Can we finally get real content / gameplay?

[True-to-Caesar]

OP don’t just focus on a single game, alternate. I know we pay a sub but honestly from my POV there’s a lot of things to do and collect.

If you want something more competitive or challenging, there are many games which can provide that.
In my case ever since I played MMORPGs I always had at least a second game focused PvP. Changes the pace and all, I think you just need that.

Does FFXIV could improve on some things ? Of course, but there’s no other game without its problems.

[ssunny2008]

OP don’t just focus on a single game, alternate. I know we pay a sub but honestly from my POV there’s a lot of things to do and collect.

If you want something more competitive or challenging, there are many games which can provide that.
In my case ever since I played MMORPGs I always had at least a second game focused PvP. Changes the pace and all, I think you just need that.

Does FFXIV could improve on some things ? Of course, but there’s no other game without its problems.

I´m not focusing on this game, i do play a bunch of games regularly and this successful for many years. But i´ve my hours in it and like it for some reasons. SE just needs to stop to make it a no-brainer.

Of course there are a lot of things to do, but they become stale very fast. Taking care about jobs isn´t neccessary away from savage and even there you can be carried hard. Grinding 99 tokens in the worst case for 1! collectible or whatever is nothing but timesink too. SE got really lazy and doesn´t even try to improve the game anymore. "There is an issue? Let´s dumb it down!"

The majority of players are not interest on this.

I´ve read this claim so often, but where is the poll? Where are the million votes of it? And why does games like Sekiro became "Game of the Year"? Because of the challenge and interesting gameplay.

I´m pretty sure that FF14 is the first MMORPG ever for the most of its players especially PS4 ones. They don´t know any other one or are not confident with games overall. The first impression might be "Wow, cool dungeons!", but even they will get used to them and get bored after a while and its daily roulette. Of course noone wants to run those stuff 24/7 for whatever reason when it´s not challenging, interesting or filled with loot which would help you to progress.

And there are people who´re interested in the story, but once seen?! It´s not like you´re forced by other players to stay with the group anyway. Just look at castrum... the worst experience i´ve had in any MMORPG ever. But if you´ve done it dozens of times, you don´t want to stay and wait for others. The content and gameplay has many flaws and dumbdown should be the solution? I say NO! I´m convinced that players would play content regularly and WITH FUN again if it´s interesting and challenging in some way.

Just look at another hot topic here where someone claims to regret to start raiding so late. Players just need to grow, maybe need a helpful hand and they´ll have fun and get rewarded with a great feeling thx to the success experience. Imo, we either run through dumb content or ppl starts leaving after a fail, especially Mentor players when old EX content appears. It´s sad the those minds got blinded and time has become more important than having fun.
Gameplay is the most important thing ever in any game and i´m convinced that this one here finally needs a turn-around.