Live Letter Thoughts

[Jeeqbit]

Just tell me how and when to get there, what the process is, Id move there tomorrow.

You usually have to start learning Japanese and become an English teacher for a while.

[Gemina]

I didn't watch the LL, but caught enough of the condensed version from content creators to conclude that this is a packed patch. A concern I had with Island Sanctuary was wondering if it would be something like gardening or contributing to projects in the workshop, and become chore-like to be included with daily activities. It's still yet to be seen, but it looks like it will take a long time to get your island to maintenance levels, and they will add content to it every other patch iirc.

That was my main focus. I was also a little worried that the patch would get pushed. Some in game buddies already took the 23rd off in anticipation, and I told them hopefully that doesn't come to bite them in the arse. They will be quite happy to point out that was not the case next time I talk to them. Other than that, I will save the majority of the critiquing after the patch release.

Every time these come up, I always have a smidge of hope for the release of a silk moth mount (Bombyx). Sadly not this time. Maybe next time

[AwesomeJr44]

check our start dates: 2015 (me) vs. 2020 (you)

The 'Join Date' refers to the Forums, not the game. Thus I wouldn't use that as a metric as you'll come across people like me who stayed off the forums for years. I started playing in 2013. I joined the forums in 2020.

you have one character with every class leveled to 90.

This is not difficult to accomplish. Leveling in this game is a very simple and fast process, especially when you already have every job at 80 before Endwalker launched and have friends to give you tank/healer queues for your DPS jobs. This is not some super long and tedious grind that most people wouldn't dream of doing. I merely did roulettes every day until I reached all 90s and finished the grind. In addition, you probably do most of the content you do on your lv 90 jobs if you don't have that many leveled. You'd probably have more jobs at 90 than you do if you played them.

My time in the game is mostly on one character, which is normal for players to do. You're the one who said I had no life, (when I responded with the same it was obviously in jest and to point out the absurdity of the original claim) and yet you apparently need nine different characters for glamour. Is the one character not enough? Surely if I'm playing far more than you are and I only have one character, you would easily be able to play with just the one? Do I think you're actually a no-life or addicted to the game because you have nine characters? Nope. But I would just recommend not throwing stones inside a house made of quite fragile glass.

What I have called for is that content be designed for the amount of time between patches. If there is a 4 month period between patches, that patch should give us content that can last at least the majority of this time for the average player. I completed all of 6.1's new non-ultimate PvE content in 3-4 hours. Even if I spread that content thin across the entire 4 months, there isn't enough there to cover that amount of time well. Most of my time spent over the last 3 months in FFXIV was spent interacting with my friends because there's just not a lot to do right now. Every day, I log in, see if anyone's online to talk to, if not I search for something to do, find nothing and either log out to play something else or AFK to have the music playing in the background. Sure, I can go do old content like Bozja if I really feel like it, but why not just load up FF6 or something else and play that instead if I have to dig through old things for something to do? Surely FFXIV, as a subscription-based MMO, is not designed to be played for 3-4 hours every 4 months right?

If simply desiring that the game gives me a reason to play it other than Fate grinding for gemstones I'll never use or playing the same dungeon for the thousandth time makes me a no-lifer, then sure I guess.

[VelKallor]

log out to play something else

Thats fine. See as follows.

Yoshida "It's alright not to play it everyday. Since it's just a game, you can stop forcing yourself if it's hard on you to keep that up. Rather, it'll just pile up unnecessary stress if you limit yourself into playing just that one game since there are so many other games out there. So, do come back and play it to your heart's content when the major patch kicks in, then stop it to play other games before you got burnt out, and then come back for another major patch. This will actually make me happier, and in the end, I think this is the best solution I can answer for keeping your motivation up for the game."

[AwesomeJr44]

A concern I had with Island Sanctuary was wondering if it would be something like gardening or contributing to projects in the workshop, and become chore-like to be included with daily activities. It's still yet to be seen, but it looks like it will take a long time to get your island to maintenance levels, and they will add content to it every other patch iirc.

This is something I've been a little concerned with too. I'm personally cautiously optimistic about it. It could be really cool and be something I want to spend lots of time doing, but if it's just a beast tribe level daily chore I might give it a skip. Showing up to the island every day to click a few buttons every day doesn't sound too interesting.

That was my main focus. I was also a little worried that the patch would get pushed.

Again, same here haha. SE has been pushing back a lot of content releases and I was concerned we'd get a message saying "it's not done yet, sorry. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯". I think at this point there's no way they push it back though.

Other than that, I will save the majority of the critiquing after the patch release.

Fair. It's hard to tell how good or bad something will be as we haven't seen much. I've been cautiously optimistic about this entire patch. I have the gut feeling it will be good, and we're actually getting a sizable amount of content, but I also know that it's very possible that it's another 6.1 where there's not much to do.

[Kes13a]

The 'Join Date' refers to the Forums, not the game. Thus I wouldn't use that as a metric as you'll come across people like me who stayed off the forums for years. I started playing in 2013. I joined the forums in 2020.

not exactly what Lodestone says.... so easy to use that as a metric in point of fact, especially since as you say, you only play "mostly one character"

[VelKallor]

but I also know that it's very possible that it's another 6.1 where there's not much to do.

If this is any kind of overview, there will be loads to do. The island sanctuary IS NOT DESIGNED to be blown through in a day, its a long term thing and will have more added to it as we go along, and as my FC said last night, this will be a blast. Its relaxing, not tied to any player power, and is meant as a recreational activity to do as you wish.

And my God...the scenery is beautiful.

Theres no hurry. There isnt. No rush no race to the end...so do as little as you want each day. I dont see an issue here.

[AwesomeJr44]

not exactly what Lodestone says.... so easy to use that as a metric in point of fact, especially since as you say, you only play "mostly one character"

I have an old character I don't play anymore. I played with that character in 2013 (although it might have been 2014 now that I think about it, it HAS been like 8-9 years) then swapped to this one during Shadowbringers. However, seeing as I haven't touched him in years, I didn't really bother mentioning him as I don't play him anymore. I could share that character's name but seeing as you're already looking at my lodestone info, I wanna see if you can find him

I'll give you a hint. He's a Black Mage main. (If you have trouble, maybe I can give you some more hints )

If this is any kind of overview, there will be loads to do. The island sanctuary IS NOT DESIGNED to be blown through in a day, its a long term thing and will have more added to it as we go along, and as my FC said last night, this will be a blast. Its relaxing, not tied to any player power, and is meant as a recreational activity to do as you wish.

That's what I'm hoping for. I've been cautiously optimistic about it as I can see it being a fun activity to do while doing the savage raids, but I can also see it being something where you show up to click a few buttons and that's it for the day.

[Silverbane]

Just tell me how and when to get there, what the process is, Id move there tomorrow.

Back in 2007, after working on a joint project with them at my US employer, I got a job offer from NTT Docomo to do R&D work for them in Japan.
However, after months of waiting while they tried to get the paperwork pushed through the Japanese government, I decided to change careers instead, and stay in the US.

The lesson: it ain't quick or easy for a Japanese company to hire foreigners.

[LisSquid]

The snark in this thread. lol