Current Problem Parallels

[KizuyaKatogami]

FFXIV doesn't have "little" content. It just doesn't gate players behind a multiple month long grind to complete the content.

Uh….correct me if i’m wrong but you need to do savage for a month or two to get fully geared because it’s gated. Same with tomestones, and alli raids etc. Also…it has little to no midcore content which is what i’m getting at

[GrizzlyTank]

Uh….correct me if i’m wrong but you need to do savage for a month or two to get fully geared because it’s gated. Same with tomestones, and alli raids etc. Also…it has little to no midcore content which is what i’m getting at

In FFXIV if you defeat a boss, you get guaranteed loot. In WoW you have 20% chance of getting anything and 5% chance of getting the one thing you want per boss. You need to spend 3 months farming the same boss for a 50% chance to get one BIS.

[KizuyaKatogami]

In FFXIV if you defeat a boss, you get guaranteed loot. In WoW you have 20% chance of getting anything and 5% chance of getting the one thing you want per boss. You need to spend 3 months farming the same boss for a 50% chance to get one BIS.

Except for things like alli raids, its not even guaranteed if you get anything for your role. and in things like savage pf, youre not guaranteed to get loot every single clear, which means needing to resort to multiple clears just to try and get a single piece of loot.

[GrizzlyTank]

Except for things like alli raids, its not even guaranteed if you get anything for your role. and in things like savage pf, youre not guaranteed to get loot every single clear, which means needing to resort to multiple clears just to try and get a single piece of loot.

The drop-rates for Alliance raids is an issue, but at the same time the gear pieces from it isn't BIS. It's catchup.

And the savage drops do follow a similar issue to wow mythic raids, but at least in FFXIV players that have done savage can help others without locking themselves out from even participating in the content for a week.

[KizuyaKatogami]

The drop-rates for Alliance raids is an issue, but at the same time the gear pieces from it isn't BIS. It's catchup.

And the savage drops do follow a similar issue to wow mythic raids, but at least in FFXIV players that have done savage can help others without locking themselves out from even participating in the content for a week.

You cant technically help others if youve already cleared and youre trying to fill in for someone to get their weekly clear though, as you miss out on chests. I dont really care about WoW, im not sure why its constantly brought up when people offer criticism.Its as if you believe its either 14's way, wow's way, or the highway.

[Deceptus]

The current issues with the dev team (IMHO) are basically a result of "Suffering from Success"

A Realm Reborn (2.0) happened because 1.0 was such an utter failure. They had to dig deep and figure out how to fix things.

Now, with all the success they have had, it has went to their heads and they've developed an Ego. They feel they can do no wrong, WE as the consumer base, are the ones who are wrong.

The game is in Cruise Control now because it's Square Enix's cash cow. Nothing really innovative. When they have tried, it's been mostly a disaster (the 4 attempts at Diadem Content, Eureka a disaster on launch). Job design is all over the place.

[BrokentoothMarch]

The current issues with the dev team (IMHO) are basically a result of "Suffering from Success"

A Realm Reborn (2.0) happened because 1.0 was such an utter failure. They had to dig deep and figure out how to fix things.

Now, with all the success they have had, it has went to their heads and they've developed an Ego. They feel they can do no wrong, WE as the consumer base, are the ones who are wrong.

The game is in Cruise Control now because it's Square Enix's cash cow. Nothing really innovative. When they have tried, it's been mostly a disaster (the 4 attempts at Diadem Content, Eureka a disaster on launch). Job design is all over the place.

Essentially this. Deceptus, once again, expressing my feelings in a far more eloquent way than I can manage.

[OhNooo]

Oh Ra-La please release me from this mortal coil

[SonjaRampage]

OPs point proves itself with the contents of this thread.

[SaberMaxwell]

https://youtu.be/WShktYGH9eI
That blog post being posted on October 19 2014 and this youtube video being posted on the 29th leads me to believe it's a fair assumption these are of the same cosplay contest, though I forget how far apart fan fests used to be so I can keep looking.

Make of it what you will.