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

Verlhart: Clearly whats so called best for me is something many who have been in this thread agree on. I'm paying for a product so ofcourse I would like to see it in a way. Aren't you paying for a product you wish to see something you can enjoy that you feel people that share your views do?
You just don't want the current state to change because you either enjoy this game beeing in this hamsterwheel effect or you are arguing just to argue.
How many times have I not stated to take what was good with FFXI and put it in this game? (Merit systems, gears with better stats, farming items to pop bosses on the world map etc) How does any of this in your mind turn out into something that requires the whole game to be revamped? In my opinion Yoshi P's biggest mistake was to turn gears unpersonal with the stats you know this aswell cause they where present in 1.0 and up until the change with a real reborn. Plus who says that new gears cant keep the ilvl system but give more than just these ridicilous numbers that makes them so boring? All for it to be simplistic? This simplistic number hunt is way more boring than stats with effects.

I am realistic because everything I just told you in previous posts are a possibility without them ruining anything with revamping the game. Its about releasing content that isnt a damn repeat of everything we have been doing for the last 3 years. That is not beeing creative thats just beeing lazy. Content is rushed, short and too easy. Its rather something new and refreshing.

What people are playing in this game now is pretty much the state of many current MMORPGs. Its just following whats out there instead of coming with something unique.
The game is loosing subs as we speak. 5 million games sold does not mean 5m active subs so who are you are you trying to fool with that? More and more people are leaving everyday and many left for a "break" but never came back.
I understand that the game should always give you the feeling that you can catch up or else they would love subs but never to the point where it will effect the heart of the game though.
Its about finding balance. FFXIV uses influences and ideas from almost every MMORPG out there but FFXI until we got diadem wich is a complete mess and some silly names from FFXI. That is not fair to the people who have been here since 1.0.

Multiple people have said in this thread they signed up for this for the challenge and expected something that wouldnt be similiar like other MMORPGs why do you keep ignoring this? Are you gonna give me the corny reply now saying thats how MMORPGS are today?
So if all MMORPGS today had a blue and pink cow at the beginning of the starting cutscene to give you a tutorial does SE need to have a blue and pink cow aswell?
Shape the player present them with content instead of adapting to content for temporary profit and "fun". Cause right now Fun isnt coming first. Boredom is.
Boredom with weekly caps and way too easy content and too little content thats burning ALL players not just elite but casuals too.
Casuals who barely feel they just caught up with an Esoteric set are finding out its useless by february 23rd because new tomes are out. Tell me how that is balanced or fair? I would love to hear how that is fair to a person who just caught up or how its fair to a person who enjoys this game and has it as a hobby knowing he couldnt get what he wanted for his main jobs because he paid for something thats limiting him from doing what he wants.

Horizontal progression doesnt always have to mean gears either. Me personally yes I would love to see gears beeing acheived harder but Horizontal progression can just be storyline content thats longer and harder making us do more than chasing the glamour and spending most of our times waiting in a city or at FC house for a duty finder to pop because thats the only content to do together as endgame.

People have signed up because they feel that the FF name as a brand is games that offer a challenge. Right now Alex savage is the only challenge except when nerf comes and higher ilvl then that shows only how the current complaints where just lulz.

Current state of the game is It doesn't matter what you have acheived or grinded I will always be able to catch up and do that like you did but with half the effort/time/gil invested the only difference I wont be "first". <-- You are telling me this is balanced?
That is not balanced Velhart. Its catering to one side only rewarding slackers and punishing and unrewarding the people who invest and dedicated time to this game that have it as a hobby.

Who wants only two new expert dungeons every update?

Who wants to feel like there is nothing to do when capped weekly?

Who wants to feel that the time they devoted to obtain gil for gears and items making them useless so fast that they have to repeat the process again?
That makes the player unmotivated you know that right? I can already tell on players on our server you are in it aswell.
Not everyone is as fortunate to obtain gil in huge amounts and as fast as others so how would you explain to someone for example who saved up entire january to be able to buy crafter gears knowing they are not the best gears by february 23rd? Thats balanced to you? Thats fair right? I'm pretty sure that person has a happy smile on his/her face knowing the countless hours spent are useless all for the sake for your idea of how awesome the current state of this game is because its only misguided? What are you gonna tell people like that? Encourage them to buy gil wich is against the rules and risk of getting them banned because they feel its not worth bothering?

I've already given you my 8 reasons in the last page I don't need to repeat myself. All 8 reasons can and will work if they just gave it a try because players are demanding it. I also think more players would come if you offer them stuff that other MMORPGs don't have. the community in this game is priceless and thats pretty much it. Everything else is just repeating what we have been doing for 3 years now on repeat aside from diadem LOL. These 8 reasons are not realistic they are possible they can fix alot of requests from the players. Gives the player more stuff to do and feel they are part of Eorzea and their server. I guess for you thats not enough might aswell just log in and be in a FC room and wait for a DF que cause thats awesome?

If even the casuals are complaining about the current state especially from reading in this thread it only shows how most of the stuff you have said is whats slowly tearing this game apart. So it feels like people who share your mindset are part of the problem not the solution.

Feel free to continue to argue and complain just for the sake of it.

Originally Posted by FizzleofHyperion

Verlhart: Clearly whats so called best for me is something many who have been in this thread agree on. You just don't want the current state to change because you either enjoy this game beeing in this hamsterwheel effect or you are arguing just to argue.

You didn't answer my question. Please answer it. Also, you are basing it off people are mostly end game players. Try again.