There has not been a single major patch without a critical issue since Endwalker.

[hunkygladiator]

Housing glitch. EW queue bugs (which had to be resolved by a Redditor and not their own engineers). And now... DC visit shenanigans.

This has never happened at this alarming frequency in HW, SB, and even ShB.

What is going on?

[DynnDiablos]

What's crazy to me is they also are extending the time between patches...I mean with 6.2 being LATE August and still not bringing all of the promised features until 6.25...I have to wonder what is going on over there. I get they encourage us to take breaks but the longer periods between patches that result in more tech issues is odd to me.

[hunkygladiator]

What's crazy to me is they also are extending the time between patches...I mean with 6.2 being LATE August and still not bringing all of the promised features until 6.25...I have to wonder what is going on over there. I get they encourage us to take breaks but the longer periods between patches that result in more tech issues is odd to me.

Frankly I think the team has completely lost interest in FF14 and we're now officially in managed decline mode. When there is no passion, just like with World of Warcraft, the quality will also slowly erode. This is just the beginning of the WoW-like decline. This exact trend has happened in WoW. Sadly FF14 is now heading the same path.

[Blossoming]

I’ve loved this game and played it since 1.0 alpha days, been through all the ups and downs but I’ve found myself more and more increasingly saddened at the direction lately I feel the game is heading, but the worst part lately is I’m actually nervous at the reaction if I dare show even the thought of disappointment or criticism in any form when I see how others seem to get met with this behavior of “go play something else” or “you don’t understand infrastructure this is all the players fault for using said system right away.” I really enjoy most of what the game offers and I do play other MMOs but I’ve really lately had to feel like I’m making myself log on just because and I actually truly hate that feeling.

[Ryaz]

I’ve loved this game and played it since 1.0 alpha days, been through all the ups and downs but I’ve found myself more and more increasingly saddened at the direction lately I feel the game is heading, but the worst part lately is I’m actually nervous at the reaction if I dare show even the thought of disappointment or criticism in any form when I see how others seem to get met with this behavior of “go play something else” or “you don’t understand infrastructure this is all the players fault for using said system right away.” I really enjoy most of what the game offers and I do play other MMOs but I’ve really lately had to feel like I’m making myself log on just because and I actually truly hate that feeling.

No one is going to be upset over well thought out critical feedback. The problem is, most of the feedback on the forums isn't that. It's people calling the devs names and taking a "sky is falling" approach where they act like the game is dying. That's where most people take issue and tend to say things like "play something else". Because the posts make them seem like they hate the game itself and makes people wonder why they're playing if everything about the game is negative. Overwhelmingly negative to the point that is just gets exhausting.

I am well aware the game isn't perfect. I still enjoy playing it. I still look forward to every patch.

[Supersaiyanj1982]

The game is growing all the time. The bigger the game gets, the harder it gets to keep everything in line. Keeping jobs balanced, adding all these functions... it's a literal tonnage of hell they have to go through. Just throwing our money at doesn't solve everything. Feasibility is a major factor.

[Striker44]

Frankly I think the team has completely lost interest in FF14 and we're now officially in managed decline mode. When there is no passion, just like with World of Warcraft, the quality will also slowly erode. This is just the beginning of the WoW-like decline. This exact trend has happened in WoW. Sadly FF14 is now heading the same path.

This may win the award of the day for post most divorced from reality. With criterion dungeons, island sanctuaries, etc. all about to come down the pipeline, FFXIV is currently the complete and polar opposite of "managed" mode. Are we just throwing terms around now without a clue or something? By the way, there have been bugs with practically every patch; it's called the nature of MMO's. Talk about a nothing-burger, sheesh...

[Ryaz]

This may win the award of the day for post most divorced from reality. With criterion dungeons, island sanctuaries, etc. all about to come down the pipeline, FFXIV is currently the complete and polar opposite of "managed" mode. Are we just throwing terms around now without a clue or something? By the way, there have been bugs with practically every patch; it's called the nature of MMO's. Talk about a nothing-burger, sheesh...

He's a troll. Probably another Titanmen alt. Dude is famous for saying stupid shit.

[Jason_Ashford]

Frankly I think the team has completely lost interest in FF14 and we're now officially in managed decline mode. When there is no passion, just like with World of Warcraft, the quality will also slowly erode. This is just the beginning of the WoW-like decline. This exact trend has happened in WoW. Sadly FF14 is now heading the same path.

wow you got all that from a slightly shaky DC travel launch? i can see your faith in them before was truly unshakable. how dare they destroy your faith like this. /s

[Raikai]

I mean with 6.2 being LATE August and still not bringing all of the promised features until 6.25...

Just an observation, that they never deliver all announced features in the .X release... Traditionally it's split in half between that and the .X.5.