Quote Originally Posted by Lium View Post
I find myself fully engrossed and engaged in this game. I think about it even when I'm not logged in playing it.

Then I come to these forums and see non-stop complaining about everything. And as someone coming from WoW and other Western MMOs, I truly wonder if you guys know how great you have it. Honestly.

MMOs in the West are having a tough time. Mostly because it's all about ilvls and/or PvP ratings. FFXIV is about the story. And that's rare these days.

Hope you guys recognize that in between your constant complaining.
You're not even max level yet. That's why you don't understand the complaining.You're effectively experiencing nearly 4-5 years of content in rapidity (so of course it feels great). Get to max level (and please take your time and enjoy the ride there), but you'll find that you may have issues when you get there and there's no more story to keep you engaged until you get the next 2 hour quest chain in a few months and all that's left is some shallow side content or a handful of boss arena encounters to tide you over.

To each their own. You sound like the type of player that would be comfortably at home in a game like WoW. And that's TOTALLY cool. I played that game for 13 years. They don't care about story at all. It's all about raiding and gear progression. WoW players have long abandoned any care about story because they realized Blizzard doesn't really care about it. They just retcon and come up with nonsensical stuff because reasons. And there's absolutely nothing wrong with that. They know their playerbase.
I mean you say you played Legion, but you don't have ANYTHING positive to say about the experience? The entire Suramar quest story and all the nuanced characters and the real danger you felt in the city, etc.? It's honestly some of the better storytelling I've seen in a long while and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Surprised you are marginalizing it so heavily. It's starting to sound more like bias that actual good analysis TBH.

Quote Originally Posted by KisaiTenshi View Post
If someone comes to a game, and hates some core aspect of it (eg the story, the gameplay or the art style, the fact that it requires multiplayer interaction, all of which I've seen on this forum) What exactly is the point of playing it?
So we're only allowed to play if we 100% have NO issues with ANY aspects of a game? I mean I love the McLaren F1, but I think its interior looks goofy with just a singular center seat. Does that mean I hate the entirety of the car and should never jump at the chance to drive/own one (if it was within my means)? That's one of the most staggeringly asinine stances I've ever seen someone mention.