Final Fantasy XIV Hot Takes

[Allegor]

We need more of Aenor and her thirst for the Boulder bros [and G'raha, apparently]. Give the "B team" Scions more spotlight!

[LukaRoselia]

Endwalker is the least enjoyable expansion with the worst story.

Can already hear the mob.

[kpxmanifesto]

Endwalker is the least enjoyable expansion with the worst story.

Can already hear the mob.

Yep, you're not the only person who thinks that. I posted pretty much the same exact thing on page 2 of this thread.

[Amon-ster]

Endwalker is the least enjoyable expansion with the worst story.

Can already hear the mob.

I'd 100% agree with this if ARR didn't exist.

[Raoabolic]

I'd 100% agree with this if ARR didn't exist.

I would actually take ARR over EW. With ARR the whole thing felt new outside of unanswered questions from 1.0. EW had a lot of baggage 3 expansions and ARR it had to address and I think it fumbled near the goal. It's not a bad game by any stretch of the imagination but some of EW's plot points really felt like they were just phoning it in rather than in ARR where they had to actually try in comparison.

[Minarisweet]

Endwalker is the least enjoyable expansion with the worst story.

Can already hear the mob.

Storywise... I can't really agree cuz arr and stormblood exist.

Gameplaywise I feel like so far its just been shadowbringers 2 which wasn't exactly good either...

This is kind of a warm take for me but I understand where you're coming from.

[Aglaica]

I do not get the fascination with Miquote, maybe it is due to not liking cats IRL, but maybe thats not it cause i like Hrothgar.

Stormblood is my favorite expansion, after i got to HW, i seriously thought about if i wanted to get through it or not, but then stormblood sealed me playing this. (note i do not think HW has a bad story, I would still rate it 7/10, I just did not care for the locations or questlines, i had enough dragons and snow in a previous game)

[MisterNublet]

FFXIV is a MMORPG in name only. Game wont survive another 10 years if they keep pushing towards the super casual, single player experience.

[SieyaM]

Here is a hot take. The convenience of being able to change to any job on your character at any time has made it impossible for your character to have any real identity. You are forever just the generic WoL.

[SeverianLyonesse]

Here is a hot take. The convenience of being able to change to any job on your character at any time has made it impossible for your character to have any real identity. You are forever just the generic WoL.

I think that attitude of "impossibility" only applies to people who have no restraint. Since some 3/4 of the jobs add very little to my enjoyment of the game or how I envision my character, I simply don't play them.