WHY does SE insist on making this game so unforgiving?

[Chiruru53]

It's rediculous. I mean, I'm a WHM. I cant possibly heal any faster, cant regen for any more than it already gives. I cant possibly DD any better on my monk or warrior, unless I get a boss weapon, which brings me to my point. WHY oh WHY does SE INSIST on making this game so rediculous? ONE minor, microscopic screwup, and it's a wipe, one person dies for five seconds, its a wipe. The NMs in said battles (ifrit, Garuda, Moogle) do such insane damage its retarded. Its not like we have thousands upon thousands of HP. The DMG is just way too high, and its ONLY LEVEL 50. I dont know what I could possibly do different, I do the best I can, yet every run I'm ever in is a wipe. It makes the game just not fun at all. They really need to tone it down in 2.0 at least, or they'll be losing another customer, which they are already losing alot as it is. To any person that replies with "hurr hurr suck less" or something equally stupid, I played XI for like six years and haven't had nearly as much difficulty THERE as I do HERE. I feel like I haven't progressed at ALL, and it just gets worse day after day. I want to play a game I can progress and grow in at a reasonable rate, not play a game i can wipe in the same fight day after day. It's just not fun. It just makes me want to quit MMOs all together, permanently.

[Req]

Play better, or get teammates that play better. All the content is easily doable, all you need to do is practice.

[JohnSeret]

Play better, or get teammates that play better. All the content is easily doable, all you need to do is practice.

or adjust your party setup and do not go for speed unless all have enough practice

[tymora]

Doesn't feel any different from 11 and I was there for 7 years.
This game is already a lot more forgiving.

[Aion]

usually when tank/whm dies, thats when wipe may occur....get a better tank or play better as healer?

[Ryans]

The only time I ever wipe is when people don't have the mechanics of a fight memorized. The fights are very smooth when the tank and healer know what they are doing and very fast when the DD know what they are doing. I've never been in a fight and thought "This isn't possible" but I have thought many times "This isn't possible with this group of people"

[DeadlySwordz]

Don't like a challenge? If you played during Abyssea, Abyssea made FFXI easysauce

[Denmo]

Why does SE INSIST on making XIV so forgiving?

It's red-iculous. I mean, I'm a PLD. I can heal, tank, and defend against most anything. I can die and get raised in a matter of seconds without disrupting the battle flow, which brings me to my next point. WHY oh WHY does SE INSIST on making this game so red-iculous? 10 major, cataclysmic screwups, and it's no biggy. Entire party wipes multiple times, we just get back up and try again with no real consequence except lost time. The NMs in said battles (ifrit, Garuda, Moogle) do so little to deter my team. It's like we have thousands upon thousands of HP. The DMG is just way too low, and its ONLY LEVEL 50. I could just smash buttons all day, and I'd still do just fine, and every run I'm ever in just wins no problem. It makes the game too fun. They really need to tone it up in 2.0 at least, or they'll be losing another customer, which they are already losing alot as it is. To any person that replies with "hurr hurr suck more" or something equally smart, I played XI for like six years and it was way more difficult THERE than it is HERE. I feel like I've progressed TOO QUICKLY, and it just gets worse day after day. I want to play a game that punishes me from day one, not one that rewards me day after day. It's just not fun. It just makes me want to quit MMOs all together, permanently.

[Destain]

Why does SE INSIST on making XIV so forgiving?

It's red-iculous. I mean, I'm a PLD. I can heal, tank, and defend against most anything. I can die and get raised in a matter of seconds without disrupting the battle flow, which brings me to my next point. WHY oh WHY does SE INSIST on making this game so red-iculous? 10 major, cataclysmic screwups, and it's no biggy. Entire party wipes multiple times, we just get back up and try again with no real consequence except lost time. The NMs in said battles (ifrit, Garuda, Moogle) do so little to deter my team. It's like we have thousands upon thousands of HP. The DMG is just way too low, and its ONLY LEVEL 50. I could just smash buttons all day, and I'd still do just fine, and every run I'm ever in just wins no problem. It makes the game too fun. They really need to tone it up in 2.0 at least, or they'll be losing another customer, which they are already losing alot as it is. To any person that replies with "hurr hurr suck more" or something equally smart, I played XI for like six years and it was way more difficult THERE than it is HERE. I feel like I've progressed TOO QUICKLY, and it just gets worse day after day. I want to play a game that punishes me from day one, not one that rewards me day after day. It's just not fun. It just makes me want to quit MMOs all together, permanently.

Mocking people when you havent beaten any end game content, Your Cool!

[Saikoh]

While I don't agree that SE should make the fights easier, I do disagree with the whole 1-shot mechanic that is used too often. As a WHM, you can keep your tank and all others at full hp and a slow reaction/server lag (who really knows anyways why someone else didn't move in time) can cause a wipe. So if that is what the OP means, I'm all for a change. I'd like my fights made difficult by the fight itself, not just bad luck on a single move.