Xenosys Vex explains how to save the game

[Raven2014]

Many people, including content creators, seem to be suggesting ways to fix the game that simply require people to grind out existing pieces of content.

And I think this is where the disconnect between people, for more than one reason. While I don't doubt Xenos love the games, I think there are cases you love the game too much.* Here are the 3 disconnected points I observe from this video:


- He lives inside a (good) static bubble: his take is not unique, and it's not invalid. But it's one that more common among a section of players who ... we can say "who have it better than the average players?"

- He doesn't seem to care about things like mount or glam, which is a pretty big deal for a lot of people. "Glamour is the true endgame" isn't exactly a meme.

- He doesn't seem to understand what "catch up" mean from outside of a hardcore perspective.


And these difference seem to form the core argument "these contents don't last long and need to be more grindy". And I'm like ... no.

- I like mount, I farm them. Out of all the EX so far I got lucky twice, but all other fights are 100 totems. I don't have a static like him, all of my farming are done with PuG. Some people do it as a sprint, some treat it as a marathon. I'm more on the marathon side, so a new EX is usually a 4-6weeks content for me until I can say "I'm done with it". I think I will be speaking on behalf of a lot of people when I say no, this does not need to be any more grindy.

- Samething with the 24men raid. I'm a glamwhore, it will usually take me 2-3 months, running 2-3 times a week to get all of I want. Again, I think I will be speaking on behalf of a lot of people when I say no, this does not need to be any more grindy.

- And lastly, his take on how these contents are "pointless as catch up content" is also quite off. And it's off because he's looking at this purely as a hardcore, savage/ultimate players who living inside a static bubble. I don't think these contents have ever meant to help people like him to catch up. Rather, it's a way for the more casual population to have access to better , near savage-gears.


So to put it bluntly, I feel this video is bit ... out of touch? In fact, I dare say if the dev take his advise here ... there is a good chance they'll kill off the interest for a lot of other people. That's not saying his points are not valid, but only from his own PoV. If I have to sum up this vid, it's like I don't care about these contents so they don't last long for me. Well yeah, duh? So tittle it as "saving the game" are misleading, but I guess that's what streamers do to push the Youtube push algorithm.


*Go back to what I said above, one common elements among these recent string of vid is all of them claim "they love and play the game a lot". Assuming they're genuine and not just saying for the camera ... then I think that maybe their problem right there. I doubt I love FF14 as much as these streamers (claim to do). But may be that's why I never dislike or feel abandoned or left behind or insert catchy dramatize reason here as they do.