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[Vahlnir]

You weren't doing bad until you reached #7, then I couldn't take it seriously. This is a story-driven MMO and it even has Final Fantasy in the title. That's just the type of game it is. Though I will admit I wish our characters would interact a bit more in said cutscenes. Stormblood was a step in the right direction as far as that goes.

[Keridwyn]

OP I too originally came from WoW, back in ye olden days when it was possible for a low level Forsaken to stray too close to the Plaguelands, click on the Blood of Heroes, and get wrecked by the elite lv 60s that would spawn. (Because sometimes that item mistakenly spawned in Tirisfal...good times.) What I'm trying to say is I left that behind. I came to this game because it wasn't WoW and didn't do things in the same way as WoW. I came because I wanted something with a more engaging story and different gameplay. I got that. While some of what you're after is QoL, a lot of what you're after is just WoW systems you grew accustomed to and enjoyed. No shame in that but all games do not need to do the same things in the same way.

1: Possibly. I think they've said they're toying with it. I think the Savage folks might appreciate it.

2: Anima weapon 3.0 coming soon, please look forward to it.

3: Just about everyone wants this and while SE has shot down the most popular request they have said they're interested in doing 'something'.

4: Actually as a caster class can I get LESS robes?

5: Artifact gear is Iconic for a reason, it can stay that way. Weapons are your job thus they can stay that way. Everything else, I don't see why not.

6: Needs more definition. 'Interesting' is too broad a request. What isn't holding your interest?

7: And you lost me. I like cinematics. You're free to skip them with a simple button click. As long as they don't put them in dungeons anymore I'm good.

8: I kinda enjoy that I no longer have to dedicate time to clearing previous trash/bosses to progress. I can just queue up and punch the boss that is actually meaningful to me at the time.

9: Devs put their foot down and honestly, I'm okay with that. QoL improvements should come from them, not from third party software.

10: I'm all for equal opportunity glamour. Personally, I'd like if the female armors covered us up a little more though (looking at you Dragoon AF 1.0).

OP over all your biggest mistake was saying 'I came from WoW'. That picks up a lot of hostility on the forums because, honestly, this isn't WoW and a good lot of us really don't want it to become WoW. There are a ton of things WoW does and does very well and there are a ton of things FFXIV has already stolen from WoW to it's betterment. But FFXIV really and truly doesn't need some of the things you're talking about here. The differences are what ensures that this game is it's own entity, beyond just graphics and mechanics.

[Aylis]

I have to say, weapon procs and effects were more interesting than just being stat sticks. I remember in some FF games you could add status effects to your physicals.

They might make balancing SS more difficult though, but I guess you could make them only proc from autos instead.

I think they're gone from WOW as well.

Weapon procs even existed in this game as well at a time. The original relic and all the original primal weapons from 1.0 had special effects and procs to them. I remember Moogle weapons had a life draw effect on them, Ifrit weapons had a flame damage proc on them, I never got a Garuda weapon but I think that had a wind damage proc on it, and the relics were loaded with effects as well. What gets me the most is these all came after Tanaka, so they were designed by Yoshida and put in by Yoshida. I dunno why they didn't make the jump to 2.0 unless it involved Yoshida's quest for simplicity.

[Raistlinnnnn]

Coming from someone who looks like they're a jumper due to having two classes at 70, and one at level 1.....you've missed a lot of other content you might not be able to get into due to how few people actually do them now days.
if people from WoW are coming here and they act anything like you, their age won't save them from what people think about them after a very short while

i leveled my WHM mage via story to unlock everything, and jumped my BLM to 60 from lv 30 because i hated the leveling process, its terrible ...thats my opinion
people like me that come from WoW raiding in mythic raid content, will easily integrate into end game content in this game, so more people like me, means more people running end game content

[HyoMinPark]

1. Make high end armor sets have Bonuses

Not entirely opposed to this, but SE would have to take into consideration the way players determine BiS gear sets, which are not necessarily all from the same gearsets. Some pieces may be tomestone gear, others Savage gear, others crafted, etc.. So they would have to either a. Make the gearset bonuses appealing enough to go with a complete set as opposed to a mixture like current BiS, or b. Consider allowing the mixing of different sets and different stats.

2. make a ANIMA weapon 2.0 and have the weapon either a. have a proc effect or b. click effect

Please, no. My job is already reliant enough on RNG procs, I really don't want it added to my weapon as well.

3. UPDATE the cosmetic system!!!

Definitely think the Glamour System has things that need addressing. Please add a glamour log into this game. Even better, allow for gears to have multiple glamour options so that we can have one glamour for, say, WHM, and another for AST, and a third for SCH. Variety is always a good thing to have, and I don't necessarily like all of my healers looking the same, or my BRD looking like MCH, etc..

4. Make more full robe types for all caster classes

Don't really have an opinion on this, since I don't really play casters, but more glamour options are always a good thing.

5. remove cosmetic restrictions for armor types, if your a whm you should be able to wear a blm robe , or staff for example and vise versa,

AF gear should remain locked to jobs, in my opinion. Weapons as well. It would be a little odd to see a DRK running around with a bow, or a SMN running around with a sword and shield. As for non-AF gear, please remove glamour restrictions for them. There's no need for them at all.

6. make pvp interesting

If the PvP crowd thinks there need to be changes to PvP, please consider them. I just PvP casually; definitely not seriously. So I am indifferent.

7. get rid of 95% of the cimatics, dont need to see my char bobbing his head to rescuing sheep, it might be different if our avatars talked, and we could choose what they say like in swtor.

SE has started adding more "choose what you character say" options with the release of Stormblood, and in the later patches of Heavenward. As for cinematics, I enjoy them. However, I kind of wish that my character didn't always have such a blank look on her face. She constantly looks confused by everything. Though, that is pretty amusing.

8.make actual raids, with raid zones and multiple bosses

They kinda have this already with the 24-man raids.

9. allow 3rd party addons,

If this is a request for an in-game parser, then SE will never allow this. As much as I would like an in-game parser, they're pretty firm on their stance regarding parsers. You can use them, but be discreet. The Devs are very "don't ask, don't tell" when it comes to using parsers.

10. all gear doesnt need to be designed for female toons, this is more apparent especially when you play jobs like WHM

Yeah, they could stand to add more "masculine" glamour options for gear. I think some of the healer gear tends to look pretty feminine on male characters sometimes (like the AST AF gear, both from Heavensward and Stormblood), but some people like that. To each their own.

[Yasuhiro]

Forums need a downvote button for this exact reason. Go back to WoW.

But then the forum would become even more reddit than it actually is and reddit is awful for being a hivemind. I'd rather the like button be removed and only be enabled by moderaters when it comes to community votes for content or suggestions.

[Hasrat]

i would just like to see more end game stuff, and the end game gear to be interesting and unique, instead of stat sticks

They can't just dump everything at the end game. It's about the journey, not the destination, yo. It takes time to develop that content, so naturally it trickles out piece by piece.

And gear has always been about getting better stats. From start to finish. Sure, it's not very engaging, but, ultimately, it's what gear always comes down to, anyway. Devs could spend too much time making all sorts of variety gear, but in the end, players will inevitably settle on what is "best" and all other gear is worthless, making all that work a bit of a waste. Gear is just there to get you closer to more gear.