A Word of Thanks to the FFXIV Development Team

[Zkieve]

Okay, I've been playing since january + 1 month in beta ;P

Well, I like to play a little everyday, but sometimes I can't because of my master's thesis Q.Q
I just don't like to grind and grind and grind. I have fun in the game with my friends, even just hanging around. I'm not in a rush ;P So yeah, I don't spend too much time just ranking up.

Bit of both then =P.

[SirEdeonX]

Hehe When I get tired of the world, I'll grind like there's no tomorrow

BTW, "My First language is Spanish, if you wish of me to write perfectly, ask of SE to release spanish forums.Do not bother correcting my grammar or typos.". I'm with you... except I'm portuguese XD

[viion]

I've been playing since release (and alpha/beta ofc blah blah) and I find the game absolutely boring to death. I barely play now, just login to break clusters for ls members since I'm 50.

Me and my friend will sometimes login and think "Okay what can we do?" and theres nothing, there is absolute no answer to that question that doesnt end up being "Grind?" You cant have friends in class quests, you can barely have a friend in the story (like the last 2 missions let you lol) and I've finished all that. Class quests are boring and quite useless due to what they let you do (buy higher tier guildskills which are thus even more useless). And then theres the god-utter-awful mini-quest which people defend but its a copy/pasted system so theres no excuse.

So I ask people playing, What do you do when you login? For someone new who hasnt had the same routine for 6 months you can say things are nice, but you also cant really speak for the game because you're still in your prime. Its like when you first learn to drive and get a car and you're super excited and want to go on road trips its all thrilling, then after a while you begin to shout at other drivers, rage when you hit a traffic light and wonder why you're paying for it, if only cars were free to use like this game...

You will eventually begin to eat your own arm with this game due to absolute nothing to do later on. Even at the low levels what is there to do? Quest = Killing, Grind = Killing, Guildleves = Killing, and Killing is as boring as watching paint dry.

[SirEdeonX]

Well, I'm sorry I find enjoyment in the game XD

I'm not saying it doesn't need content. It does. AND A LOT OF IT.
I'm just saying I'm still having fun. And that was the point of this post.
They did some things right.

[Eolrid]

You know what I did when I realized that I couldn't stand Aion or didn't like Rift or thought DC Universe Online was a mindless, repetitious experiment in boring? I stopped playing them and moved on to something else. I sure as hell didn't troll their respective forums and take shots at the people who do enjoy them.

I mean, I'm not saying FFXIV doesn't have a lot of issues to work out and, given its design, is also repetitious and in a lot of ways boring, but when I decide that I've had enough, I'll just be on my way.

Let people have their fun.

[SirEdeonX]

You know what I did when I realized that I couldn't stand Aion or didn't like Rift or thought DC Universe Online was a mindless, repetitious experiment in boring? I stopped playing them and moved on to something else. I sure as hell didn't troll their respective forums and take shots at the people who do enjoy them.

I mean, I'm not saying FFXIV doesn't have a lot of issues to work out and, given its design, is also repetitious and in a lot of ways boring, but when I decide that I've had enough, I'll just be on my way.

Let people have their fun.

Thank you Q.Q

[viion]

You know what I did when I realized that I couldn't stand Aion or didn't like Rift or thought DC Universe Online was a mindless, repetitious experiment in boring? I stopped playing them and moved on to something else. I sure as hell didn't troll their respective forums and take shots at the people who do enjoy them.

I mean, I'm not saying FFXIV doesn't have a lot of issues to work out and, given its design, is also repetitious and in a lot of ways boring, but when I decide that I've had enough, I'll just be on my way.

Let people have their fun.

Nore did you go on to say you're having fun.

The thing is, if people who didnt like the game just left, how would the developers know what to fix and know why people are leaving?

As usual, constructive critisim overpowers someone just being rude, but you are expected and should know people will not agree with what you do and that some people are blindly confused as to how you think the way you do.

But as I said in my previous post it all comes down to Time. 2 people who genuinely like the concepts and are interested in the game will have absolute different views on it due to how long they've played.

And since you're low level, you've not hit that wall yet, you're still fresh and think things are going fine, but you will eventually undoubtedly turn into the rest of us as you realising your progression is not climbing up, its just walking in a straight constant line.

Those who have played and enjoy the other games get to their rage meter a little quicker due to the rules of comparison.

[Arcell]

Well to answer the question of "What do you do?":

If I'm currently interested in another game (console gamer) or have some class work to do, I'll behest when it comes around and at least make SOME progress.

When I'm sitting down specifically to play FFXIV I can choose to craft, gather or rank up combat. I have plans of getting everything up there eventually so no matter what I feel like I'm making some kind of progress. My LS is fairly active though so there's usually something going on. R40 leve groups come up so I can work on getting my Pugilist up to 50, we have crafting fairs to help people get outfitted properly or get materials they need for various crafts, we're starting to get ready for the few NM fights and subsequent gear that we'll need to make/distribute.

There's a lot to do in the game but if you don't enjoy any of the base systems then it's probably not for you. The game is about to undergo some drastic changes but I don't know if it will change enough to sway people who just don't like it.

[Vesper]

Happy you are enjoying it.Repeat it for around 1-2 months and we will see just how much this thins are still "enjoyable" .
I agree the first impression is a pleasant one.

Well let's see, I have been playing it since open beta. Thus far I have played it well over your 2 month suggestion and I am still enjoying it. Though it still has a long way to go.

[Eolrid]

Nore did you go on to say you're having fun.

The thing is, if people who didnt like the game just left, how would the developers know what to fix and know why people are leaving?

As usual, constructive critisim overpowers someone just being rude, but you are expected and should know people will not agree with what you do and that some people are blindly confused as to how you think the way you do.

But as I said in my previous post it all comes down to Time. 2 people who genuinely like the concepts and are interested in the game will have absolute different views on it due to how long they've played.

And since you're low level, you've not hit that wall yet, you're still fresh and think things are going fine, but you will eventually undoubtedly turn into the rest of us as you realising your progression is not climbing up, its just walking in a straight constant line.

Those who have played and enjoy the other games get to their rage meter a little quicker due to the rules of comparison.

I didn't read your previous post. I was replying to those who posted "this must be your first mmo" and other drivel.