How to Restore Confidence in FFXIV

[Absimiliard]

I haven't lost confidence so nothing to restore on my end. But curious to see what other people find wrong with it.

Spend about five minutes reading the forums to get your answer.

[Elucesta]

They can start by cutting back on adding so much content that isn't battle content outside of Raids, Savage, and ults. For example give us more do to with fates, or make the overworld lively and full of danger. Give us more battle content for lvl 90, that isn't a raid. Criterion dungeons are okay but I ultimately want to feel like I'm playing an MMO because that is still part of this games identity

[Kuroka]

Eureka was dropped after Stormblood, Bozja/Zadnor after Shb, and IS and Criterion will get the same treatment come end of EW given their pattern. Instead of working to improve and add-on to these existing systems of gameplay, they just throw their hands up in the air and go back to the beginning. What does that result in? Unpolished and lacking gameplay elements that only start to hit their stride towards the end of the expansion (maybe).

Or when they do fun or amazing stuff but then abandon it... Like we got the G-Warrior fight and then? Its dropped... how about an fighting simulation with it? or its own side thingy? "we got some out of control weapons too dangerous to fight on food"

The amazing Zone they made for Cid's Memory of the Citadel? I dont wanna know how many hours that was for a 5-10 min quest...

We got Memoria misera Ex, but not an ex version of the final 6.0 solo trial (sure some say "f### no!" but others like me would welcome it, be it just for the weapon...

Eureka, especially anemos was beautiful... later zones and Bozja.. not so much... they lacked something. Yes its a warzone and im fine with it, yet... idk. And i still feel all the raids shouldve been put into the alliance roulett. To seperate content is always shortsighted...

I think they said they gonna do more Criterion dungeons later... but we'll see about that.

I did have a ton of fun with my wife, solving all mysteries ourselfs without any guide, but we are locked outta the harder versions due group limits, which really is a shame...


Also give us back two dungeons per patch, especially now with the longer wait between patches... having the same dungeon for more then half a year just sucks...

And dont even get me started on Blue... heck just lettin blue run wild on deep dungeons would be fun already lol.

[Kaurhz]

I can't say I've come across anything that would come across as losing faith, personally.

However, if I had to offer up any constructive criticisms, then it would simply be to have better engagement with the community, be it directly or indirectly with a middleman. I'm not saying they don't listen to feedback or anything, but their acknowledgment or lack thereof is an issue... To put it into perspective...

Not looking at feedback, and looking at feedback, yet not acknowledging/discussing it are seen as synonymous from the perspective of the players, whilst this may not necessarily be the case from the developers' perspective. Look at many of the streams of feedback, and simply just discuss it. Even if you reject it, just let people know you reject it and specify why. Communicate, that's all.

Secondly, just look at why content is or is not popular, and then either look at reworking it, or reshaping it, rather than just completely gutting or removing it. E.g., OG Diadem, Whistle While You Work (hesitant) - But I do think they could have done something better than simply just remove the system, to a degree.

Third, and finally, look at the content schedule. I don't necessarily mean this in that the extended patch cycle is a bad thing. Good work/life balance is critical, but just simply look at what content you release and when. E.g., release the relic sooner. Place the grinds more appropriately. Doing a resplendent tool grind right after the-then notoriously long grind for Hand of Creation was just out of touch. Place this sooner in the cycle, e.g., 5.1 rather than at the end of the expansion when people are least likely to engage in the first place.

[Ath192]

I will muster every ounce of positivity left in me to say that if the reason EW is terrible is because the graphics update is massive, comprehensive, and all encompassing. I.E. lighting, shaders, textures, polygon counts, animations, ray tracing, DLSS/FSR and it is a fundamental overhaul. Then it will have been worth it.

So long as 7.0 is complete departure of what's been happening. Do I think this is the case? No. But if it is, then for me at least, it will have been worth it. Undoubtedly though, we need a change of pace or this game at least as an MMO game and not an RP venue paradise is done for.

Content is utterly disposable.

[kinslayer-]

I wanted to see more of Dalmasca and the adjacent zones (especially Valnain), i understand the Save the Queen sidequest is over and you have certain characters endings/fates in the field notes but still.

[Atelier-Bagur]

I will muster every ounce of positivity left in me to say that if the reason EW is terrible is because the graphics update is massive, comprehensive, and all encompassing. I.E. lighting, shaders, textures, polygon counts, animations, ray tracing, DLSS/FSR and it is a fundamental overhaul. Then it will have been worth it.

So long as 7.0 is complete departure of what's been happening. Do I think this is the case? No. But if it is, then for me at least, it will have been worth it. Undoubtedly though, we need a change of pace or this game at least as an MMO game and not an RP venue paradise is done for.

Content is utterly disposable.

People said the same thing about WoD but came back for Legion. Same thing for BFA and SL but came back for Dragonflight.

Its funny but I doubt the dramatics people say here will really be "final" as they say they are. And even then people already have gotten much investment into this game that theyll be here for the long haul. Of course some few make good on their word and leave for good but the reality is if WoW was able to have such huge Ls (much worse than the Ls of FFXIV have had mind you) Im confident that this game will do just fine anyway.

Or could just be we are all under that sweet, sweet copium

[Absimiliard]

Have to be honest. I don't think anything could restore my confidence in this product at this point. They could fix everything that I personally see as an issue tomorrow, and I still wouldn't regard the game or its developers as I once did.

[DiaDeem]

I haven't lost any confidence, lol

Something big would have to happen for me to lose confidence in it, but I'm talking about something truly huge that hasn't even crossed your mind and that doesn't even seem in the cards, so I'm not worried.

Before ya'll jump on me: Could there be improvements? Yeah, and I hope there are. I've just never cared too much about doom & gloom posting.

[Atelier-Bagur]

Have to be honest. I don't think anything could restore my confidence in this product at this point. They could fix everything that I personally see as an issue tomorrow, and I still wouldn't regard the game or its developers as I once did.

Ok then why are you still playing and subscribed then?