Why does this game still cater to exploiters and cheaters?

[Dzian]

Grinding doesn't teach you to run endgame content >_> because its not designed that way. At best it teaches you how to string combos together, but any idiot can learn that within 20 mins. The problem isnt how long it takes, the problem is the lack of quality and lack of content. And by quality, I mean difficulty that would actually prepare someone for endgame content. Even mini ifrit and mini garuda require no actual strategy. It is utterly pointless to increase the exp curve unless they add meaningful content. Making it take longer just for the hell of it is just lame. There needs to be something there first to justify it, otherwise its just a time-sink and a grindfest.

thats kind of my point. imo the levelling process should be more educational not just an obstacle. it should teach your tanks how to hold hate. should teach your healers how to defeeble or keep party alive. sure its easy to say low hp = cast cure how hard can it be. but it's suprising how many people suck at it. part of the problem comes that stuff in exp parties dies so fast that tactics or strategy isnt an issue. oh the thm has hate. never mind it'll be dead in 2 seconds..

the levelling process should be structured in such a way that it prepares you for the end of the game stuff, not just be a hinderence to it

[Huginn]

the premise of the original post is false.
the game does not CATER to exploits or cheats.
OP claiming that the existence of something means that the game caters to it. i guess next the game is catering to NAMBLA and other pedophiles because Lalafell exist.
OP is just looking for some notoriety because they are not a good enough player to get noticed legitimately.

[Azurymber]

the premise of the original post is false.
the game does not CATER to exploits or cheats.
OP claiming that the existence of something means that the game caters to it. i guess next the game is catering to NAMBLA and other pedophiles because Lalafell exist.
OP is just looking for some notoriety because they are not a good enough player to get noticed legitimately.

all my guides combined have gotten over 100k views... so i don't really need notoriety....

[Eliseus]

all my guides combined have gotten over 100k views... so i don't really need notoriety....

el oh el..

[Biggs]

all my guides combined have gotten over 100k views... so i don't really need notoriety....

Then please stop posting

[Azurymber]

Then please stop posting

if you don't like my posts, don't read my posts. It's not -that- complicated.

[Biggs]

if you don't like my posts, don't read my posts. It's not -that- complicated.

Didnt have any problem with your OP. I just think the talking yourself up was a bit much.

With regards to your comments about the crafting bots, I believe SE is at fault for how rampant they are in the game. Not because they dont ban people that use them (although thats certainly part of it) but because the main reason people used the bots to begin with is because the crafting system was so tedious and boring that it really created the enviroment necesssary to have people feel like they needed a bot to get through it. Much like leveling, if they just made it fun and engaging you would have more people that would want to do it themselves instead of using a bot to do it for them. You can't ever get rid of people wanting to cheat using 3rd party tools completely but, by making a game that people WANT to play, it would certainly reduce the number that do.

[Pulseczar]

all my guides combined have gotten over 100k views... so i don't really need notoriety....

lol, you're so full of yourself

[SirOleas]

Posting.
kdone.

Thing OP and other people don't seem to grasp; Every MMO has this problem:
- Players will always do things the easiest/quickest/most efficient way possible.
- Some players will create bots or download bots to do tasks they don't wish to do but want profit for.
- Some players will purchase turbo controllers or keyboards with macro programs.

Every MMO has these issues -period-

But you know! It's clearly SE's fault that turbo controllers and macro enhanced keyboards are on the market, or that it's in people's nature to do whatever it takes to get ahead of the game. They also totally botched the code on Garuda on purpose just so everyone could take advantage of it during golden week.

Yep, totally catering to cheaters and the like.

[Azurymber]

Posting.
kdone.

Thing OP and other people don't seem to grasp; Every MMO has this problem:
- Players will always do things the easiest/quickest/most efficient way possible.
- Some players will create bots or download bots to do tasks they don't wish to do but want profit for.
- Some players will purchase turbo controllers or keyboards with macro programs.

Every MMO has these issues -period-

But you know! It's clearly SE's fault that turbo controllers and macro enhanced keyboards are on the market, or that it's in people's nature to do whatever it takes to get ahead of the game. They also totally botched the code on Garuda on purpose just so everyone could take advantage of it during golden week.

Yep, totally catering to cheaters and the like.

why didn't they just take garuda down the second they noticed ppl exploiting it?
Why don't they ban people who stand in the same spot fish-botting for a week straight 24/7?

Point is, they often managed to deal with bots in ffxi. so why can't they here?