Why another complex minigame that will probably die in 2 weeks?

[Robert_Ilcri]

My problem with this game is like other threads have mentioned; theres a music scroll locked behind a 1600 rating. A string of bad luck or getting into groups with much more skilled players and you're screwed, because even at novice rank you are losing rating anytime you wind up in 3rd or 4th. Get your rating at the expense of other people, screw em out of an 'achievement' if you can call it one.

[MistakeNot]

My problem with this game is like other threads have mentioned; theres a music scroll locked behind a 1600 rating.

There are lots and lots of music scrolls in the game. What is so important about this one?

[Tint]

There are lots and lots of music scrolls in the game. What is so important about this one?

When you are a collector, then you want everything, just to complete your collection. If you can't complete the collection, then there is no point to further collect at all. Okay, that's a bit exaggertion, but only a little bit.

You will make compromises. Uh, this is locked behind this ranking and I can't have it. This Triple Triad card is locked behind Eureka and it's dead content because it's 2020, so I can't have it. This minion is locked behind Diadem, this mount behind PvP ranking, this Chocobo barding behind Screenshot-Contests...

And at one point the collector can't complete any of his collections anymore and will cancel his sub, because what's the point anymore?

[Dyvid]

I think they should bump up the challenge log reward.

[Duskane]

kinda hoping they add chess and shogi

[Transient_Shadow]

has anyone considered that this game might just Might be for the 'new' Chinese player base?

[Vahlnir]

has anyone considered that this game might just Might be for the 'new' Chinese player base?

Tbh, people might not be hating on it as much if it worked like other Gold Saucer activities where you could progress with NPCs. I would also be fine if they locked some special rewards behind the PvP side of it. But right now for a lot of people it's a game that they'll try and then never touch again. If people feel like they're getting nowhere they'll lose interest.

[Berethos]

has anyone considered that this game might just Might be for the 'new' Chinese player base?

Did we consider that they added the Japanese Mahjong variation, popular/standard form in Japan, with the intent of appealing to a Chinese player base, who would likely be more interested in their own version? Nah, not really.

It's for the current playerbase, created by "just a few members of the dev team" (that's a quote from the digest for the latest live letter, so that's direct from them). They also had the following to say:

"We also wanted to give players globally a chance to experience a broad variety of types of gameplay. As we continue to create original content for FFXIV, we would also like to implement other various types of online game features not normally found in an MMORPG setting, so please look forward to them!

Originally we had planned to develop a poker game, but there are different legal rules with those kinds of games and how they are perceived in different countries, so we couldn’t implement poker as-is into FFXIV. We’re currently making some adjustments for this one!"

It's literally because they like Mahjong and decided to add it to the game because they want people to experience it and hopefully have fun learning and playing it.

[Lutv_Damned]

When you are a collector, then you want everything, just to complete your collection. If you can't complete the collection, then there is no point to further collect at all. Okay, that's a bit exaggertion, but only a little bit.

You will make compromises. Uh, this is locked behind this ranking and I can't have it. This Triple Triad card is locked behind Eureka and it's dead content because it's 2020, so I can't have it. This minion is locked behind Diadem, this mount behind PvP ranking, this Chocobo barding behind Screenshot-Contests...

And at one point the collector can't complete any of his collections anymore and will cancel his sub, because what's the point anymore?

I have all the orchestrion roll, even all from Mogst and BD Music, I have it all..
And this is the last one, they locked it behind archivement.. that maybe I will never got.
So sad.