The real reason there are even subscribers in 2024

[LianaThorne]

I know HoYo probably won’t make an mmo (even though I think they are the only ones who could combine good gacha with it without it being predatory).
It was just an example of the fact that there is actually no one who can really be a competition to ff14 right now because all others are too different, be it art style or storytelling.
I’m not saying Hoyo is better but that ff14 could actually learn from looking what other games do in some aspects.
And as sad as it is. When I compare Wuk Lamat to any of the Fontaine characters she falls flatter than the earth in some tinfoil brains.

FF14 actually needs competition in my opinion but there is none and that’s the big danger.


This may be an unpopular opinion but in my eyes mods are part of the problem.
The people just fix stuff like hats themself instead of demanding that from the devs.
It’s crazy how fast the community can throw out good looking hairstyles while the devs can only be bothered to half ass one every few years.
When was the last time we got a good looking hairstyle? Bozja?

Those pictures while creepy are just the most extreme.
If my time with Skyrim modding is any indication then most people mod only little things like ears, makeup or hair, maybe some outfits but normally not like in those screenshots.

I think it's a cause and effect thing.

People have been asking for years for the devs to add/fix things, Viera hats included (I joined during 5.2 and people were asking for them then prior to mods exploding). I think after a while some just got tired of waiting for the customization they wanted and now we're here. I don't think it's necessarily fair to blame them for the issues existing but I agree now that Square might just not care to improve on things since modders will do it for them.

[TDawnstar]

The people just fix stuff like hats themself instead of demanding that from the devs.

Because the devs don't care? It took a widespread use of third party tools before SE devs finally decided to (gasp) put the cooldown number in the center of the damn button and make it bigger. And show the remaining buff/debuff duration on the party UI.

[Edelgarde]

This is actually true. Someone had to say it. Thanks for being based.

[Mistress_Irika]

OP is funny. Maybe I will go back to playing Divinity 2. I need to try and beat the game on the harder difficulties. Whether I'll do it entirely solo again is a different story.

I can't say I'm innocent when it comes to RPing. However, it did take over 4 years for that alone to drag me out of grinding PvP. That's what has truly kept me going when I first started. So much to do in the game, and that's all you can come up with? Shame...shame on you.

[Rekh]

They definitely help make the game better, such as the one that gives you hats for viera and hrothgar. In my opinion square enix should be happy the modding and plugins community has kept people around; they've fixed a lot of things square enix hasn't fixed in a decade like the physics engine breaking above 60fps.

[vafurous]

i mean i didnt start playing until a little over a year ago so i guess i dont have the most rooted opinion but i enjoy myself with the game very much for just...the game, i dont use third party software hell i barely kno what a macro is lol. i take pics of my lala on my phone sometimes and thats about it. i dont even have any glam rly

whats with all the doomposting anyway? if ur not having fun then yea you should probably leave

[EdwinChucklenuts]

i mean i didnt start playing until a little over a year ago so i guess i dont have the most rooted opinion but i enjoy myself with the game very much for just...the game, i dont use third party software hell i barely kno what a macro is lol. i take pics of my lala on my phone sometimes and thats about it. i dont even have any glam rly

whats with all the doomposting anyway? if ur not having fun then yea you should probably leave

Welcome to the forums! The ones doomposting here are usually pretty miserable thus spend their time here complaining rather than, ya know... Playing the game.. :O

[Mura128]

bait threads used to be believable

[Conando]

Square Enix has been a laughing stock of a company for years. It will never get better. Dawntrail will likely be the last expansion for many people before they switch to a different game. The “other MMO” is coming back and its newest expansion has good reviews.

At least one person has said this about the "other MMO" for the past 3 expansions and it never plays out because Blizzard can't refrain from shooting itself in the foot.

[TDawnstar]

At least one person has said this about the "other MMO" for the past 3 expansions and it never plays out because Blizzard can't refrain from shooting itself in the foot.

All MMOs are shooting themselves in the food for various reasons. WoW, Lost Ark, FFXIV, EvE... the list goes on. It seems that the willingness to shoot yourself in the foot is a prerequisite for the job XD