Another interview question about Ultimate

[Arillyn]

Content does not require you to play 24/7 but gives you the option to. You have the option to collect all mounts, relic weapons, minions, TT cards and orchestrion rolls, or just do the new quests once and logout for a month. I think there is still plenty of 24/7 content if you try to collect everything.

No, but I get what some are saying. I dabble in just about everything this game has to offer. Not all of it at the same time though. And I can no-life like anyone when a new expac drops and for about a year to year-and-a-half after. But then I get to where I've done just about everything I feel like doing and I'll take a bit of a break until the next expac. And while yes some people's definition of "not enough content" is really "not enough content I personally like" - that doesn't mean people are wrong for wanting more of what they personally like to do. It shouldn't come at the cost of other content other people like to do of course. It's a hard balancing act that I don't think any developer is going to be able to fully master.

[Jeeqbit]

while yes some people's definition of "not enough content" is really "not enough content I personally like" - that doesn't mean people are wrong for wanting more of what they personally like to do.

While they will obviously want more content that they personally like, it's obviously not realistic to get too much of that because development takes a lot of work and time. Of course it's going to be even less content that they personally like in this MMO, because it tries to make a smaller amount of content but for all sorts of different interests be it RP, PvP, casual content and high-end content.

What I've personally done is tried to enjoy the content I wouldn't normally try and it's fun enough for me. To really be satisfied with the game I think you just have to try to enjoy everything the game has to offer even if you wouldn't normally do it. For me it's about the experience. I'll sail boats fishing things, play music to a retired bard, embark on a building career and then occasionally defeat giant beasts that threaten the world.

[Arillyn]

While they will obviously want more content that they personally like, it's obviously not realistic to get too much of that because development takes a lot of work and time. Of course it's going to be even less content that they personally like in this MMO, because it tries to make a smaller amount of content but for all sorts of different interests be it RP, PvP, casual content and high-end content.

What I've personally done is tried to enjoy the content I wouldn't normally try and it's fun enough for me. To really be satisfied with the game I think you just have to try to enjoy everything the game has to offer even if you wouldn't normally do it. For me it's about the experience. I'll sail boats fishing things, play music to a retired bard, embark on a building career and then occasionally defeat giant beasts that threaten the world.

That's how I play as well. And many people I know do as well and we play together and all kinds of content. Heck, we even make our own FC contests and such. But there are others who don't and they want more of the content they enjoy. No game developer can ever make enough content for people who devour it. And while it sounds like you and I play the game in a similar way, not everyone does. And the last expac and this one, I'm finding myself not as engaged towards the end of the expac. TBF - I don't think it's all the game's fault. I've had a lot going on with work and family over the last couple of years (well before the pandemic even came along) and I'm just tired. And also as I said earlier in the thread, I have a backlog of games. So, while I'm not taking a break break, I am definitely not playing FFXIV as much as I normally do. I still love the game and I can't wait for the expac to come out.

[Alaray]

While they will obviously want more content that they personally like, it's obviously not realistic to get too much of that because development takes a lot of work and time. Of course it's going to be even less content that they personally like in this MMO, because it tries to make a smaller amount of content but for all sorts of different interests be it RP, PvP, casual content and high-end content.

What I've personally done is tried to enjoy the content I wouldn't normally try and it's fun enough for me. To really be satisfied with the game I think you just have to try to enjoy everything the game has to offer even if you wouldn't normally do it. For me it's about the experience. I'll sail boats fishing things, play music to a retired bard, embark on a building career and then occasionally defeat giant beasts that threaten the world.

There's a difference between "not enough content I personally like" and having content you personally like removed from the game or go completely unsupported.

[Valkyrie_Lenneth]

Honestly, I don't know how the devs can create 15000 hours of content for me to consume, yet that is my playtime on my character.

Really the only way to make content last longer is to either A, make savage require savage gear to clear, which is basically what killed gordias, or b, make them have rng drops for everything, which you know, people hate.

[MrThinker]

To be fair on that front, most tribes added in ending patches have typically been designed to be catch up mechanics for quick leveling crafters and gatherers; or were moogles added earlier... I don't remember, but in Shadowbringers that mechanic was baked into Ishgard restoration. Whether that is for better or worse is another topic. Not that I'm defending the choice to not add a new tribe either.

Theo was talking about the allied beast tribe questlines we'd usually get access to in the x.5 patch after maxing rep with the tribes we already had. Moogles were added in 3.3

[Arillyn]

Theo was talking about the allied beast tribe questlines we'd usually get access to in the x.5 patch after maxing rep with the tribes we already had. Moogles were added in 3.3

Did we have one for Stormblood? I honestly can't remember. I mean I know I did it if we did. But... I can't remember. Maybe I'm getting old.

[Bright-Flower]

Did we have one for Stormblood? I honestly can't remember. I mean I know I did it if we did. But... I can't remember. Maybe I'm getting old.

We did. I think it was mostly in Kugane and involved some crime boss in Kugane or something? I think the guy who was paying Yojimbo in the Kugane Castle dungeon? My memory's a bit hazy on it. I think we got some kind of emote for throwing gil around.

[Vahlnir]

Did we have one for Stormblood? I honestly can't remember. I mean I know I did it if we did. But... I can't remember. Maybe I'm getting old.

I'm pretty sure we did, yeah. For the life of me I can't remember what it entailed though.

[Arillyn]

Ah thanks for the reminder everyone. Yes I did it. I have that emote. But yea, I can't remember what it entailed LOL. I remember the Heavensward one better.