Jeebus the red script grind is real.

[Aezelas]

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properly designed

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Lol

[DreameR7g]

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Okay so if it wasn't properly designed, explain the success it has had ever since ARR.

[Whocareswhatmynameis]

Welcome to MMOs. The shitty boring part stuff part of every MMO in existence inexplicably. At least.. every MMO that's been made. They simply do the same stuff differently.

The shitty boring part is designed to keep you playing but often just seems like an exercise in futility, but keep on grinding so you can get to the fun part while your subscription is still active. Without it, SE would not make nearly as much money with XIV as they do.

Plus, 1/5th free time hours, isn't that bad. It also makes sense since MMOs are designed to be time sinks and not enjoyable games with interesting and engaging elements.

I would argue the fun part is completing the story campaign. the endgame is to keep people playing past the initial 50 hour campaign. The whole point is to offer good items and make them hard to get. If they give you all the crafting items super easy, then what do you do? If your goal is to not have to play the game anymore you can do that right now, and come back next patch/expansion.

[Rin_Kuroi]

I would argue the fun part is completing the story campaign. the endgame is to keep people playing past the initial 50 hour campaign. The whole point is to offer good items and make them hard to get. If they give you all the crafting items super easy, then what do you do? If your goal is to not have to play the game anymore you can do that right now, and come back next patch/expansion.

You just don't need this kind of grind to keep people logging in every day between patches.

[DreameR7g]

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You do. You need to give players a long term goal to achieve. Without it, people unsub and SE loses money. That's the MMO mentality.

[Rin_Kuroi]

You do. You need to give players a long term goal to achieve. Without it, people unsub and SE loses money. That's the MMO mentality.

Not for the people who have day jobs, friends and families. I can play 20+hours per week and this grind is ridiculous.

[DreameR7g]

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That makes you a casual player. I would say at that point, don't worry too much about capping everything and just enjoy the game at your own pace. This grind *does* look ridiculous to a casual player because of the time you need to invest. However, you have responsibilities/other things you want to do. I would say the system is fair then since Bleeding Edge MMO content (before it gets nerfed) is typically designed for the hardcore player.

[Intaki]

You do. You need to give players a long term goal to achieve. Without it, people unsub and SE loses money. That's the MMO mentality.

SE needs players to log in every month, not every day. The grind as it is now, especially given the cap, is ridiculous and does no one any good; not the players and not SE.

[DreameR7g]

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Fair enough, I suppose. I would disagree on how it does no one any good. From what I understand, people are upset they can't achieve the goals faster than what is intended.