I'm rooting for WoW

[MagiusNecros]

WoW will never improve until they replace all the devs working on it. The dev team blatantly ignoring community for years is why it sucks. The fake virtue signaling also doesn't help things either. Dev team is very good at developing problems to deal with the problems they created.

I also would like WoW to have a lot of their players back because a lot of them are bad. Though they do put on a good show when they get a stack marker. Comedy gold.

[Thari]

Well iam not particular against WoW players but why now?
Because your favourite Streamer(s) try the game?
If your favourite Streamer jumps off a Cliff - will you do the same?
Just do it because YOU want to do it and not because of a Streamer.

Another thing i do not understand is:
WoW players complain about their community and about their game but all i see is that you guys are so used to WoW that a lot of those WoW World first Raiders for example use a specific plugin UI to change the FF14 UI into a WoW UI.
You bring almost everything to FF14 what you hated in WoW...included toxicity... just be open for something New

Do not try to change FF14 into WoW.

I played SWToR for almost a decade and now i play ff14 for a year and a half.

FF14 can be a new start for you like it was for me.

[IdowhatIwant]

Because your favourite Streamer(s) try the game?
If your favourite Streamer jumps off a Cliff - will you do the same?
Just do it because YOU want to do it and not because of a Streamer.

People want a chance at there moment on the stream basically. In the end though twitch streamers are the ones that create gaming trends because people are to stupid to make decisions for themselves. Today most people live in sheltered internet cults and do span much outside of that comfort. It is really sad TBH.

[Theodric]

I rather suspect that at least some of the streamers were approached by representatives of Square Enix. Let's not forget, they're entertainers and the biggest have agents and contracts. That doesn't mean that they don't genuinely enjoy what they do or what they play...but to at least some degree the game's success is due to heavy marketing on many fronts.

Which means that Square Enix knew that the game would get more players but did not necessarily future proof the game accordingly. Even before Covid, server instability has been a common complaint in this game. Alas...

[Johners]

I rather suspect that at least some of the streamers were approached by representatives of Square Enix. Let's not forget, they're entertainers and the biggest have agents and contracts. That doesn't mean that they don't genuinely enjoy what they do or what they play...but to at least some degree the game's success is due to heavy marketing on many fronts.

Which means that Square Enix knew that the game would get more players but did not necessarily future proof the game accordingly. Even before Covid, server instability has been a common complaint in this game. Alas...

I'm fortunate enough to be able to queue during the day as I work from home and usually log on before any sizeable queue forms. Even so, I've only had to queue once for over an hour and while I did get a 4004 error as position 1 in the queue, I queued up again and spent like 90 minutes in total queueing twice on one afternoon. Aside from that, it's been a very smooth experience since Endwalker released and even in the months prior when I first started playing the game earlier this year. Any DC issues I've had have solely been due to issues with my connection and I've clocked just under 30 days of /playtime so far this year.

[TristanX]

I left WoW on 9.0.5 because it is a grindfest, forcing you to do something you dont like and not alt friendly at level cap. I highly doubt WoW will be better anytime soon due to ongoing lawsuits and unhappy staffs.

[Xaruko_Nexume]

Sorry OP, but no I don't think I will. 16 years in that game and literally nothing they can ever do to get me back, because this game is so much better. For like the first month. It was pure culture shock. Decades of WoW to find out not everyone online is horrible, and so I don't have to be either. Existing in WoW is stressful and tense all the time. Constantly on guard from daily threats and vitriol. Coming to this game from WoW, it's like being born and raised in an evil Empire or warmongering culture only to find out there is another way to live. Like, it's hard to adapt and even a little jarring. I feel like a true blood Garlean, born and raised. Come to Eorzea to find a better life. There is literally nothing WoW could do to get me back. Ion Hazzikostas could sit be down and ask me what I personally want in the game, and execute all of it tomorrow and I would still say no.

This game really is that much better.

[_Pigzig]

people complained about wow players back in 2.0
its the eternal boogeyman

[SturmChurro]

The only hope FFXIV has now is WoW getting good.