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

[MuseTraveller]

Don't talk nonsense! If there's a fly in my soup why tell the waiter and get it fixed when I can just not eat it and still pay for it?

Because next time they will let a roach slip in the soup with the idea that no one will complain since no one ever complained from the fly before.
And this is how restaurants close.

[CorbinDallas]

Because next time they will let a roach slip in the soup with the idea that no one will complain since no one ever complained from the fly before.
And this is how restaurants close.

Cockroaches are high in protein though. Yum.

[Pomelo]

If you don't like it, don't play it or take a break. No reason to do negative criticism imo.

Excuse me but no. We pay our money for this game, and are entitled to give feedback.
Nothing has changed since A Realm Reborn, yes it was a good BASE for a growing MMO but we are still at this base. Copy and Paste content is getting boring, content is now designed to milk as much money in subs as possible as all goals are tediously slow, content being staggered so you have to sub more than once. Grind Grind all the time, new haircuts isn't content, new costumes in mogstation isn't content either. People say oh just sub for each patch and take a break, but soon its gonna be, sub for the expansion day and then quit till next expansion. This game is just offering the bare minimum it can at the moment to keep subs, people need to speak with their wallets.

[Liam_Harper]

If you don't like it, don't play it or take a break. No reason to do negative criticism imo.

It's interesting when you see this type of comment from people who think they're defending the game. In reality it's the last thing any developer wants you to do. They don't want their playerbase to silently slip away, they want the feedback, even the bad feedback, so they can put it all together and analyse it and see if anything can be improved.

[Thamorian]

If you don't like it, don't play it or take a break. No reason to do negative criticism imo.

That is some horrible advice to give to people overall enjoy the game and want to give feedback. Criticism is criticism, good or bad.

[Sigma-Astra]

If you don't like it, don't play it or take a break. No reason to do negative criticism imo.

There's always a reason to do constructive criticism on everything. It's how people improve. It's not always negative when it's backed by positive reinforcements either. When you're working at a job and you do something wrong or half-assed, why shouldn't there be a reason that your boss doesn't fire constructive criticism at you? Should he pat you on the back for doing a half-decent job? No, of course not.

Why should a video game development company be excluded from constructive criticism when it exists in every facet of our lives. Living inside of an echo chamber bubble is a dangerous way to prepare yourself from the real world.

As for my criticism towards the game, I'm going to basically echo what Momi had said about the content that it literally feels we are getting the same repetitive dribble over and over again without an ounce of creativity and ingenuity. I feel as if they're not even trying to improve the graphics and game engine over time and they're just sticking with their guns. I could understand keeping the same game engine for a 2-3 years, but XIV has been going for five years so far. You can't possibly tell me that the idea of upgrading the engine and coding hasn't crossed their minds so far when we're going to have things like PS5 and computers with better processors and graphics engines to meet the demand for more high-end games.

Also, another thing that has me a little miffed lately is their constant bias towards the Japanese playerbase for contests. You shouldn't enforce rules onto the other two regions only for you to allow two Japanese users to have two entries when the rules state that only one is allowed, not to mention has far more JP finalists than the other two regions. Don't make it so obvious that NA and EU is just an additional income for you guys. :/

[Nixxe]

If you don't like it, don't play it or take a break. No reason to do negative criticism imo.

That's pretty nuts. How do companies improve products without criticism?

[Jirah]

Case and point, pokemon no complaints so no improvement.

Criticizing is key to improvement

[WhyAmIHere]

If you don't like it, don't play it or take a break. No reason to do negative criticism imo.

If all you ever hear in life is "you're doing great" and "this is wonderful," how do you ever expect to improve?

[MuseTraveller]

Steep ilvl progression.
Same old formula of grind x tomes get x gear that won't matter in a couple of months and repeat.
Bottle neck tome grind.

Outside MSQ everything feels disjointed and lacking story or the connection to the world's been weak at best. SB has been feeling like a huge fanservice post expansion. If their writers are busy with 5.0 I'd understand that but the game's been lacking soul to me as of late making me feel less and less invested or interested in what's going on on the side. I feel like the devs and writers don't really care with every next "new" content they add.