Why do you play?

[MrKweh]

I see General Discussion is rife with ideas, complaints, and humor.

But I want to talk about the most important thing. Why do we play the game? What draws us to type in that username, password, and perhaps that token too?

I play because I like the story. It's fun teaming up with a bunch of people to do FATEs. I just like helping out. When people help each other this community is awesome. That's why I stay.

[Noshpan]

I have more than 1-2 friends that play. Sure, the community has its frequent moments of douchebaggery, but it's better than some other MMOs. *cough* Aion *cough* I really enjoy playing the game, and WoW just isn't that fun for me as it used to be.

[UltimateAoe2]

Story, helping out new people (I really enjoy doing that), playing with friends.

It's just a place where I can get away from life @_@.

[SummonerSenah]

There's always something to do in this game. I also have a lot of friends playing it. So I hardly ever get bored.

[Jodou]

Everyone I talk to agrees at this point: friends. Game has stagnated with mindless grinds doing rehashed content. I will give SE credit for allowing new players a chance to experience old content with geared players, but at the cost of a veteran's sanity.

I log on and afk while reading forums, just like right now. . .

[HakuroDK]

I play for the opposite reason of most of you folks. I don't really have very many friends at all, and playing this game helps me escape from a very depressing reality. In the game, I am someone who is in a position to help others. I am in a position to be productive and happy and be around people. In real life, well... I won't go into detail, but let's say any friends I have are usually far too busy with their own lives to care about someone like me. So this game is very important to me in that regard.

[Meklore]

To have fun & relax

[Sadana]

I'm sick a lot, so the game provides me with a variety of entertainment for a low cost that I can do from home and a way to hang out with people from all over the world. That and I like video games and FF games especially. ^^

[Calypsx]

I play because I enjoy being able to team up and help others. I find the gameplay to be a lot of fun and everyone I've met on our server is super nice and friendly.

I also play for all the pretty fashion.

[Catwho]

Because it's beautiful. There are a dozen other MMOs that I could play, but none of them would make me catch my breath in wonder half the time. Also, fashion.