at the very least.

As for the rest, I still haven't found anything about what you were talking about.

[Seoulstar]

It's a MMORPG. So you need to expect there to be a lot of Multiplayer content. If you struggle or dislike playing with other people I would most definitely recommend staying away from multiplayer games.

If you don't like it, leave..that attitude right there is what actually kills MMO's.

[monochromicorn]

If you don't like it, leave..that attitude right there is what actually kills MMO's.

OH MY GOD! you are completely right! the ability to recommend staying away from an mmo when 1) you dont like group content 2)you dont participate an any groups, including FCs and 3) complain that there isnt any solo content, that definitely killing MMOs, totally true

everything that the original poster has said is stupid(as an opinion, it is completely in my rights and is debatably correct for me to say this). hes playing an MMO solo, or do you not know what an MMO is?

[Zeirnaton]

OH MY GOD! you are completely right! the ability to recommend staying away from an mmo when 1) you dont like group content 2)you dont participate an any groups, including FCs and 3) complain that there isnt any solo content, that definitely killing MMOs, totally true

everything that the original poster has said is stupid(as an opinion, it is completely in my rights and is debatably correct for me to say this). hes playing an MMO solo, or do you not know what an MMO is?

I think you guys are being a bit too rough, yes its an MMO but there are plenty of other MMO's that offer single player content for all levels of the game and not just for groups.

[Urielparadox]

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The daily hunts were supposed to be a solo friendly version of the hunts, as I stated SE did address that today. By changing the way B rank works to be mobs for solo players; Also reworking the daily bills to drop enough to be worth doing, which they did. So solo players are no longer locked out of hunt gear, just progress slower. for personal houseing, http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...81#post2251581 ;

[Stignodding]

It sounds like this issue is coming from the incident you had with your FC. My recommendation is to switch servers to Brynhildr, a smaller server, and join an FC where we are all adults that treat each other like family, my girlfriend and I run it and nothing immature goes on. The problem with MMOs is different people from all over the country/world, different views on life, opinions, we will not always agree. We can always work through those situations feeling better about ourselves, helping each other in the end and laughing about it later. At the end of the day, we are all just trying to have fun, get our moneys worth. If no server switch, don't worry about that player, he/s might be in the exact same boat, their only "winning" by getting the better of you. Walk away with a smile and see the good in the game more importantly, see the good in yourself, find something better. If you decide to switch servers, send me mail. Good luck! P.S I really do hope to see you on Brynhildr!

[Elliott]

First off, I want to say this. I do not object to group content. I object to content being locked away from people. It doesn't matter if being in a FC is a big deal or not. As for the hunts, while I don't know what it looks like live, it does sound a bit more reasonable on paper than what it was like before.

Also, monochromicorn, where did I ever say that I want this to be a solo experience? Aren't you the stupid person here, who acts upon prejudice?
What I've been saying from the beginning is that this game locks people out, unless they are in groups. I never said that they can't join one, or that I don't want them to. As of now, I'm currently not in a Free Company, and I have no interest in joining one in quite a while either. I'm having fun playing together with my girlfriend, farming once in a while, doing some dungeons, jumping into Coil every now and then, some extreme primals. The only thing I'm missing out on is being in a raid team. Something that being in a FC certainly helps me with, but at the same time, is far from needed.
I am also not interested in the Chocobo breeding. I am not interested in housing. The only thing I've actually mentioned in this thread that I'm actually interested in are the hunts. However, I actually join groups for the hunts, the times that I manage to at the very least. That doesn't stop me from addressing these problems, does it?

I don't want certain features of the game being locked away and I dislike the way the individual rooms in the FCs work. There are a load of other things that I dislike about how they are doing things. As for why you aren't seeing the problems, I'm not sure.
You could at least do me a favor and read what I write instead of assuming that I think a certain way. What I've written is what I think. Nothing else. There's no hidden reason behind everything. They are simply facts, and if you dislike, like or tolerate those facts, that is entirely up to you. It's the way the game works, and the way Square Enix has made it. That's the reasoning behind the title of the thread. That's the reasoning behind the content of this thread.

Now, please go ahead and read. There is a lot of discrimination, like it or not. If you think it's a serious matter or not, that's also up to you. However, being ignorant is the one thing you shouldn't be.

[Seoulstar]

OH MY GOD! you are completely right! the ability to recommend staying away from an mmo when 1) you dont like group content 2)you dont participate an any groups, including FCs and 3) complain that there isnt any solo content, that definitely killing MMOs, totally true

everything that the original poster has said is stupid(as an opinion, it is completely in my rights and is debatably correct for me to say this). hes playing an MMO solo, or do you not know what an MMO is?

I guess you must not know how to read since I didn't recommend that. I was simply stating what the other person was really saying. Go freak out on someone else.

[Stignodding]

It's great to hear you have found happiness Elliot Statics are very fun but as you said, nothing necessary. I would try to get one together for the second coil content though, just a pure recommendation, this goes with your biased that it locks solo players out. This will never be done with a pick up group. You gotta find guys and gals that are willing to work a few days a week to learn the fights. The feeling of completing each one is a very a unique reward in itself though, not just the loot. It is however in a darker, more stressful part of the game lol, but it doesn't come without those great rewards. I'm playing 2.35 right now, and it seems you could get away with doing hunts solo if you wanted, 50 seals for the weekly, another 50 for all the dailies. A bit slower but get's you away from the angry mob of people lol

[djbenny1]

isn't the REAL reason people are annoyed that fact that idiots pull early and kill it before a lot arrive?

why don't SE just add a 5 minute timer for A and 10 minute for S during which you can't engage.

something along the lines of:

"you take some time to gaze on the magnificent beast"