More Horizontal Progression please

[Nadirah]

Trakanon's loot was relevant for almost 4 years... lol

That shield effect and other effects worked until they finally nerfed it.


Ill Will from Shard of Hate is still relevant now. However its not much of an upgrade, not even 1% health.



Standing around doing nothing is absolutely horrid and boring. However the loot needs to be worth that grind, right now its not.

Stuff I got off Trak was replaced pretty quickly. Didn't have much lock stuff drop :P

People stand around "doing nothing" in FFXIV for MONTHS because they get the top level equips and while some unsub until the next patch, some stay around "doing nothing" at Mor Dhona/Idyllshare. It's no different, and to be honest, it's even worse in FFXIV's case.

I don't stand around and do nothing.

if I don't have something to do at any given time, I *gasp* log off and go do something else.

Microtransactions have become a common, though despised, thing these days. Had this been a decade ago, you would certainly be tarred and feathered for it. To me, I place these things in the same category as those who complain about something they have full control over not continuing payment for. You do with your money what you want. I'm old enough to know that with how entertainment works these days, there will practically always be something out there for me to throw my money at, and if any given source chooses to go with something I enjoy, my money goes to them for as long as I enjoy it.

Had this been a decade ago, you wouldn't have very much choice in what games were available.

That's another thing folks forget about those older days. There was next to no competition. Everquest was the *only* game of it's type for a while, and XI never got big marketing. Asheron's Call(first one) didn't get much either, and it never really had a big population.

These were niche games. If they had 100k subscribers, they were lucky for the longest time.

Me? If i spend long hours in a game, I want to do it because I'm having fun. Farming rare drops? Not fun. Sitting on my arse waiting on respawns? Not fun. The reason I *don't* play those games is because they felt like a chore. If I don't have a reason to log in every day, great. Gives me an excuse to go outside.

eidt: below:

So the 999 roulettes and esoterics farming at Neverreap or Fractal doesn't feel like a chore for you? Well...

No, actually, it doesn't. Especially since I haven't done it that many times, and I don't "farm" it.

Contrary to popular belief, you don't need to have your esoterics capped in one day. I'm generally done by Saturday.