A Big Failure in FFXIV Battle system - You're doing it wrong man!

[WOmega]

Your opinion is more valuable than you may think. First impressions are the most important ones, and if a new player is not having fun, SE needs to know and needs to figure out how to make those first levels fun in order to capture the new player. Bad first impressions are often the only impressions a player will have of a game, and SE would do well to figure out how to eliminate those.

The only advice I can give is that the less-interesting aspects of the game seem to fade into the background once you have some people to play with. If you haven't done so, check out your server forum and introduce yourself in order to get connected with people. It sucks that you felt put off by others in game. Sadly, there is no easy indication whether a random player in game is a new player or a veteran taking out a new class.

Also remember, it is still a work in progress, so things are going to change from their current state.

i have a problem with that. I know its a MMO and its meant to be played with others, but when there is about 0 other new players around because of the boring as can be battle system, dragged out cut scenes and tons of walking past the same looking areas, its hard to find someone in your level range the group with. and not only that but everything at this level can be done by a single person with no trouble at all without even needing to use skills whats the point in finding another person. to make it easier?

im just not feeling it, im not feeling community either at least not in the early bits. the server i play on is touted for Role-playing but i hardly see it. there also must bot be many reasons to head back to the early stages of the game because its nearly a ghost town all day.

i want this mmo to be great it has potential but the game is just boated with a ton of bad decisions and its boring to do much.

but you should not have to hide that by grouping up it should be fun for soloing especially in the lower levels

[BlaiseLallaise]

i have a problem with that. I know its a MMO and its meant to be played with others, but when there is about 0 other new players around because of the boring as can be battle system, dragged out cut scenes and tons of walking past the same looking areas, its hard to find someone in your level range the group with. and not only that but everything at this level can be done by a single person with no trouble at all without even needing to use skills whats the point in finding another person. to make it easier?

Of course not. Bump up the difficulty to account for another. You'd be surprised the difference even one traveling companion makes. And even when you are adventuring alone, having someone to talk to on the other end of a linkpearl also makes a difference. I can understand how you feel. It is a pretty boring game when you are alone in the wilderness without a phone. But once you get involved in the social aspects it'll be better. Sadly, linkshells tend to associate mostly with their own. On top of that server populations are low, making the search that much more difficult.

[WOmega]

Of course not. Bump up the difficulty to account for another. You'd be surprised the difference even one traveling companion makes. And even when you are adventuring alone, having someone to talk to on the other end of a linkpearl also makes a difference. I can understand how you feel. It is a pretty boring game when you are alone in the wilderness without a phone. But once you get involved in the social aspects it'll be better. Sadly, linkshells tend to associate mostly with their own. On top of that server populations are low, making the search that much more difficult.

well of course.

but do the older people (who are pretty much the only people left) really want to help out the new player and get them accustomed. and would we really want a older player to plough thought he enemies for us? personally i kinda want to play alone for the first bit so i dont weigh down other players while read though the story, and i dont want things to be too easy. i guess when i have to grind someone else to have fun with would help but yet again there is no one.

people dont bother even saying hi to a person walking past. but i guess thats how people act in MMo's. one of the things i never liked about them. and like i said before, theres little reason to go back to starter areas from what i can gather.

and theres nothing to entice a player to help out younger players like some games have.