Is anyone else not really enjoying themselves?

[pclarkson85]

I'm so bored out of my mind; The new jobs feel like just a mess of combo that don't really matter. The MSQ just has me going from point a to b like always except this time the story is boring.

The graphics update is a great and needed addition but, what else is there? FF14 as been needing some innovation for awhile imo, how many expansions have we been doing the same thing... MSQ > tomes > raids > ex?

Without the continuation of what was an excellent epic expansion spanning saga; all these overdone game systems and lackluster story bore me more than ever!

There is just nothing new and whats there is soooo boring. As someone who has played since 1.0 I expected more of a "reset" something to keep the game fresh after Endwalker; more than just a new continent and graphics.

/sadge

[Bonoki]

I'm not bored. There's plenty for me to do now compared to patch 6.5. However, I can't deny feeling a sense of emptiness.

[BigCheez]

No, I'm having a lot of fun.

[chizLemons]

I don't think the endgame content itself has anything to do with it. It's all fine.
For me personally, I lost all motivation to play the game after the MSQ. I don't think there's a lack of things to do, in fact the one thing Dawntrail seems to be doing well/better than Endwalker is battle content, and I don't doubt it's all great. A lot of the things we always expect to be there and the same are there and I probably wouldn't have anything to complain about - I've always had fun with those things every expansion. But for me the attachment to the game and the world came from the story and I haven't been interested or curious about it anymore. Sure I love leveling up my crafters and gatherers, but part of the motivation was to read the quests and the story and I'm just...eh. I don't know if other people feel the same.

I also dislike Tullyolal as a main city. Sure it looks beautiful, but it's too big and awkward to walk around and things are inconveniently placed and I don't feel like going there to do stuff. Again, usually the main story makes me attached to the places we've visited, and now I kinda don't feel anything about anywhere in Tural. Maps look pretty, and that's it.
I'm hoping when the new raid tier comes out I get back to feeling like playing the game again.

[Turnintino]

The most discontent I have is about the character update, but that's neither here nor there at the moment, at least until the devs tell us they're no longer making adjustments based on feedback.

Otherwise, I'm enjoying myself. I play the game precisely because its formula works for me, not because it once did and now I feel like I have to stick around for some reason. It sounds like it might be time for you to take a break, but I'm good.

[SenorPatty]

Expecting a "reset"? And you've been playing since 1.0?

I want to have what you had that made you think that.

[koko-on-da-forumz]

I honestly think the four year long content drought between 5.45 and 7.0 broke a lot of people's addictions.

Which is great, you should be happy! Log off, do something else with your time. Learn to play guitar, learn to draw, read a book. Or, like, play another MMO. Classic games like FFXI (and even the modern GW2) are built to have that 'always something to do' world-y-ness that you can dig into.

[NailBach]

I honestly think the four year long content drought between 5.45 and 7.0 broke a lot of people's addictions.

Which is great, you should be happy! Log off, do something else with your time. Learn to play guitar, learn to draw, read a book. Or, like, play another MMO. Classic games like FFXI (and even the modern GW2) are built to have that 'always something to do' world-y-ness that you can dig into.

so for you only bojza and eureka are content?

[LaylaTsarra]

I'm having a ball. Love it! Sorry you're not.

[koko-on-da-forumz]

so for you only bojza and eureka are content?

And Deep Dungeons and limited jobs! But those are much more limited.

Everything else realistically lasts about an afternoon before it's already old. It's a limitation of building a game around instanced synchronized swimming. Once you learn it, you know it.

FFXIV just isn't built to have a lot of meaningful things to do, and that's fine. It's a visual novel with a raid sim attached. Other MMORPGs have interesting worlds to engage with regularly.