My suggestions to improve FFXIV

[kunoz]

i almost agree with everything you said, im a huge sucker for open-world, immersion, challenge and aesthetic and MORE social interaction

also
i want them to add speech bubbles ingame while talking

i want them to add auto-emote "Converse" when you type ingame for more immersion or at least give us the option to toggle it off

[Krotoan]

Hmmm. I cant say you are wrong. This is clearly a matter of opinions here for us both. We will just to agree to disagree.

Sure.

I think the game should cater to ALL, not just what casual gamers find fun. I also sort of find it kind of dismissive to claim that anyone enjoying Classic WoW, or other old school MMOs, are just enjoying it because of nostalgia.

I won't argue that it would be NICE for it to cater to all and for the game to grow huge and all encompassing with funding and resources to pump out tons of content for all playerbases... but based on past history with these developers and their company.. it seems unlikely. And it may be a little dismissive, but I'm basing it on my observations of forums and actual friends who play the game. I recognize patterns of gameplay I used to be locked in myself and apply that experience to my current observations. Maybe I'm wrong though, it's possible they're actually enjoying the experience, but the fun things happening don't seem to be in game, they seem to be enjoying the company.

Noone would force you to enjoy the content I suggested, I was asking to make it optional stuff or offer ways to get around it if it isnt enjoyed, like more aethernet points if the larger world was included. I personally wish the MMO genre would return to its roots and stop being so catered to casual players, alienating the people that made the genre what it was. I blame WoW for this, but thats a different topic. Us older gamers have to play much older games and dont get to enjoy the games with the fancier graphics that much cause they are just too easy or arent enjoyable for us. We're kinda shoved into a corner. I also find it just baffling that you'd actively oppose adding anything to your game that you may not enjoy, but others clearly do. Anyway, you've been very polite and pleasant to debate with, Thanks for giving your opinions!

It's not that I have to play it, it's that I would be sacrificing content because of it. I don't know how to explain that any better so I may just drop this but currently if we get Raid A and Feature A one patch we won't be getting Raid B AND C AND Feature B next patch. If the content changes we miss out on something. Like we would get Raid B and New Area A instead of Feature B. For the people waiting or targeted for Feature B that sucks. It's what has happened since launch. There is only so much content they will put out per patch and per expansion.


I am an older gamer as well too and honestly I do not miss the days of heavy time investment and difficulty as a way of making things "last". I started my gaming days with trade wars on a BBS but now have realized that time is really the only real currency I have to spend and if I'm doing drudgery I am not spending it wisely. I should simply be able to pick up a game and have fun, and while I understand that "fun" is incredibly subjective I have narrowed what I find fun down and FFXIV currently ticks a lot of those boxes. There are many options out there for those who still find a grind and harsh penalties "fun" but I, with no malice to them, hope they do not bring it into this game.

I'm glad you took it as a polite debate, others on this forum do not appreciate my particular approach. May you find what you are seeking.

[Chase_Tribal]

I agree with what is said. I strongly agree particularly with your suggestions about more of an open world and more options for pvp. The world is not scary and seems small and linear. I hope things change in future updates/expansions.

[MelnaMilos]

Well, you're waiting for a bar to charge up anyway, it might as well be an animation of you getting on and off the chocobo, rather than just standing there doing nothing. That was my point.

[Schan]

i'll edit this later to add more stuff once i have more time.

It's done and it's an essay.