[Poll] Are you happy with the current state of FFXIV?

[Ririta]

I think going forward if you make a poll such as this, you should include a question asking how long the person has played for. There's probably a very real correlation between how long a person has played for and how bored they've gotten of the status quo formula while newer players are likely to be more satisfied because it's still mostly fresh to them.

I've leveled this character in 3.5 and have almost 300 hours of play time, and all I did was clear the story.

While people often complain about the ARR endgame story quests, that's when the game really opens up, so much content to unlock and clear.

So yeah, I think a new player will generally be happier than a veteran

[Transient_Shadow]

Having played ESO it could be much much worse. The gripes I have with ff14 are the following

1. There is still no adorable and smol Kitsune race. We need this!
2. There are no fairy glamours. Come on Square give use stuff like elemental aspects and the like to change up lilly's over all theme and color!
3. Please for the love of god nerf the bloody Aether farm already! we're 41 days away from stormblood and I'm burnt out as all hell on the anima grind.

[Shurrikhan]

Had to answer "no, other reasons". I'm hoping for fundamental changes, but it's gotten to the point where, barring those changes, I'd rather dabble in or swap to other MMOs. Some of the issues I'm feeling most may be universal, faced by any veteran in their respective MMO, but others have bugged me since XIV's release and merely continue to. Worse, they don't seem to be areas of upcoming change or even significant polish, namely:

• For its alleged graphical interest, XIV has comparatively awful textures, whether from tessellation or sheer resolution. Skin often looks more like plastic.
• Although I quickly found a character appearance I like, all but one of my frequent attempts to find another character appearance (preferably male) is met with the same issue: customization is painfully limited, both in terms of faces and builds and expression sets. This sticks out more for some races (e.g. Hyur males, and either Au'ra) than others.
• Combat isn't especially intuitive nor especially dynamic for the amount of buttons it requires. That button count is no issue on keyboard (and probably even less of one on controller), but it still strikes me as a very clear lack of design vision; the button bloat (such as from combos) just points out issues what often appear to be abilities set as specific abilities only to suit some sort of chart or system rather than aiming for equity through individual designs for each class or job (then varying however they might vary).
• For all their flair, animations have no weight. Whereas even other trinity MMOs will have ragdoll effects (and in their addition, additional means for teamplay by making damage more than just a long-term output), XIV character perform long and sometimes even gaudy attacks that do... nothing.
• There's little use of under-mechanics. The only one of any real significance not tied to a categorical standard DR is enmity, and it's about as dull an incarnation of a threat system as one can get, especially given how little crossover there is from other roles (e.g. dps) into its manipulatives.

[Vexander]

Having played ESO it could be much much worse. The gripes I have with ff14 are the following

1. There is still no adorable and smol Kitsune race. We need this!
2. There are no fairy glamours. Come on Square give use stuff like elemental aspects and the like to change up lilly's over all theme and color!
3. Please for the love of god nerf the bloody Aether farm already! we're 41 days away from stormblood and I'm burnt out as all hell on the anima grind.

1. I wouldn't be opposed to a race with fox ears and tails, however, you'll get the arguments against it that Viera get. Just another Miqo'te race, basically. Also, I wouldn't want them, 'Smol,' at all. Cute can be subjective, but as long as the faces aren't god-awful monstrous/insomniac/rage faces, I'd be happy.

2. Would pay for male faeries at this point. Down with this one-sided gender favoritism I say! Bring on Helios and Oberon!

3. I can agree with this. Not sure anyone can disagree, unless it only took like, 1 dungeon run per rune to complete.

[dragonseth07]

Why would I pay money every month to play if I wasn't happy? There are things I wish would change, but it seems like a bit of an irrational question.

[Xlantaa]

I am happy with the current game, but I don't like how the community is changing. The use of FFLogs requirements on Party Finder in description that incites to discrimination is not what I like for a community, specially coming from a unofficial tool. I'm disappointed the Game Masters didn't take action to this behavior yet.

I don't like the way the community is taking with this parser obsession.

[Kosmos992k]

I am happy with the current game, but I don't like how the community is changing. The use of FFLogs requirements on Party Finder in description that incites to discrimination is not what I like for a community, specially coming from a unofficial tool. I'm disappointed the Game Masters didn't take action to this behavior yet.

I don't like the way the community is taking with this parser obsession.

Anyone putting FF Logs requirements on a party finder is simply begging to be reported for parser use - IMHO...

[dragonseth07]

Anyone putting FF Logs requirements on a party finder is simply begging to be reported for parser use - IMHO...

Reporting people just for using parsers is a great way to make the already low average skill in this game worse. :/

[Kosmos992k]

Reporting people just for using parsers is a great way to make the already low average skill in this game worse. :/

If you dislike it so much, you know what to do. Honestly I'm sick and tired of the constant complaining by some about the standard of other players. We get it already, everyone else is trash and you're the most glorious player of all time...do you need to say it so often in order to believe it yourself?

[Transient_Shadow]

Anyone putting FF Logs requirements on a party finder is simply begging to be reported for parser use - IMHO...

sorry but whats an FF log?