Why do you play?

[AskaRay]

I play because I like FF, video games, and computers. I really dig the story and character customization options.

Though, why THIS mmo? Honestly it's sorta the exact opposite of what everyone else says... While I do have ingame friends and I love to hang out with them, the fact that I can do most everything By Myself is very appealing to me. I don't like much social interaction, even online (weird I know, whatever), so that fact makes me like this game a lot.

Obviously....that of course isn't the popular opinion, but hey.

[NinjaTaru72]

I play because I love the world. I love logging in, looking around and seeing such amazing things. I also enjoy the story. And, I also love leveling and gearing lol. I just love everything.

I'm that guy that if vr ever comes out like .hack/ or Sao or log and I got stuck in it I'd be happier than a bunny in a lettuce patch.

[Elusana_Celah]

The only reason I still play is the guy I married in the game... prior to meeting him I was just enjoying the story. Once there was nothing left for me except strictly end game the community started bringing me down with all the negative behavior. I'm on T11 right now and consider myself a fairly good player but I just can't be around certain kinds of people without feeling like crap. But my hubbies been helping me network to meet good mannered people who can still do end-game content so slowly but surely working through the community until I find people I can feel good being around.

Also I found out that Monk is fun as heck. So that is helping my enjoyment as long as I can stay away from certain kinds of people. Stopped using poetics on healer going for monk :3 E'lusana the Fists of Fury!

But I kinda need the immersion this game provides me to escape from reality and the guy I married keeps me immersed in that game despite the negative experiences I've had. When I log on FFXIV, I am E'lusana Celah, when I log off... who am I again? >_>

Yeah this can be perceived as sad and pathetic but oh well. My life is what I want it to be with all of my choices. I still work and pay my own bills and once I'm done suffering through that, Eorzia here I come!

[Katzyn]

I pretty much love everything about this game - the graphics, the music, the characters, MY character, battle, dungeons, raids...etc.

Plus, I love the Final Fantasy series.

[kyuven]

Short answer: because it's fun.

Long answer: Of all the MMOs I've played, this one has the best balance of challenge, graphics, customization, gameplay, story, and style. I'm actually excited for new content updates not just to see WHAT new stuff there is, but WHY.
Most of the MMOs I've played have tried to achieve this balance, but failed.
ESO had the ambition, but not the technology to follow through.
SWTOR had the story, but lacked substance in other areas (including non-cutscene animations)
Champions Online and City of Heroes had the customization, but lacked a coherent design aesthetic (and the former lacked focus. AFAIK it's STILL capped at lvl 40)
STO and NW had pretty much everything FFXIV had, but lacked the soul. Though STO tried enough and succeeded in enough areas that it's in my top 5 MMOs.
EQ1 and EQ2 will always hold special places in my heart, but they sucked at storytelling and their models were stiff and ugly.

[HakuroDK]

Hey you~.
I know how you feel. As the same, in real life I have nearly no friends. Some are just other Furries, but I don't know many at all. I find that playing FFXIV relieves my worry of being alone; I get to play with friends in FF.

However, it doesn't stop the pain. FF is just a place where I can be myself, where as the real world I have to fake mostly everything. Depression kills me everytime, I know the feelin'. Trust me. ;3
Sounds like you need a hug, though~!


not like people trust furries anyways >_>;;.

I appreciate your sentiment. I think the only barrier, really, is that we're on two different servers. Ah well.

[Able]

Mainly because of my FC and a few other friends. I adore those knuckle heads. And there's just always something to do.

[MrKweh]

I definitely like the freedom of choice to play solo or not to. I'm not nutso about gear it's cool bling and all but it'll be there when I get to it. I just like talking to random people and joking around (It's fun messing with the tarus. Though my char gets chased out of town by a hoard of them. Kinda funny to watch)

[RickXRolled]

To watch modern gamers getting worse by the day to re-affirm my decision to not have faith in humanity.

[Eul]

I usually hang out with FC members and suddenly those people didn't play for long time including the leader that makes the system put me into FC leader lol. Then I hangout with FC neighbour and the fun begins. Doing primal together, attending wedding stuff, and giving present to each other when Starlight Celebration and Valentione's Day begins.

Personally I really enjoy crafting (tho the RNG is freakin' horrible) and housing more than raiding. This is why I still play this game until now