Discussing your 'unpopular' opinions

[Valkyrie_Lenneth]

So in other words you want minor parts of them buffed, and major parts of them nerfed, cause that's how things are done it seems. Yeah, don't ask for buffs.

They don't even have to buff SAM, just nerf the rest

[ThirdChild_ZKI]

They don't even have to buff SAM, just nerf the rest

They did. It was called "Stormblood"

[Kohdo]

People who complain about housing being "inaccessible" need to toughen up and play to win like everyone else instead of incessantly demanding the devs change things any time they encounter a hurdle in the game and can't be bothered putting in the time and effort to jump it themselves.

This may not be an unpopular opinion. Maybe the whiners are just louder than everyone else.

[ko_]

People who complain about housing being "inaccessible" need to toughen up and play to win like everyone else instead of incessantly demanding the devs change things any time they encounter a hurdle in the game and can't be bothered putting in the time and effort to jump it themselves.

This may not be an unpopular opinion. Maybe the whiners are just louder than everyone else.

Ouch.. I can feel those people growing in rage at your comment. I think yours beats mine too. I still wish I could just buy those moogle shoes on the store :c

[ErryK]

I don't want FFVII or FFVIII for next raid tier. They're milked so hard it's dust.

Since when was VIII milked so hard? VIII never received a sequel or prequel or CG movie... ?

Why you would nothing hiring English VAs when you have such a legendary roster of Japanese seiyuus such as: Mariya Ise, Yuichi Nakamura and Hiroki Yasumoto is beyond me.

[Aeducan]

People who complain about housing being "inaccessible" need to toughen up and play to win like everyone else instead of incessantly demanding the devs change things any time they encounter a hurdle in the game and can't be bothered putting in the time and effort to jump it themselves.

Would you mind elaborating on this statement? More specifically, what is this "play to win" attitude that you speak of? I own a house but fully sympathize with the frustration people have regarding housing situation. From what I understood, housing being "inaccessible" is not due to people's lack of ability to get the money to purchase one. Rather, it's due to shortage and unfortunate server problems such as patch crash or 1h+ queue time. Is it not understandable that they complain about housing being "inaccessible", especially given that they've worked so hard to get the money to purchase one? Frankly the only reason I have a house is most likely pure luck, given how I'm not even rich and play on Leviathan, which is the most populated world on primal datacentre. Many people work just as hard, if not harder, than me to get a house.

Please understand I'm not trying to be hostile. Your statement: "can't be bothered putting in the time and effort" just sounds very.... off to me. Like, I don't understand your reasoning at all.

[AriaFairchild]

They only just now started making effort, and terrible effort at that. Where have you been before 3.5?

Also I won't mince words, given the nature of this thread: Openly hating on PvP (in general, not just XIV) like it's something to be proud of is pretty pretentious and lame. Sure, opinions are opinions, and there are definitely exceptions or people with good reason, but the hive mind aversion to anything competitive in this game is a pretty limited mindset, and lacking competitive spirit doesn't strike me as a point to be proud of.

Calling anything in this game that doesn't fit within your sphere of interest a "waste of development" is also a limited mindset, and would be a pretty unhealthy one to have if you worked in the industry. I don't like hunts or FATEs, but I'm well aware of the purpose they serve, and wouldn't call them a waste. That's just me though.

Don't you know that this community is such an excepting community that they are hellbent on hating PvP just to go with the trend and calling for less development time for it? They are so anti-discriminatory that anything PvP-related is slapped with buzzwords like "elitists", "toxicity", etc.

The irony is so high that I might end up getting hemochromatosis just from reading those posts.

[Theodric]

Hien is far more attractive, charismatic and competent than Aymeric.

[Kohdo]

From what I understood, housing being "inaccessible" is not due to people's lack of ability to get the money to purchase one. Rather, it's due to shortage and unfortunate server problems such as patch crash or 1h+ queue time. Is it not understandable that they complain about housing being "inaccessible", especially given that they've worked so hard to get the money to purchase one? Frankly the only reason I have a house is most likely pure luck, given how I'm not even rich and play on Leviathan, which is the most populated world on primal datacentre. Many people work just as hard, if not harder, than me to get a house.

I really do sympathize with people who miss out because of server instability, and patch crash/server queues are something SE really needs to address. As for the overall accessibility of the housing market, simply having the money isn't enough. It's like saying "I've made it to level x, unlocked the dungeon, I shouldn't have to grind until my desired piece of gear drops, I should just be able to buy it". There's definitely an element of luck involved, and keenly watching the ward listings before getting lucky and grabbing an open plot is part of the process.

There are genuine issues with the housing system that absolutely need to be resolved, such as the obvious land shortage, hoarders, and the server issues that come up when housing is released, which unfairly prevents players from having a real shot at getting a house. The issue I have is with a certain part of the community demanding the entire system be shelved in exchange for instanced housing, saying it's unethical and greedy for players to own houses when FCs need them more, etc.

I sympathize with people who've been screwed over by hoarders, server crashes and long queues, but disagree with the people demanding an overhaul of the system because they can't be bothered being patient and playing the market like everyone else.

[Aeducan]

The issue I have is with a certain part of the community demanding the entire system be shelved in exchange for instanced housing, saying it's unethical and greedy for players to own houses when FCs need them more, etc.

Ah, I see... so you are against instanced housing then? I'd reckon that is indeed quite unpopular opinion, but it makes more sense now; thank you for your explanation. I won't delve too much into this as I don't want to derail the thread into a housing topic that will undoubtedly start popping in the near future. I personally disagree with your opinion because I think instanced housing will solve many issues for both SE and players alike, but it's alright! The thread specifically mentions to let us speak our minds without the pressure of conformity. I brought this up simply because I was confused by your earlier statement