Content drought....

[Skivvy]

Yeah, Xi just had a high entry barrier, people like me never made it past level 20, because veterans didn't want to hang out in the dunes, and new people didn't know what to do.

I started years after XI launch and managed just fine.

[Valkyrie_Lenneth]

I started years after XI launch and managed just fine.

Doesn't mean it wasn't a problem. Otherwise, wouldn't the game have peaked higher than 5-600k subs?

I couldn't even get to the point where I could unlock subjobs, and not for a lack for trying. The people in the LSs I was in were never up for helping in, so after 3 weeks of that, I quit.

[Skivvy]

Doesn't mean it wasn't a problem. Otherwise, wouldn't the game have peaked higher than 5-600k subs?

I couldn't even get to the point where I could unlock subjobs, and not for a lack for trying. The people in the LSs I was in were never up for helping in, so after 3 weeks of that, I quit.

Regardless of our own personal experiences making it past level 20, it really has nothing to do with the original comment that you responded to. XI did not suffer from content droughts like XIV does, which is the point that was made previously.

For better or worse, XIV is designed to be incredibly casual and it lacks decent long-term content/goals.