Should XIV add more end game combat content.

[FatalFatalis]

A simple question.

Should XIV throw more development resources at the Endgame combat content of the game to keep players engaged with the game after savage tiers, and in-between content releases?

This would not impact the current content releases of the game, but be an extra for those people that wish to have more 'above average' content to do throughout the droughts.

The casual player base would not be affected by the extra content, as it is optional and not required. The rewards would simply be an alternative to savage/tomestone gearing as the content would release 8-16 weeks after savage.

Yes or No?

Please keep the arguments to a minimum.

No. I think they already do a good job with end game combat content, in Endwalker they also added other forms of that content like Criterion Dungeon (even though they still haven't figured out good rewards for them).
If anything, they need to add more mid-core content.

[Kyrj]

And? So? Therefore?

I am spending a great deal of time in the Saucer. A lot in my FC house managing submarines. Crafting. Decorating. Or just chatting to friends in Ul'dah. People do what they like..so I dont see a problem here.



Yes. They did. Extensively.

Did they? Not as a complete run then, because they would've caught the in between phases bugs. They may have "tested" it but they dev tested it, they started phases one at a time and not as one continuous run. Lol extensively...please.

[DixieBellOCE]

But people have anxiety and don't want to talk to randoms.

It's like people don't realize they are playing an MMO.

[VelKallor]

Did they? Not as a complete run then, because they would've caught the in between phases bugs. They may have "tested" it but they dev tested it, they started phases one at a time and not as one continuous run. Lol extensively...please.

If you say so.

[Kyrj]

If you say so.

Thought so.

[VelKallor]

Thought so

Thought what exactly? Omega UItimate WAS tested, thoroughly, there was even footage of Yoshi ingame..so where does this assumption that it wasnt tested come from? Or is this just another sneer at the devs in this mistaken belief that you know more than they do?

[Jamini]

Yes. They did. Extensively.

Extensively enough to realize that buff-heavy groups would end up dodging buffs given out by the boss, causing wipes because people didn't get the right buffs/debuffs?

Because that was a thing in TOP. It's part of why MCH was slightly favored for a bit. As they didn't add the buffs that DNC and BRD do.

[VelKallor]

Extensively enough to realize that buff-heavy groups would end up dodging buffs given out by the boss, causing wipes because people didn't get the right buffs/debuffs?

Because that was a thing in TOP. It's part of why MCH was slightly favored for a bit. As they didn't add the buffs that DNC and BRD do.

i think i will accept that the testing and design teams that created the actual encounter know more about that than you do, tested it extensively, knew what they were doing every step of the way and leave it at that.

You will forgive me if I absolutely disregard the opinion of armchair "experts"

[Jokerz_93]

There are 6 actual hardcore endgame contents (4 Savages,1 Ultimate and 1 Criterion Savage)
There are 3 midcore contents (1 Trial EX, 1 Unreal and 1 Criterion EX)
There are 13 actual casual contents (4 Normals, 6 Lv 90 dungeons, 1 Variant and 2 Alliance).

Savages are pointless, especially when SE unlocks the tier.
Ultimates are selective (or u have a group or you need a lot of time and patience to do them in PF)
Criterion are rewordless.

Ex trial is maybe the only thing you had to do over and over to get 99 totems for the mount.
Unreal is..fun to have something (old and maybe already done) to do sometimes.
Criterion Ex is rewordless.

Normals are….pointless for even casuals after the first two weeks maybe (?)…maybe one month.
90 dungeons can be funny to run sometimes. There are 5 of them, Troia should be nuked down and should be botted all the way through it for the worth it has, but this is my personal opinion.
Variant dunno, I run it once to unlock the Ex and savage. I heard it’s the same shit over and over. But I don’t know.
2 Alliance are….I think those two can be funny once per week, maybe two or even three if you have enough time.

You can like this game or not.
You can think anything about it but these are the facts that these are the actual mixed endgame content.

And for the worth they have, mini games and socialising are not the reasons why an MMO should be dev’d, but still this is my opinion.

[Sebazy]

IMHO the resources would better served improving the quality of existing combat rather than adding more.