How would I explain this games never changing formula?

[Kyuuen]

I am not a Square Enix Employee mam, they won't pay me to come up with ideas for them.

I'm not working for SE. I am the customer, they are the business, do you go to Mc Donald's with amazing ideas for their crappy burgers?

I'm almost pretty sure...

[Reinha]

Its just the same thing since I've hit level 50.

How did you manage to do 8 man story mode raids, Diadem, Aquapolis and Palace of the Dead before Heavensward?

[TankHunter678]

How would I explain the current patch formula?

Consistency. One that they have also used to refine the game content while still throwing in stuff that are a potential flop risk without risking the entire stability of the game.

What, would you have liked the latest patch to utterly change the game's core systems and invalidate months/years worth of work and content development? Invalidate all current gear progression and force you to start over from earning initial newbie gear so you can eventually regear your character for its actual level? Throw in a system for beyond current max level leveling that breaks the balance of the game so horribly that the only reason you would play is to farm for EXP to invalidate more content? How about the removal of 2/3rd of the content in the game AND reworking the story wasting the millions of dollars and the months/years of work put into it?

In case you do not know, I am describing what recently happened to another themepark MMO called Firefall. Though it was turned into a Themepark MMO away from what it originally was because the investors wanted a WoW clone and had to dispose the guy who started the entire thing before they could truly get to work on what they wanted to do.

[Bourne_Endeavor]

So what, pray tell, should change? I always find these "I'm bored and leaving because the game is stale!" threads pointless. Offer a suggestion or something, otherwise your criticism isn't constructive, and therefore, equally pointless.

[Elky]

So what, pray tell, should change? I always find these "I'm bored and leaving because the game is stale!" threads pointless. Offer a suggestion or something, otherwise your criticism isn't constructive, and therefore, equally pointless.

I'm not working for SE. I am the customer, they are the business, do you go to Mc Donald's with amazing ideas for their crappy burgers? I pay, I enjoy paying when I'm having fun. My subscription is still ticking down and I can't be bothered to log on.

[Reinha]

I'm not working for SE. I am the customer, they are the business, do you go to Mc Donald's with amazing ideas for their crappy burgers? I pay, I enjoy paying when I'm having fun. My subscription is still ticking down and I can't be bothered to log on.

Yes, I like my burgers with extra mayo and gherkins and therefore I ask for them to be added. The next door shop is small and lacks certain products and I've requested some products to be added to their selection in the past. You know how businesses find out what their customers want, right? By asking the customer. That's what the feedback forms are for. If you are not rational enough to know what you want, you can't expect other people to be mind readers.

Do you go to Mc Donald's with no idea what kind of burger you want to eat, ask them to make you "something good" and then complain that it didn't taste as good as you wanted?

[Kosmos992k]

I'm not working for SE. I am the customer, they are the business, do you go to Mc Donald's with amazing ideas for their crappy burgers? I pay, I enjoy paying when I'm having fun. My subscription is still ticking down and I can't be bothered to log on.

And? At the end of the day, a burger is a burger is a burger. Doesn't matter if it's beef, lamb, goat, kangaroo, buffalo, chicken, turkey or Dodo, it's still a burger. It doesn't matter if it's American, cheddar, Swiss, mozzarella, Colby or Blue cheese, a burger is still a burger.

Your complaint amounts to saying "this burger is still a burger, I wanted something new, and all you gave me was a different burger."

Well, yes, but you're are in a burger joint, so burgers are pretty much the Menu, if you don't like burgers any more, there is a taco stand just down the street.

[Lan_Mantear]

Your complaint amounts to saying "this burger is still a burger, I wanted something new, and all you gave me was a different burger."
Well, yes, but you're are in a burger joint, so burgers are pretty much the Menu, if you don't like burgers any more, there is a taco stand just down the street.

[Yurimi]

And? At the end of the day, a burger is a burger is a burger. Doesn't matter if it's beef, lamb, goat, kangaroo, buffalo, chicken, turkey or Dodo, it's still a burger. It doesn't matter if it's American, cheddar, Swiss, mozzarella, Colby or Blue cheese, a burger is still a burger.

Your complaint amounts to saying "this burger is still a burger, I wanted something new, and all you gave me was a different burger."

Well, yes, but you're are in a burger joint, so burgers are pretty much the Menu, if you don't like burgers any more, there is a taco stand just down the street.

Not to detract from the point but here at least burger places (both large chains and small businesses) no longer just carry burgers on the menu offering things like hotdogs, nacho's, salads, and various other fast food products due to trying to boost business with a broader appeal than a new sauce or an extra patty.

[Kosmos992k]

Not to detract from the point but here at least burger places (both large chains and small businesses) no longer just carry burgers on the menu offering things like hotdogs, nacho's, salads, and various other fast food products due to trying to boost business with a broader appeal than a new sauce or an extra patty.

Yes, and as with most businesses that over diversify, they will ultimately refocus on their core business of burgers...