Final Fantasy XIV Hot Takes

[Saraide]

Asmongold didn’t invent MMORPG’s.

Gasp.... GASP! I say!

[Carin-Eri]

Asmongold didn’t invent MMORPG’s.

Whilst I honestly don't hate him or anything, I really don't see what all the fuss is about nor why he seems to be regarded as the authority and savior on all things MMO to the point where players will say things like (to quote something said in another thread on this very forum) "If Asmongold can't save FFXIV then we are truly in a dire situation".

I've watched a number of his past streams on Youtube and, so far as I can see, they're mostly commentary plus him repeatedly saying "that's f*****g badass" or being pedantic about why he thinks whatever the subject matter is isn't badass whilst doing weird eyebrow movements.

Sorry - perhaps I missed something, but I just don't get it.

[MilkieTea]

Level Skips should only go up to level 50 :P

[Raoabolic]

Level Skips should only go up to level 50 :P

I'll do you one better. Level/story skips should have never happened.

[Denji]

I'll do you one better. Level/story skips should have never happened.

Agreed.
Had a drk in copperbell hard who was level 80 admit they hadn't actually done any dungeons before and couldn't play in the slightest. When we offered suggestions on how to tank they told us to f*** off and "let me play how i want to play".

The only reason level boosts exist is because if they didn't then there would be a huge black market of selling accounts. Plain and simple. So as much as I hate it, it unfortunately needs to exist.

[Poporito_Popoto]

Agreed.
Had a drk in copperbell hard who was level 80 admit they hadn't actually done any dungeons before and couldn't play in the slightest. When we offered suggestions on how to tank they told us to f*** off and "let me play how i want to play".

The only reason level boosts exist is because if they didn't then there would be a huge black market of selling accounts. Plain and simple. So as much as I hate it, it unfortunately needs to exist.

Don't you have to have done the normal one to open the hard one?

Also, there are other ways to get to 80 without knowing your job like deep dungeons, squadrons/trusts, MSQ, etc.

[MilkieTea]

Don't you have to have done the normal one to open the hard one?

Also, there are other ways to get to 80 without knowing your job like deep dungeons, squadrons/trusts, MSQ, etc.

Story skip gives you access to those dungeons

[Denji]

Don't you have to have done the normal one to open the hard one?

Also, there are other ways to get to 80 without knowing your job like deep dungeons, squadrons/trusts, MSQ, etc.

I am fairly certain it's unlocked and even if it weren't, that... doesn't mean they didn't go and unlock it themselves. Also, they had a sprout icon still which indicates they hadn't been playing that long since level 80 would imply they passed stormblood.

Not only that but copperbell hard -was- endgame at one point. No matter how new you are you should be reasonably confident in your ability to play at that point.

[MilkieTea]

I'll do you one better. Level/story skips should have never happened.

Yeah, but at least with level skips up to lvl 50, it gives the person who buys it 40 levels to experience the class, rather than 10. I'm getting so sick and tired of people who level skip, burst into shb/ew dungeons almost immediately, and run around like headless chickens because they couldnt be bothered to read their tooltips and practice their rota at a dummy for 30 mins.

[Anonicat]

Lost Ark has a better dye, crafting and gathering system, account based system for housing. And does a better job at class identity. And the ability system is much more indepth.