Tis the season to say thanks

[Puremallace]

So normally every single time I start typing a post here I easily go passed the character limit which exist for some reason. What I wanted to say to the FF14 devs is thank you because this is the first expansion in my life where I have not given Blizzard yet another chance.

I swear to god these forums are like night and day. FF14 players are described by other MMO players as people on happy pills. The casual players are not at the throats of hardcore players as there are quicker gearing paths through raids and casual players feel rewarded for all the types of content they do.

My god 16 years and Blizzard is still trying to figure out how to do gear and how to obtain that gear. FF14 devs figured it out 7+ years ago and realized that you do not need to reinvent the damn wheel every expansion.

You know one thing that was SO NICE!!! New patch came out and no class got gutted and one even got completely revamped.

The stuff people complain about here is so minimal and fixable it is amazing. People in FF14 are not posting about core fundamental issues that are utterly broken with the MMO that completely time gates progress.

The MMO is not perfect but holy crap am I happy this one exist and does not treat the player base with contempt.

[Krotoan]

So normally every single time I start typing a post here I easily go passed the character limit which exist for some reason. .

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[Reap00]

Nice to see a positive thread for a change. Thumbs up.

[Kes13a]

I too am very thankful for FF XIV.

Havent wanted to go back to Blizzard since I started this. story is interesting, and not rehashed garbage time over time

[Puremallace]

Nice to see a positive thread for a change. Thumbs up.

Agreed but what is considered negative here I am sure would be welcome on some other dev forums with MMO's that suffer from fundamental core issues still that are enraging players. Thanks for the thumbs up!

[TaleraRistain]

The casual players are not at the throats of hardcore players as there are quicker gearing paths through raids and casual players feel rewarded for all the types of content they do.

This is one of the most important things. I've played other MMOs too (including WoW but I've played since EQ times so I've run the gauntlet) and one of the most basic things they lacked at times was rewarding players for the content that they do adequately. Or giving a playstyle a ceiling that they couldn't pass unless they took on another playstyle. Like the solo, group, and raid content in EQII. Some might grumble and think they need to be rewarded more or need more content (the hardcore side a lot of the time) but SE balances their needs against everyone's needs and tries not to overly cater to any one segment of the playerbase.

I remember being in the beta for the Kunark expansion in EQII and we told the devs that players in solo gear couldn't compete the solo content because it was tuned too much around making it a challenge for people in raid gear. They didn't listen, released it like that, and had to do some major fixes because people couldn't complete the solo overland quests.

That's another thing SE does well. They don't let the gear gap get too wide. That's a problem in other MMOs where some let it get as wide as the Grand Canyon.

[Reyketi]

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Hi, what hat does your toon have on, it is so cute :')

Best Wishes

-Reyketi

[ItMe]

My god 16 years and Blizzard is still trying to figure out how to do gear and how to obtain that gear. FF14 devs figured it out 7+ years ago and realized that you do not need to reinvent the damn wheel every expansion.

I'm endlessly grateful for this, and actually kinda surprised by it too.
Final Fantasy games are known for their for-better-or-worse attempts to reinvent the wheel for each mainline game.
When I first tentatively picked up 14 I was expecting that harder than ever in a game that constantly updates itself and I'm surprised more of that didn't make it's way into 14. And I'm glad it hasn't. I much prefer the stability.

[chrisfantasy]

Kudos for this post. SE is an amazing company and devs and employees deserve praise for the job they do.