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

[Zojha]

(In their recent earnings, they even called out FFXIV as a strength despite otherwise weak results in that division.)

(I'm not surprised, considering how rich their cash shop is these days)

As for the topic, well... I'm surprised the code base isn't mentioned every other post. Just about everything they do seems to be riddled with limitations due to it and even if they do have a nice new idea, it's going to be killed by that.

As a regular reader of interviews, I'd also name the devs thought processes here. Their analysis on why tanks go for DPS focused stats misses the mark entirely. In their analysis of the effectiveness of the chat ban, they fail to acknowledge the effect of the Garo event they implemented concurrently and there's grounds to assume they commit the fallacy of equating "people play" with "people enjoy". Only the gods know why they decided to spend the resources to try and elevate Feast into an E-Sport, in spite of numerous ongoing issues, low popularity and constant bad reviews. A lack of foresight is common too, especially when it comes to player behavior vs intended design - Players optimizing their personal rewards often doesn't seem to be taken into account. And there's plenty more.
Don't get me wrong, I appreciate that they try to make their thought processes transparent. I'd just appreciate it more if they'd make sense, too. All too often, I feel issues arise and get perpetuated because the devs just don't "get it".

[Genoreaper]

Pvp def needs revamp. You can't even que into anything but the daily map. The modes are boring, kill nodes, kill Ice, or stand on base. Meanwhile look at wow pvp, from arenas to capture the flag, strand tower defense, that one with the mining carts ect.

I love pvp and yet this game just doesn't cut it in that regard.

Honestly I feel like western input holds a fraction of the weight in changes compared to over seas. These forums themselves, I doubt yoshi is bored enough to scan them, realistically he gets cliff notes but most topics he's already got his mind set on without seeing the full arguments.

[Derio]

GCD needs to be lowered by .5s, doesnt have to be WoW at 1.5s but if we could get it to 2.0s flat that would be great.

[LalaRu]

There is nothing seriously wrong with the game. It is just the few people with issues that are screaming in forums and make things looks worse than they are in reality.

It is the same as judging the healthness of a city visiting only its hospital...

[Deusteele]

No, nothing is wrong with the game. The issue was, is, and continues to be an entitled player-base that feels a Final Fantasy MMO belongs to them. That is not this game's fault.

Your complaints are not new, nor interesting. They are the same belly aching that plagued these boards 5 years ago when this game as relaunched after the abysmal failure that was Tanaka's hands-off FF XI clone. I know, I was there.

They listen, they give you content that you ask for, but it's not not what many really want. What many want are hard set bars that block others from that content. You wish to be the guardians that control how others play the game. You'll dissemble all your motivations to reach a satisfactory self delusion, but the truth still remains.

Get over yourselves.

[Luna-M]

There is nothing seriously wrong with the game. It is just the few people with issues that are screaming in forums and make things looks worse than they are in reality.

It is the same as judging the healthness of a city visiting only its hospital...

Would be nice with something new though, we playing same game we did 5 years ago. They even claimed to call battlesystem a revamp in 4.0. We got a dumbed down system for visual pleasure (was fine before) and less clutter. I'd like something different and a game that keep evolving.

Something simple like a talent tree would do a lot and every character be more unique from each other.

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

Yes, god forbid your paying customer give you feedback.
No let's follow PerrinTaveren's example and be sheeps and say everything is gucci. Nothing bad everything is perfect. 10/10!

I'd like Tanaka to return.

While he screwed up 1.0 he did do a good job with XI imo. I was dedicated for so many years. It is possible I'm looking through rose tinted glasses and the mindset have changed among MMO players past 15 years.

[Ruf]

Tanaka

I'd like Tanaka to return.

[LalaRu]

Something simple like a talent tree would do a lot and every character be more unique from each other.

Talent tree systems, in all games I did played and implementing them, happened to be if you didn't had the "correct"/"meta"/"perfect" tree setup, you are emarginated from other players.

[Aster_E]

Talent tree systems, in all games I did played and implementing them, happened to be if you didn't had the "correct"/"meta"/"perfect" tree setup, you are emarginated from other players.

Yep, even in such games where the devs sold it as freedom to pick what you want from multiple pools... ESPECIALLY in those cases. Concept builds could not progress far in the game (outside of leveling, if even that). You always had to follow set structures that took away from that freedom, and turn the game into another slog where you can't even pop a squat in the woods if it's not part of your META rotation during NON-RAIDING hours. I'll pass on skill tree builds of MMOs, thanks.

xD

[Luna-M]

Talent tree systems, in all games I did played and implementing them, happened to be if you didn't had the "correct"/"meta"/"perfect" tree setup, you are emarginated from other players.

That is always possible, but how is that different from today where everyone is having same stat and setup?
You saying nothing is wrong, then I assume you're fine they keep same formula for 10 more years? I think that will make the game very stale, boring and predictable.

While I have no indications to quit, I still can identify flaws and hope for something new and fresh with 5.0 and I also like many on this forum (even if Im not a frequent poster) been playing for many years. We are entitled to express our opinion like any paying customer to a service.