Thread: Patch 3.1 and the Problems with a Two Tier Model of Content

I'm not sure how much of the majority only have 4 hours to play because I'm sure they came from alot of other mmos like xi, wow, or even ffxiv 1.0 which were very grindy games that take alot of time and effort, and I'm sure they have something to say about all these changes in 3.1. Saying its the majority of the playerbase is a stretch imo

A lot of us did come from those older games... and just like those games, we've aged significantly.

When I first started playing FFXI, I was only like three years out of college and living in a tiny apartment in California with no responsibilities other than my job. Now, I'm married, I'm a manager at my company and the wife and I have developed a social life. We're working like crazy to pay off some bills so we can free up money to possibly adopt.

My past life of a gamer in FFXI is completely irrelevant. Life simply doesn't allow adults with growing lists of responsibilities to spend countless hours per week in a video game.

Also, gamers of similar ages/responsibility levels tend to flock together in social games. So while your FC makeup may be different, most of my somewhat larger FC is made up of similar-aged adults, and only a small number of us spend substantial hours in the game.