Things that FF14 needs to improve upon

[SenorPatty]

Giving jobs identity back.

This legit worries me. Even if SE decides to keep xpacs at 1 job max, because their m.o is to tear some abilities from one job and hand them over to another job with a new coat of paint, the newer jobs have arrived at the expy bus stop. Even blu is looking more unique as expansions goes than the other jobs (yes, I know it's limited job).

Mystic knight is the current popular requested job and YoshiP has been good at fulfilling job request based on popularity. You know what he's been having a tough time at doing every time he does though? Making them mechanically unique. Oh sure, we're bound to see "En" spells for mystic/spellblader because they already exists as early as the first boss encounter in Tam Tara Deepcroft and a little bit further with some Amaalja but then what? Build a red(fire), blue (ice), yellow(lightning) meter? Inflict paralysis/burn/frost on hit? Silly kids, simplified game design doesn't support that type of meaningful debuff anymore. Dots maybe? Guess we'll just unify bard dots under a single and then allow spell/mys to use 2 so it looks "unique". The list goes on but you get the idea. And you know what, maybe the playerbase is fine with a shiny new truck that is totally different from the first three because this time, it finally came attached with a second horn that the last one didn't have and it's midnight blue instead of rolanberry red.

But one day, as a collective voice in mostly singular agreement, we're going to have to tell YoshiP that he's better off using his job developing resources for other things in the game rather than using them to create a ranger/hunter that's mostly gonna play like a machinist.

[Payadopa]

Giving jobs identity back.

I agree. Some are a bit too samey.

[Thi]

Scaling content difficulty to teach players how to play the game. Normal mode content is braindead easy and doesn't prepare a player to enter EX content, let along Savage or Ultimate.

A new player progresses through the game to reach endgame and then goes into an ex and gets their teeth kicked in and they have no idea that they are playing their job poorly because what they were doing has always worked before.

[Avidria]

Some of these are repeats but

>Fix the weird awkward delay on spells that makes using certain ogcd's frustrating and makes pvp feel clunky and awkward
>Let me hide other players mp bars, I'm a reaper, I do not care if our dragoon has mp
> Inventory management. Find a way to consolidate menus or ease the transitions between them. Just general user friendliness of certain parts of the UI could use some improvement.
> Let me zoom out a bit more please I beg
> Adjustments to tab targeting
> More options for when you turn to face your target and how that behaves, or even just removing the requirement for facing on things that don't have positional requirements anyway
> Dark mode for the new achievement window
>Adjust the pacing at which jobs get new abilities so sub 50 classes don't feel so bare bones for so long

[Jin-]

Right click targeting should not exist on mobs and players, atleast not by default without any way to turn it off. It doesn't make any sense. Also right click move dialogue and so on, same stupid design. Especially annoying in group content when you turn camera, you use right click and it selects friendly player -.- . Then tab targeting madness back to the correct enemy

[Deceptus]

"Are you sure you want to use this mandatory quest item on this mandatory quest interactable?"

The ability to /target specific players and NPC's via text command /target Deceptus

The ability to place markers on the map via text command. /placemarker 1 Dravanian Forelands (1,2) etc etc

The ability to only show ALL debuffs on a target only. Right now it's all of them or yours only. Most of the time I only care about status debuffs.

The ability to lower mob flashy spell / ability effects. We can do it for players but not for mobs and sometimes theirs are even worse.

The ability to lower the flashy effects of Limit Breaks.

[Izar_Chillen]

"Are you sure you want to use this mandatory quest item on this mandatory quest interactable?"

Also:


Are you sure you want to use the transporter?


No I would like to stand here like an idiot in Praetorium getting hammered by the adds, that also dont disengage like normal adds when you get far enough away.

[Shibi]

"Are you sure you want to use this mandatory quest item on this mandatory quest interactable?"

Oh that one is a pet peeve of mine.

Along with (fanfare) (big gold letters) "Venture Accomplished" (fanfare) (big gold letters) "Venture Commenced"

yeah yeah, he's stolenbrought back a Bom Boko or a single ice crystal, it really doesn't need the fanfares.

[IdowhatIwant]

They should also remove the quests, where you follow people, or walk with someone. Pretty much every EW quest.
Also remove all quests where I have to type a word or sentence.

[Izar_Chillen]

They should also remove the quests, where you follow people, or walk with someone. Pretty much every EW quest.
Also remove all quests where I have to type a word or sentence.

You mean you dont like typing "O Loveliest of branches, please offer me your succor!"