Thoughts on changes made to the game

[Jojoya]

You don't seem to understand that the game has changed so much from what it was that the enjoyment of some people has gone down too much at this point that the game is starting to feel stale or downright bad..

I do understand that some are not enjoying the game as much as they used you.

You're ignoring that some players, including veterans who have been playing the game longer than you, are enjoying it still.

I was addressing your complaints about content being too easy and babying players. I wasn't addressing your comments about job design but even those are a matter of opinion. Some find some of the current job designs better than the old ones, some don't. As much as I'd personally agree that upping potencies doesn't make things better, you'd be shocked at the huge percentage of players would state otherwise. All they care about is seeing huge numbers appear in the flying text on their screens. Those huge numbers whirling around sell games just like the sexual objectification of women unfortunately still does.

Things change over time. You can't stop it.

What you have is the ability to do is say "this is no longer the right game for me" and leave. Exercise your power as a consumer. If enough people take their money elsewhere, they'll notice. Maybe they make changes to bring back what you loved. Maybe they don't.

You're certainly not going to get it if you and everyone else who feels the same way you do continuing to hang around handing SE their money. After all, they're still getting it from you and there are too many people in the world who complain just for the sake of complaining. As a business, they don't mind indulging those who do if those people are willing to pay them money for the privilege. They have no way of knowing who was serious about their complaints unless they disappear.

[Sindele]

i think she did a pretty good job of destorying you arguement tbh. the fact you are lashing out at her is proof

I'm content to count this as a point in my favor.

[Turtledeluxe]

Thoughts are you are absolutely correct and the one thing you left out is that now we are seeing a reverse exodus back to WoW in a hilarious twist.

Also regarding thr drama of dungeons being easier-- from what I understand different dungeons, trials, etc have been made easier over time. Maybe not all of them, but some. Additionally with the ongoing class homogenization and two minute meta most casual content went from being easy to simply barely being worth looking at while you do it. That's not because of players getting better. It's because dps and classes are so streamlined that combat is braindead, which is also why XIV is just becoming a joke of second lifers, MSQ andies, and raider whales who literally won't leave any game until the servers turn off.

So, no, more like 90/100 because the conplaint about dungeons doesn't go far enough. It's not that they were all universally hard but they are definitely all universally braindead now. Casual content is mere window dressing for Soken's beautiful ost and the artists/enemy designers.