I guess it's time

[Iromi]

I don't really like how "take a break" is the usual response or some acceptable answer. That is the worst thing someone can suggest to someone in regards to this situation. People from 1.x and beyond I've known who have "taken a break" and never came back. There is so many people in my FC who used to play regularly, got bored "took a break" and never came back..lol.

With FFXI I have never once had this problem or boredom, redundancy or felt the need to "take a break" -_- There was always, ALWAYS something to do and when a patch came out, most of the time my friends and I didn't even realize it..we were still doing so many things. I'd go back and play XI but for some reason they are not merging dead servers and I am not flocking to asura, also they've changed it so much it doesn't even feel like the game I used to play. You could also stop playing FFXI if need be (like if you have RL things to do) and come back and not be far behind. With this game? You have to do stuff with these weekly and daily lock outs or you fall behind. It feels worse...

But anyway..the point I am trying to make is, my BF and I have done EVERYTHING in this game, yes everything (he has on TWO characters!), and nothing feels rewarding or fun anymore and it has not for a while. We we're sticking around hoping they would finally keep their word with the one final thing (The interesting stats) but now they back peddled again and I feel this truly is the final straw. We have 0 desire to log in now, like Serapnya said, " Weekly - WC, VA, Craft + Gather red scrips. Daily: Trial + Expert roulette" that is extremely boring and I am tired of doing it for 3 years now, going on 4.

I do not like also how they tied to relic weapon, a very special and unique weapon in the Final Fantasy series to helping noobs/newbs. I don't want to be carrying people through trials and the like to get my relic (Which is why I do hunts, but even those have finally gotten boring after a year or so of doing the SAME THING!) I do not mind helping others, but don't tie this weapon to it. They already back peddled on that also saying that instead of making boss fights and fun dungeons or some challenging encounter, this is meant to be done as some long boring grind. I am all about the grind, np, I played Lineage II and FFXI lol..but what I am against is using the weapon in hopes that people will carry others through stuff. If people want help fine..ask. I will help you..do not try to make a quest to force it...and then not add interesting bosses and make up some excuse. We KNOW it is to carry people.

Let me tell you..back in teh 1.x days, the dev posts would be about major game adjustments, adding in stuff people asked for and seemed very sincere. Now it is only glamour, contests and fluff responses, nothing to battle or changes like forced pop tier NM's that I have seen people asking (and JP also) for years. Forget it. It is a lost cause Even the Live Letters are getting extremely boring and feel so forced. This years E3 Live Letter they just talked about glamour stuff people on Balmung wanted...in the past one they showed a new job. :/

shoot, even with Lineage II I never felt the need to "take a break" due to being so bored. The only times I took breaks from XI or L2 were when I had to..or, I actually could step away from the game for a few weeks if need be and come back as if I never left, or when I was working on my other hobbies and such. Not so with this game.

Oh and before the whole.."no life" thing comes into play..no, not even once. He is a full time student at nyu tandon and as I've said before, I am an actress here in nyc. So yes , we very much have a life and still have easily completed everything this game has to offer. It's just in the end the game feels like a very, very big puddle. It seems big but once you step in it it is very shallow. Sad that it had to go this direction but all the hope we had seems diminished.

If others are having fun, that is great..I am glad I hope it lasts longer for you then it did me, although...6 years is a long time I suppose