Difficulty of normal content.

[caffe_macchiato]

There are people at level 100 that don't understand basics and it baffles me how they got as far as they have.

I think this is a great argument as to why Square Enix needs to consider new content that is below max level. Limiting multiplayer content to those that have already been playing for hundreds of hours is incredibly limiting for an MMO. The entire game before level 100 is single player. In a subscription MMO. And yet, you must do it, you must not skip, otherwise you are a bad player (per the posters here). You can not learn in level 100 content, you must already be good. Otherwise you need to unsubscribe (per the posters here). FFXIV will stop growing and your game will die out or become an elitist c-jerk like WoW Classic.

For example, WoW PvP has the same problem. Solution? Blizzard released "Plunderstorm", which was a new PvP game mode for all levels of players. Square Enix can do the same thing with PvE content, so that you can teach new players the game without going through hundreds of hours of point-and-click adventure. It will be needed someday. You might not like it, but you're only getting older. Sure, you might be the last generation to play FFXIV, but should FFXIV really give up that easily when other MMOs have been relevant for twice as long and have raised multiple generations of players?

I want my voice to be heard just as much as OP.

Your voice is being heard 3,127% more than OP judging by the number of posts in this thread.

I've been playing this game since 2.1

Final Fantasy XIV will cease to be relevant if people with 10+ years of experience are the primary demographic.