Why do you still play FFXIV?

[Corrupted]

Not much was keeping me after a bit of a fallout with some former friends, was pretty much ready to drop the game until a couple of IRL friends showed interest so I'm back again.
To be honest, watching them & doing things with them as they progress made me more happy than I was before.

[MonsutaMan]

I don't play it as much as most.

I played the beta of ARR as my Roe female and enjoyed it.

I just completed the mission were you are on what looks like a castle bridge fighting some dragon hordes......Yeah, not a hardcore XIV player by any means considering I played for about....9-ish years now.

I actually ask myself the polar opposite.....

Why don't I play more?

...Oh...right....I can't level the job I like unless I complete the story to open up more leveling areas for the job I like......

Then my Gamepass or Steam library are staring at me, so I play something else instead even while still subbed to XIV.....LOL.....

Mostly play XIV during XI burnout, or waiting for a huge XI campaign which is coming up btw. I also join XIV during campaigns.

I don't think XIV is as flawed as most may think.......I do feel the devs are a bit out of touch with what the players want. It is almost as if they are living out their FF dream, while neglecting what the players actually care about......

[Isutowaru]

I got a house and I like to raid Ultimates. I want to go back into TEA though for some reclears.

[Magikazam]

There a lack on competition on the MMO markets. The genre basicly dead, since MMO don't give lots of money, less dev want to put effort on the genre, while they could just make another Battle royal or something for quick bucks

Turn out I like playing MMO and FFXIV the only serious one that up rn.

[Anienai]

Not being facetious, Im genuinely curious to hear why people still play FFXIV despite the myriad of problems.

I like to see 7'3 dommy mommies.

[Equitable_Remedy]

I play it because it's fun.

That's it. It's really not more complicated than that.

[DPZ2]

I still play FFXIV because it pleases me to do so.

I can take a break to binge watch a 50 episode Chinese Drama and come back to pretty much where I left off without feeling lost or left behind.

Story dungeons are not optional, unlike WoW, Rift, GW2, SW:TOR, etc.

It is fun to watch people hang out, run around with minions, and create new glamour combinations.

The story line is engaging for an MMORPG, where story line is frequently an afterthought.

[Sharkie]

I'm currently on a forced financial break to line up my sub to a more convenient date, and I find myself not really missing the game. I was losing interest just before the break anyway and had already taken a three month break. I finally finished the MSQ (apart from patch but I just can't be bothered), levelled up all my jobs to at least 50 and hands and lands to 80, so everything is at least more engaging and I have some versatility. Dark Knight is my favourite job, and I love the class fantasy. It's just a shame that the Darkness abilities aren't particularly interesting and TBN can't be broken in the overworld because everything does so little damage.

I also played to finish the MSQ, which has been my absolute bane, and catch up with friends, but now I don't really play with my FC very much. There's just too many people on the periphery for me to feel invested within the group again, which is why I quit last time. The social aspects are the one thing that keep me coming back, and while I enjoy shooting the shit in the Discord, I just don't think there's a place for me in game.

So to answer the question, why did I still play FFXIV? My FC, and setting certain goals for myself. I want to do Eureka and Bozja but the barrier for entry is locked behind the StB raids. I'd like to do them, but I don't really feel as if it's worth the money to play it at the moment. I'm displeased and disgusted by the story (I despise time travel and expected better from them), and honestly I just really hate seeing everyone look exactly the same in the jackets they paid £20 for. I thought I was going to stick around after a three month break, and I wanted to, but I'm just feeling like this isn't the game for me. I just can't place it. I think it's the streetwear and casual glams that are everywhere that feel like a visual representation of me not being their audience. I'm a Highlander in a full suit of wild armour, joined in duties by Miqo'tes in the bloody cropped jacket dyed pastel pink. It makes me feel extremely out of place.

I don't know when my forum access is going to be revoked, it's been a couple of weeks now, but oh well. I do enjoy reading the forum.

[Amenara]

To hang out with friends and do a little RP here and there. No real reason otherwise. Gameplay has become pretty stale and unfun for me so I haven't been doing too much of "playing" the game. Thankfully WoW is doing some good things and making me have a lot of fun gameplay wise and I can use FFXIV for some social interaction with friends which I guess works out for me in the end.

Probably going to pick up FFXI again in the near future again for a different kind of gameplay fun.

[Raoabolic]

I still play because I get at most 2-3 hour at most to play the game a day so I am slowly chewing on older content and delving deep into gathering and crafting since I have a switch with CFW so I treat it like a glorified tablet at this point. It's real cozy to gather and craft while laying down in bed before going to sleep. I have to wear headphones when if I stay up too late since I don't want to wake anyone up though. :/