Happy Alternatives

[1313]

of these games which have controller support + on steam? i'll need a replacement mmo in 4 days when my sub expires.

[Rehayem]

Me, I've been playing Valheim with my friend and my hubby. Stardew Valley when I'm alone and burnt out from FFXIV. Sometimes I play GW2 as well. Oh and ESO sometimes, but I'm still newbie to that game.
Other than that, I tend to play older games, got lots to catch up on from my old 2000s PC game catalogue.

of these games which have controller support + on steam? i'll need a replacement mmo in 4 days when my sub expires.

Most MMOs don't support controller. You can try GW2 on steam but that requires a lengthy session trying to bind everything to controller since it's not natively supported. I heard in WoW you can also have controller but don't quote me on that. ESO has controller support if you're interested. I know Throne and Liberty will have native controller support.

[1313]

Me, I've been playing Valheim with my friend and my hubby. Stardew Valley when I'm alone and burnt out from FFXIV. Sometimes I play GW2 as well. Oh and ESO sometimes, but I'm still newbie to that game.
Other than that, I tend to play older games, got lots to catch up on from my old 2000s PC game catalogue.



Most MMOs don't support controller. You can try GW2 on steam but that requires a lengthy session trying to bind everything to controller since it's not natively supported. I heard in WoW you can also have controller but don't quote me on that. ESO has controller support if you're interested. I know Throne and Liberty will have native controller support.

Yeah, I played eso on playstation a long time ago, makes sense that pc would have controller support. It's just not really ideal for me to play kb/m due to how i have my setup, changing it would be a lot of work. I'll probably just plop back into eso, which is sad because i've always been a lifer in this game. never felt the need to have another game.

[Voidmage]

We got the Nier raids. Supposedly Yoshi-P put him on a short leash.

And thank god for that.
Yoko Taro’s stories border on unplayable sometimes because the whole narrative is convoluted and full of meta pseudo philosophical stuff.
The nier raid to this day doesn’t really make much sense or fits into the FF14 universe.
I find it funny though that the WoL just sends the big bad of Nier/Drakengard packing.

FF14 was always straightforward with its story and that’s good.
I don’t want it to change just want it to get back to the “not talking to me like a child” standard it had before DT.
They can get inspiration from similar fantasy games like Genshin’s Lore use (not storytelling that is bad) or Nasu’s knack for worldbuilding with the FGO Lostbelts if they have to.

I am pretty sure they can actually do it themself though.

To not derail the Thread and stay on topic:

I was always kinda interested in Guild Wars.
Is there a way to play it with controller?

[Tunda]

We just want shadowbringers writer to return I really like how shadowbringers was so dramatic and sad..

This story state will kill FFXIV for me if it continues

[OliviaLugria]

Gonna try bringing the positive junk out again

Yoshida has commented about playing other games, and encourages players to step away from FFXIV and return later as necessary. We also know Yoshi tried Elden Ring, WoW, EQ, and others. I've seen it said on these forums, often in fact, 'go play something else then.' It's a popular dismissal. I've seen people say that for the quality of content received at the pace we get it we 'might as well' play Genshin Impact, which has no sub by comparison but provides comparable (apparently?) experience and enjoyment.

So what is it you play in your down-time, or when FFXIV isn't making you happy? I'll list some of the alternatives I've seen mentioned below: Is yours missing? Why do you love the one(s) you play? What's special about them to you? Gush a little, convince me to give it a try! I'm curious to see what everyone's passionate about, and what brings them some joy when it can't be found here.

I'll add some of my own with asterisks, to out myself sufficiently.

Ze List

· World of Warcraft
· Monster Hunter
· Guild Wars 2
· Warframe
· Genshin Impact
· Honkai Starrail
· Baldur's Gate
· Death Must Die*
· Rimworld*
· Elden Ring*
· Lies of P*




Please, as always, try to be civil: this isn't an invitation to start flaming other games out of FFXIV pride or vice versa. We have enough friction in the other threads to fuel a fusion reactor as it is.

Imagining the elden ring playthrough of an average ffxiv player is a fun exercise.

[Sivante]

Imagining the elden ring playthrough of an average ffxiv player is a fun exercise.

Annnnnnd that's my new game for the weekend. Imagining FFXIV players first playthroughs of Elden Ring is delightful and I'm a fool for not having thought of it. Thannnnk you vvery much.

[LilimoLimomo]

Annnnnnd that's my new game for the weekend. Imagining FFXIV players first playthroughs of Elden Ring is delightful and I'm a fool for not having thought of it. Thannnnk you vvery much.

Honestly, I find so much joy in watching unskilled players play games. Gaming has been my main hobby for decades now so the conventions of games as well as the associated problem-solving comes incredibly naturally to me, and it can be easy to forget just how different that can be for people with different life experiences. Watching the way someone who lacks my skills and experience engages with the game really gets me out of my own head; it's both educational and grounding, and I get a genuine kick out of both of those things.

(Probably especially because I've worked as a game designer and have a passion for seeing how the design of games can either lead players towards or away from success in various contexts.)

[Sivante]

Honestly, I find so much joy in watching unskilled players play games. Gaming has been my main hobby for decades now so the conventions of games as well as the associated problem-solving comes incredibly naturally to me, and it can be easy to forget just how different that can be for people with different life experiences. Watching the way someone who lacks my skills and experience engages with the game really gets me out of my own head; it's both educational and grounding, and I get a genuine kick out of both of those things.

(Probably especially because I've worked as a game designer and have a passion for seeing how the design of games can either lead players towards or away from success in various contexts.)

100%. I don't say it with any malice or judgement, but watching a less versed player go up against a boss I'm stuck on really opens my head up. That and it's just downright enjoyable watching them experiment and go through the cycle of suffering, into formulating a plan, into executing it.

My play: Ret, Ret, Ret, opening, exploit -> trigger grease wire, punish, push, lost momentum begin to ret, ret, repeat cycle for opening.
Boring, Sterile, clinical.

Their play: IS THAT GOD? AM I FIST FIGHTING GOD RIGHT NOW? ... ... I guess I'm gonna go punch god.
Exhilarating, fresh, excited.

Let alone, yeah, seeing how the games design directs them and seeing if they caught it, or if the design didn't quite capture their attention enough.

[Carin-Eri]

I genuinely don't get a lot of free time for gaming and devoted that time to FFXIV to be honest. But I occasionally revisit the game I played for twelve years before a combination of burnout and disdain of it's business model led me to listen to my best friend's suggestions (backed up with screenshots) to try FFXIV.

That previous game was STO (Star Trek Online). I still log in very occasionally - mostly to see what Stipend I've amassed (since I purchased a lifetime subscription shortly after I started playing). However - the rest of what I say here is entirely personal opinion based on my own experience of the game: the game lost all appeal to me as the frequency of the new content decreased and they turned their attention VERY much to lootboxes and stupidly expensive "bundles" (often to the value of £300) of in-game items.
It also became catastrophically easy. The problem with having a hyper-focus on selling stuff is that what you're selling has to be better than what came before it. STO did absolutely nothing to keep the powercreep in check; a piece of raid-type content that, a few years ago, took 25 minutes to complete took all of 12 seconds the last time I played it.
And that Stipend? Healthy amount of in-game currency..... but I have no interest in buying anything; both because nothing in the game interests me and I abhor the idea of basically encouraging their business model.

I could carry on but that isn't what this thread is about. Again, I still log in from time-to-time but nine times out of ten just feel nostalgic for what the game once was and log out again.