why not let player rise to the challange

[Chiramu]

The thought about playing other games during content patches is a bit odd, majority of MMORPGs make content that make you stay in that one game to keep up to date. Even non-MMOs like MOBAs and Overwatch, produce their games with the intent you will be playing their game 100% of your playtime.

[JunseiKei]

Even non-MMOs like MOBAs and Overwatch, produce their games with the intent you will be playing their game 100% of your playtime.

And when you take a break from the game, whether forced or by choice, you really feel how you've been left behind. This sometimes leaves players feeling they simply won't ever catch up. So they leave completely.

Personally, I'm glad FFXIV follows this more laid back model. I can play other things, invest in other hobbies, work and still keep up with the game easily. Not to mention because of its laid back nature, I was able to convince friends that pretty much never touch MMOs, because of their commitments, to play.

"Dumbing down" is a perspective. For people that are more dexterous or simply have better hand-eye coordination, they might have little to no trouble completing tasks. People that have a hard time memorizing patterns or have slower reaction speeds might already find something that others might considering boring a challenge. While this entry in the series of Final Fantasy may be MMO, because of the series name it holds, it has drawn first-time MMO players to the field. The skill sets will not be the same.

[Tint]

The thought about playing other games during content patches is a bit odd, majority of MMORPGs make content that make you stay in that one game to keep up to date. Even non-MMOs like MOBAs and Overwatch, produce their games with the intent you will be playing their game 100% of your playtime.

yes and this game design of constant content lacks and people doing breaks makes it pretty hard to keep an FC or any sort of static active. wich leads to problems with randoms in the team-jump-rope-mechanic-style fights in this game and not many people want to mess with that (especially when you are not the best player), so they don't go into the harder fights and so they don't have a reason, and also not really a chance, to become a better player. so square has to tune the classes and the fights down that you can easily clear the content with randoms.

[Nora_of_Mira]

The thought about playing other games during content patches is a bit odd, majority of MMORPGs make content that make you stay in that one game to keep up to date. Even non-MMOs like MOBAs and Overwatch, produce their games with the intent you will be playing their game 100% of your playtime.

It's actually a very realistic portrayal of "game hobbyists". the modern gamer DOES play more than 1 game at once and Yoshi knows that. It's only the tail ends of the bell curve (super casual and super hardcore) that tend to only play 1 game for months at a time, due to preference or life situation. I would get so bored with FFxiv if it was the only thing I played, so I jump between it, my Switch, my ps4, and other PC games.

[silverlunarfox]

The thought about playing other games during content patches is a bit odd, majority of MMORPGs make content that make you stay in that one game to keep up to date. Even non-MMOs like MOBAs and Overwatch, produce their games with the intent you will be playing their game 100% of your playtime.

I actually prefer this approach. It allows me to catch up on my game backlog. But I must differ on Overwatch. People generally only massively play during the start of competitive (and if youre high enough just a few times a day) or during seasonal events. Other than that, there's little incentive after a while to play 100%. Thats why I like the way FFXIV is because I can play Overwatch, Assassins Creed, and other games in between patches (aside from doing the FFXIV dailies). It's not so much as being a casual as it is, well sometimes theres just not enough time to play everything, and I'm glad they understand that. This way I don't have to choose one over the other.