Bizarre burnout

[Crustyman]

Hey everyone, I've been suffering through minor burnout recently and I'm not sure what to do. Its not that I don't enjoy the game itself , its just a lot of pent up feeling for where ffxiv is going,

Before EW I was a smn main, job got bogged down to press 1 button to wins, and ever since then I just haven't been having as much fun as I used to have. Dragoon and astrologian are my other favorite jobs, but after hearing what they're gonna do to them in 7.0, I just really don't wanna play. I like doing raids, I think they're cool, but I can't shake the feeling whenever I play that all I'm doing is for nothing and that I should just play something else. Pre EW I was playing this game so much that I logged about 1k hours in, which is a lot of hours for me. Though when I really suffered the first stage of major burnout was when I read the forums and saw that the ffxiv dev team is not different then bungie or any other terrible studio. I just can't shake the feeling that what I'm doing isn't gonna be worth anything in the long run, and that I should just quit.

It's been even worse lately with all the negativity with dark knight and machinist. It really makes me feel that the huge surge of players that came with EW drove ffxiv to the boiling point of just making crappy decisions that benefits nobody.

I know the obvious answer is to just stop playing, but ffxiv is (was?) my favorite game, and I just hate seeing all this stupid negativity and stupid reworks in the game. I've met so many nice people and I would hate to stop talking to them because of a lack of common interest anymore. I just don't feel like there's anything else to really do anymore, since all the jobs I like are leveled up to max, and most relics just look ugly.

Sorry of the huge rant, but I'm not sure where else to put this.

[aveyond-dreams]

FFXIV has become a game where all I can do is log in to turn in leves and wait for the day that SMN becomes even half the class that it was in FFXI, but my trust in job design/combat has reached such a low that it wouldn’t surprise me if the class somehow lost abilities coming into 7.0.

Diofield releases this week and I was able to pick up Octopath Traveler on PC for half off on steam. Unlike the people who will doubtless come in here trying to paint you as somehow in the wrong or recommend content that doesn’t appeal to battle oriented players, I’m not telling you to “go play something else” as I detest when people throw that in my face whenever I complain - I’m saying that there are a lot of better games than Endwalker that we should be playing especially with how far the standards of gameplay and writing have fallen here. Keep speaking out, and keep pointing out how other games are doing things better than FFXIV is right now.

[VelKallor]

I’m saying that there are a lot of better games than Endwalker that we should be playing

"We" should be playing?

What "we" should do...is whatever 'we" feel like.

I am having a great time, thanks.

[SentioftheHoukai]

"We" should be playing?

What "we" should do...is whatever 'we" feel like.

I am having a great time, thanks.

Friendly reminder that this guy ^^^ was a villain.

Child please.

What manner of creature are you?

[VelKallor]

Friendly reminder that this guy ^^^ was a villain.

Thats Venom, not Carnage, Venom isnt a villain, more an antihero.

It's up to each individual (not you) to figure out what works best for them.

First he says he speaks for " a significant number of people" and now its "I will tell you what I think you should be playing"..I cant say what my honest reply would be to that, as these are the official forums and I have to mind my manners.

Unfortunately.

[SentioftheHoukai]

Thats Venom, not Carnage, Venom isnt a villain, more an antihero.

He eats people. I'm not like the Justice League, the first thing I'd do in that universe is purge Arkham Asylum of its inmates. Screw what "heroes" think, I'm sick of the sanctimonious, hypocritical, self-righteous fools and Endwalker has failed to endear such beings to me. Venom is a parasite to be expunged, and bonds with those of dubious moral character. That is sufficient to condemn him.

[MonsutaMan]

FFXIV has become a game where all I can do is log in to turn in leves and wait for the day that SMN becomes even half the class that it was in FFXI, but my trust in job design/combat has reached such a low that it wouldn’t surprise me if the class somehow lost abilities coming into 7.0.

Diofield releases this week and I was able to pick up Octopath Traveler on PC for half off on steam. Unlike the people who will doubtless come in here trying to paint you as somehow in the wrong or recommend content that doesn’t appeal to battle oriented players, I’m not telling you to “go play something else” as I detest when people throw that in my face whenever I complain - I’m saying that there are a lot of better games than Endwalker that we should be playing especially with how far the standards of gameplay and writing have fallen here. Keep speaking out, and keep pointing out how other games are doing things better than FFXIV is right now.

I mean, I hear you guys.

Imagine coming from XI, and your favorite jobs were Blue Mage, Beastmaster, and Summoner.

Blue aint even a job, cant do ish (Not one person on the dev team spoke up and stated "Hey, lets use resources on something else instead of a job that cannot be part of the main game?")

BST isn't in the game

SMN is.........interesting.....(I Wanna be nice today)

I play alot of mmo; 90% of the time I am on a hunter pet class (You guys can kind of see why me and XIV have not been mixing). The job design of XIV is, and has always been...Interesting...... compared to other mmo. I decided to sub up, to check out the Island, but there is no way I can complete the game playing jobs I do not like....

I usually stay on the free trial, unless there is a campaign I like, expansion, or in this case, some new content which resembles BST. I am not one of those "I quit!!!!" people. I usually come back every now and then. I am honest about it.

I am like every other FFXI OG; waiting for XIV to do something which can pry me from XI......But it never has.

XIV is going through a honeymoon period. Like WoW, people will eventually see XIV for what it is. Close your eyes, strip away the FF IP......Now focus on the gameplay....XIV aint so amazing, is it? Streamers are what took the game to stardom.

For years, I could not fathom how people raved about that generic Blizzard MMO. Until, the honeymoon phase took its course and people eventually stripped away the Blizzard IP and seen the game for what it was........ an old, generic, dated mmo.

Gameplay always reign supreme. XIV is by no means generic like WoW, but the job/class system leaves alot to be desired by this XI/MMO vet. If they let BLU do Main Scenario, I would full-time XIV, and play it with a smile on my face. Ironic the only job I like in the MMO, cant do the gist of the MMO. Like a cruel joke.

Imo, just my opinion.....they need a new direction with the class/jobs, even if that means a new voice.

[Boblawblah]

It sounds like you need a break and are trying to find reasons for why you're not liking the game now, and why you won't like it if you change what you're class you're playing. Take a break, the game isn't going anywhere.

[Soge01]

Best thing to do when it comes to information from the forums is not take it too seriously. The place will make you feel depressed, lol. Yeah, the place has some valid points here and there, but its best not to get all your information regarding FFXIV from here. Diversify where you get your info from, along with different opinions on certain subject matters.

And yeah, you just need a break from the game. Take you mind off of it. Had to sort of do this months after the changes to Samurai. Feel better about it now and I play with with no problems.

[hagare]

you visit the OF, of course you're gonna get hit by negativity.
What do the players in game tell you?
that aside, seems like a perfect time to stop playing for a while.