This game has lost it's identity again.... (Ranting Thread)

[gumas]

I feel like SE thinks we are stupid this is the exact same thing over and over and over

iam sorry but... isnt this exactly how other mmorpg do too? hey look new wow expac, same old level cap, same old grind, same old raid, same old rep grind.

i think you are tired with FF14, seriously though take a break, play other games.

[Zanarkand-Ronso]

Please Explain how this game lost its Identity.
All I see you talk about is that your bored of the game, and you are mad that we didn't get a new healer.
And how is there no growth? You've been playing the game for 4 years and you think there is no growth? Have you not been paying attention to the game your playing? This makes zero sense.

So far I haven't heard a single thing about the games Identity, only just what YOU don't like.

[TheGrimace]

The game knows exactly what it is and doesn't try to be anything more. What it does do is continually improve its strengths, and it's strengths are great enough to keep people coming back. The basic formula may always be the same, but they continually find fantastic ways to keep things fresh and Shadowbringers is a masterful example of this. They may make mistakes here and there, but their passion for making the best game they can is real.

[Kaedan]

Welcome to the world of MMOs.

It's expected that at a foundational level that everything is going to be the same. That's how MMORPGs work.

What separates a good MMO from a bad one is how well they can "dress it up" and make the presentation of the (admittedly) repetitive content interesting. And IMO, they have done a very good job of it for ShB.

[MomomiMomi]

What separates a good MMO from a bad one is how well they can "dress it up" and make the presentation of the (admittedly) repetitive content interesting. And IMO, they have done a very good job of it for ShB.

??? The only new thing we have to come to that conclusion is FATEs. Well, I guess dungeons, but there's nothing new in those. All they did with FATEs is add a new layer of reward.

I fail to see how they've dressed up anything.

Or are you just wearing rose-tinted glasses? That's fine if you are, I'm just curious how you came to that conclusion. I'm definitely not seeing what you are.

[noxen]

Don't let the door hit ya where the good Lord split ya.

[foussi]

Isn't that the way every mmo works sweaty.
No shade

[shawnaus17]

Here is my thing #1 for any paid content I expect good not great customer service. Call right now and ask any question and they will lie, hang up on you, or not even resolve the problem. This has been going on since launch and it is unacceptable. The player base has gotten more toxic with logs. I play for content not story. I have never watched any part of the story because it is not what I enjoy. I enjoy content and we are getting the same content over and over. Omega was not a good raid and that's all they focused on for 2 years. 2 years of bullshit sorry it's not acceptable. I am not ok playing 60 for a story or graphics I want content. They completely gutted all the classes to make it generic content to fit the masses and it stopped feeling like final fantasy. They want your money if people do not understand it, you are buying into crap sorry I just realized it. I'm here for discussion. I wasn't the one that started the attacking but w/e yall can believe these lies something new and shiny will have the people of Rome running to something else.

[ScarboroughFairy]

Here is my thing #1 for any paid content I expect good not great customer service. Call right now and ask any question and they will lie, hang up on you, or not even resolve the problem. This has been going on since launch and it is unacceptable. The player base has gotten more toxic with logs. I play for content not story. I have never watched any part of the story because it is not what I enjoy. I enjoy content and we are getting the same content over and over. Omega was not a good raid and that's all they focused on for 2 years. 2 years of bullshit sorry it's not acceptable. I am not ok playing 60 for a story or graphics I want content. They completely gutted all the classes to make it generic content to fit the masses and it stopped feeling like final fantasy. They want your money if people do not understand it, you are buying into crap sorry I just realized it. I'm here for discussion. I wasn't the one that started the attacking but w/e yall can believe these lies something new and shiny will have the people of Rome running to something else.

>I play for content, not the story
>it stopped feeling like Final Fantasy

But Final Fantasy's primary focus has always been...the...story??? And are you telling me you don't like the consistency of when the raid tiers are introduced and a consistent major patch schedule they have? Other MMOs don't have this, little brother. Also, they didn't gut all the classes. The Healers and Monk are not "all the classes". Machinist has never played better, Black Mage has the biggest, swingingest d**k when it comes to DPS and it's comfy, and Dark Knight is fun again. These recent QoL adjustments made for better playability across the board and we are, given SE's track record, likely to see more adjustments in the future with the more data they gather.

[Bearded]

Oh have I missed something? I thought the storyline was content?

Maybe you are only interested in the fabled "end game" stuff - if so then I am pretty sure it has been said time and time again that will come with the next patch.