Staggering Alexander Unlocks After Launch

[raelgun]

Blizzard did the exact same thing for their last 2 expansions MoP and WoD, delayed the raids for a couple weeks a lot of hard core players were not happy with this because they sat around leveling alts while waiting the few weeks for the raids to unlock so I don't know why SE is doing it.

And a lot were just fine with it and found it fun to watch the top 10 battle it out for the world first, just like people are interested in watching the 100 m sprinters, you put them on the same starting line and see who does it the quickest.

The developers sure had fun watching it, why can't SE devs have fun with this as well.

[Zumi]

And a lot were just fine with it and found it fun to watch the top 10 battle it out for the world first, just like people are interested in watching the 100 m sprinters, you put them on the same starting line and see who does it the quickest.

The developers sure had fun watching it, why can't SE devs have fun with this as well.

If its unlocked at the start everyone has the same opportunity. Its putting off like the major content to early July in a expansion that has already been delayed a month from its spring date.

[Alistaire]

Simple solution: bump up the release date. June 23 was bad enough but now we're looking at a July 7th release date.

[Snugglebutt]

I am okay with this information. I see the logic behind it and understand how it would be a good thing for SE and the game itself even if will annoy a few people who don't want to try the new classes, explore the new content outside of raiding or do the myriad of other things this expansion will bring. It is not like would have to wait long before the new raid unlocks, so instead of whining about a short wait why not take the time between the release and unlock to explore what SE claims will be content that doubles the size of the current game (I am not sure I believe them on that but I do believe will contain a vast amount of content some what comparable).

[Zumi]

I am okay with this information. I see the logic behind it and understand how it would be a good thing for SE and the game itself even if will annoy a few people who don't want to try the new classes, explore the new content outside of raiding or do the myriad of other things this expansion will bring. It is not like would have to wait long before the new raid unlocks, so instead of whining about a short wait why not take the time between the release and unlock to explore what SE claims will be content that doubles the size of the current game (I am not sure I believe them on that but I do believe will contain a vast amount of content some what comparable).

You see some people play FFXIV for leveling all their jobs and seeing the story others just play for the raids and skip all the cutscenes. Someone who plays for doing raids is going to be waiting 2 extra weeks.

[Ghasto]

Thank the Twelve, now I can enjoy some other things Heavensward brings and experiment with new Jobs before breaking my spine in Alexander.

[ConFlictz]

casuals win again

[Ultimatecalibur]

Its a two week set up period to allow the racers to properly figure stuff out and gear up.

10 levels worth of new abilities are being added to all classes. This should change all rotations.
3 New classes are being added that some players may want to use in Alexander. It will take time to learn level and gear them.
Skill Speed and Spell Speed are being changed to be more useful. i130 BiS starting gear will be different from what it currently is.

It is a two week period that will allow people to get fully prepared instead of trying to cram it all into one day.

[Snugglebutt]

You see some people play FFXIV for leveling all their jobs and seeing the story others just play for the raids and skip all the cutscenes. Someone who plays for doing raids is going to be waiting 2 extra weeks.

Everyone who raids also plays to level in both the classes they want to raid with alongside the gear they use on that class so why not take the time to start or continue leveling on one of the new/old classes so you can experience that raid in a new way when it unlocks along side continuing with your other class currently raiding with. Who knows maybe you will love the new class and will make it your main. Do not forget the level cap will also be increased so you have to grind levels/new gear to continue raiding anyways in the new content.

I assume your main is a tanking class, are you not at all interested to even try the new tanking option of dark knight? Perhaps might enjoy it more than your current main so try that during the two weeks along with anything else that takes your fancy. Maybe you will like more than your realize, SE wants people to try new things, try new content and not stay hidden away in their metaphorical basements grinding only one thing. It seems to me they want to drag some of those people out into the light and bring them back into the larger community outside of their small groups that grind one type of content (based on your comment that some people only want to do raids which is people forming small niché groups in an effort to practice and grind one type of content).

All I am saying is it is not a lot of time between the release and the unlock, the game is supposedly going to double in size according to SE and the amount of things to do and experience will be increased. SE wants people to broaden their horizons, branch out and try new things in my opinion and I see no harm in taking that short period of time to at least try some of those things. If do not like anything outside of grinding raids then it is not like you have to wait long for it to unlock though and your going to have to level and re-gear your old raid character for it anyways. Now maybe SE has a different motive than the one I mentioned like making it a more even playing field in terms of more world first for clearing the content is not limited to only those who level from 50-60 first and have that head start but that's how I perceive this news and I see no real harm in it.

[Zfz]

casuals win again

You have it all wrong. Real casuals couldn't care less about this. Many of them don't even cap their Poetics every week. It's the pseudo-hardcores who are feeling the pressure. True casuals feel no pressure on progression.

Stop blaming everything on casuals just because they don't even care to come to the forum and can't refute these outrageous smear campaigns! :3