Famitsu interview with Yoshi

[KarstenS]

Some number scrapped from lodestone:

Total Player Characters: 7,819,881
PCs with at least one class at 50: 1,324,414
PCs with at least one class at 60: 385,651

From https://www.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/comme...ta_and_charts/

There is something strange with the numbers.

Just take a look at this chart released in early september.



In an interview some weeks later, Yoshida said, that around the half of the active players (no chars) have finished Alexander normal mode.

I'm pretty shure, the clear numbers have been increased more than a little bit during the census and that interview.

In my opinion there should be at least around 800k active players.

Don't know how many ppl are out there with an active account without Heavensward, but I don't believe its the majority of the active playerbase.

[Deathscythe343]

3.15 before Christmas probably means dec 22.

[Selli]

3.15 before Christmas probably means dec 22.

Inb4 "Maintenance will begin on December 24th 11:59pm PST"

[Kuwagami]

Anything that we should try?

Yoshida: Well, I think working on mechanics should be the first priority rather than focusing on damage. Try a section 10 times, and give priority to getting through that part of the fight 10 times without any issue. If someone doesn't understand what to do or makes a mistake, practice for that person. If you proceed through the fight without everyone on the same page, the differences will get exacerbated. Instead of setting really high goals, work on the fight one phase at a time and you'll get better results. Let DPS be the last thing you focus on. If you're playing with a focus on DPS from the start, you'll be neglecting how to properly deal with certain mechanics. It's a much better goal to be certain that you can get through the mechanics of phases instead of being able to reduce the boss to a certain HP percentage. Part of avoiding the mechanics has nothing to do with DPS. Once you are at a point where all eight players are able to cleanly deal with mechanics, that's the first time you should start thinking about DPS. The first goal should be to kill it before timing out, and then you can think about ways to shorten the time spent in each phase.

Thanks for teaching us raiding's 101, Yoshida-san. How about next content is designed so that we can do that instead of rushing dps because it's been utterly and ridiculously overtuned ?



Seriously, the average player is already unable to handle most mechanics, no matter how simple they are, if they come by more than 2 at the same time (communication too hard, plz nerf. Tunnel visioning rulz). If you throw at the same time an absurd dps check, they'll tunnel vision even more and just fail horribly at either dps'ing or handling said mechanics (or both !).


Oh, and wiping to a mechanic is a thing (you just have to master it, you'll do it eventually !), but wiping endlessly because you're missing a little extra bit of dps when you're balls on it will just drive people away.

[ServerCollaps]

Oh, and wiping to a mechanic is a thing (you just have to master it, you'll do it eventually !), but wiping endlessly because you're missing a little extra bit of dps when you're balls on it will just drive people away.

there are groups clearing a3s in 9 minutes, probably you are just horrible bad and should consider kicking some people if they arent able to play their classes properly

since everyone got full 210 and 205 weapons "too much dps required" is zero excuse for not clearing a3s

[Colorful]

there are groups clearing a3s in 9 minutes, probably you are just horrible bad and should consider kicking some people if they arent able to play their classes properly

since everyone got full 210 and 205 weapons bad dps is zero excuse for not clearing a3s

Didn't it take the world first group over a week to clear A3S due to gear checks?

[ServerCollaps]

Didn't it take the world first group over a week to clear A3S due to gear checks?

its all routine, I'm pretty sure they could kill it now in ilvl 190-200 without hitting enrage

groups were already able to solo heal and 7 man it

[Kuwagami]

there are groups clearing a3s in 9 minutes, probably you are just horrible bad and should consider kicking some people if they arent able to play their classes properly

since everyone got full 210 and 205 weapons "too much dps required" is zero excuse for not clearing a3s

yeah sure, "everyone is full i210 and i205 weapons". sigh.

To answer you though, I stopped raiding nearly 3 month ago because AS3 was just ridiculous.

and back then, people didn't have the dps for it, for the most part. And by a long shot.

Now, they just don't want to go back to it. plain and simple.

Also, your comment doesn't prove me wrong.

[ServerCollaps]

yeah sure, "everyone is full i210 and i205 weapons". sigh.

To answer you though, I stopped raiding nearly 3 month ago because AS3 was just ridiculous.

and back then, people didn't have the dps for it, for the most part. And by a long shot.

Now, they just don't want to go back to it. plain and simple.

Also, your comment doesn't prove me wrong.

its the high end content for the top 1% of raiders, tough even casual groups who already got full 210 should clear it without problems

a3 normal seems to suit you more if you have neither gear/skill nor the determination/time to learn the mechanics

[Kuwagami]

its the high end content for the top 1% of raiders, tough even casual groups who already got full 210 should clear it without problems

a3 normal seems to suit you more if you have neither gear/skill nor the determination/time to learn the mechanics

Whatever you say man. No point talking to someone resorting to personal attacks.

You just seem to have no idea what the "casual raiding" scene is like