Samurai changes are unacceptable in the current iteration

[Wyssahtyn]

Seems my previous post was almost prophetic. First the insane job changes for SAM, now a completely borked housing lottery system. Just what the hell is going on over there?

I feel like Endwalker stands at risk of being another of the devs blunders rather than their supposed magnum opus the longer it goes on. Not even sure Island Sanctuary is even going to be functional on arrival, especially given the near complete silence on it.

[Akava]

Back with nothing new to add, except to say I still want the changes reverted.

[VincentH]

It's been really hard to get used to the VOID of not having Kaiten before any iajitsu and i still do not understand the reasoning behind it. Now everytime i feel a hole in the rotation i have to fill it with Shinten andit doesn't feel fun. Worst of all is that these changes come 2 weeks before Ultimate and i don't really have the time to gear another job that isn't MNK, let alone how my static feels behind the party composition.

GIVE US KAITEN BACK

[Kyourai]

Its so bad so far, please squareenix give me back my fave class, im so depressed with these changes. the dopamine hits from those 90K back to back namikiris is gone and so is just the overall identity of the job as this powerhouse melee that builds up to these big hitters. It doesn't feel the same.......

[KYuuma]

To the uninitiated, abrupt and dramatic gameplay shift in FFXIV isn't a new problem in 6.1. They've been around for years, Bard got shafted hard in 3.0 and it took them 2 years. 2. Years. To fix their own damn game.

All I'm saying is we're probably looking at similar timeframe if they're this adamant on not reverting back to 6.08. That's a strong enough reason to consider unsubbing in my eyes.

[FrogBiscuit]

To the uninitiated, abrupt and dramatic gameplay shift in FFXIV isn't a new problem in 6.1. They've been around for years, Bard got shafted hard in 3.0 and it took them 2 years. 2. Years. To fix their own damn game.

All I'm saying is we're probably looking at similar timeframe if they're this adamant on not reverting back to 6.08. That's a strong enough reason to consider unsubbing in my eyes.

Also speaks entirely to the reason the backlash and outrage is so prominent.

The idea that a class I have played since it has been available, turned into garbage night and day difference, for potentially a couple of expansions before it gets fixed is a terrible feeling.


I don't question SE believing SAM had issues they needed to correct when it came to future balancing/adding to the class. Seems legitimate enough... I found it fun up to 6.1, but I don't know what SE has planned in the future for the class...


What I do question however, is SE absolutely gutting the enjoyment of the class, effectively making it as simple and monotonous as possible, with no indication of a solution, or any other changes... They just absolutely murdered the class without a second look and then just left it to sit like a pile of dog poo on a hot sidewalk....

[cjbeagle]

They just absolutely murdered the class without a second look and then just left it to sit like a pile of dog poo on a hot sidewalk....

So...you don't like playing with hot poo?

That throws a kink in the entire design direction!

[FrogBiscuit]

So...you don't like playing with hot poo?

That throws a kink in the entire design direction!

Hey... Everyone has to grow up at some point...


Not to mention the looks you get from people around the neighborhood.

[Roxus]

I'm not going to lie, this was the last straw for me since this is literally the job I waited for, poured thousands and thousands of hours into, and I am heavily considering it. If they are firm this is how they want to go, I'll refuse, even if there is nothing better to replace it. I won't support a company who doesn't care. The game is absolutely amazing in so many ways, but it becomes less and less what players want and more what developers want.