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

Originally Posted by Velhart

You shouldn't take what I say as a fact.

If you don't want people to think that you consider what you're saying to be a fact, don't refer to it as "common sense". Not only does it carry the connotation that what you're saying is a fact, it's also incredibly patronizing to anyone who doesn't see it that way, because it implies that they must be lacking in common sense.

Originally Posted by Velhart

I do believe adding challenge to video games is a common sense practice in the industry.

I'd have agreed with you if that had been what you'd said. A game with no challenges at all would seem to be rather pointless.

What you actually said was that "there needs to be that over the top difficulty to keep your hardcore players engaged."

I disagree with that. You can have challenges in a game, especially a game designed to be played by hundreds of thousands of players, without providing difficult challenges for the top 1% of players.

It might even be more economically sound to do so. SE seem to have decided it's worth trying.