Reverse WoW exodus

[CuteBucket]

I think FFXIV is entering it's enshittification arc. It's the cycle of so many nice products and services in the world, unfortunately. All there is to do is hope that the company sees the warning signs and chances course, or abandon ship to another new online service while its still good and see how long you can ride that one out before it too gets enshittified.

[caffe_macchiato]

Look, pal. FFXIV is the most popular and critically-acclaimed MMO ever made with over 30 million players, it has 3x the players as WoW for a reason. The story is so good and it made me cry a dozen times. Also, don't you remember all that stuff from Cata and WoD? Like, they had this patch about 15 years ago and I didn't like it so I never went back. TERRIBLE! And remember those scandals?? No thanks! FFXIV stands on the right side of history. Go ahead and find something bad that FFXIV did 14 years ago. I'll wait. Exactly, you can't pay us to go back to WoW. Because whether you like it or not, FFXIV is a movement, not just a game. We stand opposed to corporations like Activision-Blizzard who make games for profit. The whole reason why FFXIV exists is to fight Blizzard for what they did with garrisons and the jailer. I'm still SO MAD AT THAT THING THEY DID 20 YEARS AGO, I'M SO ANGRY I CAN'T GET OVER IT! THEY DID A THING 20 YEARS AGO AND I STILL HATE IT. WE DON'T FORGIVE AND WE DON'T FORGET. SPEEEEEEEEEEEN

[Eastwall]

I mean l found gw2 during ew before the 6.1 pvp patch. Nothing wrong with trying another game. gw2 Is a great secondary game.
Also, l found this game because activision kept annoying me with their decision with cod. So Go ahead and try something new.
I like dt,. I love the second dye channel. I don't regret it

[CamuiKushi]

I mean l found gw2 during ew before the 6.1 pvp patch. Nothing wrong with trying another game. gw2 Is a great secondary game.
Also, l found this game because activision kept annoying me with their decision with cod. So Go ahead and try something new.
I like dt,. I love the second dye channel. I don't regret it

I should really give GW2 another shot. I got necro to 80 and haven't touched it since launch.

[PactCommander]

I should really give GW2 another shot. I got necro to 80 and haven't touched it since launch.

If you are willing to go through the expansions you might enjoy the new elite specs. Power Reaper is insanely strong and fun to play, but so is Scourge with its Sand Shades. I find the elite spec Harbinger to be the hardest to play since you are constantly dancing on the fine line between life and death, sacrificing your own life force in order to dish out more damage.

On the topic, I bought FF XIV's DT but haven't touched it once. In fact I still have to play through the last few quests of EW, lol.
Kinda stopped playing FF XIV's story already back then when GW2's SotO came out, despite still being subbed to FF.
Even after finishing SotO in the meanwhile I'm not seeing me returning to FF XIV's story anytime soon. On 20th this month Janthir Wilds comes out and I'm way too hyped about the changes that'll come with it. So FF XIV is being put on the back burner for even longer.

[MartinFreeman]

As a WoW player, I will say that unfortunately, the MSQ in that game has gotten worse and worse. You're more tied to completing it for certain progressions and features to be unlocked at endgame when previously, you just had to level to max and do raids and heroics without ever interacting with the story. And if you think FF14 has gotten more "woke", WoW has been there since BFA. Forced cutscenes and NPC interactions. You're going to be talking and walking with NPCs just like you did in FF14. And if that is not enough, the new expansion about to come out has even MORE of that. You have to interact with all the new diversity NPCs, and you do not get a say in skipping the quests. You have to sit there and literally "listen" as an objective. And just like DT, they are recycling models and landscapes for their new zones. It's rather sad really.

On the plus side, the combat and dungeons in that game are at least more fun. You just have to suffer past all the bad things I note. It really has gotten bad which is sad cause WoW could be a good game.

[Morphiana]

YoshiP literally said play when you're having fun, quit when you're not and play something else, come back if you think you see something you'd enjoy again.

I'm glad you're following his advice?

[Wildheaven182]

YoshiP literally said play when you're having fun, quit when you're not and play something else, come back if you think you see something you'd enjoy again.

I'm glad you're following his advice?

Thanks! I don't know why you're confused though, given by the question mark.
I dont need to be told by yoshida to do that though, seems normal to me. I think the fanbase is so hardcore loyal and toxic about it that he had to say it though so you all dont rip each other to shreds.

[MalakRevan]

Inshallah Blizzard will never get another cent from me, what they did to Arthas in Shadowlands was unforgivable.

[Lazariah]

Or you can just play WoW without trying to get people to mass exit FFXIV. It's okay to not like the current expansion. It's okay to like WoW. It's not okay to come to the forums to try to get people to mass exit. That's just bad form. If people want to leave, they can leave. That's it, it's not that deep.