What are the things you really enjoy about the game?

[Katt_Felista]

Itemization is very varied and allow for custom play man, i wish there was less random stats on gear so i could start to be less confused about mah fixed job whatever i'd like to play !

Sarcasm aside i would really like they add a mode where you loot more randomized gear stats, even if stats are normalized in savage raiding, just for the fun of destroying world monsters one punch man style, in any other Final Fantasy you are allowed to make your character stats completely bonkers, it lacks some element of that super dumb fun.

[Aurikai]

Alliance raids, though those have mostly been nerfed, minus Nier to some degree.

[AnnRam]

Music, Story, PVP, World building everything else can die

[Deceptus]

1) The ability to play every single job on a single character is a HUGE draw for me. All the achievements on a single character, all the mounts, minions etc etc.

2) The value for the sub fee is pretty good.

[Reinha]

My endgame is collecting things. I don't go out of my way for FOMO items and cash shop items but if it's in the game and I want it, I'll get it.

Things I've done so far in Endwalker (that I remember):

All quests and normal mode duties
Unreal every week
Ex trials
Custom deliveries
Tribal quests
Housing lottery and redesigning my yard
Bicolor gemstone farming
Leveling alts
Hunts and rare fates
PvP malmstone grind
Making gil
ShB ex mount farms
Farming minions from 87/89/90 dungeons
Crafting
Trusts leveled to 90
Sightseeing log
Glamours and screenshots

[NanaWiloh]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmsVf97xB00 Wanted to share this as its just beautiful.

[Tsukino]

Late to this party since I only check the forums every once in a while, but I'm sure restating things everyone else has already listed can't hurt.

I also mostly got into it and play it because it's a Final Fantasy game where I can play some of the classic jobs with a custom character. The fact that the story, especially in Shadowbringers and Endwalker, rises to the challenge of being worthy of that series, really helps me stick around. I remember getting through Shadowbringers and telling all my non-playing friends that it went from "better story than other MMOs" to "a great story on par with whatever your favorite single-player RPG is."

In that same vein, I really love it when they get a job feeling "right" despite the crazy constraints of a balanced MMO with fairly strict combat roles. I frequently cite Red Mage here, it's really cool how they managed to get it using white and black magic and swordplay despite having to be a "ranged magical attacker."

I also like all the crazy references to other FF things as well as stuff from the entire run of the game. Like I think it's great that Gunbreaker uses "soil" charges as a reference to FFU even though very few people know or care about it, but I also like it when you see NPCs again from like six years ago in the story, or how the Endwalker ending trusts you to recognize people from their voices or speech patterns.

There's also just the fact that it's...somewhat alone in being a mostly subscription-based MMORPG in 2022. Back when everyone was trying to copy EverQuest they were all over the place, but a lot of things that MMOs first innovated are now part of other, more exploitative games, and most other MMOs are also using the free-to-play model if they're still around. Maybe this doesn't sound super positive, but as someone who's always had one MMO to play for around 20 years, there almost aren't any other options, this is it!

And finally, I know that not a lot of people agree with this one for various reasons, but I really like their dedication to making things accessible to most players while still providing high-end content for those who want to enjoy it. This is a complicated topic for video games in general, trying to make things that are challenging while also letting people who don't want a challenge enjoy them in their own way. And I feel like they've done as good a job as anyone with FFXIV; in particular, I really like the way they separated "normal" and "savage" 8-person fights since 3.x.

[Shougun]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmsVf97xB00 Wanted to share this as its just beautiful.

That video is excellent FFXIV advertisement lol. Well done to all of them. :thumbs up:

[Enkidoh]

Things like this:
Close in the Distance (with 1000 Singers from the FFXIV community)

https://youtu.be/mmsVf97xB00

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmsVf97xB00 Wanted to share this as its just beautiful.

That video is excellent FFXIV advertisement lol. Well done to all of them. :thumbs up:

Slightly deviating off topic, but well said! I was in tears by the end, that raw power and emotion from everyone involved.. my goddess the feels were real (and they even managed to get none other than both Susan Calloway and Amanda Achen to sing as well!)

And this is an unofficial fan production!

It drove home just how much I love this game.

No, not just a game. Hydaelyn/Etheirys is a living, breathing world in every way, a community we all share, from Yoshi and his development team to all of us players. This is an experience we are sharing together. Forging ahead together indeed. Well done indeed to everyone involved with that video!

[Novae]

My WoL.
It's the only reason I keep playing the game when the battle content is lacking ( like now). I just take another job and work on glam/weapons until I'm satisfied.