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

[Valkyrie_Lenneth]

A proper analogy would more akin to baseball where only a couple teams, at most, ever win and no new players worth rooting for come into the fold -- a "baseball" but with a stark decline in spectator emotion since there's little to no change in the circumstances, story, or figures within the sport.

I don't think that's the case here, but there's no need to strawman.

See, I only watched baseball for a few players, and when they retired, i stopped, so that analogy doesn't work well for me XD

[gumas]

there is no more growth

the expansion is literally further progress our character even more, opening all the secrets and the truth about our WOL, we finally learn the truth about ascian, and our scion friends is even growing more than i expected.

This is not what I call a final fantasy game

meanwhile, all reviewer and youtuber and people who play this game come to conclusion that this expansion is probably the most "final fantasy" game ever compare to other recent FF games

Let them get some bad press. They will be quick to fix it then.

i have a very bad news for you lol

so yeah, all in all you are in for yourself. hey if you dont like it thats fine, there are a lot of games out there and its not like you are forced to play this one anyway.

[Kaethra]

One thing that is wrong anytime you want to raid.... what are your logs. IT DOES NOT MATTER. I cleared the content I'm not the best but this game allows bullying yet still. So all yall get mad I'm just stating facts.

I think its ironic you're looking to go to another game because there's a small bit of bullying here.

So which game are you going to go to? WoW and ESO have parsers built into their systems through LUA addons. They're not going to request your logs, they already know your score. You're simply going to get a yes or no. The Everquests uses parses as well, in fact all the modern parsers ARE Everquest parsers with addons used to work on other games. Couple this with the fact that FFXIV has the most respectable community going right now despite its 'issues'.

If you're looking for unique content and FFXIV is not doing it for you. I'm going to say this. You beaten MMORPGs. Congrats. No other MMO is going to give you more unique boss and dungeon mechanics. The other games copy from FFXIV and do so poorly due to their systems not being capable for it. I've done Mythical raiding in WoW and it doesn't even compare to Savages in FFXIV. Same with ESO veteran content. Hell some of that can be done with 3 DPS and a Healer and no tank.

Right before Elsywer came out we did an endgame Trial (12 man) with 11 people. Tank had to go and we completed the bosses with 11 people, no tanks. Just 3 Healers and 8 DPS. After the expansion hit, my friends and I cleared through it with 4 Necros. One tanking, one healing, and two magicka dps. Just rolled through. That's why I came back to FFXIV.

I'm not saying you're making the wrong decision, but I can attest the grass isn't greener. You might just be burnt out on MMOs. I'd suggest Conan Exiles, but bullying is kind of what that game is built around doing. And you don't look like one who is competitive.

[Vanitas]

Welcome to every mmo ever made.

[HyoMinPark]

One thing that is wrong anytime you want to raid.... what are your logs. IT DOES NOT MATTER. I cleared the content I'm not the best but this game allows bullying yet still. So all yall get mad I'm just stating facts.

This doesn't matter either if you're seeking casual statics that don't care about them. And these do exist - I've seen them advertised and been in them. They only become important if you're looking to join more hardcore ones that push for fast progression, speed runs, or pad runs. Or who want to tackle Ultimate content because you do actually need to be decent to clear that content.

[Selova]

Yall can be mad two years from now I just get it out and move on.

I've been playing this game for over 4 years, I've never been "mad" because a MMO plays like a MMO, but you do you.

[Dynia]

I love this game I do! I enjoyed playing for like 4 years. I feel like SE thinks we are stupid this is the exact same thing over and over and over. Next expansion will take my money elsewhere because there is no more growth. That's why I pay is to have growth but sorry I'm not gonna buy into this anymore. I started out as SMN but went healers and the fact they didn't add another healer and the generic feel to the current 3. This is not what I call a final fantasy game.

im sorry ... WHAT ?! Shb have one of best story telling you can get in a while, its as same level like witcher 3 or some goods Jrpgs over there, for me ff 14 is single player story based with coop things like dungeons
also got lot of from other final fantasy series that I love

[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.