Concerns about Content Finder, Drops, and Difficulty Settings for EG.

[AmyNeudaiz]

However, anyone that thinks they deserve to get gear that is vastly superior to the Normal mode gear, are not grounded in reality. Hard mode is a step up from Normal, therefore the gear should only be a step up. Not night and day. I promise you I have many casual friends and family that will not play this game if you grind normal dungeons and get gear that makes you feel like you are being punished for not being hardcore enough. And it would potentially be a death nail to this game. If you think I'm exagerating, youve been caught up in the FFXIV EG scene for too long and have begun drinking the Kool-aid.

First off, let me get this strawman argument out of the way. No one here is saying the difference should be like day and night when it comes to how much better the gear is. The only thing anyone has said is that it should noticeable and be worth your time and effort to beat hard mode instead of "Hard mode version gives you 3 more STR over normal mode, derp."
It kills incentive to thrive and better yourself when the work it takes to go through hardcore content does not reflect the reward.

And your "promise" is in fact false. I know plenty of people who can not for the life of them beat Ifrit, Moogle, CC, AV or even the final Job quest that still play the game and enjoy it. Have I ever heard anyone complain about being punished? No. Not once.

And it's funny seeing you talk about the death of this game when one of the nails in 1.0's coffin was catering to casuals WAY too much at the start and the only life it has now is catering to the hardcore who are sticking through with it.

lt;dr Don't try to punish the hardcore because you want them to be brought down to your level. Also, please stop talking like you know how to make a successful FF game and leave it to the dev team.

So your sayin that with hard mode just being a step up from normal mode that the difference should be like night and day on the gear. I and betting others would beg to differ.

Please read the first part of my post.