What keeps you playing?

[Yoninxi]

I never said I hate the game. I said it became stale for me.

[Dorfentyme]

Something about this game being fanservice

And that is the only thing that makes me come back to these forums, go back to the AWFUL subreddit for this game...its hoping they make changes to the core gameplay because this game tries to constantly draw me back in because its Final Fantasy and the fanservice is great.

Honestly, if this was some other IP, I would never play this game again until drastic changes were made and wouldn't even look back at this game. But the fanservice is so damn fantastic and it FEELS more like a Final Fantasy than other Final Fantasy games.

It's a damn shame they can have SO many good ideas then have so many other ideas fall flat

Side note: All these people praising the games story...makes me wonder how little their attention span is to actually think this game has a good storyline. The story is a typical JRPG cliche...but I guess that's what people like about it. Some people don't want originality, I guess that's okay too.

[Amiantos]

I play because the game is actually fun? Oh and the not cartoonish style most mmo go for these days.

[Yarikh]

My friends, my raid group, my crazy fc and even crazier council. Not in any particular order.

But yeah.. from doing dailies to joining fc parties and player arranged events, gathering, crafting, to just chilling at the fc house, whether it's defending home base from invading lalafels or fending off said fcmates from desecrating the fc garden... There's always something for me to do.

So I'm never bored nor do I force myself to stay on longer than I have to. I also play other games on the side aside from ff so I'm nowhere close to burning myself out either. Life in Eorzea is good, I am a content Miqote.

[Millen1]

Would say my friends, gardening and crafting keep me here. I like the HMs primals and so wish there was more of a reason to run Rahum and Levi. They need to toss in a small drop, I quick as a healer and it is still slow to find a party for those HMs somedays. I am looking at patch 2.38 housing and patch 2.4. I am a daily player an d log more hours than I want to admit to. The 2.4 patch will decide if I really remain. Things that keep me are crafting and while I keep it diverse in what I sell, I do feel it is getting slower on my server. Seemed like the 12 atma grind followed but hunts that could give you sands and the UAT would give you a fast i110 weapon. I hope SE does something to really make novus the way to go. I am hoping 2.4 is the fix needed as a few real life friends left the game when 2.3 came out with hunts, UAT and sands making them feel like their grind was meaning less.

[Crimson-Falcon]

til some new MMO release on PS4

as currently FFXIV is the only MMO on PS4

[DenariusJay]

The fact that my life is a chaotic mess, I'm clinically depressed, and Eorzea gives me a sense of accomplishment while my real life goals are at the moment unobtainable

but uhhhhh other than that i guess crafting? and waiting for golden saucer!

Heh, I can relate to this. I'm going through a ruff patch myself. I started playing MMO's again recently because I suddenly had, uhh, "lots of time" on my hand, heh. I trialed a few different games and landed on this one. I just like it, not sure why. I see all the flaws to a fault, and theres a lot of things I'm like "man, why can't they just add chat bubbles? why can't I do a search in my inventory, arg!" but overall, this game has a good feel to it and thus warrants my sub for a few months. I've also met good peeps and in a cool FC that helps. I know its not healthy, but I find the countless hours of grind to be slightly medicating. It's just a fun escape without hurting myself (ie drugs, etc)

[Kaelah]

After 2.3 hit, sure it was fun for a week, but then then I realized most of the game got killed off for me and everything became less of a chore and more monotonous. Didn't need to run dungeons anymore cause hunts became the 1 stop shop. Stopped doing hunts because of the drama, and now it's impossible to find consistant pug groups that are competent for fights. Trying my hardest to hold on til 2.4

What keeps you playing?

I kinda feel ya. Especially the part I put in bold. There are rarely PF groups for anything other than hunts these days, so when I wanna try something different it's a bit awkward. I'm one of the few who still needs T5 and Titan Ex, and if I start my own PF for them, by the time anyone joins my play time is up. It takes too long. I been crafting instead, working on getting my materia on my WVR. Leveling MNK too which I can now work on gearing.

[cryptic_angel]

Nothing is very innovative or new to this game. The short answer is nothing is keeping me tied to this game other than friends.

If and/or when my friends quit, I will most likely unsub. I am not this game's target audience, so no reason to really play past friendships.

[Moqi]

I'll add in SCoB because yesterday I downed T5! I'm gonna start practicing for t6 soon