What made you decide to buy and play FFXIV ARR/HW?

[Moomba33]

What made you decide to buy and Play ARR/HW?

One of my friends got me to try ARR Beta 3. We had fun and convinced some more people to come in Beta 4. We stuck with ARR because we had fun playing together and got Heavensward because we were excited to see the Ishgard story unfold.

-What made you decide that race for your first character?

It was between the elves and the cats for me. Elezen won because I dislike the miqo'te starting outfit.

-What was your starting city? and Why did you pick that city first?

Gridania. I didn't choose the city I just ended up there due to class choices (Conjurer in Beta 3 and Archer in Beta 4 through the full game).

-What is your Favorite location/area?

The Burning Wall in Eastern Thanalan. The music and scenery is just so peaceful and relaxing.

-Name one of your favorite moments in this game...

Playing through CM/Prae for the first time with my friends and seeing everyone in their Artifact gear. Don't get me wrong I'm glad glamour exists now but it does make me a bit sad that scenes like that won't happen again.

-What is your favorite Seasonal event/ Special Event?

The Rising. I don't think any event will ever be able to top last year's Developer's room.

-What is your favorite Job and why?

50 and below it's Bard. I just love how fast and fluid the gameplay is.
At 60 I'll say WHM. It just feels very powerful with burst heals and dps.

-What is your favorite mount and why?

Gotta go with the traditional company chocobo. It's really nice that you can change their colour and barding. Plus I get sentimental remembering grinding for the seals to unlock it back at launch.

-What is your favorite minion and why?

Fat Cat because it's adorable and was gifted to me by a dear friend.

-What is your favorite dungeon and why?

Haukke Manor. I love the haunted house theme and I think it has one of the more interesting layouts we've ever gotten in a dungeon.

-Has the game lived up to your expectations? If not why

Exceeded them. I never thought that I or my friends would play a sub game back when we were messing around in beta. Yet here we are, 3 years later.

-What would you like Naoki Yoshida san & his developer team to add to Final Fantasy XIV ARR to help improve it and make it even better than what it already is?
Your idea can even come from another MMORPG. How would you want them to implement that idea so it would fit into this game perfectly.

Never played other MMOs so I don't have any specific requests. I just want to wish them luck in the Diadem revamp and to continue trying new out content ideas to expand our options at endgame.

[Seoulstar]

[QUOTE=Blackcanary;3827975]-What made you decide that race for your first character?
It was mainly due to the fact that I couldn't make a hyur that I found pretty at the time.
-What was your starting city? and Why did you pick that city first?
Limsa, because I was an arcanist.

-What is your Favorite location/area?
Fool Falls

-Name one of your favorite moments in this game...
When a certain person used their I guess I can say LB at a certain part of the ARR story.

-What is your favorite Seasonal event/ Special Event?
Starlight Celebration

-What is your favorite Job and why?
Astrologian, I love anything relating to the stars

-What is your favorite mount and why?
Shiva's mount

-What is your favorite minion and why?
Bluebird, it's just adorable

-What is your favorite dungeon and why?
I personally don't have a favorite dungeon, I just love any dungeon that's healer intensive.

-Has the game lived up to your expectations? If not why?
Considering I've played for two years and don't plans to quit, yes.

-What would you like Naoki Yoshida san & his developer team to add to Final Fantasy XIV ARR to help improve it and make it even better than what it already is?
Your idea can even come from another MMORPG. How would you want them to implement that idea so it would fit into this game perfectly.
Not sure how it would be implemented but what I enjoyed about SWTOR was the ability to queue as your class primary or secondary role. Like for instance on my sage, I could do a dungeon as a healer. Or I can go in it as a dps. Also the specs help further make the class fit my personal taste as on my shadow I could be either tanky so I can go as a tank. Or still be a dps with either burst, sustained, or dot damage.

[Lexia]

I'm only going to do few of the questions.

What made you decide to buy and play FFXIV ARR/HW?
Played XI and then 1.0 so naturally moved into ARR (2.0)

-What made you decide that race for your first character?
I played a Hume and Elvaan in XI and didn't like Roegadyn and didn't want to play a Lala so I picked Miqo'te

-What was your starting city? and Why did you pick that city first?
Limsa, I liked the sea side city and the pirates.

-What is your Favorite location/area?
Pretty much any limsa area.

-What is your favorite Seasonal event/ Special Event?
Moonfire Event

[Arcsol93]

-What made you decide to buy and play FFXIV ARR/HW?
Had some spare holiday money from my family, and happened to see ARR was on sale at walmart with the free 30 days. Me being the pennypincher I am, decided to give it a shot and quit after the trial was up...and here I am 2 years later, still playing. Before this, I never thought I would ever pay for a game that has a sub, but it has me hooked :3

-What made you decide that race for your first character?
Nothing in particular. I'm a writer, and thought it would be fun to bring one of my characters to life, Miq's just so happened to have the face I was looking for~

-What was your starting city? and Why did you pick that city first?
Ul Dah, and I didn't really have a choice, I wanted to monk.

-What is your Favorite location/area?
Akh Afah Amphitheatre. It just seemed like a lot of detail and care was put into that particular instance alone...and I usually hate anything to do with the winter.

-Name one of your favorite moments in this game...
Saving my PotD party by killing enemies one by one until I could finally activate the rez statue...as a BLM

-What is your favorite Seasonal event/ Special Event?
All Saints Wake hands down, they always seem to pull off the festive creepiness well!

-What is your favorite Job and why?
Monk! Mainly because of how quickly you can deal lots of damage to an enemy.

-What is your favorite mount and why?
The broomstick. Because I love halloween and becuase there aren't many inanimate mounts.

-What is your favorite minion and why?
Fat cat, who doesn't love a plump and lovable cat?

-What is your favorite dungeon and why?
The great gubal library, just becuase of FF nastalgia

-Has the game lived up to your expectations? If not why?
I've played a few mmos, and the majority of them lose my interest within the first week of playing them. Can't say the reasons why, I just get bored of them for some reason. But here I am with FF14, still playing after 2 years. Can't say the reason why I stay. It might be my friends on here, the sometimes crazy moments when either raiding or dungeon running, or maybe its the story that makes me come back every time? Who can say in the end

-What would you like Naoki Yoshida san & his developer team to add to Final Fantasy XIV ARR to help improve it and make it even better than what it already is?
Your idea can even come from another MMORPG. How would you want them to implement that idea so it would fit into this game perfectly.

:A more improved system for glamours. I would like to be able to wear more than one headpiece at a time, like glasses and a hat, or a mask and a hat, or a circlet with a mask. The possibilities are endless!

:On an aspect more towards the gameplay. I kind of wish they would try to push the boundary a little and try to experiment with some new ideas. Admittedly, there's not much I'm expecting, but I would like to see if they have any ideas themselves that would change up the whole routine of dungeons+raids. I remember them mentioning dogfights, but haven't heard anything about it since, it attracted my attention because I've never really seen that sort of thing in an mmo before, and thought that would be a great addition to casual play.

:Finally, this whole endgame for the expansion has been sort of a mess. They have been going back and forth between casual and hardcore content in a desperate attempt to cater to both groups, but have left both groups unsatisfied entirely. What they should have done from the get go was make content for both parties and release it at the same time, not go back and forth between one or the other every patch. In the end it caused a void between the two and left one group waiting months for content that suited their playstyle.

In the end, I enjoy the game, I love the game. But I think what the cause of all this negativity is, is that some came in with their expectations too high, and couldn't handle the game not meeting their standards. I still have hope that 4.0 and even 3.4-3.5 will be a different beast altogether.

[Masquerade]

Still very new, so will have to skip some of the questions because I do not have an answer for them.

What made you decide to buy and play FFXIV ARR/HW?
Iv been playing DCUO for a couple of years. Got tired of it. Even when new raids came out, it felt like Same Sh!t Different Raid. It got old.
Then I started watching the anime Log Horizon and it made me miss playing EverQuest 2. But I quit playing that soon after Echoes Of Faydwer came out. It was just not the same EQ2 that I had started playing from around the launch date. - Still wanting a fantasy style mmorpg I decided to on this one. Pretty happy that I did. XD

-What made you decide that race for your first character?
Well even tho my main is a Giant, my official first was a Kitty. I picked him because I played FF11 for less than a month, but when I did I was ticked that the cat race was female only. And it reminded me of the Kerra race from EQ2. (that was a few months back during a 2 week trial)

After I decided to play the game a couple of weeks ago, I made a Lala. Wanted to be a Paladin, but by the time I got him to that job class, I was just not crazy about how tank gear looked on him. They need to design it better. It was tight in the wrong places and bulky in the wrong places.

Now my beloved main, the friendly giant - When deciding to remake my main I came up with the name Odysseus Stonewall first.Then I just started playing around in the creation screen, and Roegadyn just really seemed to fit the name.


-What was your starting city? and Why did you pick that city first?
Ul'dah. Gladiator starting class. I knew I wanted to be a Paladin, so had to start there.

-What is your Favorite location/area?
Still in that stage of the game where every new zone I go into became my favorite area.

-Name one of your favorite moments in this game...
When ever I leave a Duty group and see I got Player Commendation from all 3 members. *blush*

-What is your favorite Seasonal event/ Special Event?

(Seasonal events are the main events we have all year round: Heavensturn, Valentione's Day, Little Ladies' Day, Hatching-tide, Moonfire Faire formerly Firefall Faire (2011)|Firefall Faire, The Rising formerly Foundation Day, All Saints' Wake, Starlight Celebration. Special events include: Breaking Brick Mountains - Dragon Quest X, Burgeoning Dread - Final Fantasy XI, Lightning Strikes - Lightning Returns: FINAL FANTASY XIII, Yo-Kai Watch.)

Not had the chance to play any yet.

-What is your favorite Job and why?
Iv not played enough of them really to give a good answer. But I picked Paladin mainly because I like Paladins haha Seen some Ninjas in game tho, and they looked pretty cool.

-What is your favorite mount and why?
I only have my chocobo. But another reason I picked Paladin was because I read how they can get that White Lion mount. They looked pretty awesome. Not seen anyone on one tho in game yet.
Really need to get a new mount. I don't like the way my jolly giant looks on a chocobo. He looks waaay to heavy. Even more so what with wearing all that heavy tank gear.

-What is your favorite minion and why?
I only have the three but I never have em following.

-What is your favorite dungeon and why?
Don't think I have a fav yet.

-Has the game lived up to your expectations? If not why?
I suppose it has. I mean I did not really have any "expectations" when starting the game. Other than to have fun. Which I am, so it doing what I wanted I guess.

-What would you like Naoki Yoshida san & his developer team to add to Final Fantasy XIV ARR to help improve it and make it even better than what it already is?
Your idea can even come from another MMORPG. How would you want them to implement that idea so it would fit into this game perfectly.
I only know a fraction of how the game works. So for all I know anything I might want, is already in-game and I just have not found it yet.
Tho something I thought about when playing DCUO would also work well here. (tho for all I know it's already an option)
But in EQ2 if you were not in a Guild, if you went to the Guild Menu it would bring up a list of all the guilds that were recruiting. It would show a headshot of the officers of the guild that was currently online for you to message if you wanted in. It gave details on all the guild stats along with a recruitment message of explaining who they were and what it was they were looking for in new members. Along with the guild officers being able to add there own personalized message next to their name.
I think all mmorpg could use a function like that.

[ChameleonMS]

What made you decide to buy and play FFXIV ARR/HW?
Been a FF fan since FF1 on Nintendo.

What made you decide that race for your first character?
Hyur was my first race. Race in FF (and many other DnD inspired game systems) typically have the human type race the most all around decent character. Not exceptional at anything but not terrible at anything.
I choose Highlander because they could be taller than Midlanders.

What was your starting city? and Why did you pick that city first?
Uldah, not that I had a choice in the matter. I choose Pugilist as my first class, and they start in Uldah.

What is your Favorite location/area?
The South Shroud - reminds me the most my favorite RL pastime, fishing.

Name one of your favorite moments in this game...
Purchase of my FCs medium house on our old server. We were all on voice chat together and had a bunch of fun at the time.

What is your favorite Seasonal event/ Special Event?
Halloween

What is your favorite Job and why?
DoH, crafting is my end game.

What is your favorite mount and why?
Magitek Armor - Terra Branford theme.

What is your favorite minion and why?
Cactar

What is your favorite dungeon and why?
Snowcloak - Snowballs! SNOWBALLS!!

Has the game lived up to your expectations? If not why?
I am still playing nearly everyday years later.

What would you like Naoki Yoshida san & his developer team to add to Final Fantasy XIV ARR to help improve it and make it even better than what it already is?
Fairness of access to game features. My FC is on a large population server, and we got lucky in the most recent housing bonanza snagging a Large house.
After our FC transfered from the old low population server to our current server we spent more than a full year homeless.
It is very unfair that many desirable game features are not available to people without access to a house.

[Euphony]

What made you decide to buy and play FFXIV ARR/HW?
It was on a Steam sale for like $20

-What made you decide that race for your first character?
Female Miqote are cute. My alt is a female Lalafell

-What was your starting city? and Why did you pick that city first?
Limsa cause Marauders start there

-What is your Favorite location/area?
Limsa with Idylshire and the Hinterlands close behind

-Name one of your favorite moments in this game...
T13: Terraflare, taking solo Ahk Morns w/ Holmgang
T9: Heavensfall
A3S: Last Phase
A8S: Everything about Brute Justice

-What is your favorite Seasonal event/ Special Event?
Probably Holiday one because I really like Christmas stuff

-What is your favorite Job and why?
Warrior. It was super fun to play even before it became the bandwagon job of 3.0

-What is your favorite mount and why?
War Bear. It's a bear. Also the Gobwalker cause it was hard to get

-What is your favorite minion and why?
I'm not into minions much but maybe the Owlet

-What is your favorite dungeon and why?
Amdapor Keep before the nerf. #bringbackthebees

-Has the game lived up to your expectations? If not why?
It goes through periods of high points and low points but I've stayed subbed for over 2 years.

-What would you like Naoki Yoshida san & his developer team to add to Final Fantasy XIV ARR to help improve it and make it even better than what it already is?
I'm gonna put what I find fun and what I find fun is raiding and challenging encounters with cool incentives. That's what I'd like more of even if it is unrealistic and not very altruistic.

[KitriaLuon]

-What made you decide to buy and play FFXIV ARR/HW?
Well I came from a lot of MMO's, like lotro, SWTOR, WoW, etc. Mostly wandering around and I just finally decided to give FFXIV a shot, process of elimination you can say. "Hey free trial, sweet." And it, well clicked with everything I wanted in an MMO. All in the first cutscene!

I was never into the FF series so FFXIV was my first, but it definitely made a lasting impression compare to all the MMO's I've played, especially in comparison to all the WoW clones out there. Getting Heavensward was just a naturally decision to continue playing a MMO that I *really* enjoy playing.

-What made you decide that race for your first character?
I... Really dunno. I was never much into the catgirls/boys fandom, but even so after trying out all the races, the Miqo'te just felt right. Especially animation-wise. Even if I wanted to change my race I probably won't, I'm so invested in my character and who she is, that changing her race just feels... Weird.

(Deep down inside, I probably picked the Miqo'te because they're cute, but you'll never hear me admit that.)

-What was your starting city? and Why did you pick that city first?
Ul'Dah, because that's the starting city for the pugilist. I also like desert settings, so that was win-win, until the story in ARR became "Ul'Dah this and Ul'Dah that." Kinda killed my vibe because as Ul'Dah being my starting city, I didn't really get to enjoy and experience the other city-states as much.

-Name one of your favorite moments in this game...
Hildibrand. Yep.

-What is your favorite Seasonal event/ Special Event?
All Saints' Wake, I haven't experienced all the events yet but I really enjoyed ASW. Maybe include Starlight Celebration to that list too, since my character wore a Santa Claus hat with a giant beard the entire time that was happening

-What is your favorite Job and why?
If I have to name only one: NIN, because rogue/assassin classes had always been staple for me in MMO's. That and I really enjoy the utility a NIN can offer

-What is your favorite mount and why?
The broom mount from the All Saints' Wake 2015 event. I love how lazy the jumping animation is for it

-Has the game lived up to your expectations? If not why?
I'll say so, I haven't been disappointed for the most part. While things can be done or implemented better, it isn't enough for me to become dejected. I'll say FFXIV is the only MMO I've ever played that hit the nail for almost every little thing. (Or atleast *almost* hit the nail for every little thing, it's not perfect but it's far better than the alternative for me!)

[Gemina]

What made you decide to buy and play FFXIV ARR/HW?
I watched The Bowl of Embers (hard) on youtube, and knew then and there that it was all about the primals. I showed my friend who never played a FF mmo, and boom! Here we are.

-What made you decide that race for your first character?
I've always preferred human avatars in the mmos I've played. I also like playing healer, and Midlander Hyur's fit this image in my own mind the best.

-What was your starting city? and Why did you pick that city first?
I'm not sure we really pick our city so much as are thrust there as a result of choosing a starting class. I wanted to start in Gridania, but since I was an aspiring scholar I ended up in Limsa :|

-What is your Favorite location/area?
The Black Shroud. We get 'tension' weather

-Name one of your favorite moments in this game...
SCH lv 50 quest was really something. Especially as my first job to 50. Big Trouble in Little Al Mhigo is an MSQ I wish I can do over and over again. Even if only for reference to one of the greatest cult classics to ever hit film.

-What is your favorite Seasonal event/ Special Event?
I've only been around for the last two. But I loved the Easter one from earlier this year. My Spriggan cap is my first event item.

-What is your favorite Job and why?
Sorry, it is both white mage and scholar and I will never choose one as a favourite. They are two halves that make up a whole. Part of the lore that I created for my character is she has split personality. The WHM is more in tune with the elements, doesn't like to fight, loves to heal and faces the Primal threats. The SCH remembers full well that she started as an Arcanist, and well... she's kind of destructive lol.

-What is your favorite mount and why?
I love my bird! Pucho and I have been through so much.

-What is your favorite minion and why?
Mandragora queen. She's the HMIC of the other gardening minions xD

-What is your favorite dungeon and why?
The Sunken Temple of Qarn. See, I'm kind of a masochist.

-Has the game lived up to your expectations? If not why?
I can say that I am satisfied for the most part with the game. I only have minor gripes thus far.

-What would you like Naoki Yoshida san & his developer team to add to Final Fantasy XIV ARR to help improve it and make it even better than what it already is?
Your idea can even come from another MMORPG. How would you want them to implement that idea so it would fit into this game perfectly.
Find a way to get rid of the damn spam!

[VanillaWafer]

-What made you decide to buy and play FFXIV ARR/HW?

I was playing Phantasy Star Online 2 when I first heard of FFXIV altogether. I was at a point at the time that I was fed up with Sega of Japan delaying the NA version, then got pretty salty about it never coming to America when the Attack on Titan and Madoka Magicka cross promotions came out.

So I figured if Sega doesn't want my money, I'll go somewhere else. And here I am 3 years later.

I still miss playing PSO2, but this game makes it a lot easier to connect with other players. Plus, having to update the English patch for newer players have been a hassle. I also wasn't allowed to chat in English in PSO2, in fear that I get the ban hammer for doing so (cuz that's against their ToS.).

-What made you decide that race for your first character?

Right now? Peer pressure. Don't ask.

-What was your starting city? and Why did you pick that city first?

Gridania. For the Archer class.

-What is your Favorite location/area?

The Dravanian Hinterlands.

-Name one of your favorite moments in this game...

Hildebrand quests, hands down. That Costa de Sol climax was my favorite. It never fails to make me crack a smile.

-What is your favorite Seasonal event/ Special Event?

All Saints' Wake.

-What is your favorite Job and why?

Dark Knight. It's a fun class to play. Point blank.

-What is your favorite mount and why?

The Rose Lanner. My first birb. I ride it every chance I get.

-What is your favorite minion and why?

Dodo minion. I love it to pieces despite what people say how derpy or ugly it looks.

-What is your favorite dungeon and why?

Pharos Sirius... when it was notoriously hard. I enjoyed its difficulty and theme. And then it got nerfed to oblivion...

-Has the game lived up to your expectations? If not why?

I never really had an expectation for this game, but I use this game as the standard for other games.

-What would you like Naoki Yoshida san & his developer team to add to Final Fantasy XIV ARR to help improve it and make it even better than what it already is?
Your idea can even come from another MMORPG. How would you want them to implement that idea so it would fit into this game perfectly.

I'm pretty content with the way things are as of now and really looking forward as to what's to come. No complaints from me.