Counterpoint to all the Debbie Downers lately...

[CelestiCer]

What ability do you think they will take away next?

Probably Meditate or Third Eye for Samurai (obviously).

God forbid they do that... and somewhere in the future for Melee's in general the removal of Combo Buttons and positionals. I'm against a lot of it simply because they promise to give us something better to replace what they removed? like " Kaiten ", only for it to be a more hollowed out Job and definitely not limited to Samurai. Still nice, still works. But some players have been waiting for years with other Jobs... for something.

Once they remove Job gauges and resources... then again they have done that I have no mana management... it's not looking good the direction... it still makes FFXIV playable though! just really really boring...

At least I still have Housing.

[Ardeth]

Bard DoTs, they have been continuously reduced in importance since Shadowbringers to the point where your basic spam attack fulfills the same purpose now.

Honestly, it's the same with Huton. It's up 100% of the time to the point that it being removed would have no impact on Ninja besides lowering the skill ceiling. The fact that I have 2 ways to get the buff and 1 way to increase its duration, I'm never finding myself needing to do it outside of the initial buff. It's just plate spinning at this point. At least with like Summoner, the Bahamet phase feels really good. You have to wait for it as it cycles to Phoenix, but when it comes back around its chefs kiss. Plus, it syncs up with the damage buff. So you just combo for nuclear damage.

[CelestiCer]

Bard DoTs, they have been continuously reduced in importance since Shadowbringers to the point where your basic spam attack fulfills the same purpose now.

That didn't even crossed my mind. Bard DoTs or just all DoTs in general, which includes my Higanbana. Did they remove PLD DoT? I don't play Tanks to know... or anything besides Samurai (obviously)

[Absurdity]

Did they remove PLD DoT?

Yep, it's just a 700 potency attack on a 60 second CD now.

[Hurlstone]

I take umbrage with one single part. The part where he held it sidewise and almost lost the cheese. How could he, that poor burger deserves to be eaten!

Yeah, it was a Gouda scene but I could not Brie-live it. How Dairy they make him almost loose the second best part of a burger! Hopefully the next time they do it they do a Cheddar job of checking things like that.

[Skivvy]

Given how it's infected quite a lot of the franchises and media and I enjoy, yes. In any case if someone agrees or disagrees with my positions that is no one's business but theirs. People need to learn to write better stories and better characters.

[B]I will continue advocating for stuff along the lines of Estinien/Ysayle or Jill/Clive dynamics while the little sun scene enjoyers are free to do the same. From my perspective its as if Lizzo was asked out by someone at Brad Pitt levels of conventional attractiveness and then she proceeded to pull a yas queen slay moment on him. Miss me with this.

So taking this stance with game characters is a tiny red flag, and now you're applying it to real people which is something else.

What's exactly wrong with Lizzo turning down Brad Pitt? She's an incredibly successful woman, she seems to be pretty decent/down to earth, she's well liked and confident, and since it seems to matter to you so much, I personally think she's gorgeous. But even if she wasn't all those things, why would it be an issue if she turned down the advances from someone she didn't like? Should the "ugly" people of the world be thankful they get any attention at all? Do they have to go along with whatever the more attractive person wants simply because they weren't blessed at birth? Or maybe it's just in the manner in which they are allowed to speak to the beautiful ones?

Beauty is subjective, and not finding someone attractive is fine, but several of your comments seem to imply that self-worth should be tied to how attractive you consider them to be. I don't toss around the term lightly, but I truly hope you're trolling at this point. That's a horrible mindset to have, and if it is indeed how you weigh social interactions, I feel for the people in your life.

[Thenightvortex]

Also, people who are eager to say that Magnai is reluctant to take no for an answer seem to ignore the lore. EE portrays a different picture.

[SturmChurro]

At the end of the day some of us are gay and would prefer to see more variety where the men in the main cast are concerned. You can't even create a tall, conventionally attractive regular looking man with actual eyebrows in this game. Something which has been politely requested for years by this point.

I think in general regardless of orientation, it would be nice to see better customization. In terms of males, I tend to agree there is a lot to be desired, in gear design, and looks.

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A big issue is just that FFXIV got popular, and how SE is going about it to try to cater to it's popularity, I'd say. I think Yoshida even explained that at one point, about all the casual people joining the game. At least in terms of how they wanted to design encounters (?). However, as someone who can be very casual, I don't really think they are going about it the right way, and in terms of content and rewards there is very little even for someone casual, frankly.

[Velvet_Lunarfang]

For those that lurk on the forums and are seeing all the repeated negative downer posts keep in mind it seems that this has turned into an echo chamber for a few of the bad actors who seem to thrive on stirring up drama and seeing what kind of reaction they can get.

The game in reality vs. the game presented here in the forums are not the same game.

I log in 7 days a week, play with my many friends I've made in the FC and have an absolute blast doing so. In my roughly two years here I've never heard ONE person moaning about what you see here on the forums. We have a great time and will continue to do so.

See you in Eorzia!

That is your opinion and that is ok but for a good chunk of players it is not the case. Not everyone is lucky to have found friends and be a in a nice FC to rely on as well. Most FC's just want numbers or are a clique group so entirely reliable

[StarRosie]

So, not to mini mod or really get involved in this whole...faction war or whatever. But I think some folks in this thread may want to look at a few words said some pages ago and maybe consider them, as well as a bit of "Practice what you preach."

simply make use of the ignore function

Yes, this is sorta snipping out of the full context but I'd also say it is genuinely good advice at this point because some of this is getting rather heated and it might be better for parties involved to use the ignore function and walk away. Before something that can't be taken back is said.

Anywho, back to lurking...have a nice day, live your best life, and stay safe out there.