Things SE Unnecessarily Did [List]

[Skivvy]

People who bang on about the currency tab not having literally every currency in it really need to give their head a shake. Why do you all seem to have such a hoarding problem? The only currencies taking up space this patch, which you should be using as you gain enough of them, are Sigma pages, alliance coins, and whatever primal totem you're farming. There is no reason to be holding on to your 4 Bismarck totems, or that Precision Gordian Bolt that's been stuffed in a retainer since 3.1. Have some self control and learn to manage your inventories better.

Players can always manage something better, however, SE took it upon themselves to start expanding upon the currency tab by adding new items to it. It has potential to be a great QoL change, however, they stopped after only a few additional items (beastman items and ventures). These are items that players could easily use in a timely manner to clear out their inventory or discard if they no longer had use of them, and yet SE still added them to the tab. It feels rather half-assed at this point.

[Vivi_Bushido]

The creation and establishment of the mentor system along with the Novice Network, was really unnecessary and a waste of resources.

[Soge01]

Adding all the Scion and outfits to mogstation. They could have easily added them in-game as reward items for beating the game or a special quest you did with one of them.

[RiyahArp]

...add insult to injury by naming the area we fight Construct 7 in called "The Cleft of Profaning Wind." I mean seriously. Also the moogle sings "If I could walk 5000 yalms."

[Cer]

setting up new systems, like the Grand Companies and not keeping up with them. They start more new "forms" of content but don't carry them on or continue with their stories.

Also putting random items freaking everywhere. Trying to collect hairstyles or certain items is a nightmare. Want something? Be prepared to find the new random NPC in some random spot with a random mark log with a random currency you have to farm for random amount of days because it would be too serene to use the 50 current methods already implemented.

Greed only is also pretty bad. RNG is never a good design choice imo.

Telling me they don't want to make cool interesting Summons for Summoner because it would ruin it if everyone had the ability to summon a big thing. Yet mounts get bigger and bigger with more and more animations and effects, even Carbuncle. I'm surprised Ifrit's not a mount yet.

[Soge01]

Making moogles unbearably annoying with the nonstop quests in Heavensward. I had NEVER hated the moogles EVER until having to go through all their quests at that time. Now, anytime I look at a moogle other than the ones from FFXII get the urge to punt kick them into orbit.

[CainCrimson]

As a newish player...I'm enjoying reading these posts and sensing years of frustration in each comment. Lets me get a feel for what lies ahead.

[Skivvy]

As a newish player...I'm enjoying reading these posts and sensing years of frustration in each comment. Lets me get a feel for what lies ahead.

I could be wrong, but I imagine that people who don't read official forums may be better off in the long run. For better or worse, the forums are a place where people come to air annoyances, and if it's all you read, it can give you a fairly negative outlook of the game. Much like watching the news. It's all doom and gloom, at least per the news networks, but the world isn't half bad

Of course some good comes out of this place as well, just try and form your own opinion of the game without getting weighed down by the complaints.

[CainCrimson]

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Oh yeah I know exactly what you mean. I'm a long time vet on another current MMO and almost everything we say in forums is filled with bitterness due to all the bad game changes we lived through. I'm able to see through.

Like you said tho, any players reading those forums would be very misinformed if they passed judgement based on those comments. Still though, it's helpful for me. It's cool being the fresh player for once, not having been here from the true start.