Thread: The Current Status of FFXIV Patch 3.1 and How to Address it Moving Forward

Originally Posted by cynical_baby

One thing i don't understand:

If that is true, why some Anima waepons are BiS right now and better than Gordian weapons, like for Bard or Warrior, and other are even worse than upgraded Eso weapons, like for Ninja or Dragoon?

I took it as a reference to the timeline. Relic weapons are eventually the same as "hardest difficulty content" just not at first, they are always behind in Item level updates. (exception being first coil but they changed raid weapons to +5, which they took away with alex savage for some reason)

He could be talking about literal dps strength but I think it's more a general reference to item level and how relics were handled in the past.

All developers ever need to do is to listen to your userbase & admit if you made a mistake. So many sins can be forgiven if you just acknowledge feedback & strive for betterment.

This letter was very welcome & I'd go so far as to suggest that you (the development team) communicate with the community more often in this way. It soothes a lot of tension & helps us to understand each other's thought processes.

Namaste, Daniel (Culf).

Originally Posted by Kaiser-Ace

Well, at least I can still say you've been listening. I personally though would like to add the suggestion to look over the specialty crafts in detail as well. As it sits it is a minor annoyance but if needing specialty items from crafts with little to no relation to each other than it may result further down the line in a massive crafting balance issue.

Also, I'd like to request alot of attention being made to Gold Saucer. It was very shocking to see Lords of Verminion go dead on my server the day after it's release.

Maybe because most people find Gold Saucer to be a waste of time. so why would you want them to focus on it more?.

The one thing I was looking forward to (anima) is not only an insanely ridiculous time sink of epic proportions but they've confirmed that it's already going to be outdated in 2.0. This letter confirmed my worst fears and was the nail in the coffin for me. I don't have a job and as such can spend insane amounts of time in game- but only if it's fun and rewarding. That aspect is gone for me.

Sincerely,

Dedicated paying customer since beta version 2.0

This game is new player/noob centered.
Old players are not considered at all.

You are a new player? You don't play since a lot of time? Here it is an easy way to reach everyone.
You are an old player? Who cares if you got even more skilled while playing. Stay forever at the same level of new players difficulty-wise. You'll never ever get anything more challenging.

There is no continuation between a patch and another, no content is required to advance to the next level, each patch dies when the next one is out. I can login whenever I want, buy something and be able to play the current content.
There is no incentive to keep playing every day. What of the current content should keep me glued to the game since everything is always the same soup?

They could have made the anima weapon ilvl 215, but once you do FINALLY get your anima weapon, you will be ahead in the long run.

1. Further patches of the game will possibly allow for upgrading stats of the anima to match your playstyle

2. IT GLOWS!!! The more you play with your new anima weapon the more it glows. Maybe the anima grind sucks now, but you will say it was worth it when you are standing next to others in your raid group with a shiny and nobody else has one.

3. The devs make it this way and will probably continue to do so to make it easier for others that don't raid often to have more of a sense of accomplishment, while at the same time setting your weapon and ilvl on par with harder endgame content.

I am relieved that I at least have an option to get an ilvl 210 weapon that doesn't seem out of my reach when relating this to Burden of the Father (Savage).

Don't know if anyone else suggested it yet, but my 2 cents on making the relic weapon not requiring high-end raids...

I very much support this decision, as I like the idea of having a good weapon that players can get if they're dedicated enough, without necessarily needing to be good enough to clear top-end content. That being said, I also think that the weapon should become easier to obtain by high-end raiders. A quick off the cuff example: clearing any floor of Alex in Savage difficulty should give somewhere around 20-30 precision parts to each player, once per week. That way, raiders already clearing Savage can get a bit of a boost and reduce the grind by a good chunk by simply clearing Alex for two weeks. Similarly, it should be possible to trade extreme primal tokens for the unidentifiable items, at a fairly quick rate (3-5 of one extreme token per item, perhaps).

Unsubbed. Maybe they will figure this game out in 4.0 but until then, it's tired and boring and the devs are so far out of touch. All that time wasted on diadem and lov..