DARKLIGHT GEARS ; ;

[Yves]

well i'll save my judgments for 2.0's content at the E3 release this year. I completely understand that we wont get anything until 2.0 and I accepted that last year. I'm basically just reiterating (mostly to myself and maybe for people who don't understand yet) what SE needs to be doing for 2.0

I think one of the nicest things about this process - which can be likened to pooping out a potato - is that the Devs seem to be listening. At first this was awful because we had the whole "this isn't WoW/this isn't XI" wars but that seems to have died down and lately the "true" playerbase is whats left. I have a lot of confidence in what they are working on but, then again, I probably wouldn't switch anyway - I'm a one-game type of person and it reeeeeally has to suck to get me to quit. With promises on the horizon it's enough to keep me around.

Now, if that sucks then I think I'll just go back to playing chess...

[Richard_BG]

our general 'core' of members feels the same way about it too. SWTOR came and went. Tera came and went. GW2 will come and go (but I will be playing it alongside XIV BECAUSEIFKINLOVEITFBNJIEBFNJEBNOFE) but we all are steadfast into this game for the most part. We just REALLY hope it blows our minds this Fall.

[Yves]

We just REALLY hope it blows our minds this Fall.

Well, it's a safe bet that it will blow in some way or another - it's just the question of whether or not it will be our minds and expectations! ^^

[Rydin]

Well, it's a safe bet that it will blow in some way or another - it's just the question of whether or not it will be our minds and expectations! ^^

I do think (hope?) that the entire team will be able to just go super hard at 2.0 content once 1.23 is in the QA phase....
thats like end of summer...
I want to have content... inside of content... wrapped in content

Contentception

[Yves]

I want to have content... inside of content... wrapped in content

Contentception

Buddy...I just lol'd IRL and choked on some of my dip! Good poop.

[Richard_BG]

I want to have content... inside of content... wrapped in content

Contentception

Best food in the game:

[Bebekurenai]

I wonder why some are in such a hurry sometimes. The patch had just been out, we can re-enter dungeon in a few minutes, we can spend all day doing runs if we wanted, and yet you want higher drop rates? Heck, I even saw the term "junk" already for some pieces that I consider precious.
Do you really want to have full sets in 2-3 weeks time? And then what? Stop playing and come back at next patch like most already do, and flame SE for low content? In another thread there's people also complaining about them spiked armguards, asking to remove crappy drops. What is wrong with you guys?
Are you lot maybe of the spoiled I-Phone generation that flames their parents cause at their 13th birthday they got a white I-Phone 4 S instead of a black one?
I'm sorry but I like to work for my rewards, and feel "special" when I get them, not just one of the lot that finally gets it.

[Richard_BG]

difference in mindsets my dear taru.

[Akumu]

the fact that you passively accept this as being good or acceptable for any next-gen mmo shows just how ignorant anyone who believes this truly is. Repetitive time sinks =/= pleasing content, properly designed content, challenging content, good overall content. Being a no-life gamer myself I understand what it feels like to do hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of runs to obtain a complete BiS set of gear. I did HNMs from 2003-2008 in FFXI. I know that feel bro. I'm doing it again in instanced content in FFXIV. It's BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORRING AS FUUUUUUUUUUUUUU.

There are companies and developers who are trying to mix up the norm in endgame MMO content these days. Whether its psuedo-changes to the system or not they are at least making a step forward. SE has learned little from FFXI and the games that have come after it.

Maybe they're saving it all for 2.0?

It's amazing how "bad" the idea is yet these same people are still actively playing the game trying to obtain it. If the system was so messed up why keep pursuing it? Why not everyone stop and massively complain on the threads about it, like other subjects that made the game a horrible experience(this thread is far from massive...)? That goal of yours obviously has you addicted regardless of how annoying it is when you don't win. It's like those people that actively play the lottery for 60+ years of their life.

The fact is you don't need the gear what so ever. You can go into 2.0 never getting it and still be able to accomplish content without being gimped for it. Most MMOs balance their content around the "best" in game gear which is why it's so easy to obtain or more effort equals the closer you get to it. In FFXIV the gear needed to compete is thrown at you while the best is not. There is no tier style of gear like you would find in WoW/SWTOR to progress towards.

It's like materia for example. You only need 1 yet there are those that still pursue more power. You only need AF yet people still pursue more power. Being greater than the current content is a lottery ticket type of deal, yes. Nothing is forcing you to be better(stats wise) than the current except your own desire for more power.

It's also amazing how people agree with the Nyzul Isle style of doing things. Oh how I remember so many people calling that a grind also. I might be ignorant for having a sense of understanding, but I know any system they add to obtain gear will turn from a luck based grind to a progressively long grind. If they increase the drop rates other bs will just be thrown at your face and a different group of people will complain about that.

So yes, it is handing out a [I WIN BUTTON] if they allow the gear that's better than the current content to just be handed out. They would then have to balance content around said easy obtainable gear.

I enjoy the fact that in FFXIV you have a chance at actually being better than the content in both skill and stats.

[Raikki]

we can spend all day doing runs if we wanted

What a fabulous idea to balance MMO content around.