It's Time To Wake up

[Hyrist]

Anyone else see the poetic irony of a person lost in their own opinion and viewpoint of the game asking others to 'wake up'?

[Maero]

I do agree with many points, except Quelling Strikes, lol so very clueless in that regard op.

[Ayerinn]

The only major issue I have with this game is the god awful targeting - even if they just let us change how tab target cycles... why would I want to tab target something 100 yards to my left instead of the mob punching my face in? *Spoiler* I don't!

[Priya]

Can we add useless macro system to the list? Why even have them if we can't use them because they're detrimental to gameplay. The fix is just to let them queue, but SE hasn't done it. Is it intended or some bug they can't fix????

[Kaurie]

Everyone has their own wish list of what they want, and the problem is that one person's wishlist conflicts with another persons. For example, I want:

1. Official in-game DPS/HPS/Damage taken parser
2. Add-on Support
3. More graphically pleasing maps
4. Customized skill and trait acquisition/use
5. More 'fun' stats in armor (Paralyze protection, spell procs, mp/hp recovery/drain etc.)
6. More varied gear per ilvl tier (I'd say at least 10 options per tier, could have the same glamour but options for stats to choose from)
7. Allow more than 1 primary stat per job, similar to STR/VIT for tanks (this would be coupled with varied builds allowed with customized skills/traits)
8. Provide more specific information in the Character tab (How much does DET actually increase your damage/heals?)
9. Estimated damage numbers on our tooltips based on our current gear
10. Ability to gather while in a DoM/DoW set
11. Reasons for farming as a DoM/DoW - (mobs that drop gear, materials or etc that are actually useful)
12. Less positionals on skills, more positionals globally (i.e. This particular monster takes more damage from the back, this one takes more from the front. Mobs take more damage from the front when stunned/sleeping. etc.)
13. Better server side latency, or compute more locally - shouldn't have to wait a tick after applying Bio to use fester/bane, it's instant and should be instant.

I can't think of anything more, but I am sure I could given time. The main point is I know that many of you will disagree with this, and we can't please everyone.

[Waliel]

Everyone has their own wish list of what they want, and the problem is that one person's wishlist conflicts with another persons.

This.

I, for one, only kind of agree on half of that list, and the rest range from "No" to "How would that even work?"

[Evtrai]

Everyone has their own wish list of what they want, and the problem is that one person's wishlist conflicts with another persons. For example, I want:.

You bring some interesting points, especially the "more fun stats" as it stands out I feel like the system is pretty barebones, there's no point on using different gear other than what's best in slot, because there's no purpose, there's only one optimal rotation, only one combination of them is the best. It's not like you can ever try a different build for any job, it'll always be the same.

The server issues as painful, especially when dealing with both SMN/SCH pets ignoring your commands.

There's basically no variation of gameplay, one of the heavy atraction of the game was the Armory system, I'm currently maining summoner, why would I level up monk? which was my primary on 2.0, I'm not gonna be like, okay, I'm gonna bring Monk tonight to savage, because the system is so restrictive as it stands right now that you are pretty much locked of doing any relevant content outside of what you already started, so in the end, it's pretty much like I went to WoW, and created a new character from scratch skipping the story, there's basically no purpose other than novelty to level and play other classes.

One of my hopes of Heavensward was that they would revamp the gear system because it's incredibly simplistic as it stands right now, other than staring at the cool skins and awesome gear designs, but from a practical point of view the gear is boring as hell, and as long as they keep this ilvl system the gear other than for skins is always going to be boring.

I like the game, I'm not a hardcore player but I do raid, if it wasn't for my current static I don't see myself playing FFXIV, the moment my static breaks is probably my last day in FFXIV.

I often find myself on my freetime logged in and thinking, I wish there was something to do, what is there to do besides waiting for raid times, capping tomes, crafting food/consumables for raids.. Oh right, PvP, if only it wasn't utterly broken, ive played other MMO's before and PvP is the time killer but it's just not working, the 3 factions thing are no bueno.

I have been playing since early 1.0 then retired and ever since 2.0, and now 3.0, and I can't help to feel that this game has an incredible potential but it's afraid to try different things which is bizarre considering the huge variety of content type FFXI had, and I'm not talking currently, I speak of core or first expansion. I hope I'm proven wrong, but I'm pretty sure the update path is going to be the same as 2.0, Raid, story, 2 new dungeons (since it was already confirmed), mind numbing relic grind of old content > 24 man raid, new primal, 2 new dungeons, story > 2 new dungeons, 8 man raid, primal, story > 24 man dungeon, relic grind, story, primal, possible PvP updates likely to rank and new gear. I seriously wish and hope I'm proven wrong.

And before anyone else brings the usual arguments when someone brings up this kind of topics:
Have you leveled all your classes to 60? - I'm not interested in leveling all the classes to 60, when it's absolutely pointless.
Have you beaten Alex Savage? No, but this brings the huge issue that what am I supposed to do on my free time till my raiding group gathers.
Have you leveled all your crafts to 60? Not all of them.

[WingsOfAzrael]

i can't speak for skill delays, besides benediction the 1s cast time sucks even though it says instant.
but for the skill delays: timing
job distinction: im sorry, what? If you're a job chances are you should have the classes you can cross class skill with to the required level for the skills, or your skill set isn't optimal
gear: im sorry WHAT? gear not existing? i agree with the glamour part though they should allow cross class equip glamours
dps parser: i agree we need one

[Ryaz]

I find this game a lot of fun to play. However, there is also a lot about it I don't like. Quests are a chore of fetch and kill quests, with almost no variety or story behind them. I hate that simple things like dyeable AF gear are locked behind ridiculous requirements like high level alchemy items or end game raid stuff that only a few people will probably even see. I feel hunts are a cluster****.

In the end, it comes down to whether or not I enjoy the game enough to overlook its shortcomings. For now, yes. In a few months time, when other games are occupying my time more, like Fallout 4, we'll see.

[Higashikata]

oh look, the bi-weekly "WAKE UP SHEEPLE!" thread got merged with the hourly "I h8 dis game :C" thread.