Unofficial Census 2016 for FFXIV

[Centershock]

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...ッチ-コラボイベント感想スレ

38 pages of talk about Yokai watch

"Thread to write the figure of the future "do not want this happens" Final Fantasy XIV"

67 pages

and some threads about glamour , 524 pages of suggestions ,25 page about the emote ( '· ω · `) hahaha

JP forums are pretty tame compared to NA/EU , maybe they are more happy with the game , but is possible that they dont open a thread everytime some1 want to say something about how horrible or fun the game is now, or where the game is going ...or whats wrong with FFXIV...and use a just 1 thread to talk about it instead of 1000

I'm almost positive that they're pretty tame compared to NA/EU because of a cultural difference. They probably have and experiences the same problems and concerns we do in this game. I remember the debacle about housing and how, iirc, they (JP) were very unhappy with how it was implemented.

[Thayos]

I completely agree with Hyrist.

This really isn't as simple as "fix the game by slapping better rewards into raiding." Because most people don't like hardcore raiding, especially if they don't have the time to commit to a static. Personally, my most frustrating moments in XIV have been in PF groups (against extreme primals) when I know the fight from front to back, but can't get a win because I can't find seven other randoms who know the fight as well as I do. The average XIV player doesn't want MORE of that.

Just look at the downward trend in subs. Think all of that sub loss is really just the raiding community? Nah, the raid community was never that big to begin with. People are leaving because they don't find any value in endgame, because they don't like raiding and really that's all there is to do that isn't super easy after one or two attempts.

We need a diversified endgame scene that allows more players to become truly engaged in XIV. And even better would be SE developing progression content that was more based on FC participation rather than eight-man static participation.

Engage FCs with worthy progression-oriented endgame content, and the retention issue is fixed. Yes, it's that simple.

[Lorielle]

Oh Zo. It's fun watching you go back and forth. But you definitely should just leave it be. We've been a spinning record for quite some time now. Just let things happen. uvu

[DPZ2]

"If legion hits it out of the park, this game could easily lose another 150k subs. This game can survive on it's current amount of subs, but another 150k hit could easily eject this game from the sub model right into the garbage free to play market where it belongs."

@Zosia -- is this a quote of something you wrote yourself?

If the answer is "yes", I ask why you appear to torture yourself by playing a game you've already relegated to the garbage heap.

If the answer is "no", I'd like clarification about its initial source, and why you think it somehow contributes to the current conversation.

[zosia]

"If legion hits it out of the park, this game could easily lose another 150k subs. This game can survive on it's current amount of subs, but another 150k hit could easily eject this game from the sub model right into the garbage free to play market where it belongs."@Zosia -- is this a quote of something you wrote yourself?

If the answer is "yes", I ask why you appear to torture yourself by playing a game you've already relegated to the garbage heap.

If the answer is "no", I'd like clarification about its initial source, and why you think it somehow contributes to the current conversation.

Yes, The answer is yes. The reason you are looking for is a simple one. I gave my word to my raid team that I would lead to the end of alex and I do not intend to break that promise. When you lead a raid group, your happiness is secondary to the needs of the team. Sure there are limits, and mine is a12s, but I would not hang my 3-year old raid team out to dry because I think this game is garbage.

Oh Zo. It's fun watching you go back and forth. But you definitely should just leave it be. We've been a spinning record for quite some time now. Just let things happen. uvu

I will be returning to lurker status any day now. I will be neck deep in legion and out of these forums for a bit.

[Cakekizyy]

Yes, The answer is yes. The reason you are looking for is a simple one. I gave my word to my raid team that I would lead to the end of alex and I do not intend to break that promise. When you lead a raid group, your happiness is secondary to the needs of the team. Sure there are limits, and mine is a12s, but I would not hang my 3-year old raid team out to dry because I think this game is garbage.



I will be returning to lurker status any day now. I will be neck deep in legion and out of these forums for a bit.

Being raid leader shouldn't mean forcing yourself to stay. Should pass reins and do something you enjoy.

[zosia]

Being raid leader shouldn't mean forcing yourself to stay. Should pass reins and do something you enjoy.

How about you stop talking about a team you know nothing about? Take your unsolicited advice elsewhere.

You simply don't just pass over the reins. If I had left when I wanted to, the group would have unraveled like a poorly knitted sweater. If I was such a selfish person like you suggest, I probably would not be leading a 3-year old static to begin with. When you support a team for three years, you don't just hand off the lead without making sure that you have a suitable replacement. I have a great co-leader and she will take up the leadership when I go. This was not an overnight process and she had to learn just like I am still learning how to lead statics after doing it for 5+ years.

When you lead a team for this long, it becomes a very special sentimental creature, one that I want to see flourish after I am gone.