Quote Originally Posted by DoctorMog View Post
Guys,

This is not a "TURN FFXIV HARDCORE" request.

We want SOMETHING that isn't casual. Not the whole freekin game.

Give the people that ARE hardcore a "bone" so to speak.

So stop the "Hardcore vs casual" debate. Its not the issue.

The issue is that ALL of FFXIV is casual. There is NO hardcore content for us.
Fair enough. But it's hard to offer hardcore content when you don't even have the basics in place. I mean, you just have to look at the "gear is good for 3 months" thread to see even hardcore players don't want to waste their time on something that won't amount to anything.

That said, I think the materia system will be more to hardcore player liking, especially since the ultra rare combinations sound like a real pain in the butt (just the way you like it ).

I don't think how you obtain a chocobo to raise is necessarily the place to make the stand for more hardcore content, however. It wasn't that hard to get started in FFXI. You could buy an egg from a vendor cheap if nothing else. And in this game, since chocobos are such an important, iconic figure in Final Fantasy lore, it shouldn't be difficult for a casual player to get, either.