Ok, lets do it, WHAT is wrong with this game?

[Ruf]

Seriously, all&all i would like feedbacks from everyone,and that is not a happyhappy thread,I would love to know what you all think that this game is faulty at.If you have any opinion on how this game is missdoing things from A to Z please state it.I for one thing think that for such a good graphical game, there is a lot of backlashes.I have a couple arguments but, I would like to see what ppl think about it under General Discussion.

One thread(Wrap up).

[MomomiMomi]

The formula. Outside of PotD and Diadem, everything has been within the formula established in ARR, 5 years ago. Even PotD and Diadem have become part of the formula now, as we now have Heaven on High and Eureka.

We are still playing A Realm Reborn.

They don't dare step too far off of this established formula.

Everything feels the same. A dungeon is a dungeon is a dungeon. Trials are trials. Raids are trials. 24-man raids are a series of trials.

[Genoreaper]

Gcd feels way too long, expecially in the end game content where mechanics are happening faster and faster

[CorbinDallas]

The general playerbase being of below average skill level and refusing any and all help to improve, and instead choosing to complain about "difficult" content.

[Penthea]

The general playerbase being of below average skill level and refusing any and all help to improve, and instead choosing to complain about "difficult" content.

How can the general playerbase be below average skill? The general playerbase are the bulk of the player population. You have just said the average player is below average skill.

Also that's not something wrong with the game, that's something wrong with people. You find bad players who don't listen in every multiplayer game.

[CorbinDallas]

How can the general playerbase be below average skill? The general playerbase are the bulk of the player population. You have just said the average player is below average skill.

Also that's not something wrong with the game, that's something wrong with people. You find bad players who don't listen in every multiplayer game.

The playerbase is the game though, since I'm forced to play with others to get anything done. Which by the way, is an absolute nightmare these days. SE are so scared to challenge and teach that I view most players to be unskilled and I don't enjoy playing with them.

Better teaching tools, harder story content, and a better difficulty curve will go far to make me happy. As it stands, sitting in PF more time than actually doing content because people are ignorant of their own skill level and selfishly drag others down isn't fun, so I've been playing other games where I don't have to rely on others.

Spending 20 minutes to kill Construct, and still being in the top 10 DPS after spending 10 minutes outside the barrier speaks volumes.

[Genoreaper]

The general playerbase being of below average skill level and refusing any and all help to improve, and instead choosing to complain about "difficult" content.

Adding to this. The faux taboo on parsers, they are obviously used and arguably needed in end game, but lack of tools for console players leaves us in the dark on what we could improve.

[MomomiMomi]

Boring and pointless itemization.

In reality, it doesn't matter what you're wearing. Yes, there's some tiny amount of min-maxing you can do, but it isn't necessary and there isn't much room to do it because we don't even have much choice in gear. We have one or two sets of current gear and that's pretty much it.

They could completely get rid of gear and it would have minimal effect on gameplay.

[HyoMinPark]

What is wrong with the game? I could be here all day listing out things I think is wrong. But I'll just stick with these:

The repetitive formula for patches and expansions that doesn't deviate in the slightest.
The lack of challenging content below Savage/Ultimate.
Savage becoming a shadow of its former self in terms of difficulty.
Same with the Extremes.
The seemingly lack of a willingness on part of the Devs to listen to anyone who isn't JP with regards to feedback.

Boring and pointless itemization.

In reality, it doesn't matter what you're wearing. Yes, there's some tiny amount of min-maxing you can do, but it isn't necessary and there isn't much room to do it because we don't even have much choice in gear. We have one or two sets of current gear and that's pretty much it.

They could completely get rid of gear and it would have minimal effect on gameplay.

Not entirely true. Optimization just doesn't matter outside of players chasing their numbers in high-end content, and in ultimate. It doesn't matter in the grand scheme of the game, which makes me sad. That being said, some gear builds and substats do affect some jobs quite a bit - take away 1,000 Crit from a BRD, and they aren't exactly happy. There are actually a couple of different BiS sets for several jobs out there, usually tuned to preference. BRD has 4 different ones in Sigmascape.

I wish stats mattered in more than just Savage/Ultimate content.

[Dedayius]

The seemingly lack of a willingness on part of the Devs to listen to anyone who isn't JP with regards to feedback.

This seriously seems like the best way to sum it up. Japan is very much about not rocking the boat and the continuing development of the game shows that.

They've taken little risks here and there. Introducing new mechanics. Changing up how things cycle. But it seems like it's 10% risk and 90% copy paste.