Final Fantasy XIV Hot Takes

[seraf]

i liked stormblood and i don't know why people hate it so much.

It just wasn't as good as Heavensward that's why. It lacked the same focus as HW did because it was trying to tell 2 different stories.

[Amenara]

Ultima Thule's story was not good.

[VerdeLuck]

Players, especially mentors are too willing to try to "teach" players and tell them the solution to everything too quickly. Maybe it's because they're trying to make everything as smooth as possible, maybe it's because they want to help.
Unwanted or Unprompted advice is incredibly common in this game and players act surprised and sometimes hostile when someone doesn't want to hear their tips right away without asking.

For example, when I did Smileton the first time, the tank in my party stopped and refused to pull until we heard an explanation of all the mechanics beforehand. I don't want that! Let me try first and if I die then I die.

[Carin-Eri]

Players, especially mentors are too willing to try to "teach" players and tell them the solution to everything too quickly. Maybe it's because they're trying to make everything as smooth as possible, maybe it's because they want to help.
Unwanted or Unprompted advice is incredibly common in this game and players act surprised and sometimes hostile when someone doesn't want to hear their tips right away without asking.

For example, when I did Smileton the first time, the tank in my party stopped and refused to pull until we heard an explanation of all the mechanics beforehand. I don't want that! Let me try first and if I die then I die.

By the same token, I (personally) don't feel that the alternative - where the team simply vote to dismiss the underperforming player without any explanation or warning - is much of a solution either.

[MediArgentum]

Alright, since you asked for it, I give you my hottest take: Lalafells should never have been a playable race. The idea of a Lalafell Warrior of Light is as dumb as the idea of a Kobold Warrior of Light. Lalafells should just have been a beast tribe from the start.

[Soge01]

Zenos is a good character.

[TheMightyMollusk]

Melee positionals are nothing but busywork. They don't add depth, they don't feel rewarding, they just feel like a mild punishment for bosses uncontrollably spinning.

[MonteCristo]

Endgame = Glamour

[Lustre]

Endwalker should never have happened. Immensely disappointing resolution.

[EagleDynamics]

Endwalker should never have happened. Immensely disappointing resolution.

true. some things in the story definitely should not have been there in the first place.