I guess it's time

[Velhart]

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You can definitely tell the developers are in more of a experimental phase right now. Still giving what you expect from a patch, but throwing things in like Diadem, Aquapolis, or the upcoming Palace of the Dead. This is something I support, but at the same time hope they finally find something that really sticks or they stay committed to. Diadem was not very successful, but the feedback given, I hope by 3.4 it becomes something a lot more fun and challenging.

Some modification in secondary stats I would definitely like to see. Parry needs some serious attention (which I believe is changing 3.5 or 4.0) and Accuracy needs to be looked at again and determine if it is a stat worth keeping around. FFXIV and WoW are not the same game, but their secondary stats and how they function are similar. WoW removed accuracy from the game to make less desirable stats at the time more relevant, and it worked wonders. Doing the same in FFXIV may help making less wanted secondary stats for a job more desirable. I know healers in raids would love to see accuracy go away.

Also, I think 1.0 content was transferred over to 2.0 already in some shape or form. Like Chocobo Escorting is part of FATE's now, guildleves are still a thing, the trials and relic quest returned. The dungeons also came back. I can' remember if there is anything specific that did not come over.

Faction Leves come to mind, which I thought may be a great way to summon spawned HNM like bosses and make Grand Company's more relevant again. Was basically you accumulated points through doing leves and then you use those points to buy a Faction Leve, and then you spawn the NM and kill it, and receive it's rewards. This seems like a great compromise for open world NM's if the developers map the areas right in 4.0. Also of course some modifications on how you obtain points since leves work differently than they did in 1.0 somewhat. If they couldn't make the open world aspect of it work, then maybe have it pop like Aquapolis and fight the HNM like boss in there.