Being Forced Off Mounts Is Obnoxious

[SenorPatty]

Just want to point out about that mtx QoL in SWTOR: that's an option for f2p players. If you go the sub route, you don't need to pay.

EDIT: Also need to point out I haven't played the game in over 2 years so I don't know if they changed that.

[TankHunter678]

It's hilarious, and troubling, that some people think this game is even remotely threatening Blizzard or WoW. Fanboy trash aside, this game is niche by comparison. Amazing how easily some people can be mislead and misinformed, especially in this day and age.

Google, DuckDuckGo, (insert your preferred search engine here). Use one.

Well last I checked, and heard, is that FFXIV is at 14 million active accounts (which explains why all of NA is locked out of character creation, half of JP is locked out, and EU has some troubles) and WoW has only around 2 million left based on active character counts when it is unknown exactly how many characters there are per player.

In fact Blizzard plans their content releases for WoW around FFXIV and have done so for years. Even WoW's 8.2 patch release was put 3 days before ShB early access to try to shore up for the impact of ShB launch. That is not something a company does unless they feel threatened by a competitor.

Honestly it feels more the other way around, WoW is not even really a threat to FFXIV anymore.

[NebulaStarsong]

Well last I checked, and heard, is that FFXIV is at 14 million active accounts (which explains why all of NA is locked out of character creation, half of JP is locked out, and EU has some troubles) and WoW has only around 2 million left based on active character counts when it is unknown exactly how many characters there are per player.

In fact Blizzard plans their content releases for WoW around FFXIV and have done so for years. Even WoW's 8.2 path release was put 3 days before ShB early access to try to shore up for the impact of ShB launch. That is not something a company does unless they feel threatened by a competitor.

Honestly it feels more the other way around, WoW is not even really a threat to FFXIV anymore.

I agree with this response.

[NebulaStarsong]

Being forced of mounts isn't at all annoying, you know what is?
Playing astrologian, having your heals not be as affective as a WHM or SCH
and having some arse tell you that you're bad, spending all your MP and to keep him alive while they pull every mob in the dungeon
after you explain to them, "WHM and SCH have a better time healing after the SHB changes." and they don't give a crap because why? you're a healer
and you should be able to keep them alive all day every day, with the normal crit/Det build. Only to have them tell you "if you don't know how to play healer,
just get off." That's annoying.