Future direction of FFXIV

[Ransu]

Just from my personal experience. My FC went from about 30 consistent players to about 5 within the first month of EW. Now I am surprised to see a another player online.

I mean, that's kinda normal for every MMO. People come in, play the new content and those uninterested in end game stuff unsub and wait for another patch.

[Rein_eon_Osborne]

Do you guys feel like the current dev team is incapable to lead this game 6.1 and beyond because of the good amount of complaints between gameplay, story, and general content releases. Should we shuffle devs around or replace Yoshi-P? Are people overall happy with the state of this game?

Wanna know people's thoughts.

Aside from the current state of healer, the treatment they’ve received, and questionable job adjustments (Which is probably the only thing I’ll remain jaded against), honestly? I’m pretty happy. Four months of update schedule is a bit too hasty to my liking but it’s not something that’s impossible to adjust.

[IdowhatIwant]

I generally think, if in 7.0 we get 2 more classes. This game is just going to be a whole mess of homogenized classes. If the games classes are ever to be unique they would have to rework most of them.

[Deceptus]

I generally think, if in 7.0 we get 2 more classes. This game is just going to be a whole mess of homogenized classes. If the games classes are ever to be unique they would have to rework most of them.

Only thing left at this point is a 4th ranged physical and a job that shares gear with Ninja. Maybe a 4th Magic DPS but there's BLU to justify that slot. They shot themselves in the foot with Ninja's dex stat while still being melee. Should have shared gear with ranged physical.

My bet is they go down from 2 jobs to 1 an expansion to get at least 2 more expansions out with a job. By about that time I think the game is going to start winding down because I can't really see them doing much after that.

[KageTokage]

I do think they're going to have to break out of the mold by necessity going into the future by adding new core systems and gameplay modes/gimmicks.

You can only recycle the formula so many times before it starts wearing on even the most dedicated players.

[IdowhatIwant]

I do think they're going to have to break out of the mold by necessity going into the future by adding new core systems and gameplay modes/gimmicks.

You can only recycle the formula so many times before it starts wearing on even the most dedicated players.

They will never and add new core systems and gameplay modes. I am sorry but unless they actually rework the engine they are dancing around limitations from 1.0 which is part of the core problem in improving game play.

Doubtful, have you not seen this games dedicated players? They are the worst thing I have experienced in a MMO.

[Vryn]

I have every confidence they can pilot the ship, I have very little confidence that they will listen to the passengers telling them when they are about to hit an iceberg.

[Jandor]

Talk about timing, latest Lucky Bancho census. 10/04/22.

- There are 1.7 million active characters, the highest number ever, increased by 350k since the last census. 1.33 million have Endwalker (have a class over level 80, or Sage/Reaper unlocked), 881k have finished Endwalker.

- The number of new characters is 430k, an increase from the prior census 180k

- The new OCE servers have ~40k active characters, an average of around 7700 per world.

- Tonberry has seen the largest population decrease of any world. Incoming OCE players moved from Tonberry and Kujata, but also Behemoth and Adamantoise on NA.

https://www.reddit.com/r/ffxivdiscus..._from_mainsub/

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