Where ya all go?

[Lamentor]

Not reading every post here. Just simply responding to the OP. Finals are a big population dwindler. It was like that even in FFXI, which had an overall steady population for the 6 years I played.

Also, whether people would like to admit it or not (fanboys included, which I will admit, I am one), the Ifrit fight was a disappointment. If you compare it to how fun even the Darkhold was, Ifrit wasn't all that great. It came with to many frustrations, and too many problems to be considered great.

A lot of people, myself included, probably defeated Ifrit 5-10 times or so, got no drops, then did not see any incentive to get on. Because, if you do get on to do something like Ifrit, it's going to be a few more hours of no drops, a longer wait time than the fight it self takes, server lag issues that hinder the overall fun and excitement of the battle, etc.

When I think about Darkhold, I was enthusiastic about that dungeon. I didn't mind doing the fight 10 times a day 3+ times a week. Speed runs were always exciting. Chests throughout the dungeon were awesome. There was just more to it, when it comes down to it. And of course, it wasn't something that causes you to sit around waiting more than you're actually adventuring inside the dungeon. It was 20-25 minutes of dungeon, 5 minute wait, repeat.

I love this game, and I will pay for it. But I guess what I'm getting at is, like most people, I'm just not interested in the game as it is right now. 1.20 might change it for a while, but that'll probably be mostly to kill the good moogle a few times, and relearn our classes. It's fine, I know a patch like 1.20 is needed. So for myself, and more than likely a majority of final fantasy fanatics, patch 1.21 is the patch we're all waiting for. It's the patch we've been waiting for since 6+ months ago. It's what will bring us back in to this game.

/longpost off