Thread: 6.2 Patch Notes

I have never been against creating a better starting experience by either updating ARR or by offering alternate starting points, so I am not sure where you pulled that from. I've been playing this game since 2013 and of all store gear that I see people use, I see eastern gear being used the least. The interest is not there. This is not something like the Butler outfit or the Gold Saucer gear, which arguably misinterpreted what players were asking for in the male variant.

In any case I am of the opinion that they should not have implemented Hrothgar in their original launch state and that players wanting a fully-fledged beast race would have been served by one with a better, less restrictive design. The amount of controversies surrounding both them and Viera is something that wasn't worth it. They should have picked one race, done it well, and left it at that. The fact that they are only getting their ears back this patch and not receiving new hairstyles is disappointing, and I struggle to understand the numerous decisions that have led to them being in the state that they are in 2022.

There isn't a point in me continuing to engage with you and others if you are just going to focus in on the way that I phrase things. I want this game to improve, and we clearly fundamentally disagree on how it can best accomplish that. To each their own. I will continue to comment on the situation as I see fit, but there is nothing to be gained from this back and forth.

Originally Posted by Puremallace

Not going to lie. Only thing I care about is Island Sanctuaries. I imagine that reflects a lot of the other casual playerbase.

I only wish that they had integrated the longstanding feedback of players wanting to be able to have instanced housing and accommodated that desire by letting them use exterior housing items and customizable biomes. From having to port to Lower La Noscea to then talk to an NPC to get to it to then having everything on the island locked behind timers and mechanics that remind me of when I played Dragon Vale a decade ago, I am concerned for the longevity and long-term interest in this content.

Originally Posted by Iscah

It's not any worse than what already exists for Eureka or Bozja. If the NPC at the Moraby aetheryte sends you straight there, it's less convoluted than those other destinations.

Just because older content also lacks what are considered basic quality of life features doesn't mean that it is ok for newer content to release without them. I have yet to see a reasonable argument for why we shouldn't be able to directly teleport to the island besides making the player "earn" a feature that is baseline nearly everywhere else.

Back in the day you had to "earn" the ability to use mounts behind an annoying seal grind but they did away with that later on because it was clear that locking that kind of stuff behind grinds or in this case timers isn't a good idea.

Push the bar of quality higher.