Super-mega-grind

[PikachuLink]

so you think its much better like for example SWTOR to put hundreds of cutscenes in the game with voiceover... then you play through the story and thats it? More is more? well i dont think that SWTOR will be that much more exciting.

Dont knock the star wars man.....dont knock the star wars.....Vader is watching you....

[Isaaru]

even grinding ifrit till you get lucky enough the servers dont kill you....

It's grind until you get lucky enough for a weapon you want to drop. Beating it isn't the annoying part.

@OP: yeah craft grind sucks

[Slatfatf]

I’m seeing a lot of comparisons to Word of Warcraft crafting from some who feel it’s a better system, my question; why don’t you play that game instead? Does FFXIV need to implement the same systems because some feel it’s too tedious? (Some mind you not all.) MMO = Grind and it doesn’t matter what the game title or activity is.

Crafting tends to be more of a solo thing and some find it relaxing compared to the pressure of working within a party to achieve goals. You want kill mob get exp., kill mob get exp. Ok. There is no real difference from craft get exp, etc. One tends to be better with a group the other doesn’t.

I’m with those who feel crafting didn’t need the watering down it got, only a better balancing of level requirements on sub items (with the exception of cooking maybe). Still it’s not for everyone, but in that way the game offers something for a diverse group of players.

I don’t think some of you will be happy until this game becomes WoW2. You shouldn’t worry I’m sure Blizzard is not resting on their laurels and less then a year after Diablo 3 is out, they will start hinting about the next big thing. I for one want a more complex system of crafting then press a button get your item and if I wanted a WoW clone, I’d be playing WoW.

(P.S. Don’t flame me with Fanboy’ism’s, I’m not saying either game or any MMO is better / worse then another, pick the one you like and go play it.)

[stoned]

Is it just me, or is crafting in FFXIV the
grindiest of all grinds ever invented in a MMO?

Is there a single game in human history where
crafting was grindier, or does FFXIV hold the
ultimate record?

lol ffxi grind killed the spam leve system this game has.

[Nephera]

I think eq2's might have been longer but it was also more fun so eh.

[Kirith]

Isn't a game in which you pay for your gaming time and then have to use that time to watch movies you acquire yourself inherently very broken? SE should at least stream the movies as we craft.

[Nabiri]

I love crafting. If it was instant gratification I'd be bored in a second and quit. :x I like having something to do. I like that crafting are their own classes, not just something you do on the side.

[Zenith]

I like crafting but it takes way too long, all my dow/dom were outleveling them like crazy.

[DeadRiser]

Yeah I've gone through so many movies while doing crafting I'm starting to run out. Something is definitely wrong if most people play through it like that. Give us something else to do the level them up other than local leves that aren't really local considering you have to travel for 10 minutes just to turn them in.

[magenta_taco]

crafting in this game is dreadfully easy now since they defaulted the cursor on the recipe button instead of the request button. get a turbo controller, put something on the x button, and go do whatever.